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MSC Industrial Direct
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224 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.51B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 75 increasing their positions, 94 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

151% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.57M | Put options by funds: $2.62M

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $3.96B → $4.51B (+$554M)

6.4% more ownership

Funds ownership: 102.14% → 108.54% (+6.4%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 231 → 224 (-7)

19% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 27

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 75 | Existing positions reduced: 94

Holders
224
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-3.03%
% of All Funds
6.47%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
22
Increased
75
Reduced
94
Closed
27
Calls
$6.57M
Puts
$2.62M
Net Calls
+$3.94M
Net Calls Change
+$4.99M

Top Buyers

1
PIM
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
+$120M
2
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
+$48.5M
3
WHG
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
+$45.5M
4
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$42.3M
5
MAMU
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
+$37.8M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$98.8M
2
CRM
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
-$45.4M
3
SONJCPFA
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund A
New Jersey
-$12.4M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$12.3M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$9.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
JP Morgan Chase
1
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$353M -$12.3M -144,273 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
2
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$321M +$1.13M +13,275 +0.4%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$284M +$32M +375,705 +13%
Select Equity Group
4
Select Equity Group
New York
$234M +$26.7M +313,625 +13%
CRM
5
Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn
Connecticut
$193M -$45.4M -532,918 -19%
WA
6
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$185M -$2.85M -33,430 -2%
JHIU
7
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
$177M +$48.5M +569,683 +38%
Wellington Management Group
8
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$157M -$8.7M -102,055 -5%
RA
9
Royce & Associates
New York
$145M +$2.26M +26,500 +2%
PIM
10
Perkins Investment Management
Illinois
$122M +$120M +1,408,191 New
NSCM
11
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$121M +$4.82M +56,564 +4%
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$113M +$1.14M +13,419 +1%
WHG
13
Westwood Holdings Group
Texas
$110M +$45.5M +533,518 +73%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$106M -$1.44M -16,876 -1%
BFA
15
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$104M -$9.06M -106,379 -8%
KI
16
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
$92.7M -$865K -10,153 -0.9%
CCM
17
Cantillon Capital Management
New York
$83.7M +$37.6M +441,641 +84%
Bessemer Group
18
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$73.3M +$208K +2,436 +0.3%
Neuberger Berman Group
19
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$72.8M -$472K -5,539 -0.7%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
20
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$72.5M – – –
Fisher Asset Management
21
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$62.2M +$1.54M +18,068 +3%
BAMCO Inc
22
BAMCO Inc
New York
$56.2M -$292K -3,425 -0.5%
Northern Trust
23
Northern Trust
Illinois
$52.1M +$19.5M +229,020 +61%
FMI
24
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
$50M +$14.9M +175,255 +44%
Citadel Advisors
25
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$45.2M +$42.3M +496,965 +1,928%
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MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

224 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $4.51B — up 14% from $3.96B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of MSM and 22 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 94 trimmed existing stakes and 75 added.

The largest buyer was Perkins Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $120M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $98.8M sold.

  • 224 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q1 2014, down from 231 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $4.51B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q1 2014, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q1 2014 and 27 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q1 2014 was Perkins Investment Management, an estimated $120M added.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q1 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $98.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.