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MSC Industrial Direct
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302 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.5B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 47 funds opening new positions, 98 increasing their positions, 127 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 47 | Existing positions closed: 37

11% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14M | Put options by funds: $12.6M

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.11B → $4.5B (+$396M)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 300 → 302 (+2)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

1.38% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.14% → 97.76% (-1.4%)

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 98 | Existing positions reduced: 127

Holders
302
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+0.67%
% of All Funds
7.52%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
47
Increased
98
Reduced
127
Closed
37
Calls
$14M
Puts
$12.6M
Net Calls
+$1.41M
Net Calls Change
+$16.7M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$373M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$131M
3
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$70.3M
4
Jennison Associates
Jennison Associates
New York
+$60.5M
5
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$30.7M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$149M
2
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$81M
3
MAMU
Marathon Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$31.3M
4
KI
Kalmar Investments
Delaware
-$23.9M
5
ESCM
Echo Street Capital Management
New York
-$20.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$457M +$3.84M +37,928 +0.9%
BlackRock
2
BlackRock
New York
$383M +$373M +3,677,680 +7,682%
Fidelity Investments
3
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$316M +$131M +1,292,581 +73%
JP Morgan Chase
4
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$254M -$10.1M -99,565 -4%
NSCM
5
New South Capital Management
Tennessee
$210M -$8.56M -84,422 -4%
Wellington Management Group
6
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$143M -$16.7M -164,860 -11%
Goldman Sachs
7
Goldman Sachs
New York
$135M -$4.99M -49,204 -4%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$124M +$2.07M +20,473 +2%
AQR Capital Management
9
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$92.5M +$24M +236,604 +36%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
10
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$71.3M +$70.3M +693,435 +624,716%
Victory Capital Management
11
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$71.2M +$4.91M +48,489 +8%
Lord, Abbett & Co
12
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$67.2M -$392K -3,872 -0.6%
Fisher Asset Management
13
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$66.4M -$1.01M -9,922 -2%
LCOV
14
London Company of Virginia
Virginia
$64.1M +$78.1K +771 +0.1%
Schroder Investment Management Group
15
Schroder Investment Management Group
United Kingdom
$63.6M -$6.02M -59,412 -9%
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$61.8M -$149M -1,465,750 -71%
Jennison Associates
17
Jennison Associates
New York
$61.3M +$60.5M +596,989 New
PFC
18
Poplar Forest Capital
California
$58.7M -$340K -3,351 -0.6%
ACH
19
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$57.3M -$3.43M -33,830 -6%
Renaissance Technologies
20
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$56.2M -$13.9M -137,400 -20%
FMI
21
Fiduciary Management Inc
Wisconsin
$54.9M -$18.3M -180,905 -25%
Norges Bank
22
Norges Bank
Norway
$47.4M +$1.52M +15,018 +3%
AVC
23
Arlington Value Capital
Utah
$46.3M -$17.5M -172,232 -28%
RA
24
Royce & Associates
New York
$45.8M -$4.05M -40,000 -8%
GT
25
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$43.8M -$2.21M -21,840 -5%
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MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

302 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $4.5B — up 9.6% from $4.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 47 funds opened new MSM positions and 37 closed out — a net gain of 10 holders — while 98 added to existing stakes and 127 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $373M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $149M.

  • 302 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q1 2017, up from 300 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $4.5B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q1 2017, up 9.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 47 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q1 2017 and 37 closed out, a net change of +10 holders.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $373M added.
  • The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q1 2017 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $149M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.