MSC Industrial Direct
319 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.05B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 48 funds opening new positions, 117 increasing their positions, 105 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.
60% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 48 | Existing positions closed: 30
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
11% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 117 | Existing positions reduced: 105
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 305 → 319 (+14)
2.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.43% → 97.99% (+2.6%)
1% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $4.11B → $4.05B (-$57.2M)
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.74M | Put options by funds: $8.13M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$51.3M |
| 2 |
CC
Carlson Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$25.5M |
| 3 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$21.2M |
| 4 |
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
|
+$20.2M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$18.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$118M |
| 2 |
Point72 Asset Management
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$34.1M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$32M |
| 4 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$22.9M |
| 5 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$16.6M |
MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
319 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $4.05B — down 1.4% from $4.11B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 48 funds opened new MSM positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 117 added to existing stakes and 105 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $51.3M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $118M sold.
- 319 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q1 2018, up from 305 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $4.05B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q1 2018, down 1.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 48 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q1 2018 and 30 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q1 2018 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $51.3M added.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q1 2018 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $118M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.