MSC Industrial Direct
319 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.8B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 130 increasing their positions, 107 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
21% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 130 | Existing positions reduced: 107
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.66B → $3.8B (+$137M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
0.33% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.95% → 93.62% (-0.33%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 326 → 319 (-7)
11% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 47
36% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.31M | Put options by funds: $6.73M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$46.9M |
| 2 |
PIM
Paradice Investment Management
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$44.2M |
| 3 |
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$33.2M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$32.2M |
| 5 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$23.6M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AC
Ashler Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$103M |
| 2 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$41.3M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$36.2M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$27.9M |
| 5 |
GHCM
Glen Harbor Capital Management
San Diego,
California
|
-$22.3M |
MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
319 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $3.8B — up 3.7% from $3.66B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of MSM and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 107 trimmed existing stakes and 130 added.
The largest buyer was American Century Companies, adding an estimated $46.9M. The largest seller was Ashler Capital, cutting an estimated $103M.
- 319 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q3 2018, down from 326 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $3.8B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q3 2018, up 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q3 2018 and 47 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q3 2018 was American Century Companies, an estimated $46.9M added.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q3 2018 was Ashler Capital, an estimated $103M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.