MSC Industrial Direct
357 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.35B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 72 funds opening new positions, 128 increasing their positions, 102 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
213% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 72 | Existing positions closed: 23
25% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 128 | Existing positions reduced: 102
13% more funds holding
Funds holding: 315 → 357 (+42)
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.13B → $3.35B (+$216M)
1.56% less ownership
Funds ownership: 95.88% → 94.33% (-1.6%)
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
65% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.52M | Put options by funds: $18.5M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$38.4M |
| 2 |
Pzena Investment Management
New York
|
+$30.3M |
| 3 |
ORIO
Old Republic International (ORI)
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$26.6M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$18M |
| 5 |
RFC
Regions Financial Corp
Birmingham,
Alabama
|
+$17.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$107M |
| 2 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$90.6M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$22.9M |
| 4 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$20.2M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$19.8M |
MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
357 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $3.35B — up 6.9% from $3.13B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 72 funds opened new MSM positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 49 holders — while 128 added to existing stakes and 102 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $38.4M. The largest seller was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, cutting an estimated $107M.
- 357 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q4 2019, up from 315 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $3.35B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q4 2019, up 6.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 72 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q4 2019 and 23 closed out, a net change of +49 holders.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q4 2019 was BlackRock, an estimated $38.4M added.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q4 2019 was ArrowMark Colorado Holdings, an estimated $107M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.