MSC Industrial Direct
350 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.9B invested in MSC Industrial Direct in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 113 increasing their positions, 131 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
103% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 33
51% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.31M | Put options by funds: $4.17M
29% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.24B → $2.9B (+$654M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 317 → 350 (+33)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 3 (0)
2.61% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.28% → 87.67% (-2.6%)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 113 | Existing positions reduced: 131
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$61.4M |
| 2 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$44.7M |
| 3 |
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Stockholm,
Sweden
|
+$28.9M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$18.4M |
| 5 |
Charles Schwab
San Francisco,
California
|
+$15.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$74.7M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$56.1M |
| 3 |
Schroder Investment Management Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$25.7M |
| 4 |
CC
Carlson Capital
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$25.5M |
| 5 |
YAM
Yacktman Asset Management
Austin,
Texas
|
-$18.8M |
MSM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
350 of the 4,888 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $2.9B — up 29% from $2.24B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new MSM positions and 33 closed out — a net gain of 34 holders — while 113 added to existing stakes and 131 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Citadel Advisors, adding an estimated $61.4M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $74.7M.
- 350 institutional investors held MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) as of Q2 2020, up from 317 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $2.9B of MSC Industrial Direct stock for Q2 2020, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
- 67 funds opened new MSC Industrial Direct positions in Q2 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of +34 holders.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct buyer in Q2 2020 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $61.4M added.
- The largest MSC Industrial Direct seller in Q2 2020 was BlackRock, an estimated $74.7M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.