MSA SAFETY INC MSA
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 553498106
Manufacturing company in Pennsylvania
- SectorHealth care
- IndustryOrthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies
- HeadquartersCranberry Township, PA
- Founded1914
- Websitemsasafety.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($14.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 39.3m as of 2023-07-21, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $169.95. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($2.4m notional), 6 hold puts ($2.7m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 251 |
| Q4 2022 | 270 |
| Q1 2023 | 270 |
| Q2 2023 | 282 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 143 | 104 |
| Q1 2023 | 130 | 114 |
| Q2 2023 | 127 | 122 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $250.0k | $251.0k | 1.00 |
| Q4 2022 | $489.8k | $144.2k | 0.29 |
| Q1 2023 | $2.4m | $654.1k | 0.27 |
| Q2 2023 | $2.4m | $2.7m | 1.10 |
Biggest buyers
| Select Equity Group, L.P. | Added | +1.3m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | New | +427.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc | New | +132.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +131.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +110.7k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +63.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Added | +63.6k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | Added | +51.3k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT | New | +48.4k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Added | +46.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -243.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -77.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -76.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -73.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -68.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -59.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. | Reduced | -49.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -41.7k |
| STRS OHIO | Sold out | -38.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -32.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.6m9.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $536.3k3.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $226.1k1.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $34.0k200 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $17.4k100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $1.7m9.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $608.9k3.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $346.0k2.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $52.2k300 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $34.0k200 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 2 | $13.3m | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.8m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $10.6m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $563.7k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $358.2k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $2.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-13 | Buck Jonathan D. Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $20.6k133 shares |
| 2023-06-09 | Sciullo Stephanie L Vice President, CLO | Sold | $629.9k4.1k shares |
| 2023-06-09 | Vartanian Nishan J. CEO and President, director | Sold | $372.5k2.5k shares |
| 2023-06-09 | Leenen Bob Willem Vice President | Sold | $84.8k565 shares |
| 2023-06-02 | Vartanian Nishan J. CEO and President, director | Sold | $1.8m12.5k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| APG Asset Management N.V. 1.37% of their portfolio | 4.3m $680.2m | Unchanged |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $659.0m | Reduced -73.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.1m $546.9m | Reduced -68.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $355.8m | Added +131.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $353.5m | Added +19.7k |
| Select Equity Group, L.P. 1.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $273.1m | Added +1.3m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $179.7m | Unchanged |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $177.2m | Reduced -243.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 811.6k $141.2m | Reduced -7.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 714.4k $124.3m | Added +2.9k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 702.2k $122.2m | Reduced -7.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 542.2k $94.3m | Added +25.5k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 2.66% of their portfolio | 497.5k $86.5m | Added +1.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 461.3k $80.2m | Added +9.9k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 427.3k $74.3m | New |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 391.6k $68.1m | Reduced -26.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.09% of their portfolio | 375.1k $65.3m | Added +63.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 372.2k $64.8m | Reduced -3.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 364.8k $63.5m | Reduced -59.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 342.7k $59.6m | Reduced -29.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 330.9k $57.6m | Added +37.5k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.29% of their portfolio | 297.6k $51.8m | Reduced -20.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 291.3k $50.7m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 254.5k $44.3m | Added +43.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.1k $44.0m | Added +188 |
| ProShare Advisors LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 249.4k $43.4m | Reduced -15.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 216.3k $37.6m | Added +110.7k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.19% of their portfolio | 207.3k $36.1m | Added +1.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.04% of their portfolio | 196.5k $34.2m | Added +348 |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 177.5k $30.9m | Added +46.3k |
| Thematics Asset Management 1.32% of their portfolio | 158.0k $27.5m | Reduced -22.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 152.7k $26.6m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 132.3k $23.0m | New |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 130.4k $22.7m | Added +550 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 119.2k $20.7m | Added +2.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.06% of their portfolio | 110.2k $19.2m | Reduced -49.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.5k $19.1m | Added +4.8k |
| PALISADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.50% of their portfolio | 108.4k $18.9m | Added +4.4k |
| Redwood Investments, LLC 2.19% of their portfolio | 103.1k $17.9m | Added +17.8k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 95.5k $16.2m | Reduced -14.3k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.3k $16.2m | Added +51.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.2k $14.1m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.2k $14.1m | Added +800 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.4k $13.3m | Added +6.1k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.8k $1 | First filing |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.3k $12.6m | Reduced -3.3k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.9k $12.2m | Reduced -20.0k |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 65.1k $11.3m | Added +20.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.8k $11.3m | Reduced -593 |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.6k $11.2m | Added +63.6k |
| Pier Capital, LLC 1.61% of their portfolio | 64.5k $11.2m | Added +1.1k |
| Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning 2.20% of their portfolio | 64.2k $11.2m | Reduced -12.8k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp 0.10% of their portfolio | 64.0k $11.1m | Reduced -21.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.4k $11.0m | Added +40.7k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.06% of their portfolio | 60.3k $10.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.4k $10.2m | Reduced -22.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.2k $9.9m | Reduced -3.8k |
| FIRST MANHATTAN CO. LLC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 56.5k $9.8m | Reduced -2.0k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 55.7k $9.7m | Reduced -1.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.9k $9.2m | Added +749 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 50.8k $8.8m | Reduced -300 |
| Impax Asset Management Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 50.1k $8.7m | Unchanged |
| Waldron Private Wealth LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 49.9k $8.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.08% of their portfolio | 49.0k $8.5m | Added +606 |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.11% of their portfolio | 48.4k $8.4m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.04% of their portfolio | 47.6k $8.3m | Reduced -577 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 45.1k $7.9m | Reduced -1.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.5k $7.6m | Added +6.6k |
| AXA S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.2k $7.5m | Added +14.7k |
| TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 39.4k $6.9m | Added +806 |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 39.2k $6.8m | Reduced -1.1k |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 3.27% of their portfolio | 35.9k $6.2m | Unchanged |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.0k $6.1m | Added +1.5k |
| Rodgers Brothers Inc. 1.02% of their portfolio | 33.2k $5.8m | Added +3.6k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 32.5k $5.7m | Reduced -545 |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 31.9k $5.6m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Meiji Yasuda Asset Management Co Ltd. 0.27% of their portfolio | 31.6k $5.5m | Added +938 |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.1k $5.4m | Reduced -72 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.7k $4.8m | Reduced -3.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.6k $4.8m | Reduced -996 |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 26.8k $4.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Bahl & Gaynor LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 25.1k $4.4m | Added +4.2k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 24.5k $4.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.9k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| MARTIN & CO INC /TN/ 1.03% of their portfolio | 23.3k $4.1m | Reduced -675 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.7k $4.0m | Added +596 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 22.4k $3.9m | Reduced -786 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.3k $3.9m | Added +189 |
| Smithfield Trust Co 0.23% of their portfolio | 22.1k $3.8m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.0k $3.8m | Added +15.5k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.0k $3.7m | Unchanged |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.4k $3.6m | Reduced -17.1k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $3.5m | Reduced -15 |
| COMMERCE BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 19.9k $3.5m | Reduced -4.2k |
| M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.7k $3.4m | Reduced -635 |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 19.5k $3.4m | Added +10.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 19.1k $3.3m | Reduced -32.1k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.4k $3.2m | Reduced -21 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $3.2m | Added +3.1k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.2k $3.2m | Reduced -538 |