MSC INDL DIRECT INC MSM
CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 553530106 · ISIN US5535301064
Distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products and services
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryWholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment
- HeadquartersMelville, NY
- Founded1941
- Websitemscdirect.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 ($2.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $84.03. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($7.7m notional), 6 hold puts ($5.9m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 359 |
| Q4 2022 | 381 |
| Q1 2023 | 381 |
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 | 189 | 149 |
| Q1 2023 | 192 | 165 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $3.8m | $5.4m | 1.43 |
| Q4 2022 | $4.0m | $8.9m | 2.25 |
| Q1 2023 | $7.7m | $5.9m | 0.76 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +327.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +260.0k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Added | +253.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +248.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +230.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +120.3k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +118.3k |
| Verity & Verity, LLC | Added | +103.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +93.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +92.8k |
Biggest sellers
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -249.4k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Sold out | -207.1k |
| Nitorum Capital, L.P. | Reduced | -175.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -156.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -131.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -127.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -125.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -124.7k |
| WealthPLAN Partners, LLC | Reduced | -124.2k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -106.3k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $3.5m41.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.7m20.1k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $1.4m16.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $504.0k6.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $239.0k2.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $235.0k2.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $67.2k800 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $33.6k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $2.8m33.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.6m19.2k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.0m12.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $428.4k5.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.0k100 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-24 | 9.1% |
| Korenvaes Harlan B 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-08-11 | 5.9% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC (4.7%, 2026-05-01), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $185.8k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.1m | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $368.6k | 2 | $908.5k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $14.4m | 4 | $10.4m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.3m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-07 | Jones Douglas E EVP, Chief Supply Chain | Sold | $77.9k885 shares |
| 2023-02-02 | Jones Douglas E EVP, Chief Supply Chain | Sold | $2.2m23.9k 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, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.4m $534.2m | Added +327.9k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $390.8m | Added +92.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.9m $245.8m | Added +260.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $114.9m | Added +24.0k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.3m $108.2m | Added +56.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $85.3m | Added +248.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 985.1k $82.7m | Reduced -56.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 890.7k $74.8m | Added +38.7k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.34% of their portfolio | 876.5k $73.6m | Reduced -44.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 845.7k $71.0m | Added +92.8k |
| Nitorum Capital, L.P. 6.95% of their portfolio | 780.6k $65.6m | Reduced -175.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 723.2k $60.7m | Added +15.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 684.4k $57.5m | Added +75.6k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 1.66% of their portfolio | 616.2k $51.8m | Unchanged |
| Paradice Investment Management LLC 3.94% of their portfolio | 615.6k $51.7m | Reduced -9.7k |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP 6.96% of their portfolio | 565.9k $47.5m | Added +31.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 480.9k $40.4m | Added +12.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 460.4k $38.3m | Reduced -58.9k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 457.6k $38.4m | Reduced -42 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 449.0k $37.7m | Reduced -74.5k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 437.9k $36.8m | Reduced -102.3k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.30% of their portfolio | 407.9k $34.3m | Added +12.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 405.9k $34.1m | Added +118.3k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 396.1k $33.3m | Added +253.3k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.69% of their portfolio | 382.7k $32.1m | Added +31.9k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 376.8k $31.6m | Added +12.1k |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 1.00% of their portfolio | 346.0k $29.1m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 325.4k $27.3m | Reduced -125.4k |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 300.0k $25.2m | Added +2.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.3k $25.1m | Added +5.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 292.8k $24.6m | Added +38.0k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 0.62% of their portfolio | 288.7k $24.3m | Reduced -39.6k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 278.0k $23.4m | Reduced -12.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 275.0k $23.1m | Added +230.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 262.6k $22.1m | Added +20.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 247.7k $20.8m | Added +120.3k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.05% of their portfolio | 232.2k $19.5m | Reduced -21.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 226.4k $19.0m | Added +40.0k |
| PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC 2.91% of their portfolio | 222.6k $18.7m | Added +1.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.7k $18.6m | Reduced -156.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.6k $18.3m | Added +58.9k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 195.2k $16.4m | Reduced -2.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.2k $15.7m | Added +2.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 184.6k $15.5m | Reduced -3.3k |
| SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.80% of their portfolio | 174.2k $14.6m | Reduced -6.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 173.0k $14.5m | Reduced -62.4k |
| Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc 0.81% of their portfolio | 163.3k $13.7m | Added +190 |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 159.8k $13.4m | Added +8.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.6k $12.5m | Added +14.0k |
| Verity & Verity, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 148.2k $12.4m | Added +103.2k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 145.8k $12.2m | Added +4.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.6k $12.2m | Added +3.0k |
| WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC 1.88% of their portfolio | 130.3k $10.9m | Reduced -101.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.9k $10.9m | Added +427 |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 127.3k $10.7m | Reduced -81.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.0k $10.4m | Added +44.5k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 122.1k $10.3m | Reduced -41.8k |
| BOKF, NA 0.21% of their portfolio | 117.5k $9.9m | Added +12.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.2k $9.8m | Added +1.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.9k $9.7m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.7k $9.6m | Added +2.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 113.7k $9.6m | Reduced -68.2k |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 110.0k $9.2m | Added +242 |
| WealthPLAN Partners, LLC 1.04% of their portfolio | 108.4k $9.1m | Reduced -124.2k |
| Biechele Royce Advisors 3.31% of their portfolio | 106.1k $8.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.9k $8.6m | Reduced -12.3k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.10% of their portfolio | 101.5k $8.5m | Reduced -45 |
| VALUE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 98.8k $8.3m | Unchanged |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 95.3k $8.0m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.5k $7.9m | Added +28.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.7k $7.9m | Reduced -12.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.4k $7.8m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.3k $7.2m | New |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.8k $7.1m | Added +5.5k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 82.1k $6.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Eliot Finkel Investment Counsel, LLC 4.38% of their portfolio | 81.7k $6.9m | Reduced -320 |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 81.0k $6.8m | Added +30.5k |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 80.2k $6.7m | Added +445 |
| Willis Investment Counsel 0.43% of their portfolio | 78.8k $6.6m | Added +725 |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 77.5k $6.5m | Added +38.1k |
| Martin Capital Partners, LLC 2.68% of their portfolio | 76.8k $6.5m | Added +2.0k |
| LAWSON KROEKER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/NE 1.44% of their portfolio | 76.2k $6.4m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.1k $6.4m | Added +15.7k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 75.4k $6.3m | Added +23.5k |
| NewSquare Capital LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 75.4k $6.3m | Added +6.4k |
| STRS OHIO 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.0k $6.2m | Added +44.9k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 73.0k $6.1m | Reduced -532 |
| LGT Group Foundation 0.17% of their portfolio | 71.8k $6.0m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.2k $5.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.8k $5.4m | Added +7.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.9k $5.4m | New |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 63.9k $5.4m | Reduced -80.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.9k $5.3m | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.8k $5.2m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 61.8k $5.2m | Reduced -411 |
| RICE HALL JAMES & ASSOCIATES, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 60.4k $5.1m | Reduced -5.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.2k $5.0m | Reduced -978 |
| PRENTISS SMITH & CO INC 3.61% of their portfolio | 58.0k $4.9m | New |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.03% of their portfolio | 56.1k $4.7m | Unchanged |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.0k $4.7m | Unchanged |