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 ($4.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 57.2m as of 2023-10-06, 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 ≈ $95.17. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($10.7m notional), 5 hold puts ($1.3m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 359 |
| Q4 2022 | 381 |
| Q1 2023 | 381 |
| Q2 2023 | 431 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 207 | 171 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | $10.7m | $1.3m | 0.12 |
Biggest buyers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | New | +369.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | New | +300.0k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. | New | +276.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +258.7k |
| MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY | New | +208.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +183.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +145.3k |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP | Added | +143.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +139.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +112.9k |
Biggest sellers
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -590.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -271.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -248.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -198.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -100.8k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -86.2k |
| Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -78.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -67.8k |
| Nitorum Capital, L.P. | Reduced | -66.1k |
| WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC | Reduced | -65.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.1m43.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.2m23.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.3m13.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $1.2m12.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $571.0k6.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $528.0k5.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $428.8k4.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $371.6k3.9k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $771.8k8.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $295.4k3.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $219.1k2.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $38.0k400 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 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 | — | 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 | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $586.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-02 | Shacklett Kimberly SVP, Sales & Customer Success | Sold | $586.2k6.4k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.2m $587.0m | Reduced -198.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $440.2m | Reduced -32.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.3m $222.6m | Reduced -590.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $126.8m | Reduced -36.4k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.3m $119.3m | Reduced -36.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $97.9m | Added +42.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 955.7k $91.1m | Reduced -59.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 897.4k $85.5m | Added +6.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 874.9k $83.4m | Added +29.1k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.44% of their portfolio | 811.9k $77.4m | Reduced -64.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 743.5k $70.8m | Added +20.3k |
| Nitorum Capital, L.P. 6.88% of their portfolio | 714.5k $68.1m | Reduced -66.1k |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP 7.71% of their portfolio | 709.0k $67.6m | Added +143.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 644.0k $61.4m | Added +183.6k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 635.6k $60.5m | Added +258.7k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 1.93% of their portfolio | 616.2k $58.7m | Unchanged |
| Paradice Investment Management LLC 4.31% of their portfolio | 607.6k $57.9m | Reduced -8.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 491.8k $46.9m | Added +10.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 478.0k $45.5m | Added +40.1k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 462.0k $44.0m | Added +4.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 436.3k $41.6m | Reduced -248.1k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.33% of their portfolio | 420.7k $40.1m | Added +12.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 409.8k $39.0m | Reduced -39.3k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 409.4k $39.0m | Added +13.3k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 370.4k $35.3m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 369.1k $35.2m | New |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 1.07% of their portfolio | 346.0k $33.0m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 337.0k $32.1m | Added +44.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 330.8k $31.5m | Added +5.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 319.7k $30.5m | Reduced -86.2k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.0k $28.6m | New |
| YACKTMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LP 0.26% of their portfolio | 291.0k $27.7m | Reduced -9.0k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 1.42% of their portfolio | 278.6k $26.5m | Added +579 |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.47% of their portfolio | 276.7k $26.4m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 276.1k $26.3m | Added +58.5k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 0.59% of their portfolio | 275.7k $26.3m | Reduced -13.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 275.6k $26.3m | Added +13.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 250.4k $23.9m | Added +2.7k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.06% of their portfolio | 247.2k $23.6m | Added +15.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 211.4k $20.1m | Reduced -14.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 209.1k $19.9m | Added +145.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 209.0k $19.9m | Added +36.0k |
| MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY 0.71% of their portfolio | 208.8k $19.9m | New |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 203.0k $19.3m | Added +139.0k |
| PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC 2.89% of their portfolio | 199.5k $19.0m | Reduced -23.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 197.4k $18.8m | Reduced -100.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.0k $18.5m | Reduced -27.7k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 193.4k $18.4m | Reduced -1.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 189.6k $18.1m | Added +5.0k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 177.6k $16.9m | Added +17.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.4k $16.9m | Reduced -9.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.3k $15.9m | Added +18.6k |
| Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc 0.86% of their portfolio | 164.2k $15.6m | Added +906 |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 155.3k $14.8m | Added +9.5k |
| SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.76% of their portfolio | 152.5k $14.5m | Reduced -21.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 149.2k $14.2m | Added +93.3k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 147.8k $14.1m | Added +84.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.4k $12.0m | Added +50.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.2k $11.6m | Added +112.9k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 122.1k $11.6m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.0k $11.6m | Reduced -7.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.8k $11.5m | Reduced -3.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.5k $11.5m | Reduced -25.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.6k $11.2m | Added +2.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.3k $11.0m | Added +575 |
| BOKF, NA 0.22% of their portfolio | 115.2k $11.0m | Reduced -2.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.9k $10.7m | Added +102.3k |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 109.9k $10.5m | Reduced -90 |
| Verity & Verity, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 109.8k $10.5m | Reduced -38.4k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 103.0k $9.8m | Reduced -10.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.8k $9.8m | Added +900 |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.11% of their portfolio | 100.8k $9.6m | Reduced -659 |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.8k $9.4m | Reduced -17.4k |
| VALUE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC 2.10% of their portfolio | 98.8k $9.4m | Unchanged |
| Biechele Royce Advisors 3.25% of their portfolio | 98.1k $9.3m | Reduced -8.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.2k $9.2m | Added +1.7k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.09% of their portfolio | 95.3k $9.1m | Unchanged |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.9k $9.0m | Added +9.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.6k $8.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.4k $8.4m | Reduced -38.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 86.5k $8.2m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.3k $7.2m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.6k $8.0m | Added +38.0k |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 82.0k $7.8m | Added +6.5k |
| Eliot Finkel Investment Counsel, LLC 4.93% of their portfolio | 81.5k $7.8m | Reduced -240 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 79.9k $7.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| NewSquare Capital LLC 0.79% of their portfolio | 79.7k $7.6m | Added +4.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 79.1k $7.5m | Added +60.3k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 79.0k $7.5m | Added +62.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 78.5k $7.5m | Added +36.9k |
| Willis Investment Counsel 0.49% of their portfolio | 78.2k $7.5m | Reduced -610 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 78.0k $7.4m | Added +41.9k |
| Martin Capital Partners, LLC 2.92% of their portfolio | 75.6k $7.2m | Reduced -1.3k |
| LGT Group Foundation 0.17% of their portfolio | 74.2k $7.1m | Added +2.4k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 71.7k $6.8m | Reduced -5.8k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 71.3k $6.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 71.0k $6.8m | Added +5.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.5k $6.6m | Added +4.7k |
| LAWSON KROEKER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/NE 1.59% of their portfolio | 69.4k $6.6m | Reduced -6.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.10% of their portfolio | 66.1k $6.3m | Added +62.8k |