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 ($7.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 56.4m as of 2023-12-20, 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 ≈ $101.25. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($19.3m notional), 7 hold puts ($5.4m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 359 |
| Q4 2022 | 381 |
| Q1 2023 | 381 |
| Q2 2023 | 431 |
| Q3 2023 | 414 |
| Q4 2023 | 462 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 176 | 226 |
| Q4 2023 | 202 | 203 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $7.7m | $5.9m | 0.76 |
| Q2 2023 | $10.7m | $1.3m | 0.12 |
| Q3 2023 | $24.7m | $18.8m | 0.76 |
| Q4 2023 | $19.3m | $5.4m | 0.28 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +400.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +265.0k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC | New | +213.8k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +184.2k |
| Man Group plc | New | +166.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +161.4k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | New | +154.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +127.0k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +113.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +100.0k |
Biggest sellers
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -729.1k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -356.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Reduced | -267.2k |
| Paradice Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -232.9k |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -167.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -138.2k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -130.7k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. | Reduced | -110.9k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC | Reduced | -103.4k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -99.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.2m80.7k shares |
| SCOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | $5.1m50.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.3m32.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $870.0k8.6k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $688.6k6.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $567.1k5.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $374.7k3.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $303.8k3.0k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Genus Capital Management Inc. | New | $2.6m25.7k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.5m15.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $637.9k6.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $273.4k2.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $253.2k2.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $81.0k800 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $309.1k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.9m | $550.1k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-27 | Actis-Grande Kristen EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $265.2k2.7k shares |
| 2023-11-21 | Actis-Grande Kristen EVP & Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $285.0k2.9k shares |
| 2023-11-03 | GERSHWIND ERIK President and CEO, director | Sold | $1.3m13.6k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.8m $587.4m | Reduced -99.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $474.5m | Reduced -130.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.5m $149.5m | Reduced -729.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $137.7m | Added +33.1k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.1m $110.9m | Reduced -110.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $108.3m | Reduced -10.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $103.2m | Added +16.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 858.3k $86.9m | Reduced -76.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 831.4k $84.2m | Added +400.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 829.8k $84.0m | Added +32.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 812.2k $82.2m | Reduced -49.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 775.0k $78.5m | Added +100.0k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.31% of their portfolio | 749.8k $75.9m | Reduced -55.5k |
| 59 North Capital Management, LP 5.87% of their portfolio | 719.0k $72.8m | Reduced -878 |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 698.1k $70.7m | Reduced -71.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 637.8k $64.6m | Reduced -267.2k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 605.4k $61.3m | Added +113.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 589.7k $59.7m | Added +127.0k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 2.16% of their portfolio | 565.2k $57.2m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 553.9k $56.1m | Added +62.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 544.5k $55.1m | Added +54.1k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.40% of their portfolio | 528.6k $53.5m | Added +4.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 474.3k $48.0m | Reduced -13.9k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 462.0k $46.8m | Unchanged |
| Nitorum Capital, L.P. 4.87% of their portfolio | 449.5k $45.5m | Reduced -57.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 444.8k $45.0m | Added +265.0k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 372.3k $37.7m | Reduced -27.3k |
| Paradice Investment Management LLC 4.71% of their portfolio | 370.0k $37.5m | Reduced -232.9k |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 1.06% of their portfolio | 346.0k $35.0m | Unchanged |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 345.3k $35.0m | Added +161.4k |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.08% of their portfolio | 309.3k $31.3m | Reduced -34.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 298.4k $30.2m | Added +184.2k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 284.0k $28.8m | Reduced -261 |
| MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY 0.95% of their portfolio | 269.1k $27.3m | Added +60.3k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 0.57% of their portfolio | 259.6k $26.3m | Reduced -6.8k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.36% of their portfolio | 251.9k $25.5m | Reduced -3.8k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.49% of their portfolio | 243.5k $24.7m | Reduced -103.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.7k $23.7m | Reduced -25.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.7k $23.3m | Reduced -86.5k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 1.09% of their portfolio | 213.8k $21.6m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 212.2k $21.5m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc 1.00% of their portfolio | 206.9k $21.0m | Added +2.1k |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.12% of their portfolio | 203.0k $20.6m | Added +70.7k |
| PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES INC 2.81% of their portfolio | 193.9k $19.6m | Reduced -777 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 181.4k $18.4m | Reduced -59.5k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 176.0k $17.8m | Reduced -7.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 173.1k $17.5m | Reduced -5.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.4k $17.5m | Reduced -20.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.3k $17.2m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 166.2k $16.8m | New |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 158.3k $16.0m | Added +2.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 158.2k $16.0m | Added +27.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 155.8k $15.8m | Added +14.1k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 154.9k $15.7m | New |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.32% of their portfolio | 154.3k $15.6m | Reduced -4.4k |
| SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 0.67% of their portfolio | 152.8k $15.5m | Added +3.2k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.0k $14.5m | Added +3.9k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.02% of their portfolio | 140.8k $14.3m | Reduced -53.4k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.2k $14.1m | Reduced -3.3k |
| Degroof Petercam Asset Management 0.18% of their portfolio | 133.6k $13.5m | First filing |
| WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 126.4k $12.8m | Added +1.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 124.7k $12.6m | Added +80.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 122.0k $12.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 121.2k $12.3m | Reduced -60.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.2k $12.1m | Added +2.0k |
| Verity & Verity, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 117.9k $11.9m | Added +59.8k |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 116.7k $11.8m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 111.9k $11.3m | Reduced -2.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.6k $11.2m | Reduced -2.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.5k $11.2m | Added +7.7k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 110.5k $11.2m | Reduced -64.2k |
| BOKF, NA 0.22% of their portfolio | 110.4k $11.2m | Reduced -2.6k |
| MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 110.3k $11.2m | Added +700 |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 107.4k $10.9m | Reduced -356.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.7k $10.8m | Added +11.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 103.0k $10.4m | Reduced -13.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.8k $10.2m | Added +1.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.0k $10.1m | Added +1.5k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.12% of their portfolio | 99.9k $10.1m | Reduced -625 |
| VALUE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC 2.02% of their portfolio | 98.8k $10.0m | Unchanged |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.3k $9.9m | Added +258 |
| WealthPLAN Partners, LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 96.8k $9.8m | Added +287 |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 94.7k $9.6m | Added +6.9k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 93.3k $9.4m | Added +55.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.7k $9.3m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 90.6k $9.2m | Added +2.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.2k $9.1m | Reduced -14.0k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 87.5k $8.9m | Reduced -2.2k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.2k $8.7m | Reduced -4.5k |
| NewSquare Capital LLC 0.81% of their portfolio | 84.5k $8.4m | Added +2.2k |
| LGT Group Foundation 0.19% of their portfolio | 83.4k $8.5m | Added +6.6k |
| Biechele Royce Advisors 2.74% of their portfolio | 82.6k $8.4m | Reduced -9.3k |
| Spectrum Wealth Counsel, LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 82.5k $8.4m | First filing |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 80.9k $8.2m | Added +865 |
| Eliot Finkel Investment Counsel, LLC 5.40% of their portfolio | 79.4k $8.0m | Reduced -1.6k |
| MEEDER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 74.8k $7.6m | Added +2.0k |
| Martin Capital Partners, LLC 3.07% of their portfolio | 74.4k $7.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 72.8k $7.4m | Added +17.3k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.4k $7.1m | Reduced -37.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 70.1k $7.1m | Added +5.4k |