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 ($3.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 55.9m as of 2024-12-18, 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 ≈ $74.68. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($15.8m notional), 10 hold puts ($10.7m).
Trends to Q4 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 462 |
| Q2 2024 | 416 |
| Q3 2024 | 411 |
| Q4 2024 | 383 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 192 | 165 |
| Q2 2023 | 207 | 171 |
| Q3 2023 | 176 | 226 |
| Q4 2023 | 202 | 203 |
| Q1 2024 | 214 | 239 |
| Q2 2024 | 192 | 253 |
| Q3 2024 | 199 | 219 |
| Q4 2024 | 172 | 226 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $9.3m | $8.4m | 0.91 |
| Q2 2024 | $6.4m | $11.6m | 1.82 |
| Q3 2024 | $54.4m | $9.5m | 0.18 |
| Q4 2024 | $15.8m | $10.7m | 0.68 |
Biggest buyers
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +676.2k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC | New | +476.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +448.7k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +299.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +212.7k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +193.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +183.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +178.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +145.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +133.8k |
Biggest sellers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -794.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -562.0k |
| SEIZERT CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC | Reduced | -358.4k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC | Sold out | -329.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -327.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -266.0k |
| MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY | Sold out | -249.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -248.0k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -202.1k |
| Medina Value Partners, LLC | Sold out | -106.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.1m68.2k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.4m32.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.3m31.4k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $1.6m22.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.2m15.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $1.1m15.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $590.1k7.9k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $470.5k6.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $467.8k6.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $343.6k4.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $5.5m73.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.5m33.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $941.1k12.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $739.4k9.9k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $440.7k5.9k shares |
| Total Wealth Planning & Management, Inc. | First filing | $306.2k4.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $201.7k2.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $112.0k1.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $14.9k200 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 2024
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 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 |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $33.4m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.4k | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $415.6k | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-13 | PELLER PHILIP Director | Sold | $80.2k900 shares |
| 2024-11-11 | GERSHWIND ERIK Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold | $4.5m50.0k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $388.8m | Reduced -202.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $342.0m | Added +6.5k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.4m $255.3m | Added +193.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.0m $148.4m | Added +448.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $126.5m | Added +126.2k |
| Boston Partners 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.4m $107.2m | Added +96.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $107.0m | Added +42.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $90.1m | Added +676.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $80.6m | Added +102.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $80.5m | Added +21.0k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.35% of their portfolio | 963.2k $71.9m | Reduced -29.7k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 882.4k $65.9m | Reduced -35.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 793.2k $59.2m | Added +70.1k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.19% of their portfolio | 695.6k $52.0m | Reduced -19.5k |
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN 0.91% of their portfolio | 642.1k $48.0m | Added +365 |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 637.2k $47.6m | Reduced -562.0k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.32% of their portfolio | 618.1k $46.2m | Added +105.3k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 1.66% of their portfolio | 565.2k $42.2m | Unchanged |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.16% of their portfolio | 556.9k $41.6m | Reduced -5.1k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.70% of their portfolio | 476.3k $35.6m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 465.1k $34.7m | Added +299.3k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 461.9k $34.5m | Unchanged |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 459.1k $34.3m | Added +54.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 438.4k $32.7m | Added +6.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 430.6k $32.2m | Added +83.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 424.4k $31.7m | Added +183.3k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 385.5k $28.8m | Reduced -4.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 366.8k $27.4m | Added +212.7k |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 0.61% of their portfolio | 358.2k $26.8m | Added +12.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 307.6k $23.0m | Added +67.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 295.8k $22.1m | Added +133.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 279.6k $20.9m | Added +48.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 278.7k $20.8m | Added +26.4k |
| Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc 0.83% of their portfolio | 273.8k $20.4m | Reduced -343 |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.20% of their portfolio | 272.7k $20.4m | Added +8.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 269.5k $19.8m | Reduced -248.0k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 260.3k $19.4m | Added +39.6k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 251.7k $18.8m | Added +42.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 251.3k $18.8m | Reduced -266.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 246.7k $18.4m | Added +17.3k |
| SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.28% of their portfolio | 240.0k $17.9m | Unchanged |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 236.1k $17.6m | Added +178.9k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 220.8k $16.5m | Added +33.3k |
| Paradice Investment Management LLC 3.20% of their portfolio | 215.6k $16.1m | Reduced -68.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.2k $15.0m | Added +32.5k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 197.8k $14.8m | Reduced -31.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.0k $12.8m | Reduced -327.4k |
| Swedbank AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 170.8k $12.8m | Unchanged |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 165.0k $12.4m | Reduced -36.0k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 162.7k $12.2m | Added +21.3k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.1k $11.5m | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 155.7k $11.6m | Reduced -19.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 155.6k $11.6m | Added +1.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 151.4k $11.3m | Added +130.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 147.8k $11.0m | Added +145.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.1k $10.8m | Added +111.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.3k $10.8m | Added +41.7k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.0k $10.7m | Reduced -20.5k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 124.7k $9.3m | Reduced -28.2k |
| WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 121.4k $9.1m | Reduced -809 |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.5k $8.9m | Added +498 |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 116.7k $8.7m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.1k $8.4m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 107.3k $8.0m | Added +101.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.7k $7.7m | Reduced -1.4k |
| LGT Group Foundation 0.12% of their portfolio | 101.6k $7.6m | Added +3.2k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.08% of their portfolio | 100.0k $7.5m | Reduced -115 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.3k $7.4m | Added +1.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.9k $7.4m | Added +52.7k |
| VALUE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 96.8k $7.2m | Reduced -2.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.6k $6.8m | Reduced -48.0k |
| NewSquare Capital LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 89.7k $6.6m | Added +46 |
| Willis Investment Counsel 0.44% of their portfolio | 89.5k $6.7m | Added +2.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.3k $6.6m | Added +600 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 84.4k $6.3m | Added +25.3k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.0k $6.0m | Reduced -11.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.7k $6.0m | Added +53.8k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 79.5k $5.9m | Added +78.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 78.6k $5.9m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 78.6k $5.9m | Added +50.8k |
| Eliot Finkel Investment Counsel, LLC 3.65% of their portfolio | 76.7k $5.7m | Reduced -150 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 74.8k $5.6m | Added +56.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 74.4k $5.6m | Added +22.3k |
| LAWSON KROEKER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/NE 1.02% of their portfolio | 72.7k $5.4m | Added +79 |
| TECTONIC ADVISORS LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 72.7k $5.4m | Added +10.4k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 72.4k $5.4m | Reduced -2.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 65.5k $4.9m | Added +51.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.2k $4.9m | First filing |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.9k $4.8m | Added +46.5k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.02% of their portfolio | 62.8k $4.7m | Added +2.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.6k $4.7m | Reduced -300 |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.1k $4.6m | Reduced -98.3k |
| WealthPLAN Partners, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 57.7k $4.3m | Reduced -3.8k |
| BUTENSKY & COHEN FINANCIAL SECURITY, INC 1.30% of their portfolio | 55.5k $4.1m | Added +2.7k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.4k $4.1m | Reduced -160 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.4k $4.1m | Added +12.5k |
| Altrius Capital Management Inc 1.09% of their portfolio | 54.1k $4.0m | Added +159 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.0k $4.0m | Reduced -627 |
| Vestcor Inc 0.13% of their portfolio | 52.3k $3.9m | Reduced -11.1k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 50.8k $3.8m | New |