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 ($4.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 55.7m as of 2025-06-17, 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 ≈ $85.03. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($26.5m notional), 13 hold puts ($45.1m).
Trends to Q2 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 383 |
| Q2 2025 | 386 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 176 | 226 |
| Q4 2023 | 202 | 203 |
| Q1 2024 | 214 | 239 |
| Q2 2024 | 192 | 253 |
| Q3 2024 | 199 | 219 |
| Q4 2024 | 172 | 226 |
| Q1 2025 | 200 | 165 |
| Q2 2025 | 188 | 183 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $54.4m | $9.5m | 0.18 |
| Q4 2024 | $15.8m | $10.7m | 0.68 |
| Q1 2025 | $13.1m | $88.9m | 6.78 |
| Q2 2025 | $26.5m | $45.1m | 1.70 |
Biggest buyers
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +981.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +562.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +493.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Added | +455.3k |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | +355.6k |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co | Added | +317.6k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP | Added | +144.7k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +144.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +124.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +114.6k |
Biggest sellers
| DISCIPLINED GROWTH INVESTORS INC /MN | Sold out | -618.1k |
| SG Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -396.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -249.5k |
| Paradice Investment Management LLC | Sold out | -211.3k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO | Reduced | -210.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -134.9k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Sold out | -124.4k |
| LGT Group Foundation | Sold out | -123.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -114.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -113.3k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $8.0m94.4k shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $4.6m53.8k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $4.6m53.7k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.7m31.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.5m29.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $1.8m20.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $816.0k9.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $782.2k9.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $316.3k3.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $280.6k3.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SG Capital Management LLC | Reduced | $17.0m200.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $13.4m157.6k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $4.6m53.7k shares |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $3.4m40.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.8m32.4k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.0m23.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $501.6k5.9k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $425.1k5.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $410.3k4.8k shares |
| Total Wealth Planning & Management, Inc. | Unchanged | $348.6k4.1k 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 2025
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | $11.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-06 | Kaufmann Michael C Director | Bought | $1.7k23 shares |
| 2025-04-08 | JACOBSON MITCHELL Director | Bought | $1.9m27.6k shares |
| 2025-04-07 | JACOBSON MITCHELL Director | Bought | $9.2m131.6k 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, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $443.9m | Reduced -42.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $381.3m | Reduced -51.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.7m $318.2m | Added +92.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $147.6m | Reduced -45.4k |
| Boston Partners 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.7m $146.9m | Reduced -34.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $146.1m | Reduced -249.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $137.9m | Reduced -811 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $111.1m | Added +52.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $108.3m | Added +493.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $104.4m | Reduced -13.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $87.5m | Added +981.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.0m $86.1m | Added +455.3k |
| Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.0m $85.3m | Reduced -87.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $85.1m | Reduced -1.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 789.6k $67.1m | Reduced -99.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 779.9k $66.3m | Added +562.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 645.4k $54.9m | Reduced -60.2k |
| NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.58% of their portfolio | 627.0k $53.3m | Reduced -28.0k |
| DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 1.09% of their portfolio | 617.7k $52.5m | Added +61.7k |
| Boston Trust Walden Corp 0.37% of their portfolio | 602.0k $51.2m | Reduced -14.5k |
| OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 1.88% of their portfolio | 565.2k $48.1m | Unchanged |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 508.5k $43.2m | Added +2.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 469.9k $40.0m | Added +35.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 465.7k $39.6m | Added +671 |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 461.9k $39.3m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 409.2k $34.8m | Reduced -6.7k |
| CRAWFORD INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 399.7k $34.0m | Reduced -6.9k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 373.2k $31.7m | Reduced -20.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 362.8k $30.8m | Added +64.2k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.69% of their portfolio | 355.6k $30.2m | New |
| Auto-Owners Insurance Co 0.66% of their portfolio | 346.0k $29.4m | Added +317.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 337.5k $28.7m | Reduced -11.9k |
| VAN LANSCHOT KEMPEN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT N.V. 0.27% of their portfolio | 331.4k $28.2m | Added +15.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 318.4k $27.1m | Added +72.1k |
| BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 283.1k $24.1m | Added +35.5k |
| Bragg Financial Advisors, Inc 0.85% of their portfolio | 280.1k $23.8m | Added +1.0k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 269.2k $22.9m | Added +144.7k |
| FIL Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 254.1k $21.6m | Reduced -43.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 250.4k $21.3m | Added +14.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 237.6k $20.2m | Reduced -134.9k |
| SG Capital Management LLC 1.72% of their portfolio | 237.3k $20.2m | Reduced -396.3k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 235.4k $20.0m | Reduced -1.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 232.5k $19.8m | Reduced -83 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.5k $19.5m | Added +21.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 225.7k $19.2m | Added +13.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 222.8k $18.9m | Added +1.5k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 214.1k $18.2m | Added +3.2k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.13% of their portfolio | 197.5k $16.8m | Added +62.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 193.7k $16.5m | Added +49.5k |
| SPRUCEGROVE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD 1.30% of their portfolio | 189.6k $16.1m | Reduced -1.0k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 168.9k $14.4m | Added +2.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.3k $13.8m | Added +4.1k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.1k $13.3m | Reduced -1.1k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 155.1k $13.2m | Reduced -6.8k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.85% of their portfolio | 144.3k $12.3m | New |
| WealthPlan Investment Management, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 142.0k $12.1m | Added +16.0k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 131.0k $11.1m | Reduced -98.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.1k $11.0m | Added +124.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 120.6k $10.2m | Added +34.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 116.9k $9.9m | Added +3.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.9k $9.9m | Added +280 |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 114.6k $9.7m | New |
| Willis Investment Counsel 0.51% of their portfolio | 103.4k $8.8m | Added +11.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.5k $8.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.1k $8.6m | Reduced -1.8k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.09% of their portfolio | 99.9k $8.5m | Reduced -230 |
| VALUE HOLDINGS MANAGEMENT CO. LLC 1.45% of their portfolio | 96.8k $8.2m | Unchanged |
| Veritas Asset Management LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 94.5k $8.0m | Reduced -22.1k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 94.1k $8.0m | New |
| NewSquare Capital LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 92.8k $7.8m | Added +3.8k |
| TECTONIC ADVISORS LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 92.3k $7.9m | Added +11.2k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.14% of their portfolio | 91.6k $7.8m | Added +12.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 90.7k $7.7m | Reduced -62.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.5k $7.7m | Added +7.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.1k $7.4m | Added +63.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.1k $7.2m | Reduced -1.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.3k $7.2m | Added +4.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.9k $7.1m | Reduced -20.5k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.1k $7.1m | Added +12.2k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 80.1k $6.8m | Added +72.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 76.6k $6.5m | New |
| LAWSON KROEKER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/NE 1.20% of their portfolio | 76.1k $6.5m | Added +133 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.7k $6.2m | Added +37.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.2k $5.6m | Reduced -14.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.0k $5.6m | Added +6.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.9k $5.9m | Reduced -27.4k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.3k $5.5m | Added +2.3k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 62.7k $5.3m | Added +46.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.6k $5.3m | Added +100 |
| TrueMark Investments, LLC 1.09% of their portfolio | 59.3k $5.0m | Reduced -7.3k |
| Altrius Capital Management Inc 1.13% of their portfolio | 57.1k $4.9m | Added +549 |
| BUTENSKY & COHEN FINANCIAL SECURITY, INC 1.44% of their portfolio | 57.1k $4.9m | Added +851 |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.5k $4.8m | Added +162 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.5k $4.6m | Added +94 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.3k $4.6m | Reduced -211 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.6k $4.4m | Reduced -114.9k |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 50.8k $4.3m | Added +10.1k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 49.2k $4.2m | Added +1.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.6k $4.1m | Added +410 |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 46.1k $3.9m | Reduced -940 |