§ TRADING COMPANIES & DISTRIBUTORS
USD · Trading Companies & DistributorsMSM
MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO-A
USDSector · Trading Companies & DistributorsBeta · 0.80
§ 01 · PRICE
Price action
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§ 03 · SIGNAL STACK · WHAT THE INPUTS SAY
13F FLOW
271 increased/new, 139 decreased/exited (13F)
AC 13F Analysis
§ 04 · FUNDAMENTALS · THE BOOKS
| P/E | 24.6 | P/B | 3.62 |
| EPS (TTM) | 3.66 | Dividend | 3.85% |
§ 05 · WHO OWNS IT
Top institutional holders
| Fund | Shares | % port | Δ Q/Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 5.4M | 0.0% | +2% |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | 2.6M | 0.1% | −8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.1M | n/a | n/a |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.0M | n/a | n/a |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | 1.8M | 0.6% | n/a |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 1.8M | 0.1% | +21% |
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
Top institutional owners for MSM as of the most recent 13F reporting period (Q1 2026 · Period ended Mar 31). Δ Q/Q reflects share-count change vs. the prior filing — positive green means adding, negative red means trimming. Cross-reference with the ownership-mix bars below to see which strategy cohort is driving the flow.
§ 06 · WHO OWNS IT · BY STRATEGY
OTHER11.5% · 0 holders
OTHER32.8% · 306 holders
PASSIVE / INDEX19.8% · 8 holders
QUALITY / COMPOUNDER14.9% · 23 holders
DEALER / BANK8.4% · 38 holders
DEEP VALUE7.0% · 3 holders
TACTICAL / MACRO2.8% · 5 holders
INCOME / DEFENSIVE1.7% · 27 holders
SYSTEMATIC / QUANT1.1% · 4 holders
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
Ownership mix by behavioral cohort. Top bars indicate which style of capital dominates the float — passive indexing, quality compounders, dealer/bank, systematic quant, etc. Big quality-compounder share means concentrated active conviction; heavy passive share means flows are dictated by index rebalances, not fundamentals.
§ 07 · INSIDER ACTIVITY · LAST 180 DAYS
NO INSIDER FILINGS
◇ AC INTELLIGENCE
No Form 4 filings on record for MSM in the last 180 days.
§ 08 · COVERAGE · OUR RECENT NOTES
No notes mention MSM yet.