MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC - Class A Common Stock (MSM) Institutional Ownership

13F Institutional Holders and Ownership History from Q1 2014 to Q4 2025

Type / Class
Equity / Class A Common Stock
Symbol
MSM on NYSE
Shares outstanding
56,002,771
Price per share
$83.61
All holders as of 30 Sep 2025
Q3 2025
Total 13F shares
46,383,720
Total reported value
$4,272,350,294
% of total 13F portfolios
0%
Share change
-1,375,913
Value change
-$117,853,772
Number of holders
421
Price from insider filings
$83.61
Reported Shares, Excluding Options vs Price
Reported Value, Excluding Options
Total Investors

Significant Owners of MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC - Class A Common Stock (MSM) based on Schedule 13D/G filings

Filer Ownership Change % Holdings Value Net Change Nb Shares Change % Reporting Name Report Period
BlackRock, Inc. 9.1% $384,613,077 5,079,412 BlackRock, Inc. 31 Mar 2025
AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 4.8% $247,684,575 2,688,133 American Century Investment Management, Inc. 30 Sep 2025

As of 30 Sep 2025, 421 institutional investors reported holding 46,383,720 shares of MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC - Class A Common Stock (MSM). This represents 83% of the company’s total 56,002,771 outstanding shares.

Top 25 Institutional Shareholders

The largest institutional shareholders of MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC - Class A Common Stock (MSM) together control 59% of the company’s outstanding shares — a level of ownership often associated with strong institutional conviction and long‑term capital commitment.

Institution Ownership % Shares Held Share Change % Portfolio % Holdings Value
BlackRock, Inc. 9.4% 5,262,413 +0.78% 0.01% $484,878,762
VANGUARD GROUP INC 7.9% 4,451,836 -0.72% 0.01% $410,192,169
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 4.8% 2,682,435 -28% 0.13% $247,159,692
Boston Partners 3.2% 1,764,875 +2.1% 0.17% $162,604,589
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 3.1% 1,734,536 -0.09% 0.03% $159,820,147
STATE STREET CORP 2.9% 1,618,411 -0.19% 0.01% $149,120,390
FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.9% 1,608,876 +59% 0.5% $148,241,816
FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 2.7% 1,511,407 -12% 0.1% $139,260,977
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 2.4% 1,322,432 +1.2% 0.03% $121,841,855
Invesco Ltd. 2.2% 1,246,655 +1.6% 0.02% $114,866,791
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.2% 1,208,499 -5.1% 0.07% $111,351,098
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.8% 1,032,659 +3.1% 0.01% $95,161,594
Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. 1.8% 1,014,655 +1.2% 0.51% $93,490,312
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 1.2% 671,298 -14% 0.05% $61,853,398
MORGAN STANLEY 1.2% 661,230 -16% 0% $60,925,890
NEW SOUTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.1% 625,003 -0.31% 2.6% $57,587,776
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.1% 594,038 +15% 0.01% $54,735,000
Bank of New York Mellon Corp 1.1% 594,037 -8% 0.01% $54,734,530
Boston Trust Walden Corp 1.1% 592,478 -1.6% 0.4% $54,590,923
OLD REPUBLIC INTERNATIONAL CORP 1% 565,200 0% 1.9% $52,078,000
DEPRINCE RACE & ZOLLO INC 0.97% 545,423 -12% 1% $50,255,275
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.91% 511,336 +0.55% 0.06% $47,114,499
UBS Group AG 0.86% 479,244 +106% 0.01% $44,157,542
PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.79% 444,666 -3.7% 0.13% $40,971,525
NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.74% 411,700 +0.6% 0% $37,934,038

Institutional Holders of MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC - Class A Common Stock (MSM) across Reporting Periods

Period Reported Shares, Excl. Options Value, Excl. Options Value Change Price (Median) Investors
2025 Q4 8,215,924 $693,811,305 -$58,486,074 $84.10 171
2025 Q3 46,383,720 $4,272,350,294 -$117,853,772 $92.14 421
2025 Q2 47,737,626 $4,059,077,418 +$111,930,318 $85.02 384
2025 Q1 46,622,849 $3,620,642,572 +$65,745,431 $77.67 378
2024 Q4 45,868,319 $3,425,741,030 +$34,747,960 $74.69 378
2024 Q3 45,029,170 $3,874,584,487 +$142,087,623 $86.06 405
2024 Q2 43,549,068 $3,453,213,595 -$31,596,045 $79.31 411
2024 Q1 43,656,290 $4,235,282,279 +$15,589,876 $97.04 458
2023 Q4 235,374 $23,833,986 +$1,658,842 $101.26 5
2023 Q3 43,187,466 $4,238,819,157 +$79,271,717 $98.15 405
2023 Q2 43,204,147 $4,115,554,934 +$108,092,037 $95.28 422
2023 Q1 42,231,562 $3,547,361,390 +$24,732,743 $84.00 375
2022 Q4 41,980,748 $3,431,513,445 -$24,285,594 $81.70 373
2022 Q3 41,775,356 $3,045,252,053 -$44,312,870 $72.81 342
2022 Q2 42,039,528 $3,156,478,514 -$56,232,910 $75.11 342
2022 Q1 43,802,541 $3,729,873,651 +$124,376,583 $85.21 360
2021 Q4 42,109,135 $3,536,892,314 -$7,502,596 $84.06 374
2021 Q3 42,151,276 $3,381,490,757 -$26,014,318 $80.19 349
2021 Q2 42,139,452 $3,779,894,538 -$90,367,684 $89.73 342
2021 Q1 42,221,252 $3,808,118,104 +$157,047,113 $90.19 363
2020 Q4 41,558,285 $3,506,245,513 +$72,084,168 $84.39 344
2020 Q3 40,274,170 $2,548,944,961 +$49,814,347 $63.28 316
2020 Q2 39,729,272 $2,889,618,206 -$49,132,292 $72.81 337
2020 Q1 40,691,199 $2,237,737,525 -$157,551,461 $54.97 297
2019 Q4 42,458,090 $3,329,921,469 -$47,289,691 $78.47 338
2019 Q3 42,772,882 $3,101,733,447 +$53,076,586 $72.53 294
2019 Q2 41,862,769 $3,105,179,723 +$47,689,562 $74.26 305
2019 Q1 41,832,715 $3,457,836,055 +$98,599,404 $82.71 313
2018 Q4 41,538,740 $3,193,019,630 -$105,803,129 $76.92 311
2018 Q3 43,022,883 $3,787,222,513 +$15,342,120 $88.11 311
2018 Q2 43,081,356 $3,658,407,533 -$49,295,311 $84.85 321
2018 Q1 41,318,832 $3,788,850,647 -$78,861,272 $91.71 311
2017 Q4 42,362,783 $4,093,783,874 -$38,560,383 $96.66 296
2017 Q3 43,042,156 $3,250,294,046 -$51,978,527 $75.57 272
2017 Q2 43,637,601 $3,757,017,271 -$43,177,603 $85.96 284
2017 Q1 43,670,977 $4,486,420,431 +$325,583,264 $102.76 290
2016 Q4 44,374,524 $4,104,886,603 -$205,651,944 $92.39 297
2016 Q3 47,419,465 $3,479,612,676 -$75,934,427 $73.41 274
2016 Q2 48,656,149 $3,433,758,739 +$37,376,746 $70.56 297
2016 Q1 47,421,101 $3,617,307,200 -$271,707,130 $76.31 271
2015 Q4 51,763,386 $2,912,878,321 -$124,398,704 $56.27 257
2015 Q3 54,028,299 $3,297,444,573 +$3,684,079 $61.03 243
2015 Q2 53,300,361 $3,718,561,017 +$99,799,641 $69.77 231
2015 Q1 52,380,282 $3,781,767,068 +$21,234,926 $72.20 230
2014 Q4 51,937,334 $4,219,220,595 +$8,831,301 $81.25 229
2014 Q3 51,666,940 $4,415,507,925 -$27,621,019 $85.46 222
2014 Q2 51,968,735 $4,969,968,600 -$3,294,143 $95.64 229
2014 Q1 52,081,335 $4,506,092,664 +$307,934,489 $86.52 222