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MSM Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 19.00%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $17,951,964.82
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $388,847.40

MSC Industrial Direct Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at MSC Industrial Direct by year and by quarter.

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MSC Industrial Direct Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $118.41
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -0.096 (-0.08%)
As of 06/18/2026 03:59 PM ET

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MSC Industrial Direct Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
11/18/2025Mitchell JacobsonDirectorBuy22,870$84.96$1,943,035.202,328,192View SEC Filing Icon  
11/13/2025Philip PellerDirectorBuy6,666$90.14$600,873.249,537View SEC Filing Icon  
11/3/2025Mitchell JacobsonDirectorBuy51,954$84.43$4,386,476.222,305,322View SEC Filing Icon  
10/31/2025Mitchell JacobsonDirectorBuy34,073$84.76$2,888,027.482,253,368View SEC Filing Icon  
10/30/2025Mitchell JacobsonDirectorBuy95,779$84.92$8,133,552.682,219,295View SEC Filing Icon  
7/10/2025Kimberly ShacklettSVPSell2,130$92.00$195,960.0014,657View SEC Filing Icon  
7/9/2025Kimberly ShacklettSVPSell2,129$90.60$192,887.4014,657View SEC Filing Icon  
4/8/2025Mitchell JacobsonDirectorBuy27,642$69.77$1,928,582.341,951,725View SEC Filing Icon  
11/13/2024Philip PellerDirectorSell900$89.07$80,163.004,044View SEC Filing Icon  
11/11/2024Erik GershwindCEOSell50,000$90.36$4,518,000.001,402,849View SEC Filing Icon  
7/17/2024Kimberly ShacklettSVPSell4,885$84.60$413,271.0012,897View SEC Filing Icon  
1/31/2024Mitchell JacobsonDirectorSell24,501$99.31$2,433,194.311,683,810View SEC Filing Icon  
1/29/2024Mitchell JacobsonDirectorSell137,716$97.66$13,449,344.561,708,311View SEC Filing Icon  
1/26/2024Mitchell JacobsonDirectorSell18,746$97.63$1,830,171.981,846,027View SEC Filing Icon  
1/22/2024Mitchell JacobsonDirectorSell51,040$97.31$4,966,702.401,907,271View SEC Filing Icon  
1/18/2024Erik GershwindCEOSell15,000$96.15$1,442,250.001,417,038View SEC Filing Icon  
1/16/2024Erik GershwindCEOSell7,500$96.00$720,000.001,432,038View SEC Filing Icon  
11/27/2023Kristen Actis-GrandeCFOSell2,690$98.57$265,153.304,622View SEC Filing Icon  
11/21/2023Kristen Actis-GrandeCFOSell2,886$98.74$284,963.647,312View SEC Filing Icon  
11/3/2023Erik GershwindCEOSell13,599$97.91$1,331,478.091,339,052View SEC Filing Icon  
7/28/2023Elizabeth BledsoeSVPSell3,094$99.90$309,090.603,398View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE:MSM)

79.26% of MSC Industrial Direct stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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MSC Industrial Direct Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
6/18/2026Pacer Advisors Inc.5,322$0.49M0.0%-3.6%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
6/16/2026Empowered Funds LLC6,768$0.62M0.0%-32.4%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
6/3/2026Parallel Advisors LLC3,112$0.29M0.0%+3.9%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/27/2026Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC2,444$0.23M0.1%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/21/2026Argent Capital Management LLC149,087$13.76M0.4%N/A0.267%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/19/2026Bank of America Corp DE306,695$28.30M0.0%-15.1%0.549%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/19/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC205,340$18.95M0.0%-47.7%0.368%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/18/2026Amundi2,772$0.26M0.0%+10.9%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/18/2026California State Teachers Retirement System53,748$4.96M0.0%+27.5%0.096%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/18/2026Royal Bank of Canada55,066$5.08M0.0%+13.3%0.099%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC6,768$0.62M0.0%-32.4%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 32,445$2.99M0.0%-1.9%0.058%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2026Maverick Capital Ltd.11,251$1.04M0.0%N/A0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2026Quantinno Capital Management LP461,835$42.61M0.1%-17.4%0.827%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2026Epoch Investment Partners Inc.976,631$90.11M0.5%-0.2%1.749%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2026Gamco Investors INC. ET AL15,300$1.41M0.0%-18.6%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2026Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio52,972$4.89M0.0%-2.5%0.095%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2026Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership22,588$2.08M0.0%-81.1%0.040%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2026Sei Investments Co.116,351$10.74M0.0%+57.7%0.208%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2026State of Wyoming2,569$0.24M0.0%-45.1%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2026Cetera Investment Advisers7,997$0.74M0.0%+60.6%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2026Icon Advisers Inc. Co.46,380$4.28M1.0%N/A0.083%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2026First Trust Advisors LP1,773,133$163.61M0.1%+20.9%3.176%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2026Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc.5,646$0.52M0.0%-2.9%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2026Dimensional Fund Advisors LP1,357,419$125.24M0.0%+1.1%2.431%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2026Parallel Advisors LLC3,112$0.29M0.0%+3.9%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2026Swiss National Bank88,300$8.15M0.0%+0.5%0.158%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2026Valley Wealth Managers Inc.45,669$4.21M0.3%+2.7%0.082%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2026Arjuna Capital36,972$3.41M0.9%-31.7%0.066%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2026Aviance Capital Partners LLC2,978$0.28M0.0%-3.8%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2026Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC1,287$0.12M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2026California Public Employees Retirement System89,489$8.26M0.0%+2.8%0.160%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2026Kera Capital Partners Inc.6,000$0.55M0.1%-6.1%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Bank of New York Mellon Corp487,074$44.94M0.0%-1.0%0.872%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund55,061$5.08M0.1%+46.7%0.099%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Sanctuary Advisors LLC2,428$0.22M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Calamos Wealth Management LLC3,183$0.29M0.0%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Calamos Advisors LLC3,183$0.29M0.0%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026AMG National Trust Bank19,421$1.79M0.0%+29.9%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026State of Michigan Retirement System10,965$1.01M0.0%+1.9%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Principal Financial Group Inc.102,121$9.42M0.0%+3.8%0.183%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/4/2026Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC4,730$0.46M0.0%+14.5%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Fifth Third Bancorp16,876$1.56M0.0%+6,544.1%0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC6,527$0.60M0.0%-21.6%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/1/2026ARGA Investment Management LP17,710$1.63M0.1%N/A0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Equitable Trust Co.3,362$0.31M0.0%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026First Horizon Corp400$37K0.0%+101.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund9,393$0.87M0.0%+3.3%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/29/2026Childress Capital Advisors LLC3,027$0.28M0.1%-9.7%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/29/2026WealthPLAN Partners LLC25,771$2.38M0.5%-30.5%0.046%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/28/2026DGS Capital Management LLC2,531$0.23M0.0%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/28/2026Stephens Inc. AR2,893$0.27M0.0%-35.7%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/27/2026New York State Teachers Retirement System60,271$5.56M0.0%-2.7%0.108%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/27/2026Leonteq Securities AG2,000$0.19M0.0%-50.0%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/25/2026Boston Trust Walden Corp486,508$44.89M0.4%-11.9%0.871%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/24/2026Deprince Race & Zollo Inc.705,775$65.12M1.2%+43.0%1.264%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/23/2026SJS Investment Consulting Inc.392$36K0.0%-31.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/22/2026Janney Montgomery Scott LLC5,679$0.52M0.0%-2.9%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/22/2026Pictet Asset Management Holding SA6,929$0.64M0.0%+9.2%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/22/2026Sterling Capital Management LLC1,475$0.14M0.0%-43.3%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/21/2026GHP Investment Advisors Inc.44,360$4.09M0.2%+8.7%0.079%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/21/2026Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC3,558$0.33M0.0%-47.4%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/21/2026Louisiana State Employees Retirement System13,300$1.23M0.0%N/A0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/20/2026Blue Trust Inc.2,655$0.25M0.0%+15.5%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/17/2026Krilogy Financial LLC2,474$0.23M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/16/2026SG Americas Securities LLC4,158$0.38M0.0%-24.7%0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/20/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC17,530$1.48M0.0%N/A0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/9/2026Corient Private Wealth LLC19,407$1.64M0.0%+146.2%0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/9/2026Auto Owners Insurance Co3,254,670$273.72M0.1%+12,181.8%5.833%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/6/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC17,530$1.48M0.0%N/A0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/24/2026Pacer Advisors Inc.5,522$0.46M0.0%-8.7%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/23/2026Kera Capital Partners Inc.6,388$0.54M0.1%+83.7%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Invesco Ltd.1,258,793$105.86M0.0%+1.0%2.256%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Corient Private Wealth LLC275,432$23.16M0.0%+3,393.6%0.494%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Alberta Investment Management Corp619,600$52.11M0.3%+213.7%1.110%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV10,976$0.92M0.0%+78.5%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Vident Advisory LLC2,779$0.23M0.0%-15.8%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026State of Tennessee Department of Treasury7,845$0.66M0.0%-4.1%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Mackenzie Financial Corp582,445$50.10M0.1%+13.9%1.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.1,796,316$151.07M0.5%+11.7%3.219%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC10,011$0.84M0.0%+224.7%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026VARCOV Co.2,433$0.21M0.1%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Wellington Management Group LLP217,402$18.28M0.0%+0.9%0.390%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026SummitTX Capital L.P.25,970$2.18M0.1%N/A0.047%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Tudor Investment Corp ET AL22,654$1.91M0.0%+308.8%0.041%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Millennium Management LLC425,532$35.79M0.0%-36.6%0.763%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Interval Partners LP189,169$15.91M0.3%N/A0.339%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC392,928$33.05M0.0%+5.6%0.704%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Gotham Asset Management LLC253,201$21.29M0.1%+37.8%0.454%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026First Manhattan CO. LLC.19,771$1.66M0.0%N/A0.035%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Concentric Capital Strategies LP14,164$1.19M0.1%-93.1%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Clifford Capital Partners LLC4,876$0.41M0.1%+22.0%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Boothbay Fund Management LLC2,389$0.20M0.0%+6.0%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Freestone Grove Partners LP27,006$2.27M0.0%N/A0.048%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Guggenheim Capital LLC7,972$0.67M0.0%-36.1%0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC171,863$14.45M0.1%+494.9%0.308%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026J. Goldman & Co LP254,190$21.38M0.6%N/A0.456%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026AQR Capital Management LLC290,601$24.44M0.0%+5.9%0.521%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Cetera Investment Advisers4,978$0.42M0.0%-2.7%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Amundi2,499$0.21M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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MSC Industrial Direct logo
MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., together with its subsidiaries, distributes metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products and services in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company's MRO products include cutting tools, measuring instruments, tooling components, metalworking products, fasteners, flat stock products, raw materials, abrasives, machinery hand and power tools, safety and janitorial supplies, plumbing supplies, materials handling products, power transmission components, and electrical supplies. It offers stock-keeping units through its catalogs and brochures; e-commerce channels, including its website, mscdirect.com; inventory management solutions; and customer care centers, customer fulfillment centers, regional inventory centers, and warehouses. The company serves individual machine shops, manufacturing companies, and government agencies. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
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Today's Range

Now: $118.41
Low: $116.35
High: $118.98

50 Day Range

MA: $106.52
Low: $94.13
High: $118.41

52 Week Range

Now: $118.41
Low: $78.80
High: $119.13

Volume

1,010,049 shs

Average Volume

715,053 shs

Market Capitalization

$6.61 billion

P/E Ratio

31.83

Dividend Yield

3.02%

Beta

0.84

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of MSC Industrial Direct?

MSC Industrial Direct's top insider investors include:
  1. Mitchell Jacobson (Director)
  2. Erik Gershwind (CEO)
  3. David Sandler (Chairman)
  4. Erik Gershwind (Insider)
  5. David Sandler (Vice Chairman)
  6. Douglas E Jones (EVP)
  7. Steve Armstrong (SVP)
  8. David Wright (SVP)
  9. Gregory Polli (SVP)
  10. Eileen Mcguire (EVP)
Learn More about top insider investors at MSC Industrial Direct.

Who are the major institutional investors of MSC Industrial Direct?

MSC Industrial Direct's top institutional investors include:
  1. First Trust Advisors LP — 3.18%
  2. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 2.43%
  3. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. — 1.75%
  4. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. — 1.26%
  5. Bank of New York Mellon Corp — 0.87%
  6. Boston Trust Walden Corp — 0.87%
Learn More about top institutional investors of MSC Industrial Direct stock.

Which major investors are selling MSC Industrial Direct stock?

In the last quarter, MSM stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Janus Henderson Group PLC
  2. Quantinno Capital Management LP
  3. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership
  4. Boston Trust Walden Corp
  5. Bank of America Corp DE
  6. Arjuna Capital
  7. WealthPLAN Partners LLC
  8. Bank of New York Mellon Corp

Which major investors are buying MSC Industrial Direct stock?

During the previous quarter, MSM stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. First Trust Advisors LP
  2. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc.
  3. Argent Capital Management LLC
  4. Icon Advisers Inc. Co.
  5. Sei Investments Co.
  6. ARGA Investment Management LP
  7. Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
  8. Fifth Third Bancorp
Within the last year, these company insiders have bought MSC Industrial Direct stock:
  1. Mitchell Jacobson (Director)
  2. Philip Peller (Director)
Learn More investors buying MSC Industrial Direct stock.

MSC Industrial Direct Active Insiders

Erik Gershwind
Erik Gershwind (Age 55)
CEO and Director
Kristen Actis-Grande
Kristen Actis-Grande (Age 45)
CFO
Mitchell Jacobson
Mitchell Jacobson
Director
Louise K Goeser
Director
Philip Peller
Philip Peller
Director
Steven N Baruch
Steven N Baruch (Age 58)
EVP
Douglas E. Jones (Age 62)
EVP
Edward F. Martin, Jr.
Edward F. Martin, Jr.
SVP
Kari D. Heerdt
Kari D. Heerdt
SVP
Steve Armstrong
SVP
Gregory Polli
Gregory Polli
SVP
Elizabeth Bledsoe
Elizabeth Bledsoe (Age 53)
SVP
Kimberly Shacklett
Kimberly Shacklett (Age 58)
SVP
Charles Bonomo
Charles Bonomo
VP