Jim Simons acquired 103 Thousand MSC Industrial Direct , Inc. shares worth $9.6 Million. That's 0.01% of their equity portfolio (939th largest holding). The first MSC Industrial Direct , Inc. trade was made in Q3 2013. Since then Jim Simons bought shares seventeen more times and sold shares on nineteen occasions. The stake costed the investor $8.57 Million, netting the investor a gain of 12% so far.