Joel Greenblatt acquired 113 Thousand MSC Industrial Direct , Inc. shares worth $10.3 Million. That's 0.16% of their equity portfolio (120th largest holding). The first MSC Industrial Direct , Inc. trade was made in Q2 2011. Since then Joel Greenblatt bought shares 27 more times and sold shares on seventeen occasions. The stake costed the investor $10.2 Million, netting the investor a gain of 0.9% so far.