Joel Greenblatt acquired 230 Thousand MSC Industrial Direct , Inc. shares worth $19.5 Million. That's 0.16% of their equity portfolio (123rd largest holding). The first MSC Industrial Direct , Inc. trade was made in Q2 2011. Since then Joel Greenblatt bought shares 29 more times and sold shares on nineteen occasions. The investor's estimated purchase price is $19.6 Million, resulting in a loss of 0.5%.