Joel Greenblatt acquired 242k MSC Industrial Direct , Inc. shares worth $28.3M. That's 0.08% of their equity portfolio (327th largest holding). The first MSC Industrial Direct , Inc. trade was made in Q2 2011. Since then Joel Greenblatt bought shares 31 more times and sold shares on 21 occasions. The stake costed the investor $20.9M, netting the investor a gain of 36% so far.