Joel Greenblatt acquired 252 Thousand MSC Industrial Direct , Inc. shares worth $19.1 Million. That's 0.19% of their equity portfolio (85th 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 eighteen occasions. The investor's estimated purchase price is $21.5 Million, resulting in a loss of 11%.