Photronics
PLAB
217 hedge funds and large institutions have $917M invested in Photronics in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 79 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.
187% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 15
15% more funds holding
Funds holding: 189 → 217 (+28)
2.22% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.7% → 87.48% (-2.2%)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $917M (-$111M)
14% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 79
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.96M | Put options by funds: $2.85M
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 4 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$12.9M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.41M |
| 3 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$5.36M |
| 4 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$3.04M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$2.63M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$9.3M |
| 2 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$9.28M |
| 3 |
AI
Acuitas Investments
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$9.19M |
| 4 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.76M |
| 5 |
DCM
Divisar Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$4.83M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
226
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$6.82K | -379 | Closed |
|
|
SSB
227
Sandy Spring Bank
Olney,
Maryland
| – | -$3K | -180 | Closed |
|
|
MWM
228
Mascoma Wealth Management
Hanover,
New Hampshire
| – | -$3K | -175 | Closed |
|
|
SFM
229
Signet Financial Management
Parsippany,
New Jersey
| – | -$3K | -171 | Closed |
|
|
GRP
230
Global Retirement Partners
San Rafael,
California
| – | +$306 | +17 | New |
|
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
217 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $917M — down 11% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new PLAB positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 28 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 79 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Nuveen, adding an estimated $12.9M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $9.3M.
- 217 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2022, up from 189 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $917M of Photronics stock for Q1 2022, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2022 and 15 closed out, a net change of +28 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2022 was Nuveen, an estimated $12.9M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2022 was Millennium Management, an estimated $9.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.