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161 hedge funds and large institutions have $622M invested in Photronics in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

417% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $987K | Put options by funds: $191K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 18

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 42

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 152 → 161 (+9)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $659M → $622M (-$37M)

Holders
161
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.92%
% of All Funds
4.49%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
29
Increased
64
Reduced
42
Closed
18
Calls
$987K
Puts
$191K
Net Calls
+$796K
Net Calls Change
-$3.47M

Top Buyers

1
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
+$5.27M
2
TC
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
+$4.29M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$3.22M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$3.07M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$1.9M

Top Sellers

1
RCMC
Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
-$13.3M
2
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
-$4.7M
3
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$4.47M
4
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$4.18M
5
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TC
26
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$5.9M +$4.29M +488,355 +299%
NIM
27
Needham Investment Management
New York
$5.36M +$376K +42,800 +8%
Charles Schwab
28
Charles Schwab
California
$4.91M +$218K +24,787 +5%
Geode Capital Management
29
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.78M +$942K +107,279 +26%
Millennium Management
30
Millennium Management
New York
$4.76M +$1.9M +216,503 +70%
PAIM
31
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$4.27M +$40K +4,550 +1%
Deutsche Bank
32
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.84M +$573K +65,208 +18%
TA
33
Teachers Advisors
New York
$3.7M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
34
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$3.45M +$135K +15,351 +4%
BCM
35
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.41M +$320K +36,500 +11%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
36
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$3.02M -$163K -18,599 -5%
SFM
37
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$2.94M – – –
PPA
38
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.65M +$96.1K +10,947 +4%
USAA
39
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$2.64M -$59.7K -6,800 -2%
EI
40
EAM Investors
California
$2.49M +$1.26M +143,136 +109%
BIM
41
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.32M +$13.2K +1,504 +0.6%
FP
42
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$2.28M +$253K +28,800 +13%
ST
43
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$2.23M -$2.23M -254,151 -51%
TCIM
44
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.17M +$215K +24,444 +11%
Arrowstreet Capital
45
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$2.01M +$107K +12,215 +6%
Allianz Asset Management
46
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.94M +$1.88M +213,965 New
DADC
47
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$1.88M – – –
Two Sigma Investments
48
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.84M -$257K -29,292 -13%
RHJA
49
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$1.8M +$32.5K +3,700 +2%
CIP
50
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$1.79M +$1.74M +197,622 New
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

161 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $622M — down 5.6% from $659M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new PLAB positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mackenzie Financial, adding an estimated $5.27M. The largest seller was Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut), exiting entirely with an estimated $13.3M sold.

  • 161 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2015, up from 152 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $622M of Photronics stock for Q3 2015, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2015 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $5.27M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2015 was Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut), an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.