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182 hedge funds and large institutions have $602M invested in Photronics in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6,456% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.18M | Put options by funds: $18K

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 21

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 184 → 182 (-2)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 68

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $702M → $602M (-$100M)

Holders
182
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.09%
% of All Funds
4.86%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
59
Reduced
68
Closed
21
Calls
$1.18M
Puts
$18K
Net Calls
+$1.16M
Net Calls Change
+$801K

Top Buyers

1
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
+$8.85M
2
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
+$4.15M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$3.95M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$3.41M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$2.47M

Top Sellers

1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$7.38M
2
MCM
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
-$4.94M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$4.42M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$3.69M
5
LBA
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
-$3.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.14M -$1.22M -122,820 -18%
Prudential Financial
27
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.94M +$3.41M +343,100 +162%
Two Sigma Investments
28
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$4.81M -$1.14M -114,848 -18%
Millennium Management
29
Millennium Management
New York
$4.77M -$3.2M -322,327 -38%
PCM
30
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$4.22M +$8.93K +900 +0.2%
PAIM
31
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$4.2M +$606K +61,028 +15%
PFC
32
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$4.08M +$275K +27,756 +6%
USAA
33
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$3.9M – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
34
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.85M -$677K -68,200 -14%
AQR Capital Management
35
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$3.77M +$2.33M +234,612 +124%
CAM
36
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$3.73M +$4.15M +418,054 New
PPA
37
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.53M -$218K -21,937 -5%
BCM
38
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.35M -$7.44K -750 -0.2%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.08M -$677K -68,251 -17%
NIM
40
Needham Investment Management
New York
$3M -$375K -37,788 -10%
Morgan Stanley
41
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.89M +$1.16M +117,118 +56%
EA
42
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$2.68M +$2.99M +301,062 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.52M +$1.58M +158,724 +128%
BIM
44
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.52M +$251K +25,255 +10%
Allianz Asset Management
45
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.45M -$194K -19,552 -7%
Acadian Asset Management
46
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.41M -$7.38M -743,714 -73%
AF
47
Aegis Financial
Virginia
$2.21M -$1.27M -127,671 -34%
Bank of Montreal
48
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.18M +$2.17M +218,699 +830%
Marshall Wace
49
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$2.18M +$1.48M +149,583 +157%
TCIM
50
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.17M -$57.3K -5,771 -2%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

182 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $602M — down 14% from $702M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of PLAB and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.

The largest buyer was Lombardia Capital Partners, adding an estimated $8.85M. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $7.38M.

  • 182 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2016, down from 184 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $602M of Photronics stock for Q2 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2016 was Lombardia Capital Partners, an estimated $8.85M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2016 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $7.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.