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153 hedge funds and large institutions have $683M invested in Photronics in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

759% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.16M | Put options by funds: $135K

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $602M → $683M (+$81.5M)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 56

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 182 → 153 (-29)

78% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 36

Holders
153
Holders Change
-29
Holders Change %
-15.93%
% of All Funds
4.08%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
62
Reduced
56
Closed
36
Calls
$1.16M
Puts
$135K
Net Calls
+$1.02M
Net Calls Change
-$138K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$9.52M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$7.47M
3
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$3.76M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.81M
5
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
+$2.35M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$6.03M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$5.05M
3
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
-$3M
4
LBA
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
-$2.01M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Ameriprise
26
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.36M -$553K -57,354 -10%
PFC
27
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$5.03M +$287K +29,790 +7%
Prudential Financial
28
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$4.94M -$728K -75,461 -14%
PCM
29
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$4.89M +$7.71K +800 +0.2%
PAIM
30
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$4.89M +$31.3K +3,250 +0.7%
USAA
31
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$4.51M – – –
PPA
32
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$4.4M +$301K +31,231 +8%
Two Sigma Investments
33
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$4.28M -$1.2M -124,833 -23%
Invesco
34
Invesco
Georgia
$4.11M +$1.5M +155,690 +64%
Two Sigma Advisers
35
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.96M -$463K -47,999 -11%
BCM
36
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.88M – – –
NIM
37
Needham Investment Management
New York
$3.73M +$246K +25,500 +8%
GAM
38
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$3.67M -$3M -311,182 -47%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.51M -$43.4K -4,498 -1%
UBS Group
40
UBS Group
Switzerland
$3.51M +$1.55M +160,320 +89%
BIM
41
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.9M -$9.97K -1,034 -0.4%
Allianz Asset Management
42
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.78M -$32.1K -3,334 -1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
43
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$2.74M -$168K -17,392 -6%
AF
44
Aegis Financial
Virginia
$2.56M – – –
FP
45
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$2.28M +$2.14M +221,500 New
GCP
46
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$2.25M +$606K +62,828 +41%
QI
47
QS Investors
New York
$2.1M +$54K +5,598 +3%
RHJA
48
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$1.98M +$637K +66,036 +52%
Bank of Montreal
49
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.98M -$514K -53,281 -22%
MTB
50
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$1.9M – – –
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

153 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $683M — up 14% from $602M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of PLAB and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 56 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.

The largest buyer was VOYA Investment Management, adding an estimated $9.52M. The largest seller was Mackenzie Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.03M sold.

  • 153 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2016, down from 182 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $683M of Photronics stock for Q3 2016, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2016 and 36 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2016 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $9.52M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2016 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $6.03M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.