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156 hedge funds and large institutions have $759M invested in Photronics in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

451% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.75M | Put options by funds: $317K

98.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 98.56% (+99%)

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 19

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $683M → $759M (+$75.8M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 153 → 156 (+3)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 51

Holders
156
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.96%
% of All Funds
3.9%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
56
Reduced
51
Closed
19
Calls
$1.75M
Puts
$317K
Net Calls
+$1.43M
Net Calls Change
+$405K

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$15.3M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$10.5M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$6.59M
4
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$5.6M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$5.31M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$23.6M
2
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$10.6M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$7.76M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.12M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$2.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
26
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$6.12M -$1.18M -112,960 -17%
Two Sigma Investments
27
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$5.89M +$1.11M +105,743 +25%
Charles Schwab
28
Charles Schwab
California
$5.63M -$2.37M -226,112 -31%
Ameriprise
29
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$5.54M -$310K -29,559 -6%
PFC
30
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$5.51M -$5.56K -530 -0.1%
PAIM
31
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$5.4M +$38K +3,625 +0.8%
PCM
32
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$5.36M – – –
USAA
33
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$4.94M – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
34
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$4.93M +$545K +51,950 +14%
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.6M +$2.54M +241,974 +147%
FP
36
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$4.43M +$1.79M +170,400 +77%
BCM
37
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$4.25M – – –
NIM
38
Needham Investment Management
New York
$4.09M – – –
LCP
39
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$3.8M -$10.6M -1,015,068 -75%
Deutsche Bank
40
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.75M -$88.5K -8,434 -2%
Prudential Financial
41
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$3.59M -$1.7M -161,713 -34%
NI
42
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$3.58M +$3.33M +317,182 New
BIM
43
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$3.13M -$46.3K -4,416 -2%
PPA
44
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.04M -$1.66M -158,178 -37%
BGIM
45
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.91M +$2.7M +257,735 New
AF
46
Aegis Financial
Virginia
$2.81M – – –
TCIM
47
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.58M -$99.9K -9,525 -4%
Allianz Asset Management
48
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.44M -$582K -55,496 -20%
Susquehanna International Group
49
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.39M +$1.46M +139,627 +193%
Bank of Montreal
50
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$2.25M +$344K +32,782 +17%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

156 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $759M — up 11% from $683M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new PLAB positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $15.3M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $23.6M.

  • 156 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2016, up from 153 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $759M of Photronics stock for Q4 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2016 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $15.3M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2016 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $23.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.