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154 hedge funds and large institutions have $630M invested in Photronics in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $386K | Put options by funds: $172K

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 54

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 155 → 154 (-1)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 19

1.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.03% → 97.35% (-1.7%)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $728M → $630M (-$98.1M)

Holders
154
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.65%
% of All Funds
3.84%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
18
Increased
55
Reduced
54
Closed
19
Calls
$386K
Puts
$172K
Net Calls
+$214K
Net Calls Change
+$124K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
+$17.6M
2
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
+$8.83M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$4.38M
4
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
+$4.12M
5
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
+$4.1M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$17.4M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$11M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$5.32M
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$5.31M
5
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
-$5.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Two Sigma Investments
26
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$4.96M +$66.4K +6,283 +1%
Charles Schwab
27
Charles Schwab
California
$4.69M +$247K +23,394 +5%
PCM
28
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$4.47M -$5.28K -500 -0.1%
TAM
29
Third Avenue Management
New York
$4.4M +$1.35M +127,300 +37%
NIM
30
Needham Investment Management
New York
$4.28M +$817K +77,300 +20%
PFC
31
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$4.22M +$212K +20,035 +5%
FP
32
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$4.22M +$545K +51,600 +13%
Two Sigma Advisers
33
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$4.04M +$465K +44,051 +11%
USAA
34
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$3.95M -$178K -16,800 -4%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
35
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$3.83M – – –
DADC
36
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$3.8M +$4.12M +389,610 +2,734%
Deutsche Bank
37
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.73M +$783K +74,057 +23%
BCM
38
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.54M – – –
HA
39
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$3.1M -$3.86M -365,669 -53%
GC
40
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.88M -$2.74M -259,304 -46%
PI
41
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$2.65M +$2.98M +282,041 New
BGIM
42
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.42M -$96.4K -9,126 -3%
Morgan Stanley
43
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.34M -$384K -36,298 -13%
Arrowstreet Capital
44
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$2.33M -$5.32M -503,153 -67%
AF
45
Aegis Financial
Virginia
$2.33M – – –
Russell Investments Group
46
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2.18M +$641K +60,668 +36%
TCIM
47
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$2.09M +$26.5K +2,506 +1%
PPA
48
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.79M -$834K -78,919 -29%
IA
49
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$1.78M +$397K +37,600 +25%
Susquehanna International Group
50
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.76M +$1.16M +110,019 +142%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

154 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $630M — down 13% from $728M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of PLAB and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, adding an estimated $17.6M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $17.4M.

  • 154 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2017, down from 155 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $630M of Photronics stock for Q2 2017, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2017 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $17.6M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2017 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $17.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.