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189 hedge funds and large institutions have $690M invested in Photronics in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,112% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $803K | Put options by funds: $25K

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $524M → $690M (+$166M)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 26

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 189189 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.16%94.27% (-0.89%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 68

Holders
189
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
4.14%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
27
Increased
55
Reduced
68
Closed
26
Calls
$803K
Puts
$25K
Net Calls
+$778K
Net Calls Change
+$786K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
California Public Employees Retirement System
26
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.85M +$275K +28,477 +6%
N
27
Nuveen
North Carolina
$5.79M +$2.7M +279,021 +110%
Principal Financial Group
28
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$5.77M -$76.1K -7,877 -1%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
29
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$5.57M -$1.56M -161,090 -24%
QCMC
30
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$5.27M
BCM
31
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$4.82M
PFC
32
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$4.72M +$781K +80,789 +23%
Franklin Resources
33
Franklin Resources
California
$4.72M -$177K -18,300 -4%
Comerica Bank
34
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.35M -$195K -20,167 -5%
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.84M +$685K +70,831 +25%
PI
36
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$3.65M -$150K -15,500 -4%
Allianz Asset Management
37
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$3.37M -$2.19M -226,374 -42%
Bank of Montreal
38
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$3.28M +$1.48M +153,530 +104%
Two Sigma Advisers
39
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.24M -$107K -11,100 -4%
SAM
40
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$3.16M +$2.81M +290,391 New
PPA
41
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.13M +$335K +34,686 +14%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
42
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$3.03M +$2.69M +278,200 New
MSL
43
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$3.02M -$464K -48,000 -15%
PCM
44
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$2.79M -$406K -42,000 -14%
Morgan Stanley
45
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.78M -$1.36M -140,941 -36%
Victory Capital Management
46
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$2.66M +$784K +81,114 +50%
RhumbLine Advisers
47
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.34M +$121K +12,531 +6%
Prudential Financial
48
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$2.31M -$593K -61,370 -22%
HA
49
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$2.19M +$1.94M +200,903 New
Russell Investments Group
50
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$2M +$451K +46,622 +34%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

189 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $690M — up 32% from $524M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new PLAB positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 55 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, adding an estimated $7.44M. The largest seller was Robeco Institutional Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.18M sold.

  • 189 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2019, unchanged from Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $690M of Photronics stock for Q3 2019, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2019 and 26 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2019 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $7.44M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2019 was Robeco Institutional Asset Management, an estimated $5.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.