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203 hedge funds and large institutions have $627M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

0.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.41% → 93.86% (-0.55%)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 32

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 209 → 203 (-6)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 81

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $256K | Put options by funds: $381K

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $972M → $627M (-$345M)

Holders
203
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.87%
% of All Funds
4.47%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
29
Increased
67
Reduced
81
Closed
32
Calls
$256K
Puts
$381K
Net Calls
-$125K
Net Calls Change
+$1.1M

Top Buyers

1
YCM
Yost Capital Management
Texas
+$12.1M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$5.12M
3
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
+$4.15M
4
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
+$3.72M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.23M

Top Sellers

1
DP
DDD Partners
Washington
-$9.95M
2
AAMU
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$8.22M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$4.79M
4
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$4.25M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$3.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Principal Financial Group
26
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$5.23M -$276K -21,083 -4%
JP Morgan Chase
27
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$5.05M +$1.41M +107,527 +28%
NIM
28
Needham Investment Management
New York
$5.01M +$2.65M +202,500 +71%
QCMC
29
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$4.97M – – –
Comerica Bank
30
Comerica Bank
Texas
$4.73M +$668K +51,070 +14%
Victory Capital Management
31
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$4.7M +$2.47M +189,005 +70%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
32
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$4.46M -$629K -48,100 -10%
Arrowstreet Capital
33
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$4.42M +$2.13M +162,761 +61%
Deutsche Bank
34
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$4.27M +$5.12M +391,485 +1,575%
Goldman Sachs
35
Goldman Sachs
New York
$3.91M +$433K +33,134 +10%
PP
36
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$3.8M -$650K -49,700 -12%
BCM
37
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.64M -$1.15M -87,800 -20%
Two Sigma Advisers
38
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$3.63M +$674K +51,500 +17%
KCM
39
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$3.41M +$2.43M +185,677 +126%
PFC
40
Phocas Financial Corp
California
$3.27M -$364K -27,834 -8%
EAM
41
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$3.25M +$4.15M +317,017 New
Millennium Management
42
Millennium Management
New York
$3.13M +$3.23M +247,240 +430%
HIM
43
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
$2.92M +$3.72M +284,100 New
PPA
44
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$2.84M -$690K -52,710 -16%
Franklin Resources
45
Franklin Resources
California
$2.51M -$825K -63,100 -21%
PI
46
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$2.47M -$1.03M -79,000 -25%
BGIM
47
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$2.46M -$219K -16,751 -7%
RhumbLine Advisers
48
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$2.42M +$134K +10,206 +5%
MSL
49
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$2.35M -$417K -31,900 -12%
Acadian Asset Management
50
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$2.11M -$1.8M -137,257 -40%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

203 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $627M — down 35% from $972M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of PLAB and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 81 trimmed existing stakes and 67 added.

The largest buyer was Yost Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was DDD Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.95M sold.

  • 203 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2020, down from 209 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $627M of Photronics stock for Q1 2020, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2020 and 32 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2020 was Yost Capital Management, an estimated $12.1M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2020 was DDD Partners, an estimated $9.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.