Photronics
PLAB
171 hedge funds and large institutions have $706M invested in Photronics in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 66 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.
67% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 5 (+2)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $636M → $706M (+$70.4M)
0.29% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.4% → 86.69% (+0.29%)
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 185 → 171 (-14)
13% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $681K | Put options by funds: $781K
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 66
41% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 27
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Lake Oswego,
Oregon
|
+$4.82M |
| 2 |
RPA
Rock Point Advisors
Burlington,
Vermont
|
+$4.51M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$4.3M |
| 4 |
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
|
+$4.3M |
| 5 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.07M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$10.4M |
| 2 |
Northern Trust
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$6.84M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$5.55M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$4.57M |
| 5 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$3.84M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
171 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $706M — up 11% from $636M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of PLAB and 16 opened new positions — a net loss of 11 holders — while 66 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.
The largest buyer was Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, adding an estimated $4.82M. The largest seller was Kennedy Capital Management, cutting an estimated $10.4M.
- 171 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2021, down from 185 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $706M of Photronics stock for Q1 2021, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 16 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2021 and 27 closed out, a net change of -11 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2021 was Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, an estimated $4.82M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2021 was Kennedy Capital Management, an estimated $10.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.