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Photronics

134 hedge funds and large institutions have $560M invested in Photronics in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

242% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $171K | Put options by funds: $50K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 16

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 135134 (-1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $585M → $560M (-$25M)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 50

Holders
134
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.74%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
16
Increased
42
Reduced
50
Closed
16
Calls
$171K
Puts
$50K
Net Calls
+$121K
Net Calls Change
+$7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ST
51
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$1.61M +$261K +30,750 +19%
GMCM
52
Gruber & McBaine Capital Management
California
$1.59M
USAA
53
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$1.56M +$86.4K +10,200 +6%
NIM
54
Needham Investment Management
New York
$1.36M -$381K -45,000 -22%
MAA
55
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.22M +$186 +22 +0%
Two Sigma Advisers
56
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.13M -$119K -14,000 -10%
MTB
57
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$1.1M
D.E. Shaw & Co
58
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.04M -$704K -83,089 -40%
BMCMI
59
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Inc
Pennsylvania
$1.03M +$1.02M +120,516 New
Invesco
60
Invesco
Georgia
$1M +$55.2K +6,509 +6%
CS
61
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$972K -$333K -39,322 -26%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
62
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$942K +$5.08K +600 +0.5%
U
63
UBS
Switzerland
$904K +$853K +100,641 +1,885%
FQ
64
First Quadrant
California
$881K
SO
65
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$781K
TA
66
Teachers Advisors
New York
$763K
AQR Capital Management
67
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$738K -$492K -58,000 -40%
RhumbLine Advisers
68
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$716K -$22.5K -2,660 -3%
Axa
69
Axa
France
$689K -$106K -12,500 -13%
Morgan Stanley
70
Morgan Stanley
New York
$666K -$377K -44,505 -36%
Bank of Montreal
71
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$658K -$3.1K -366 -0.5%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
72
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$647K
MERSOM
73
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$644K +$640K +75,500 New
Swiss National Bank
74
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$582K +$135K +15,900 +30%
LPL Financial
75
LPL Financial
California
$576K +$572K +67,532 New

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

134 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $560M — down 4.3% from $585M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in PLAB was balanced in Q1 2014: 16 funds opened new positions, 16 closed out, 42 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Heartland Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.9M sold.

  • 134 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2014, down from 135 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $560M of Photronics stock for Q1 2014, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2014 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2014 was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, an estimated $14.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.