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139 hedge funds and large institutions have $566M invested in Photronics in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

244% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $595K | Put options by funds: $173K

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 7

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 134 → 139 (+5)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $560M → $566M (+$5.63M)

31% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 59

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)

Holders
139
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.73%
% of All Funds
4%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
13
Increased
41
Reduced
59
Closed
7
Calls
$595K
Puts
$173K
Net Calls
+$422K
Net Calls Change
+$301K

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$9.71M
2
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$8.42M
3
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$5.44M
4
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
+$3.5M
5
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
+$1.65M

Top Sellers

1
Northern Trust
Northern Trust
Illinois
-$8.04M
2
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$5.7M
3
SCM
Signia Capital Management
Washington
-$3.16M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.51M
5
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$2.28M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
51
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$1.63M +$1.65M +190,000 New
GMCM
52
Gruber & McBaine Capital Management
California
$1.61M – – –
Two Sigma Investments
53
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.45M +$1.46M +168,224 New
Two Sigma Advisers
54
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.37M +$231K +26,600 +20%
NIM
55
Needham Investment Management
New York
$1.33M -$43.4K -5,000 -3%
MAA
56
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.17M -$60.4K -6,964 -5%
U
57
UBS
Switzerland
$1.12M +$210K +24,158 +23%
MTB
58
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$1.11M – – –
D.E. Shaw & Co
59
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.08M +$32.4K +3,739 +3%
Invesco
60
Invesco
Georgia
$1.02M +$13.4K +1,550 +1%
SAM
61
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.02M +$1.03M +119,228 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
62
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$968K +$18.2K +2,100 +2%
FQ
63
First Quadrant
California
$888K – – –
BMCMI
64
Bryn Mawr Capital Management Inc
Pennsylvania
$814K -$225K -25,889 -21%
Royal Bank of Canada
65
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$771K +$320K +36,868 +70%
SO
66
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$768K -$20K -2,300 -3%
TA
67
Teachers Advisors
New York
$738K -$31.6K -3,637 -4%
CS
68
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$716K -$268K -30,868 -27%
Axa
69
Axa
France
$695K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
70
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$692K -$29.8K -3,432 -4%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
71
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$653K – – –
MERSOM
72
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$649K – – –
Swiss National Bank
73
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$587K – – –
Nomura Holdings
74
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$570K +$163K +18,828 +40%
VRS
75
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$555K -$2.6K -300 -0.5%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

139 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $566M — up 1% from $560M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new PLAB positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.71M. The largest seller was Northern Trust, cutting an estimated $8.04M.

  • 139 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2014, up from 134 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $566M of Photronics stock for Q2 2014, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $9.71M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2014 was Northern Trust, an estimated $8.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.