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143 hedge funds and large institutions have $529M invested in Photronics in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 44

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 139 → 143 (+4)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16K | Put options by funds: $16K

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $566M → $529M (-$36.4M)

Holders
143
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.88%
% of All Funds
4.15%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
11
Increased
54
Reduced
44
Closed
7
Calls
$16K
Puts
$16K
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
-$422K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$5.79M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.17M
3
ST
Sentinel Trust
Texas
+$1.97M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$1.31M
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$1.15M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.87M
2
LBA
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
-$3.79M
3
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$2.02M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.06M
5
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$805K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FP
51
Foundry Partners
Minnesota
$1.59M -$18.2K -2,155 -1%
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
52
State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D
New Jersey
$1.53M – – –
GMCM
53
Gruber & McBaine Capital Management
California
$1.43M -$81.5K -9,633 -5%
NIM
54
Needham Investment Management
New York
$1.25M – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
55
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.21M -$77K -9,100 -6%
U
56
UBS
Switzerland
$1.1M +$53.6K +6,335 +5%
MTB
57
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
$1.09M +$59.2K +7,000 +5%
Citadel Advisors
58
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.08M +$910K +107,558 +405%
MAA
59
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$1.06M -$35.4K -4,181 -3%
SAM
60
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.06M +$104K +12,269 +10%
Millennium Management
61
Millennium Management
New York
$995K +$605K +71,515 +137%
Invesco
62
Invesco
Georgia
$925K -$35.6K -4,201 -4%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
63
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$916K +$10.5K +1,246 +1%
CS
64
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$897K +$239K +28,214 +34%
Two Sigma Investments
65
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$837K -$544K -64,248 -38%
FQ
66
First Quadrant
California
$832K – – –
Axa
67
Axa
France
$746K +$101K +11,900 +15%
SO
68
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$719K – – –
TA
69
Teachers Advisors
New York
$691K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
70
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$672K +$64.3K +7,596 +10%
RhumbLine Advisers
71
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$656K +$8.46K +1,000 +1%
MERSOM
72
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$608K – – –
VRS
73
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$593K +$77.9K +9,200 +14%
PRCP
74
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$588K +$215K +25,395 +53%
Swiss National Bank
75
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$549K – – –
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

143 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $529M — down 6.4% from $566M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new PLAB positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $5.79M. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.87M.

  • 143 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2014, up from 139 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $529M of Photronics stock for Q3 2014, down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $5.79M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2014 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $4.87M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.