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153 hedge funds and large institutions have $683M invested in Photronics in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 36 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

759% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.16M | Put options by funds: $135K

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $602M → $683M (+$81.5M)

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 56

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 182 → 153 (-29)

78% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 36

Holders
153
Holders Change
-29
Holders Change %
-15.93%
% of All Funds
4.08%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
8
Increased
62
Reduced
56
Closed
36
Calls
$1.16M
Puts
$135K
Net Calls
+$1.02M
Net Calls Change
-$138K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$9.52M
2
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$7.47M
3
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$3.76M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$2.81M
5
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
+$2.35M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Mackenzie Financial
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
-$6.03M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$5.05M
3
GAM
Gotham Asset Management
New York
-$3M
4
LBA
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
-$2.01M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OSAM
51
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.76M -$562K -58,333 -25%
Axa
52
Axa
France
$1.72M -$32.8K -3,400 -2%
Acadian Asset Management
53
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.72M -$1,000K -103,659 -38%
Morgan Stanley
54
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.7M -$1.54M -159,605 -49%
EA
55
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$1.49M -$1.51M -156,790 -52%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
56
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.43M +$13.5K +1,400 +1%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
57
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.35M +$653K +67,700 +108%
Wellington Management Group
58
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.24M – – –
ST
59
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$1.24M -$35.6K -3,690 -3%
IA
60
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$1.24M +$994K +103,100 +614%
CS
61
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.15M +$227K +23,566 +27%
Norges Bank
62
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.14M – – –
Swiss National Bank
63
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.12M – – –
MC
64
Menta Capital
California
$1.09M +$220K +22,854 +28%
SAM
65
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.09M -$46.6K -4,835 -4%
TA
66
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.07M – – –
FQ
67
First Quadrant
California
$1.06M -$45.3K -4,700 -4%
IAM
68
ICM Asset Management
Washington
$1.03M +$6.41K +665 +0.7%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
69
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$958K -$271K -28,113 -23%
RhumbLine Advisers
70
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$956K +$79.2K +8,212 +10%
PRCP
71
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$939K -$96 -10 -0%
AllianceBernstein
72
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$874K -$12.5K -1,300 -2%
Citadel Advisors
73
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$790K +$319K +33,085 +76%
Wells Fargo
74
Wells Fargo
California
$782K -$195K -20,216 -21%
SO
75
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$767K -$62.7K -6,500 -8%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

153 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $683M — up 14% from $602M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 36 funds closed out of PLAB and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 28 holders — while 56 trimmed existing stakes and 62 added.

The largest buyer was VOYA Investment Management, adding an estimated $9.52M. The largest seller was Mackenzie Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.03M sold.

  • 153 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2016, down from 182 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $683M of Photronics stock for Q3 2016, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2016 and 36 closed out, a net change of -28 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2016 was VOYA Investment Management, an estimated $9.52M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2016 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $6.03M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.