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156 hedge funds and large institutions have $759M invested in Photronics in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

451% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.75M | Put options by funds: $317K

98.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 98.56% (+99%)

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 19

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $683M → $759M (+$75.8M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 153 → 156 (+3)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 51

Holders
156
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.96%
% of All Funds
3.9%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
56
Reduced
51
Closed
19
Calls
$1.75M
Puts
$317K
Net Calls
+$1.43M
Net Calls Change
+$405K

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$15.3M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$10.5M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$6.59M
4
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$5.6M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$5.31M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$23.6M
2
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$10.6M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$7.76M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.12M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$2.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RHJA
51
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$2.15M -$15.7K -1,500 -0.8%
MC
52
Menta Capital
California
$1.94M +$694K +66,202 +63%
Axa
53
Axa
France
$1.89M – – –
GAM
54
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$1.89M -$1.98M -188,781 -53%
ST
55
Sentinel Trust
Texas
$1.79M +$400K +38,090 +32%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
56
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.76M -$1.15M -110,028 -41%
QI
57
QS Investors
New York
$1.75M -$519K -49,517 -24%
Wellington Management Group
58
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.6M +$218K +20,764 +17%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
59
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.52M -$39.9K -3,800 -3%
Invesco
60
Invesco
Georgia
$1.5M -$2.8M -266,481 -67%
Russell Investments Group
61
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.41M +$1.29M +122,863 New
UBS Group
62
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.36M -$2.31M -220,086 -65%
IA
63
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$1.35M – – –
Victory Capital Management
64
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.31M +$594K +56,627 +95%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
65
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.3M -$160K -15,212 -12%
Swiss National Bank
66
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.23M – – –
TA
67
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.2M +$26.9K +2,560 +2%
SAM
68
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.18M -$9.65K -920 -0.9%
OSAM
69
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.17M -$705K -67,175 -39%
FQ
70
First Quadrant
California
$1.17M – – –
IAM
71
ICM Asset Management
Washington
$1.11M -$19.4K -1,850 -2%
Citigroup
72
Citigroup
New York
$1.07M +$691K +65,895 +225%
OA
73
Oak Associates
Ohio
$1.06M +$987K +94,125 New
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
74
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.05M – – –
PRCP
75
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$1.04M +$14.6K +1,390 +2%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

156 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $759M — up 11% from $683M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new PLAB positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $15.3M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $23.6M.

  • 156 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2016, up from 153 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $759M of Photronics stock for Q4 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2016 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $15.3M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2016 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $23.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.