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155 hedge funds and large institutions have $728M invested in Photronics in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 45

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 20

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $547K | Put options by funds: $457K

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.56% → 99.03% (+0.47%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 155 (-1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $759M → $728M (-$30.9M)

Holders
155
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.64%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
25
Increased
59
Reduced
45
Closed
20
Calls
$547K
Puts
$457K
Net Calls
+$90K
Net Calls Change
-$1.34M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$47M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$8.35M
3
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$5.88M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$5.83M
5
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$4.53M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$19.5M
2
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$3.8M
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.23M
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$2.78M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$2.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RHJA
51
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$1.98M -$55.6K -5,000 -3%
GAM
52
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$1.89M +$108K +9,731 +6%
Russell Investments Group
53
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.83M +$533K +47,897 +39%
Invesco
54
Invesco
Georgia
$1.82M +$418K +37,569 +28%
SFM
55
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.74M +$1.8M +162,110 New
QI
56
QS Investors
New York
$1.65M – – –
IA
57
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$1.62M +$352K +31,700 +26%
CCMH
58
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
$1.61M +$651K +58,574 +64%
CM
59
Crestline Management
Texas
$1.56M +$1.62M +145,984 New
Wellington Management Group
60
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.52M +$3.32K +299 +0.2%
Millennium Management
61
Millennium Management
New York
$1.48M +$553K +49,712 +56%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
62
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.38M -$65.6K -5,900 -4%
PRCP
63
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$1.37M +$399K +35,850 +39%
Prudential Financial
64
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$1.36M -$2.11M -190,213 -60%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
65
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.33M +$99K +8,900 +8%
Swiss National Bank
66
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.2M +$41.1K +3,700 +3%
TA
67
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.19M +$50.9K +4,578 +4%
UBS Group
68
UBS Group
Switzerland
$1.15M -$144K -12,942 -11%
GCP
69
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.14M +$649K +58,400 +121%
FQ
70
First Quadrant
California
$1.1M – – –
Victory Capital Management
71
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.07M -$178K -16,052 -14%
SAM
72
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.05M -$76.2K -6,853 -7%
OA
73
Oak Associates
Ohio
$1.01M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
74
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.01M +$38.8K +3,488 +4%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
75
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$993K -$700K -62,937 -40%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

155 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $728M — down 4.1% from $759M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new PLAB positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $47M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $19.5M.

  • 155 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2017, down from 156 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $728M of Photronics stock for Q1 2017, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $47M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2017 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $19.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.