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150 hedge funds and large institutions have $581M invested in Photronics in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 60 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $256K | Put options by funds: $118K

67% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 60 | Existing positions reduced: 36

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 23

1.46% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.35% → 95.89% (-1.5%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 154 → 150 (-4)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $630M → $581M (-$49.2M)

Holders
150
Holders Change
-4
Holders Change %
-2.6%
% of All Funds
3.74%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
21
Increased
60
Reduced
36
Closed
23
Calls
$256K
Puts
$118K
Net Calls
+$138K
Net Calls Change
-$76K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
+$12.6M
2
PP
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
+$11.3M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$6.87M
4
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
California
+$3.48M
5
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
+$3.29M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$28M
2
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$15.5M
3
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
-$6.46M
4
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$5.27M
5
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
-$4.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SFM
51
Systematic Financial Management
New Jersey
$1.5M -$146K -16,470 -9%
Morgan Stanley
52
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.48M -$725K -81,672 -33%
Comerica Bank
53
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.45M +$1.36M +153,718 New
PCM
54
Piermont Capital Management
Missouri
$1.43M – – –
Susquehanna International Group
55
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.38M -$287K -32,270 -17%
Invesco
56
Invesco
Georgia
$1.21M -$38.2K -4,299 -3%
Bank of Montreal
57
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.21M -$296K -33,379 -20%
SG Americas Securities
58
SG Americas Securities
New York
$1.19M +$1.2M +134,625 New
Wellington Management Group
59
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.14M -$115K -12,939 -9%
PRCP
60
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$1.13M – – –
MCM
61
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$1.13M +$151K +17,044 +15%
Boston Partners
62
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$1.12M +$1.12M +126,275 New
NFA
63
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.06M +$270K +30,424 +34%
TA
64
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.04M -$22.2K -2,500 -2%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
65
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$1.04M -$202K -22,774 -16%
Barclays
66
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.01M +$853K +96,019 +538%
Swiss National Bank
67
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$995K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
68
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$946K -$103K -11,581 -10%
FQ
69
First Quadrant
California
$914K – – –
Allianz Asset Management
70
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$860K +$309K +34,845 +56%
SAM
71
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$847K -$19.5K -2,200 -2%
OA
72
Oak Associates
Ohio
$833K – – –
DTL
73
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$823K +$825K +92,962 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
74
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$821K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
75
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$772K -$22.7K -2,555 -3%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

150 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $581M — down 7.8% from $630M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 23 funds closed out of PLAB and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 36 trimmed existing stakes and 60 added.

The largest buyer was Wedge Capital Management, adding an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $28M sold.

  • 150 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2017, down from 154 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $581M of Photronics stock for Q3 2017, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2017 and 23 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2017 was Wedge Capital Management, an estimated $12.6M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2017 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $28M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.