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169 hedge funds and large institutions have $548M invested in Photronics in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

341% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $706K | Put options by funds: $160K

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 16

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 52

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 169 (+4)

3.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.17% → 95.18% (-4%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $584M → $548M (-$35.4M)

Holders
169
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.42%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
69
Reduced
52
Closed
16
Calls
$706K
Puts
$160K
Net Calls
+$546K
Net Calls Change
+$21K

Top Buyers

1
DP
DDD Partners
Washington
+$3.82M
2
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
+$3.29M
3
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
+$2.31M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$2.19M
5
ST
Sentinel Trust
Texas
+$1.52M

Top Sellers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$18.5M
2
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$7.07M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.35M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$2.02M
5
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$1.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
TCIM
51
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.29M -$55.5K -6,630 -4%
VRS
52
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$1.24M -$216K -25,800 -15%
Morgan Stanley
53
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.19M -$96.4K -11,524 -7%
Bank of Montreal
54
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.16M +$1.05M +125,131 +819%
CIP
55
Convergence Investment Partners
Florida
$1.09M +$1.1M +131,606 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
56
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$1.08M +$183K +21,830 +20%
Legal & General Group
57
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.06M +$32.9K +3,929 +3%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
58
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.04M +$286K +34,242 +37%
TA
59
Teachers Advisors
New York
$998K – – –
Swiss National Bank
60
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$990K +$63.6K +7,600 +7%
CS
61
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$984K +$251K +30,006 +34%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
62
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$949K +$741K +88,613 +336%
Prudential Financial
63
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$936K +$23K +2,750 +2%
Wells Fargo
64
Wells Fargo
California
$933K +$111K +13,285 +13%
ASRS
65
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$903K -$53.5K -6,400 -6%
MERSOM
66
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$900K +$13.7K +1,640 +2%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
67
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$840K -$29.9K -3,570 -3%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
68
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$839K -$31.8K -3,800 -4%
Russell Investments Group
69
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$826K +$94.1K +11,252 +13%
Canada Life
70
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$794K +$15.2K +1,817 +2%
SAM
71
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$789K – – –
PM
72
Penbrook Management
New York
$559K -$109K -13,000 -16%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
73
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$551K – – –
FP
74
Factorial Partners
New York
$549K +$37.6K +4,500 +7%
Wellington Management Group
75
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$531K -$538K -64,324 -50%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

169 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $548M — down 6.1% from $584M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new PLAB positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was DDD Partners, adding an estimated $3.82M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $18.5M.

  • 169 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2018, up from 165 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $548M of Photronics stock for Q1 2018, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2018 was DDD Partners, an estimated $3.82M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2018 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $18.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.