Photronics
PLAB
209 hedge funds and large institutions have $972M invested in Photronics in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 82 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.
236% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 11
41% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $690M → $972M (+$283M)
11% more funds holding
Funds holding: 189 → 209 (+20)
0.13% more ownership
Funds ownership: 94.27% → 94.41% (+0.13%)
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 82
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
87% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $179K | Put options by funds: $1.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$8.73M |
| 2 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$4.13M |
| 3 |
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.83M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.56M |
| 5 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
+$2.45M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DP
DDD Partners
Bellevue,
Washington
|
-$8.11M |
| 2 |
DCM
Divisar Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$7.23M |
| 3 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
-$6.66M |
| 4 |
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$5.57M |
| 5 |
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
|
-$5.56M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
209 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $972M — up 41% from $690M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 37 funds opened new PLAB positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 26 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 82 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Ameriprise, adding an estimated $8.73M. The largest seller was DDD Partners, cutting an estimated $8.11M.
- 209 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2019, up from 189 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $972M of Photronics stock for Q4 2019, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2019 and 11 closed out, a net change of +26 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2019 was Ameriprise, an estimated $8.73M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2019 was DDD Partners, an estimated $8.11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.