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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $578M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 73

3.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.72% → 88.9% (-3.8%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 203 → 194 (-9)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $677M → $578M (-$99M)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 27

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $463K | Put options by funds: $863K

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
194
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.43%
% of All Funds
3.91%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
19
Increased
72
Reduced
73
Closed
27
Calls
$463K
Puts
$863K
Net Calls
-$400K
Net Calls Change
-$88K

Top Buyers

1
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$4.22M
2
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
+$4.15M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.6M
4
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$3.11M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.01M

Top Sellers

1
YCM
Yost Capital Management
Texas
-$12M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$9.66M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$6.74M
4
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$5.71M
5
QCMC
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
-$5.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCC
51
Bridge City Capital
Oregon
$1.83M +$1.98M +183,441 New
Morgan Stanley
52
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.82M +$39.1K +3,622 +2%
TRCT
53
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$1.77M +$1.03M +95,570 +116%
Two Sigma Investments
54
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$1.76M +$603K +55,789 +46%
HSA
55
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$1.52M +$573K +53,000 +53%
WC
56
Walthausen & Co
New York
$1.51M +$99K +9,160 +6%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
57
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$1.51M -$232K -21,500 -12%
MAM
58
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.5M +$420K +38,831 +35%
California Public Employees Retirement System
59
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.49M +$32.4K +2,997 +2%
Swiss National Bank
60
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.47M – – –
Victory Capital Management
61
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.47M -$341K -31,569 -18%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
62
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.45M – – –
PPA
63
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.44M -$892K -82,565 -36%
EGM
64
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$1.32M +$814K +75,351 +131%
ARM
65
Adirondack Research & Management
New York
$1.18M +$258K +23,900 +25%
PRCP
66
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$1.17M +$81K +7,500 +7%
CSS
67
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.08M +$443K +41,037 +61%
AllianceBernstein
68
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.02M -$48.7K -4,510 -4%
KBC Group
69
KBC Group
Belgium
$994K – – –
ETM
70
Euclidean Technologies Management
Washington
$985K -$131K -12,153 -11%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
71
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$980K +$232K +21,483 +28%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
72
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$950K – – –
Allianz Asset Management
73
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$935K -$1.55M -143,520 -60%
Tudor Investment Corp
74
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$923K +$649K +60,059 +184%
Barclays
75
Barclays
United Kingdom
$877K -$17.6K -1,627 -2%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

194 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $578M — down 15% from $677M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of PLAB and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 73 trimmed existing stakes and 72 added.

The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.22M. The largest seller was Yost Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $12M sold.

  • 194 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2020, down from 203 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $578M of Photronics stock for Q3 2020, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2020 and 27 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2020 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $4.22M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2020 was Yost Capital Management, an estimated $12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.