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185 hedge funds and large institutions have $636M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $578M → $636M (+$57.8M)

2.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.9% → 86.4% (-2.5%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 185 (-9)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 33

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 80

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $165K | Put options by funds: $693K

Holders
185
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.64%
% of All Funds
3.27%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
25
Increased
53
Reduced
80
Closed
33
Calls
$165K
Puts
$693K
Net Calls
-$528K
Net Calls Change
-$128K

Top Buyers

1
VCA
VIEX Capital Advisors
Florida
+$5.62M
2
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
+$5.49M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.08M
4
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
+$3.22M
5
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$2.96M

Top Sellers

1
AAMU
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$5.3M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$4.04M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$3.53M
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$3.05M
5
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$2.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WC
51
Walthausen & Co
New York
$1.7M – – –
Swiss National Bank
52
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.65M – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
53
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.65M -$17.9K -1,636 -1%
PPA
54
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.58M -$25.2K -2,306 -2%
PM
55
Penbrook Management
New York
$1.57M +$927K +84,750 +150%
Tudor Investment Corp
56
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$1.48M +$437K +39,931 +43%
KA
57
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.47M +$1.45M +132,100 New
ETM
58
Euclidean Technologies Management
Washington
$1.1M – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
59
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.1M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
60
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.06M – – –
Citadel Advisors
61
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.06M -$1.66M -151,736 -62%
ARM
62
Adirondack Research & Management
New York
$1.04M -$271K -24,817 -21%
WG
63
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$981K -$1.11M -101,027 -53%
UCI
64
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$971K +$18.8K +1,715 +2%
Victory Capital Management
65
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$963K -$665K -60,812 -41%
Barclays
66
Barclays
United Kingdom
$955K -$27.4K -2,506 -3%
AllianceBernstein
67
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$937K -$208K -19,024 -18%
CS
68
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$906K +$172K +15,764 +24%
American Century Companies
69
American Century Companies
Missouri
$905K +$133K +12,162 +18%
Russell Investments Group
70
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$863K +$223K +20,378 +36%
SAM
71
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$862K – – –
FP
72
Factorial Partners
New York
$856K +$131K +12,000 +19%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
73
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$836K +$491K +44,900 +150%
EGM
74
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$790K -$681K -62,237 -47%
UBS AM
75
UBS AM
Illinois
$777K +$103K +9,432 +16%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

185 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $636M — up 10% from $578M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of PLAB and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was VIEX Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.62M. The largest seller was AEGON Asset Management (UK), exiting entirely with an estimated $5.3M sold.

  • 185 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2020, down from 194 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $636M of Photronics stock for Q4 2020, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2020 was VIEX Capital Advisors, an estimated $5.62M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2020 was AEGON Asset Management (UK), an estimated $5.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.