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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $742M invested in Photronics in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

295% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.96M | Put options by funds: $495K

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 10

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168 → 172 (+4)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $724M → $742M (+$17.7M)

0.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.4% → 89.02% (+0.61%)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 72

Holders
172
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
3.01%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
17
Increased
56
Reduced
72
Closed
10
Calls
$1.96M
Puts
$495K
Net Calls
+$1.46M
Net Calls Change
+$1.44M

Top Buyers

1
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$5.71M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$5.28M
3
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$4.65M
4
PI
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
+$3.4M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.83M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$10.3M
2
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
-$8.61M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.59M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$1.93M
5
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$1.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
51
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$2.35M +$400K +29,513 +21%
EIP
52
Easterly Investment Partners
Massachusetts
$2.28M +$2.27M +167,410 New
WC
53
Walthausen & Co
New York
$2.27M -$236K -17,390 -9%
LSV Asset Management
54
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$2.17M – – –
Legal & General Group
55
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.02M +$137K +10,093 +7%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
56
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.01M +$777K +57,352 +64%
PM
57
Penbrook Management
New York
$1.92M -$10.8K -800 -0.6%
AQR Capital Management
58
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$1.91M -$334K -24,656 -15%
Swiss National Bank
59
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.91M – – –
BCC
60
Bridge City Capital
Oregon
$1.87M -$496K -36,612 -21%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
61
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$1.8M +$31.8K +2,346 +2%
Wells Fargo
62
Wells Fargo
California
$1.76M +$660K +48,705 +61%
CSS
63
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$1.75M +$848K +62,554 +95%
KCM
64
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$1.75M -$189K -13,911 -10%
WG
65
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$1.64M -$30.2K -2,231 -2%
MAM
66
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.48M +$646K +47,623 +79%
MCM
67
Marathon Capital Management
Maryland
$1.36M +$3.73K +275 +0.3%
SEI Investments
68
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$1.36M -$66.3K -4,893 -5%
ETM
69
Euclidean Technologies Management
Washington
$1.35M – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
70
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$1.26M -$20.5K -1,513 -2%
ARM
71
Adirondack Research & Management
New York
$1.23M – – –
Royal Bank of Canada
72
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$1.22M +$144K +10,613 +13%
First Trust Advisors
73
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.21M +$1.2M +88,826 New
Bank of America
74
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.2M -$147K -10,852 -11%
Victory Capital Management
75
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.19M -$41.3K -3,049 -3%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

172 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $742M — up 2.4% from $724M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PLAB positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Silvercrest Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.71M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $10.3M.

  • 172 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2021, up from 168 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $742M of Photronics stock for Q3 2021, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2021 and 10 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2021 was Silvercrest Asset Management, an estimated $5.71M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.