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231 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in Photronics in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.93M | Put options by funds: $4.86M

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 22

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $917M → $1.06B (+$144M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 217 → 231 (+14)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 78

0.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.48% → 88.44% (+0.96%)

Holders
231
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+6.45%
% of All Funds
3.89%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
41
Increased
84
Reduced
78
Closed
22
Calls
$9.93M
Puts
$4.86M
Net Calls
+$5.07M
Net Calls Change
+$5.96M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$18.5M
2
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$12.1M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$7.19M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$5.62M
5
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
+$5.04M

Top Sellers

1
ACM
AIGH Capital Management
Maryland
-$20.7M
2
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$10.9M
3
DCM
Divisar Capital Management
California
-$5.95M
4
WVP
Worth Venture Partners
New Jersey
-$5.19M
5
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
-$5.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
KCM
51
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$3.14M -$26.7K -1,524 -0.9%
EGM
52
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$3.06M +$2.21M +126,310 +411%
Acadian Asset Management
53
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$3.03M +$1.42M +80,803 +108%
Franklin Resources
54
Franklin Resources
California
$3.02M -$233K -13,276 -8%
BGIM
55
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.01M +$1.06M +60,467 +64%
Legal & General Group
56
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$2.95M +$32.6K +1,859 +1%
EIP
57
Easterly Investment Partners
Massachusetts
$2.92M +$148K +8,471 +6%
Swiss National Bank
58
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$2.82M – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
59
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$2.75M -$117K -6,656 -4%
BCC
60
Bridge City Capital
Oregon
$2.71M -$4.45K -254 -0.2%
GCM
61
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.61M +$1.53M +87,538 +189%
Los Angeles Capital Management
62
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$2.57M +$1.1M +62,717 +91%
AG
63
Algert Global
California
$2.57M +$1.12M +63,770 +94%
PM
64
Penbrook Management
New York
$2.53M -$160K -9,150 -7%
Royal Bank of Canada
65
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$2.5M +$435K +24,823 +24%
ETM
66
Euclidean Technologies Management
Washington
$2.5M +$218K +12,435 +11%
Allianz Asset Management
67
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$2.48M +$2.23M +127,485 New
EI
68
EAM Investors
California
$2.47M -$773K -44,095 -26%
Bank of America
69
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.33M +$598K +34,114 +40%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
70
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$2.23M -$13.5K -770 -0.7%
MCM
71
Marathon Capital Management
Maryland
$2.15M +$38.4K +2,190 +2%
Aviva
72
Aviva
United Kingdom
$2.13M +$401K +22,897 +26%
OAM
73
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$2.03M +$163K +9,300 +10%
Citadel Advisors
74
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.03M -$1.67M -95,591 -48%
UBS AM
75
UBS AM
Illinois
$1.98M +$45.6K +2,604 +3%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

231 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.06B — up 16% from $917M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new PLAB positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was AIGH Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.7M sold.

  • 231 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2022, up from 217 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.06B of Photronics stock for Q2 2022, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2022 and 22 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.5M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2022 was AIGH Capital Management, an estimated $20.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.