Photronics
PLAB
152 hedge funds and large institutions have $659M invested in Photronics in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
12,189% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.3M | Put options by funds: $35K
156% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 9
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $570M → $659M (+$88.7M)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 138 → 152 (+14)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 52
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$7.61M |
| 2 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$6.6M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$4.62M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$2.9M |
| 5 |
SBH
Segall Bryant & Hamill
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$2.88M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ)
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$4.6M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.44M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.06M |
| 4 |
EVM
Eaton Vance Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.41M |
| 5 |
PAIM
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Edina,
Minnesota
|
-$1.71M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
152 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $659M — up 16% from $570M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new PLAB positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Waddell & Reed Financial, adding an estimated $7.61M. The largest seller was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), exiting entirely with an estimated $4.6M sold.
- 152 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2015, up from 138 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $659M of Photronics stock for Q2 2015, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2015 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $7.61M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2015 was Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec (CDPQ), an estimated $4.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.