Photronics
PLAB
156 hedge funds and large institutions have $759M invested in Photronics in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
451% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.75M | Put options by funds: $317K
98.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 98.56% (+99%)
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 19
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $683M → $759M (+$75.8M)
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 153 → 156 (+3)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 51
Top Buyers
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
+$15.3M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
+$10.5M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$6.59M |
| 4 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$5.6M |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.31M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$23.6M |
| 2 |
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
Pasadena,
California
|
-$10.6M |
| 3 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.76M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$4.12M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$2.8M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
156 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $759M — up 11% from $683M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new PLAB positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.
The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $15.3M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $23.6M.
- 156 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2016, up from 153 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $759M of Photronics stock for Q4 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2016 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $15.3M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2016 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $23.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.