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169 hedge funds and large institutions have $548M invested in Photronics in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

341% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $706K | Put options by funds: $160K

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 16

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 52

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 169 (+4)

3.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.17% → 95.18% (-4%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $584M → $548M (-$35.4M)

Holders
169
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.42%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
69
Reduced
52
Closed
16
Calls
$706K
Puts
$160K
Net Calls
+$546K
Net Calls Change
+$21K

Top Buyers

1
DP
DDD Partners
Washington
+$3.82M
2
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
+$3.29M
3
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
+$2.31M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$2.19M
5
ST
Sentinel Trust
Texas
+$1.52M

Top Sellers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$18.5M
2
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$7.07M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.35M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$2.02M
5
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$1.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QCMC
76
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
$477K +$483K +57,769 New
DADC
77
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$445K +$178K +21,311 +65%
ADEF
78
Adams Diversified Equity Fund
Maryland
$444K – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
79
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$432K +$7.66K +916 +2%
Tudor Investment Corp
80
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$424K +$332K +39,656 +340%
Man Group
81
Man Group
United Kingdom
$415K +$421K +50,283 New
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
82
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$409K -$43.5K -5,201 -10%
Bank of America
83
Bank of America
North Carolina
$390K -$357K -42,702 -47%
IA
84
Icon Advisers
Colorado
$390K +$59.4K +7,100 +18%
EGM
85
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$386K -$37.3K -4,457 -9%
TPSF
86
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$379K -$5.66K -677 -1%
SRAM
87
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$372K -$244K -29,114 -39%
LSV Asset Management
88
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$369K -$7.07M -845,270 -95%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
89
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$367K +$9.55K +1,141 +3%
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
90
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$360K – – –
AIG
91
American International Group
New York
$353K -$89.3K -10,668 -20%
PCM
92
Palouse Capital Management
Washington
$342K +$196K +23,407 +130%
Barclays
93
Barclays
United Kingdom
$339K +$25.4K +3,039 +8%
NSEDCP
94
NJ State Employees Deferred Compensation Plan
New Jersey
$330K – – –
PI
95
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$317K +$322K +38,476 New
Squarepoint
96
Squarepoint
New York
$308K +$72.7K +8,692 +30%
AllianceBernstein
97
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$307K -$61.9K -7,400 -17%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
98
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$293K +$82.8K +9,900 +39%
SCM
99
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$293K +$179K +21,379 +151%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
100
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$266K +$136K +16,211 +101%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

169 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $548M — down 6.1% from $584M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new PLAB positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was DDD Partners, adding an estimated $3.82M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $18.5M.

  • 169 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2018, up from 165 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $548M of Photronics stock for Q1 2018, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2018 was DDD Partners, an estimated $3.82M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2018 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $18.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.