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203 hedge funds and large institutions have $627M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

0.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.41% → 93.86% (-0.55%)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 32

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 209 → 203 (-6)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 81

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $256K | Put options by funds: $381K

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $972M → $627M (-$345M)

Holders
203
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.87%
% of All Funds
4.47%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
29
Increased
67
Reduced
81
Closed
32
Calls
$256K
Puts
$381K
Net Calls
-$125K
Net Calls Change
+$1.1M

Top Buyers

1
YCM
Yost Capital Management
Texas
+$12.1M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$5.12M
3
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
+$4.15M
4
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
+$3.72M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.23M

Top Sellers

1
DP
DDD Partners
Washington
-$9.95M
2
AAMU
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$8.22M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$4.79M
4
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$4.25M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$3.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MWNA
76
Marshall Wace North America
New York
$1.04M +$1.3M +99,702 +7,256%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
77
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.01M -$14.5K -1,112 -1%
Barclays
78
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1M -$344K -26,326 -21%
KBC Group
79
KBC Group
Belgium
$955K -$183K -13,995 -13%
TI
80
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$927K +$1.18M +90,329 New
New York State Common Retirement Fund
81
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$898K -$6.12K -468 -0.5%
AllianceBernstein
82
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$897K -$7.47K -571 -0.6%
Canada Life
83
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$874K +$19K +1,450 +2%
EIM
84
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$854K +$1.09M +83,195 New
EGI
85
EAM Global Investors
California
$837K -$398K -30,418 -27%
TD Asset Management
86
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$806K – – –
SAM
87
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$802K -$15.5K -1,185 -1%
GAM
88
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$769K +$756K +57,814 +338%
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
89
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) Trust Fund
Ontario, Canada
$766K +$977K +74,700 New
Axa
90
Axa
France
$727K -$574K -43,900 -38%
UCI
91
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$696K +$295K +22,545 +50%
WG
92
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$695K -$133K -10,185 -13%
DCM
93
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$675K +$861K +65,832 New
UBS AM
94
UBS AM
Illinois
$657K +$51.3K +3,920 +7%
EI
95
EAM Investors
California
$651K -$1.72M -131,176 -67%
Bank of America
96
Bank of America
North Carolina
$649K +$131K +10,007 +19%
SOADOR
97
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$617K +$124K +9,478 +19%
Royal Bank of Canada
98
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$588K +$198K +15,124 +36%
TPSF
99
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$587K +$147K +11,215 +24%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
100
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$578K +$36.8K +2,811 +5%
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4
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

203 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $627M — down 35% from $972M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of PLAB and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 81 trimmed existing stakes and 67 added.

The largest buyer was Yost Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was DDD Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.95M sold.

  • 203 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2020, down from 209 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $627M of Photronics stock for Q1 2020, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2020 and 32 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2020 was Yost Capital Management, an estimated $12.1M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2020 was DDD Partners, an estimated $9.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.