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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $578M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 73

3.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.72% → 88.9% (-3.8%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 203 → 194 (-9)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $677M → $578M (-$99M)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 27

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $463K | Put options by funds: $863K

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 1 (-2)

Holders
194
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.43%
% of All Funds
3.91%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
19
Increased
72
Reduced
73
Closed
27
Calls
$463K
Puts
$863K
Net Calls
-$400K
Net Calls Change
-$88K

Top Buyers

1
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
+$4.22M
2
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
+$4.15M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$3.6M
4
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$3.11M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.01M

Top Sellers

1
YCM
Yost Capital Management
Texas
-$12M
2
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$9.66M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$6.74M
4
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
-$5.71M
5
QCMC
Quantum Capital Management (California)
California
-$5.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LSV Asset Management
76
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$869K +$254K +23,500 +37%
UCI
77
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$850K +$28.7K +2,660 +3%
MCM
78
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$781K -$43.7K -4,041 -5%
SAM
79
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$769K – – –
UBS Group
80
UBS Group
Switzerland
$731K +$54.8K +5,073 +7%
Canada Life
81
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$716K -$86K -7,956 -10%
TD Asset Management
82
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$715K -$108K -10,000 -12%
PCM
83
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$690K -$85.9K -7,950 -10%
American Century Companies
84
American Century Companies
Missouri
$687K +$184K +17,003 +33%
SO
85
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$657K +$99.4K +9,200 +16%
CS
86
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$651K +$36K +3,336 +5%
FP
87
Factorial Partners
New York
$644K +$405K +37,500 +138%
Axa
88
Axa
France
$642K -$69.2K -6,400 -9%
SOADOR
89
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$611K -$324 -30 -0%
TPSF
90
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$611K +$106K +9,847 +19%
UBS AM
91
UBS AM
Illinois
$600K -$76.1K -7,040 -10%
Russell Investments Group
92
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$568K -$406K -37,539 -40%
Royal Bank of Canada
93
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$563K +$2.9K +268 +0.5%
PM
94
Penbrook Management
New York
$562K +$30.3K +2,800 +5%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
95
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$543K – – –
COPPSERS
96
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$507K +$196K +18,141 +55%
DCM
97
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$470K -$34.2K -3,161 -6%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
98
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$468K -$376K -34,824 -43%
SSA
99
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$452K +$491K +45,400 New
AIG
100
American International Group
New York
$437K -$11.2K -1,033 -2%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

194 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $578M — down 15% from $677M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of PLAB and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 73 trimmed existing stakes and 72 added.

The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.22M. The largest seller was Yost Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $12M sold.

  • 194 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2020, down from 203 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $578M of Photronics stock for Q3 2020, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2020 and 27 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2020 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $4.22M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2020 was Yost Capital Management, an estimated $12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.