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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $742M invested in Photronics in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

295% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.96M | Put options by funds: $495K

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 10

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168 → 172 (+4)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $724M → $742M (+$17.7M)

0.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.4% → 89.02% (+0.61%)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 72

Holders
172
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
3.01%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
17
Increased
56
Reduced
72
Closed
10
Calls
$1.96M
Puts
$495K
Net Calls
+$1.46M
Net Calls Change
+$1.44M

Top Buyers

1
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$5.71M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$5.28M
3
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$4.65M
4
PI
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
+$3.4M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.83M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$10.3M
2
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
-$8.61M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.59M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$1.93M
5
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$1.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Barclays
76
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.18M +$530K +39,118 +82%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
77
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.15M -$2.54K -187 -0.2%
UCI
78
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$1.09M +$1.02K +75 +0.1%
SAM
79
Shell Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.06M -$46.1K -3,400 -4%
VOYA Investment Management
80
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$998K +$13.9K +1,027 +1%
UBS AM
81
UBS AM
Illinois
$957K +$92.9K +6,853 +11%
PCM
82
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$945K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
83
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$920K +$481K +35,473 +111%
KBC Group
84
KBC Group
Belgium
$886K -$374K -27,571 -30%
SIM
85
SummerHaven Investment Management
Connecticut
$876K +$355K +26,203 +69%
SO
86
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$847K -$52.9K -3,900 -6%
AllianceBernstein
87
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$842K -$205K -15,090 -20%
HF
88
HRT Financial
New York
$775K -$613K -45,197 -44%
Citadel Advisors
89
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$764K -$448K -33,036 -37%
Canada Life
90
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$749K – – –
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
91
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$714K +$7.31K +539 +1%
TD Asset Management
92
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$687K +$81.3K +6,000 +14%
Squarepoint
93
Squarepoint
New York
$651K +$648K +47,770 New
COPPSERS
94
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$641K -$22.4K -1,650 -3%
CS
95
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$626K -$90.7K -6,692 -13%
TPSF
96
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$625K -$18.8K -1,388 -3%
SOADOR
97
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$616K +$18.4K +1,355 +3%
Citigroup
98
Citigroup
New York
$614K -$257K -18,989 -30%
GCP
99
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$605K +$24.1K +1,777 +4%
OQS
100
Occudo Quantitative Strategies
Florida
$562K -$33.4K -2,461 -6%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

172 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $742M — up 2.4% from $724M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PLAB positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Silvercrest Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.71M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $10.3M.

  • 172 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2021, up from 168 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $742M of Photronics stock for Q3 2021, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2021 and 10 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2021 was Silvercrest Asset Management, an estimated $5.71M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.