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231 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in Photronics in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.93M | Put options by funds: $4.86M

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 22

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $917M → $1.06B (+$144M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 217 → 231 (+14)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 78

0.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.48% → 88.44% (+0.96%)

Holders
231
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+6.45%
% of All Funds
3.89%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
41
Increased
84
Reduced
78
Closed
22
Calls
$9.93M
Puts
$4.86M
Net Calls
+$5.07M
Net Calls Change
+$5.96M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$18.5M
2
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$12.1M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$7.19M
4
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
+$5.62M
5
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
+$5.04M

Top Sellers

1
ACM
AIGH Capital Management
Maryland
-$20.7M
2
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$10.9M
3
DCM
Divisar Capital Management
California
-$5.95M
4
WVP
Worth Venture Partners
New Jersey
-$5.19M
5
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
-$5.03M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
RPA
76
Rock Point Advisors
Vermont
$1.96M -$4.43M -252,605 -72%
Victory Capital Management
77
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.95M +$405K +23,139 +30%
HSA
78
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$1.81M +$1.63M +93,000 New
WC
79
Walthausen & Co
New York
$1.81M -$815K -46,527 -33%
First Trust Advisors
80
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.8M -$60K -3,424 -4%
MAM
81
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.73M +$591K +33,736 +61%
TD Asset Management
82
TD Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.71M +$447K +25,500 +41%
UCI
83
Uncommon Cents Investing
Wisconsin
$1.67M +$8.32K +475 +0.6%
CPC
84
Cookson Peirce & Co
Pennsylvania
$1.61M +$1.45M +82,923 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
85
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.52M +$4.7K +268 +0.3%
SC
86
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$1.52M +$1.36M +77,900 New
Wellington Management Group
87
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$1.5M +$1.35M +77,100 New
GAM
88
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$1.44M +$598K +34,114 +85%
KA
89
Kovack Advisors
Florida
$1.43M -$682K -38,950 -35%
D.E. Shaw & Co
90
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$1.4M +$441K +25,168 +54%
NAM
91
NorthCrest Asset Manangement
Minnesota
$1.39M – – –
APG Asset Management
92
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$1.38M -$212K -12,100 -14%
PCM
93
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$1.35M – – –
AllianceBernstein
94
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.34M -$10.5K -601 -0.9%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
95
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$1.34M +$517K +29,530 +76%
SIM
96
SummerHaven Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.31M – – –
KLC
97
Knowledge Leaders Capital
Colorado
$1.29M +$1.16M +66,442 New
CIC
98
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$1.28M +$1.15M +65,538 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
99
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.18M +$183K +10,468 +21%
Canada Life
100
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.16M +$124K +7,070 +13%
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4
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

231 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.06B — up 16% from $917M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new PLAB positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was AIGH Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.7M sold.

  • 231 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2022, up from 217 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.06B of Photronics stock for Q2 2022, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2022 and 22 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.5M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2022 was AIGH Capital Management, an estimated $20.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.