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Photronics

161 hedge funds and large institutions have $622M invested in Photronics in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

417% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $987K | Put options by funds: $191K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 18

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 42

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 152161 (+9)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $659M → $622M (-$37M)

Holders
161
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.92%
% of All Funds
4.49%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
29
Increased
64
Reduced
42
Closed
18
Calls
$987K
Puts
$191K
Net Calls
+$796K
Net Calls Change
-$3.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AL
101
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$304K +$294K +33,500 New
Tudor Investment Corp
102
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$297K +$124K +14,079 +75%
EMG
103
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$294K -$106K -12,041 -27%
ST
104
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$285K
Nomura Holdings
105
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$278K -$43.7K -4,977 -14%
CCM
106
Catawba Capital Management
Virginia
$275K
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
107
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$265K +$257K +29,300 New
AQR Capital Management
108
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$252K -$16.4K -1,863 -6%
Wells Fargo
109
Wells Fargo
California
$245K -$4.47M -508,592 -95%
SCM
110
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$243K +$30.6K +3,480 +15%
PCM
111
Palouse Capital Management
Washington
$221K -$5.03K -573 -2%
BG
112
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$211K +$36K +4,098 +21%
SKK
113
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$209K +$202K +23,021 New
Prudential Financial
114
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$200K +$194K +22,111 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
115
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$188K
PNC Financial Services Group
116
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$186K +$132 +15 +0.1%
Bank of America
117
Bank of America
North Carolina
$179K +$66.2K +7,537 +62%
T. Rowe Price Associates
118
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$160K
Walleye Trading
119
Walleye Trading
New York
$156K +$151K +17,164 New
HCM
120
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$152K +$148K +16,814 New
Principal Financial Group
121
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$141K +$35.5K +4,042 +35%
VKH
122
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
$137K -$70.3K -8,002 -35%
SCM
123
Signia Capital Management
Washington
$136K
Goldman Sachs
124
Goldman Sachs
New York
$133K -$119K -13,598 -48%
HSBC Holdings
125
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$132K +$20.3K +2,313 +19%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

161 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $622M — down 5.6% from $659M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new PLAB positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mackenzie Financial, adding an estimated $5.27M. The largest seller was Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut), exiting entirely with an estimated $13.3M sold.

  • 161 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2015, up from 152 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $622M of Photronics stock for Q3 2015, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2015 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $5.27M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2015 was Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut), an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.