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165 hedge funds and large institutions have $584M invested in Photronics in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,763% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $544K | Put options by funds: $19K

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 27

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 150 → 165 (+15)

3.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.89% → 99.17% (+3.3%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $581M → $584M (+$2.84M)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
165
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
3.74%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
42
Increased
48
Reduced
57
Closed
27
Calls
$544K
Puts
$19K
Net Calls
+$525K
Net Calls Change
+$387K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$40.7M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$8.23M
3
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$4.71M
4
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
+$4.25M
5
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$3.97M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$13.7M
2
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$12.7M
3
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$6.53M
4
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
-$5.75M
5
TAM
Third Avenue Management
New York
-$4.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Citigroup
101
Citigroup
New York
$287K +$75.8K +8,297 +33%
DADC
102
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$278K -$5.75M -629,808 -95%
PPCM
103
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$278K -$4.57K -500 -2%
VOYA Investment Management
104
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$266K -$12.7M -1,390,469 -98%
MIM
105
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$259K +$277K +30,362 New
LSERS
106
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$253K +$271K +29,700 New
Squarepoint
107
Squarepoint
New York
$245K +$113K +12,388 +76%
HCM
108
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
$231K +$88.4K +9,678 +56%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
109
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$225K – – –
EMG
110
ETF Managers Group
New Jersey
$220K +$233K +25,557 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
111
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$218K +$234K +25,591 New
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
112
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$205K +$220K +24,060 New
TRSOTSOK
113
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$202K +$216K +23,700 New
UBS AM
114
UBS AM
Illinois
$200K – – –
Allianz Asset Management
115
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$197K -$676K -74,051 -76%
EMG
116
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$190K +$204K +22,300 New
PCM
117
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$183K -$5.95K -651 -3%
CCM
118
Catawba Capital Management
Virginia
$180K -$27.4K -3,000 -12%
PNC Financial Services Group
119
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$174K +$4.09K +448 +2%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
120
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$167K – – –
CGH
121
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$164K +$176K +19,230 New
PCM
122
Palouse Capital Management
Washington
$154K -$141K -15,443 -46%
BCM
123
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$153K +$163K +17,900 New
MSA
124
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$153K +$164K +17,930 New
Victory Capital Management
125
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$150K +$13.9K +1,524 +9%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

165 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $584M — up 0.49% from $581M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new PLAB positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $40.7M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $13.7M.

  • 165 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2017, up from 150 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $584M of Photronics stock for Q4 2017, up 0.49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2017 and 27 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $40.7M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2017 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $13.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.