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169 hedge funds and large institutions have $548M invested in Photronics in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

341% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $706K | Put options by funds: $160K

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 16

33% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 52

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 165 → 169 (+4)

3.99% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.17% → 95.18% (-4%)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $584M → $548M (-$35.4M)

Holders
169
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.42%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
22
Increased
69
Reduced
52
Closed
16
Calls
$706K
Puts
$160K
Net Calls
+$546K
Net Calls Change
+$21K

Top Buyers

1
DP
DDD Partners
Washington
+$3.82M
2
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
+$3.29M
3
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
+$2.31M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$2.19M
5
ST
Sentinel Trust
Texas
+$1.52M

Top Sellers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$18.5M
2
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$7.07M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$3.35M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$2.02M
5
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$1.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Royal Bank of Canada
101
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$262K -$38.4K -4,585 -13%
VOYA Investment Management
102
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$257K – – –
PPCM
103
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$256K -$13.4K -1,600 -5%
LSERS
104
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$254K +$9.2K +1,100 +4%
ECM
105
Element Capital Management
New York
$254K +$257K +30,760 New
O
106
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$250K -$41K -4,905 -14%
MIM
107
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$250K – – –
Citigroup
108
Citigroup
New York
$229K -$48.5K -5,801 -17%
ARTA
109
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$214K -$1.07M -128,400 -83%
Macquarie Group
110
Macquarie Group
Australia
$212K -$151K -18,100 -41%
UBS AM
111
UBS AM
Illinois
$194K – – –
Victory Capital Management
112
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$185K +$40.1K +4,789 +27%
SOADOR
113
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$184K +$72K +8,600 +63%
TRSOTSOK
114
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$183K -$12.5K -1,494 -6%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
115
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$182K -$127K -15,215 -41%
BCM
116
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$178K +$181K +21,628 New
PNC Financial Services Group
117
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$177K +$7.42K +887 +4%
MSL
118
Mackay Shields LLC
New York
$173K +$176K +21,000 New
CCM
119
Catawba Capital Management
Virginia
$170K -$4.43K -530 -3%
CGH
120
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$169K +$10.2K +1,220 +6%
Axa
121
Axa
France
$165K -$289K -34,600 -63%
MSA
122
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$159K +$11K +1,314 +7%
MLICM
123
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$158K +$17.1K +2,043 +12%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
124
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$151K -$10.9K -1,302 -7%
SG Americas Securities
125
SG Americas Securities
New York
$138K +$140K +16,710 New
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review

169 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $548M — down 6.1% from $584M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new PLAB positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.

The largest buyer was DDD Partners, adding an estimated $3.82M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $18.5M.

  • 169 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2018, up from 165 in Q4 2017.
  • Funds reported $548M of Photronics stock for Q1 2018, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 22 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2018 was DDD Partners, an estimated $3.82M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2018 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $18.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.