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203 hedge funds and large institutions have $627M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

0.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.41% → 93.86% (-0.55%)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 32

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 209 → 203 (-6)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 81

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $256K | Put options by funds: $381K

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $972M → $627M (-$345M)

Holders
203
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.87%
% of All Funds
4.47%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
29
Increased
67
Reduced
81
Closed
32
Calls
$256K
Puts
$381K
Net Calls
-$125K
Net Calls Change
+$1.1M

Top Buyers

1
YCM
Yost Capital Management
Texas
+$12.1M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$5.12M
3
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
+$4.15M
4
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
+$3.72M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.23M

Top Sellers

1
DP
DDD Partners
Washington
-$9.95M
2
AAMU
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$8.22M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$4.79M
4
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$4.25M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$3.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PM
101
Penbrook Management
New York
$553K -$72K -5,500 -9%
SO
102
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$529K – – –
Squarepoint
103
Squarepoint
New York
$508K -$1.18M -90,561 -65%
UBS Group
104
UBS Group
Switzerland
$490K -$683K -52,237 -52%
AIG
105
American International Group
New York
$453K -$41.5K -3,172 -7%
QCM
106
Quantinno Capital Management
New York
$448K +$238K +18,228 +72%
AG
107
Aperio Group
California
$429K +$36.5K +2,790 +7%
VC
108
Voit & Company
Wisconsin
$427K +$362K +27,700 +199%
CSS
109
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$425K -$963K -73,601 -64%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
110
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$417K +$23.5K +1,793 +5%
PPCM
111
Pillar Pacific Capital Management
California
$378K +$98.1K +7,500 +26%
1CM
112
1492 Capital Management
Wisconsin
$370K +$15K +1,147 +3%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
113
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$364K -$3.92K -300 -0.8%
Citigroup
114
Citigroup
New York
$349K +$5.35K +409 +1%
COPPSERS
115
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$347K +$144K +11,028 +48%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
116
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$341K -$19.7K -1,503 -4%
GCP
117
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$338K -$378K -28,899 -47%
VOYA Investment Management
118
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$332K +$7.06K +540 +2%
SSA
119
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$330K +$421K +32,200 New
Voloridge Investment Management
120
Voloridge Investment Management
Florida
$327K +$131K +9,999 +46%
Truist Financial
121
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$325K +$415K +31,722 New
Ensign Peak Advisors
122
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$320K +$164K +12,500 +67%
DADC
123
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$317K -$10.5K -800 -3%
T. Rowe Price Associates
124
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$312K -$94.1K -7,190 -19%
MIM
125
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$312K – – –
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5
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

203 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $627M — down 35% from $972M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of PLAB and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 81 trimmed existing stakes and 67 added.

The largest buyer was Yost Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was DDD Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.95M sold.

  • 203 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2020, down from 209 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $627M of Photronics stock for Q1 2020, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2020 and 32 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2020 was Yost Capital Management, an estimated $12.1M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2020 was DDD Partners, an estimated $9.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.