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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $742M invested in Photronics in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

295% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.96M | Put options by funds: $495K

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 10

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168 → 172 (+4)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $724M → $742M (+$17.7M)

0.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.4% → 89.02% (+0.61%)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 72

Holders
172
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
3.01%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
17
Increased
56
Reduced
72
Closed
10
Calls
$1.96M
Puts
$495K
Net Calls
+$1.46M
Net Calls Change
+$1.44M

Top Buyers

1
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$5.71M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$5.28M
3
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$4.65M
4
PI
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
+$3.4M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.83M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$10.3M
2
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
-$8.61M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.59M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$1.93M
5
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$1.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AIG
101
American International Group
New York
$517K -$30.1K -2,218 -6%
Deutsche Bank
102
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$514K -$1.3M -96,174 -72%
TFA
103
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$491K +$488K +36,000 New
IA
104
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$477K +$47.5K +3,502 +11%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
105
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$440K -$55.9K -4,121 -11%
JF
106
Jump Financial
Illinois
$432K +$430K +31,700 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
107
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$429K -$40.1K -2,961 -9%
Ensign Peak Advisors
108
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$425K – – –
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
109
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$410K +$408K +30,091 New
LSERS
110
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$408K +$17.6K +1,300 +5%
AB
111
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$404K -$19.8K -1,457 -5%
CANY
112
Caxton Associates (New York)
New York
$383K – – –
Renaissance Technologies
113
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$368K -$580K -42,805 -61%
DTL
114
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$364K +$362K +26,733 New
T. Rowe Price Associates
115
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$354K -$3.04K -224 -0.9%
OPERF
116
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$351K -$1.36K -100 -0.4%
NC
117
Nokomis Capital
Texas
$347K -$852K -62,865 -71%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
118
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$347K -$12.3K -910 -3%
Truist Financial
119
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$339K +$337K +24,880 New
MSRPS
120
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System
Maryland
$336K +$331K +24,386 New
PCM
121
Palouse Capital Management
Washington
$319K +$20.8K +1,534 +7%
JIR
122
James Investment Research
Ohio
$307K – – –
ASN
123
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$293K +$16.6K +1,224 +6%
SG Americas Securities
124
SG Americas Securities
New York
$293K +$292K +21,529 New
TRSOTSOK
125
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$290K – – –
3 4
5
6 7

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

172 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $742M — up 2.4% from $724M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PLAB positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Silvercrest Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.71M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $10.3M.

  • 172 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2021, up from 168 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $742M of Photronics stock for Q3 2021, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2021 and 10 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2021 was Silvercrest Asset Management, an estimated $5.71M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.