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189 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.03B invested in Photronics in 2021 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 15 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

460% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $5.38M | Put options by funds: $961K

127% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 15

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)

39% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $742M → $1.03B (+$286M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 172 → 189 (+17)

0.68% more ownership

Funds ownership: 89.02% → 89.7% (+0.68%)

35% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 80

Holders
189
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+9.88%
% of All Funds
2.91%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
34
Increased
52
Reduced
80
Closed
15
Calls
$5.38M
Puts
$961K
Net Calls
+$4.42M
Net Calls Change
+$2.96M

Top Buyers

1
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$10.3M
2
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
+$9.26M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$7.8M
4
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
+$4.01M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$2.97M

Top Sellers

1
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$18.9M
2
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
-$7.58M
3
DCM
Divisar Capital Management
California
-$5.25M
4
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$3.7M
5
PI
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
-$3.68M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SO
101
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.02M -$119K -8,100 -13%
Canada Life
102
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.01M -$12.6K -859 -2%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
103
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$938K -$38K -2,591 -5%
CS
104
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$920K +$40.9K +2,788 +6%
COPPSERS
105
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System
Pennsylvania
$871K -$11.4K -775 -2%
ECM
106
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$860K +$669K +45,641 New
TPSF
107
Texas Permanent School Fund
Texas
$835K -$23K -1,567 -3%
SOADOR
108
State of Alaska Department of Revenue
Alaska
$816K -$28.1K -1,915 -4%
UBS Group
109
UBS Group
Switzerland
$710K +$299K +20,416 +118%
AIG
110
American International Group
New York
$684K -$24.6K -1,677 -4%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
111
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$677K -$2M -136,554 -79%
IA
112
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$619K -$31.1K -2,122 -6%
LSERS
113
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$558K -$4.4K -300 -1%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
114
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$551K -$43.6K -2,978 -9%
AB
115
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$542K -$13.3K -905 -3%
PMAM
116
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$535K +$416K +28,400 New
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
117
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$480K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
118
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$470K -$16.1K -1,097 -4%
Truist Financial
119
Truist Financial
North Carolina
$469K – – –
MSRPS
120
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System
Maryland
$460K – – –
Bank of Montreal
121
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$448K -$18.9M -1,289,365 -98%
OPERF
122
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$446K -$30.4K -2,073 -8%
JIR
123
James Investment Research
Ohio
$425K – – –
TRSOTSOK
124
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$402K – – –
Squarepoint
125
Squarepoint
New York
$401K -$388K -26,472 -55%
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5
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2021 in Review

189 of the 6,498 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2021, worth a combined $1.03B — up 39% from $742M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new PLAB positions and 15 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 52 added to existing stakes and 80 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $10.3M. The largest seller was Bank of Montreal, cutting an estimated $18.9M.

  • 189 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2021, up from 172 in Q3 2021.
  • Funds reported $1.03B of Photronics stock for Q4 2021, up 39% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2021 and 15 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2021 was Millennium Management, an estimated $10.3M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2021 was Bank of Montreal, an estimated $18.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2021.