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155 hedge funds and large institutions have $728M invested in Photronics in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 45

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 20

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $547K | Put options by funds: $457K

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.56% → 99.03% (+0.47%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 156 → 155 (-1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $759M → $728M (-$30.9M)

Holders
155
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.64%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
25
Increased
59
Reduced
45
Closed
20
Calls
$547K
Puts
$457K
Net Calls
+$90K
Net Calls Change
-$1.34M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$47M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$8.35M
3
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
+$5.88M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$5.83M
5
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$4.53M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$19.5M
2
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$3.8M
3
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$3.23M
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$2.78M
5
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$2.11M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
EMG
126
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$151K +$157K +14,100 New
MAM
127
Martingale Asset Management
Massachusetts
$147K – – –
JG
128
Jefferies Group
New York
$147K +$153K +13,721 New
SCM
129
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$145K +$151K +13,578 New
UBS AM
130
UBS AM
Illinois
$137K – – –
HSBC Holdings
131
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$135K -$119K -10,692 -46%
MCM
132
Matarin Capital Management
New York
$119K +$124K +11,150 New
Canada Life
133
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$119K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
134
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$79.8K -$33.4K -3,006 -29%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
135
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$76K – – –
Federated Hermes
136
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$73K +$5.94K +534 +9%
AIP
137
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$58K +$60.5K +5,437 New
AIM
138
Acrospire Investment Management
Illinois
$47K -$77.3K -6,954 -61%
QAM
139
QCI Asset Management
New York
$43K – – –
Loomis, Sayles & Company
140
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$29K +$1.73K +156 +6%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
141
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$28K – – –
HDIM
142
Hanson & Doremus Investment Management
Vermont
$21K – – –
LTFS
143
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$21K +$1.46K +131 +7%
WTB
144
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$18K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
145
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$15K -$532K -47,818 -97%
Creative Planning
146
Creative Planning
Kansas
$8K +$8.34K +750 New
PCM
147
Prelude Capital Management
New York
$5K +$5.56K +500 New
AF
148
Allworth Financial
California
$3K – – –
MA
149
MUFG Americas
New York
$3K – – –
QT
150
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$3K +$3.34K +300 New
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

155 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $728M — down 4.1% from $759M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new PLAB positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $47M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $19.5M.

  • 155 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2017, down from 156 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $728M of Photronics stock for Q1 2017, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $47M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2017 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $19.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.