Photronics
PLAB
182 hedge funds and large institutions have $644M invested in Photronics in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 63 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
244% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $866K | Put options by funds: $252K
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 14
24% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $519M → $644M (+$125M)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 170 → 182 (+12)
2.53% more ownership
Funds ownership: 93.11% → 95.63% (+2.5%)
3% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 63
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DCM
Divisar Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
+$4.36M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$3.64M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$2.78M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$1.69M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.54M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$3.4M |
| 2 |
AIM
Alambic Investment Management
Belvedere,
California
|
-$2.83M |
| 3 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$2.69M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.04M |
| 5 |
GCP
GSA Capital Partners
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$1.85M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
182 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $644M — up 24% from $519M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 28 funds opened new PLAB positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 63 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Divisar Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.36M. The largest seller was Millennium Management, cutting an estimated $3.4M.
- 182 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2018, up from 170 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $644M of Photronics stock for Q3 2018, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
- 28 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2018 and 14 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2018 was Divisar Capital Management, an estimated $4.36M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2018 was Millennium Management, an estimated $3.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.