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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
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
126
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$297K +$99.9K +7,635 +36%
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
127
Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co (GMO)
Massachusetts
$291K +$372K +28,400 New
FDCDDQ
128
Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec
Quebec, Canada
$289K -$40.5K -3,094 -10%
EGM
129
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$282K +$178K +13,621 +98%
SRAM
130
Stone Ridge Asset Management
New York
$278K – – –
OPERF
131
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$277K – – –
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
132
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$262K +$1.68K +128 +0.5%
Susquehanna International Group
133
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$246K +$32.4K +2,479 +12%
MSA
134
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$240K – – –
American Century Companies
135
American Century Companies
Missouri
$235K +$167K +12,740 +125%
AA
136
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$228K +$291K +22,259 New
ECM
137
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$223K +$17.9K +1,365 +7%
TRSOTSOK
138
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$219K -$11.8K -900 -4%
PNC Financial Services Group
139
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$214K -$43.2K -3,301 -14%
ACI
140
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$201K +$73.3K +5,600 +40%
MLICM
141
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$200K – – –
LSERS
142
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$190K -$58.2K -4,450 -19%
IA
143
IndexIQ Advisors
New York
$188K -$883K -67,528 -79%
OR
144
Olympiad Research
Connecticut
$187K +$239K +18,251 New
FIM
145
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$170K -$4.61K -352 -3%
ASRS
146
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$162K -$380K -29,034 -65%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
147
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$152K – – –
UFF
148
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
$148K +$189K +14,461 New
MF
149
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$147K -$178K -13,586 -49%
CGH
150
Crossmark Global Holdings
Texas
$141K +$1.57K +120 +0.9%
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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.