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Photronics

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: 46 (+2)

39% more capital invested

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

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 172189 (+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
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
126
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
$400K -$130K -8,890 -30%
MIM
127
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$398K
DADC
128
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
$374K +$82.1K +5,600 +39%
PNC Financial Services Group
129
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$332K -$1.86K -127 -0.7%
ECM
130
Everence Capital Management
Indiana
$315K
ASRS
131
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$314K -$8.57K -585 -3%
WAM
132
Watershed Asset Management
California
$294K +$229K +15,602 New
HF
133
HRT Financial
New York
$286K -$611K -41,706 -73%
ProShare Advisors
134
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$280K +$218K +14,904 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
135
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$279K
PCM
136
Palouse Capital Management
Washington
$268K -$135K -9,181 -39%
Envestnet Asset Management
137
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$260K +$202K +13,779 New
MLICM
138
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$252K -$27.4K -1,871 -12%
Janus Henderson Group
139
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$242K +$188K +12,852 New
Renaissance Technologies
140
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$241K -$208K -14,200 -53%
BGIM
141
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$241K
SG Americas Securities
142
SG Americas Securities
New York
$238K -$130K -8,900 -41%
APG Asset Management
143
APG Asset Management
Netherlands
$235K +$208K +14,200 New
CIBC World Market
144
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$226K +$175K +11,965 New
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
145
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$222K +$23K +1,572 +15%
QT
146
Quantbot Technologies
New York
$211K +$164K +11,210 New
HSBC Holdings
147
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$209K +$162K +11,058 New
Belvedere Trading
148
Belvedere Trading
Illinois
$207K +$173K +11,826 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
149
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$195K +$65.8K +4,487 +77%
SBIA
150
Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors
Indiana
$189K +$147K +10,000 New

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.