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156 hedge funds and large institutions have $759M invested in Photronics in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

451% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.75M | Put options by funds: $317K

98.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0% → 98.56% (+99%)

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 19

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $683M → $759M (+$75.8M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 153 → 156 (+3)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 51

Holders
156
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.96%
% of All Funds
3.9%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
23
Increased
56
Reduced
51
Closed
19
Calls
$1.75M
Puts
$317K
Net Calls
+$1.43M
Net Calls Change
+$405K

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$15.3M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$10.5M
3
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$6.59M
4
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$5.6M
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
+$5.31M

Top Sellers

1
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$23.6M
2
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
-$10.6M
3
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$7.76M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$4.12M
5
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$2.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AF
151
Allworth Financial
California
$3K – – –
Envestnet Asset Management
152
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2K +$1.81K +173 New
US Bancorp
153
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1K – – –
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
154
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$1K +$1.12K +107 New
Arrowstreet Capital
155
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
– -$7.76M -752,374 Closed
MTB
156
Mizuho Trust & Banking
Japan
– -$1.9M -184,178 Closed
Acadian Asset Management
157
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.72M -166,676 Closed
Citadel Advisors
158
Citadel Advisors
Florida
– -$790K -76,647 Closed
SO
159
STRS Ohio
Ohio
– -$767K -74,400 Closed
Marshall Wace
160
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
– -$650K -62,998 Closed
N
161
Nuveen
North Carolina
– -$329K -31,937 Closed
EMG
162
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
– -$319K -30,900 Closed
DC
163
Deere & Company
Illinois
– -$302K -29,302 Closed
PCM
164
Palouse Capital Management
Washington
– -$208K -20,145 Closed
VKH
165
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$189K -18,368 Closed
FWM
166
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$142K -13,759 Closed
RJA
167
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
– -$132K -12,784 Closed
VRS
168
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
– -$121K -11,700 Closed
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
169
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
– -$116K -11,236 Closed
DTL
170
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$115K -11,147 Closed
Group One Trading
171
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$95.2K -9,071 Closed
Walleye Trading
172
Walleye Trading
New York
– -$29K -2,857 Closed
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

156 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $759M — up 11% from $683M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new PLAB positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $15.3M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $23.6M.

  • 156 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2016, up from 153 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $759M of Photronics stock for Q4 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2016 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $15.3M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2016 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $23.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.