Photronics
PLAB
169 hedge funds and large institutions have $548M invested in Photronics in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 22 funds opening new positions, 69 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
341% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $706K | Put options by funds: $160K
38% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 16
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 69 | Existing positions reduced: 52
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 165 → 169 (+4)
3.99% less ownership
Funds ownership: 99.17% → 95.18% (-4%)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $584M → $548M (-$35.4M)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
DP
DDD Partners
Bellevue,
Washington
|
+$3.82M |
| 2 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$3.29M |
| 3 |
MCM
Matarin Capital Management
New York
|
+$2.31M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$2.19M |
| 5 |
ST
Sentinel Trust
Houston,
Texas
|
+$1.52M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Franklin Resources
San Mateo,
California
|
-$18.5M |
| 2 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.07M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$3.35M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$2.02M |
| 5 |
Geode Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$1.89M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
169 of the 4,363 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $548M — down 6.1% from $584M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 22 funds opened new PLAB positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 69 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.
The largest buyer was DDD Partners, adding an estimated $3.82M. The largest seller was Franklin Resources, cutting an estimated $18.5M.
- 169 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2018, up from 165 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $548M of Photronics stock for Q1 2018, down 6.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 22 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2018 and 16 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2018 was DDD Partners, an estimated $3.82M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2018 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $18.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.