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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
EMG
151
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
$141K +$179K +13,700 New
Los Angeles Capital Management
152
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$140K +$178K +13,600 New
MAM
153
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$138K -$11.6K -890 -6%
Envestnet Asset Management
154
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$135K -$88.8K -6,790 -34%
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
155
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (CC&L)
British Columbia, Canada
$132K -$1.06M -80,725 -86%
VRS
156
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$132K – – –
HW
157
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$126K +$29.2K +2,235 +22%
HSBC Holdings
158
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$120K -$28.5K -2,178 -16%
B
159
Bailard
California
$119K +$151K +11,550 New
PCM
160
Palouse Capital Management
Washington
$118K +$151K +11,530 New
SEI Investments
161
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
$113K -$535K -40,908 -79%
AAMU
162
Amundi Asset Management US
Massachusetts
$112K +$142K +10,881 New
Lazard Asset Management
163
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$111K +$104K +7,917 +270%
AB
164
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$109K -$6.54K -500 -5%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
165
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$79K -$95.5K -7,300 -47%
IRC
166
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$69K -$6.54K -500 -7%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
167
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$60K +$23.2K +1,773 +44%
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
168
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$57K -$850 -65 -1%
AIP
169
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$56K – – –
NIT
170
NumerixS Investment Technologies
British Columbia, Canada
$49K +$62.8K +4,800 New
FCMT
171
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$41K -$13.1K -1,000 -20%
QAM
172
QCI Asset Management
New York
$41K – – –
Group One Trading
173
Group One Trading
Illinois
$40K +$50.7K +3,875 New
FC
174
FORA Capital
Florida
$40K +$50.8K +3,886 New
US Bancorp
175
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$33K +$21.5K +1,644 +105%
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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.