Photronics
PLAB
168 hedge funds and large institutions have $724M invested in Photronics in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
1.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.69% → 88.4% (+1.7%)
6% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $459K | Put options by funds: $433K
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $706M → $724M (+$17.8M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 171 → 168 (-3)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 17
18% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 68
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
AIGH Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$17.7M |
| 2 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$7.31M |
| 3 |
WVP
Worth Venture Partners
Fort Lee,
New Jersey
|
+$4.08M |
| 4 |
PPA
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$3.89M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$3.33M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$7.41M |
| 2 |
PP
Prudential plc
London, England,
United Kingdom
|
-$6.5M |
| 3 |
VCA
VIEX Capital Advisors
Sunny Isles Beach,
Florida
|
-$5.99M |
| 4 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
-$3.83M |
| 5 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
-$3.61M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review
168 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $724M — up 2.5% from $706M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of PLAB and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.
The largest buyer was AIGH Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.7M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $7.41M.
- 168 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2021, down from 171 in Q1 2021.
- Funds reported $724M of Photronics stock for Q2 2021, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 15 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2021 and 17 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2021 was AIGH Capital Management, an estimated $17.7M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2021 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $7.41M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.