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172 hedge funds and large institutions have $742M invested in Photronics in 2021 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 72 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

295% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.96M | Put options by funds: $495K

70% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 10

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 168 → 172 (+4)

2% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $724M → $742M (+$17.7M)

0.61% more ownership

Funds ownership: 88.4% → 89.02% (+0.61%)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

22% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 72

Holders
172
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.38%
% of All Funds
3.01%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
17
Increased
56
Reduced
72
Closed
10
Calls
$1.96M
Puts
$495K
Net Calls
+$1.46M
Net Calls Change
+$1.44M

Top Buyers

1
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$5.71M
2
Arrowstreet Capital
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
+$5.28M
3
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$4.65M
4
PI
PEAK6 Investments
Illinois
+$3.4M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.83M

Top Sellers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$10.3M
2
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
-$8.61M
3
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$2.59M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$1.93M
5
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
-$1.43M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
FCMT
151
Founders Capital Management (Texas)
Texas
$68K – – –
AIP
152
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$63K -$11.1K -817 -15%
Osaic Holdings
153
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$60K +$40.8K +3,011 +212%
BFC
154
Bedel Financial Consulting
Indiana
$34K – – –
SWA
155
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$29.9K – – –
Federated Hermes
156
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$22K – – –
OCM
157
Orion Capital Management
California
$20K – – –
OSAM
158
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$18K -$8.47K -625 -33%
PA
159
Parallel Advisors
California
$18K +$1.02K +75 +6%
VCM
160
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$15K – – –
FPS
161
Fieldpoint Private Securities
Connecticut
$13K – – –
AssetMark Inc
162
AssetMark Inc
California
$5K – – –
TWA
163
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$4K +$1.71K +126 +80%
Fidelity Investments
164
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$3K -$13.7K -1,012 -79%
PFBT
165
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$3K -$366 -27 -10%
US Bancorp
166
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$3K – – –
MPWT
167
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$3K +$1.54K +114 +127%
WQ
168
Wealth Quarterback
New Jersey
$3K +$2.24K +165 New
EVM
169
Eaton Vance Management
Massachusetts
$3K +$47.3K +3,487 +151%
S
170
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1K +$935 +69 New
Allianz Asset Management
171
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
– -$647K -48,973 Closed
ProShare Advisors
172
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
– -$234K -17,712 Closed
HW
173
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
– -$162K -12,272 Closed
LPL Financial
174
LPL Financial
California
– -$158K -11,975 Closed
CFA
175
Carroll Financial Associates
North Carolina
– -$110K -8,335 Closed
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2021 in Review

172 of the 5,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2021, worth a combined $742M — up 2.4% from $724M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new PLAB positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 72 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Silvercrest Asset Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.71M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $10.3M.

  • 172 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2021, up from 168 in Q2 2021.
  • Funds reported $742M of Photronics stock for Q3 2021, up 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2021 and 10 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2021 was Silvercrest Asset Management, an estimated $5.71M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $10.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2021.