Photronics
PLAB
244 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.34B invested in Photronics in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 111 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
145% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $9.18M | Put options by funds: $3.75M
75% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 24
55% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $866M → $1.34B (+$475M)
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 227 → 244 (+17)
0.07% less ownership
Funds ownership: 83.27% → 83.19% (-0.07%)
41% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 111
Top Buyers
| 1 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$9.95M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.03M |
| 3 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.38M |
| 4 |
EF
Empowered Funds
Havertown,
Pennsylvania
|
+$5.22M |
| 5 |
Man Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.36M |
Top Sellers
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$5.79M |
| 2 |
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
|
-$5.76M |
| 3 |
WCM
Wedge Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$5.69M |
| 4 |
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
|
-$3.88M |
| 5 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
-$3.51M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review
244 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $1.34B — up 55% from $866M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new PLAB positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 111 trimmed.
The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $9.95M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $5.79M.
- 244 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2023, up from 227 in Q1 2023.
- Funds reported $1.34B of Photronics stock for Q2 2023, up 55% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2023 and 24 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $9.95M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2023 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $5.79M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.