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282 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.8B invested in Photronics in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 18

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

99% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.54M | Put options by funds: $4.3M

62% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.8B (+$691M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 235 → 282 (+47)

4.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.34% → 91.83% (+4.5%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 108

Holders
282
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
4.11%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
66
Increased
87
Reduced
108
Closed
18
Calls
$8.54M
Puts
$4.3M
Net Calls
+$4.24M
Net Calls Change
+$3.71M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$33M
2
Pacer Advisors
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
+$12.2M
3
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$9.95M
4
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$8.76M
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
+$8.44M

Top Sellers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$14.2M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$11.8M
3
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$5.95M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$5.21M
5
CSS
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
-$4.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AB
151
Amalgamated Bank
New York
$715K -$29.4K -1,321 -5%
MSRPS
152
Maryland State Retirement & Pension System
Maryland
$713K -$6.54K -294 -1%
JIR
153
James Investment Research
Ohio
$710K – – –
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
154
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$706K – – –
OSAM
155
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$691K +$113K +5,071 +30%
MAM
156
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
$663K +$470K +21,138 New
PP
157
PDT Partners
New York
$660K -$266K -11,963 -36%
HSA
158
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
$659K -$912K -41,000 -66%
NA
159
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$656K +$117K +5,263 +35%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
160
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$656K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
161
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$654K +$464K +20,871 New
NYLIM
162
New York Life Investment Management
New York
$653K -$13.6K -611 -3%
RAG
163
RIA Advisory Group
Iowa
$653K +$154K +6,940 New
Federated Hermes
164
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$652K -$63K -2,834 -12%
VI
165
Versor Investments
New York
$644K -$640K -28,768 -58%
CL
166
CSS LLC
Illinois
$635K -$44.5K -2,000 -9%
HSBC Holdings
167
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$634K -$97.9K -4,401 -18%
TRSOTSOK
168
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$628K – – –
AIA
169
Affinity Investment Advisors
California
$596K -$343K -15,410 -45%
KOC
170
Koss-Olinger Consulting
Florida
$585K +$85.7K +3,851 +26%
FHB
171
First Hawaiian Bank
Hawaii
$578K -$56.3K -2,530 -12%
OPERF
172
Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
Oregon
$575K -$6.67K -300 -2%
PNC Financial Services Group
173
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$556K +$1.56K +70 +0.4%
ASRS
174
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$549K -$7.01K -315 -2%
ECM
175
Everence Capital Management
Indiana
$524K – – –
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

282 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $1.8B — up 62% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new PLAB positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 108 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $33M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $14.2M.

  • 282 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2023, up from 235 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.8B of Photronics stock for Q4 2023, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2023 and 18 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $33M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $14.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.