Photronics
PLAB
161 hedge funds and large institutions have $622M invested in Photronics in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
417% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $987K | Put options by funds: $191K
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 18
52% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 42
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 152 → 161 (+9)
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $659M → $622M (-$37M)
Top Buyers
| 1 |
Mackenzie Financial
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$5.27M |
| 2 |
TC
TFS Capital
West Chester,
Pennsylvania
|
+$4.29M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$3.22M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$3.07M |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$1.9M |
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
JG
176
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$11K | -1,151 | Closed |
|
177
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$7.26K | -827 | Closed |
|
|
GT
178
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$3K | -356 | Closed |
|
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review
161 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $622M — down 5.6% from $659M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new PLAB positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Mackenzie Financial, adding an estimated $5.27M. The largest seller was Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut), exiting entirely with an estimated $13.3M sold.
- 161 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2015, up from 152 in Q2 2015.
- Funds reported $622M of Photronics stock for Q3 2015, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2015 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $5.27M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2015 was Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut), an estimated $13.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.