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182 hedge funds and large institutions have $602M invested in Photronics in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6,456% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.18M | Put options by funds: $18K

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 21

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 184 → 182 (-2)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 68

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $702M → $602M (-$100M)

Holders
182
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.09%
% of All Funds
4.86%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
20
Increased
59
Reduced
68
Closed
21
Calls
$1.18M
Puts
$18K
Net Calls
+$1.16M
Net Calls Change
+$801K

Top Buyers

1
LCP
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
+$8.85M
2
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
+$4.15M
3
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$3.95M
4
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$3.41M
5
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$2.47M

Top Sellers

1
Acadian Asset Management
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$7.38M
2
MCM
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
-$4.94M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$4.42M
4
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
-$3.69M
5
LBA
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
-$3.58M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AF
176
Allworth Financial
California
$3K – – –
Simplex Trading
177
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1K -$6.34K -639 -81%
UMA
178
USA Mutuals Advisors
Texas
$1K – – –
MCM
179
MV Capital Management
Maryland
$1K +$963 +97 New
MCM
180
McKinley Capital Management
Alaska
– -$4.94M -474,672 Closed
TC
181
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
– -$1.42M -136,135 Closed
GLA
182
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
– -$1.06M -101,542 Closed
SP
183
Steelhead Partners
Washington
– -$1M -96,431 Closed
UFF
184
USA Financial Formulas
Michigan
– -$701K -67,382 Closed
EMG
185
Ellington Management Group
Connecticut
– -$679K -65,200 Closed
ZIM
186
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
– -$609K -58,489 Closed
SAM
187
Sawgrass Asset Management
Florida
– -$564K -54,190 Closed
Asset Management One
188
Asset Management One
Japan
– -$471K -45,216 Closed
HIM
189
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$294K -28,200 Closed
MF
190
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
– -$185K -17,804 Closed
CCIA
191
Campbell & Co Investment Adviser
Maryland
– -$160K -15,367 Closed
HIS
192
Horizon Investment Services
Indiana
– -$126K -12,150 Closed
VKH
193
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
– -$111K -10,685 Closed
AP
194
AHL Partners
United Kingdom
– -$109K -10,510 Closed
DIA
195
Denver Investment Advisors
Colorado
– -$105K -10,066 Closed
QT
196
Quantbot Technologies
New York
– -$78K -7,512 Closed
SEI Investments
197
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$19K -1,801 Closed
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
198
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
– -$10K -960 Closed
TDC
199
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
– -$1K -92 Closed
CFG
200
Citizens Financial Group
Rhode Island
– -$1K -65 Closed
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

182 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $602M — down 14% from $702M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of PLAB and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.

The largest buyer was Lombardia Capital Partners, adding an estimated $8.85M. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $7.38M.

  • 182 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2016, down from 184 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $602M of Photronics stock for Q2 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2016 was Lombardia Capital Partners, an estimated $8.85M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2016 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $7.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.