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165 hedge funds and large institutions have $584M invested in Photronics in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,763% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $544K | Put options by funds: $19K

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 27

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 150 → 165 (+15)

3.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.89% → 99.17% (+3.3%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $581M → $584M (+$2.84M)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
165
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
3.74%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
42
Increased
48
Reduced
57
Closed
27
Calls
$544K
Puts
$19K
Net Calls
+$525K
Net Calls Change
+$387K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$40.7M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$8.23M
3
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$4.71M
4
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
+$4.25M
5
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
+$3.97M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
-$13.7M
2
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
-$12.7M
3
NI
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
-$6.53M
4
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Montana
-$5.75M
5
TAM
Third Avenue Management
New York
-$4.14M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SCM
176
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$535K -60,465 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
177
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$491K -55,450 Closed
AGM
178
Alpine Global Management
New York
– -$336K -38,000 Closed
MHS
179
M Holdings Securities
Oregon
– -$237K -26,724 Closed
VF
180
Virtu Financial
New York
– -$132K -14,870 Closed
PP
181
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$131K -14,800 Closed
BFM
182
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
– -$129K -14,582 Closed
Neuberger Berman Group
183
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
– -$124K -14,047 Closed
CCMH
184
Cornerstone Capital Management Holdings
New York
– -$116K -13,303 Closed
Wolverine Trading
185
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
– -$117K -13,224 Closed
Group One Trading
186
Group One Trading
Illinois
– -$109K -11,977 Closed
GAM
187
Gotham Asset Management
New York
– -$93K -10,466 Closed
IAM
188
ICM Asset Management
Washington
– -$90K -10,195 Closed
CG
189
Cutler Group
California
– -$11.9K -1,300 Closed
AssetMark Inc
190
AssetMark Inc
California
– -$1.27K -139 -86%
SEI Investments
191
SEI Investments
Pennsylvania
– -$1K -120 Closed
WAM
192
Wealthspire Advisors (Maryland)
Maryland
– +$301 +33 New
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

165 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $584M — up 0.49% from $581M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new PLAB positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $40.7M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $13.7M.

  • 165 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2017, up from 150 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $584M of Photronics stock for Q4 2017, up 0.49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2017 and 27 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $40.7M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2017 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $13.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.