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203 hedge funds and large institutions have $627M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 67 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

0.55% less ownership

Funds ownership: 94.41% → 93.86% (-0.55%)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 32

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 209 → 203 (-6)

17% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 67 | Existing positions reduced: 81

33% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $256K | Put options by funds: $381K

35% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $972M → $627M (-$345M)

Holders
203
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.87%
% of All Funds
4.47%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
29
Increased
67
Reduced
81
Closed
32
Calls
$256K
Puts
$381K
Net Calls
-$125K
Net Calls Change
+$1.1M

Top Buyers

1
YCM
Yost Capital Management
Texas
+$12.1M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$5.12M
3
EAM
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
+$4.15M
4
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
+$3.72M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$3.23M

Top Sellers

1
DP
DDD Partners
Washington
-$9.95M
2
AAMU
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$8.22M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$4.79M
4
California Public Employees Retirement System
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
-$4.25M
5
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$3.59M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Macquarie Group
176
Macquarie Group
Australia
$32K – – –
MOACM
177
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$30K +$6.06K +463 +19%
PA
178
Parallel Advisors
California
$24K +$3.53K +270 +13%
SWA
179
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$22.5K – – –
LIA
180
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$20K – – –
ST
181
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$17K -$8.91K -681 -29%
CG
182
Cutler Group
California
$15K -$3.6K -275 -16%
PHK
183
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$14K +$5.78K +442 +48%
Fidelity Investments
184
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$13K -$667 -51 -4%
VCM
185
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$13K +$458 +35 +3%
Osaic Holdings
186
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$13K +$17K +1,300 New
QI
187
QS Investors
New York
$11K – – –
GT
188
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$10K – – –
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
189
Carson Wealth (CWM LLC)
Nebraska
$9K – – –
DWA
190
Dorsey Wright & Associates
California
$8K +$10.2K +781 New
Simplex Trading
191
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$7K -$9.72K -743 -51%
AF
192
Allworth Financial
California
$3K – – –
NFG
193
Next Financial Group
Texas
$2K – – –
TWA
194
TCI Wealth Advisors
Arizona
$2K – – –
PFO
195
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$2K +$2.62K +200 New
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
196
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Wisconsin
$2K +$2.75K +210 New
Federated Hermes
197
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$1K -$5.76K -440 -99%
TFO
198
Tarbox Family Office
California
$1K -$1.36K -104 -55%
S
199
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1K – – –
PFBT
200
Parkside Financial Bank & Trust
Missouri
$1K +$379 +29 +37%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review

203 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $627M — down 35% from $972M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 32 funds closed out of PLAB and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 3 holders — while 81 trimmed existing stakes and 67 added.

The largest buyer was Yost Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $12.1M. The largest seller was DDD Partners, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.95M sold.

  • 203 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2020, down from 209 in Q4 2019.
  • Funds reported $627M of Photronics stock for Q1 2020, down 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2020 and 32 closed out, a net change of -3 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2020 was Yost Capital Management, an estimated $12.1M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2020 was DDD Partners, an estimated $9.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.