We are live on ! Find out more
PLAB icon

Photronics
PLAB

185 hedge funds and large institutions have $636M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $578M → $636M (+$57.8M)

2.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.9% → 86.4% (-2.5%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 185 (-9)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 33

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 80

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $165K | Put options by funds: $693K

Holders
185
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.64%
% of All Funds
3.27%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
25
Increased
53
Reduced
80
Closed
33
Calls
$165K
Puts
$693K
Net Calls
-$528K
Net Calls Change
-$128K

Top Buyers

1
VCA
VIEX Capital Advisors
Florida
+$5.62M
2
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
+$5.49M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$5.08M
4
PRCP
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
+$3.22M
5
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
+$2.96M

Top Sellers

1
AAMU
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
-$5.3M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$4.04M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$3.53M
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$3.05M
5
BGIM
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
-$2.82M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PFO
176
Pathstone Family Office
New Jersey
$2K – – –
PWPS
177
Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services
Ohio
$2K +$1.77K +162 New
SN
178
Sittner & Nelson
Oregon
$2K +$2.38K +218 New
BWA
179
BDO Wealth Advisors
Florida
$1K – – –
FHA
180
First Horizon Advisors
Tennessee
$1K – – –
MPWT
181
MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust
Connecticut
$1K +$985 +90 New
FTDI
182
First Trust Direct Indexing
Massachusetts
$1K +$1.33K +122 New
AIG
183
American International Group
New York
$478 -$11.7K -1,066 -2%
AAMU
184
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
– -$5.3M -532,403 Closed
BGIM
185
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
– -$2.82M -283,323 Closed
PI
186
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
– -$2.28M -228,675 Closed
HIM
187
Hillsdale Investment Management
Ontario, Canada
– -$2.23M -224,100 Closed
HSA
188
Hussman Strategic Advisors
Maryland
– -$1.52M -153,000 Closed
Axa
189
Axa
France
– -$642K -64,500 Closed
DCM
190
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
– -$470K -47,193 Closed
SSA
191
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$452K -45,400 Closed
TI
192
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
– -$380K -38,124 Closed
DTL
193
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
– -$343K -34,486 Closed
Truist Financial
194
Truist Financial
North Carolina
– -$275K -27,599 Closed
QC
195
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
– -$267K -26,841 Closed
LCM
196
Laurion Capital Management
New York
– -$250K -25,100 Closed
Acadian Asset Management
197
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$237K -23,856 Closed
MAM
198
Meeder Asset Management
Ohio
– -$186K -17,011 -100%
GAM
199
Gotham Asset Management
New York
– -$158K -15,865 Closed
HF
200
HRT Financial
New York
– -$148K -14,933 Closed
5 6 7
8
9

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

185 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $636M — up 10% from $578M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of PLAB and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was VIEX Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.62M. The largest seller was AEGON Asset Management (UK), exiting entirely with an estimated $5.3M sold.

  • 185 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2020, down from 194 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $636M of Photronics stock for Q4 2020, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2020 was VIEX Capital Advisors, an estimated $5.62M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2020 was AEGON Asset Management (UK), an estimated $5.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.