Photronics
PLAB
134 hedge funds and large institutions have $507M invested in Photronics in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 7 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 48 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.
5,500% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $56K | Put options by funds: $1K
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 5
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 48
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 132 → 134 (+2)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $527M → $507M (-$20.3M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$4.23M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$2.61M |
| 3 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.4M |
| 4 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.36M |
| 5 |
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
Albany,
New York
|
+$996K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$4.12M |
| 2 |
SCM
Signia Capital Management
Spokane,
Washington
|
-$2.17M |
| 3 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
-$1.96M |
| 4 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$1.63M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.59M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
134 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $507M — down 3.9% from $527M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 7 funds opened new PLAB positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 2 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 48 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Russell Frank Company, adding an estimated $4.23M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $4.12M.
- 134 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2013, up from 132 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $507M of Photronics stock for Q3 2013, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 7 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2013 and 5 closed out, a net change of +2 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2013 was Russell Frank Company, an estimated $4.23M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2013 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $4.12M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.