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134 hedge funds and large institutions have $560M invested in Photronics in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 16 funds opening new positions, 42 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

242% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $171K | Put options by funds: $50K

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 16

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 135134 (-1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $585M → $560M (-$25M)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 42 | Existing positions reduced: 50

Holders
134
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.74%
% of All Funds
3.87%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
16
Increased
42
Reduced
50
Closed
16
Calls
$171K
Puts
$50K
Net Calls
+$121K
Net Calls Change
+$7K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WRF
1
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$60.8M
DSC
2
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$46.6M +$372K +43,884 +0.8%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$44.9M -$799K -94,248 -2%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$29.2M -$241K -28,491 -0.8%
MCM
5
Munder Capital Management
Michigan
$26.5M +$1.89M +222,661 +8%
LBA
6
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$17.2M -$2.07M -244,700 -11%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$15.4M +$602K +71,042 +4%
RFC
8
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$15M +$774K +91,310 +5%
Vanguard Group
9
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$14.9M +$995K +117,433 +7%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$14.4M -$8.46K -998 -0.1%
Northern Trust
11
Northern Trust
Illinois
$14.2M +$670K +79,108 +5%
HA
12
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$13.9M +$13.8M +1,626,947 New
AF
13
Aegis Financial
Virginia
$12.9M
LSV Asset Management
14
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$12.5M -$1.93M -227,714 -13%
AllianceBernstein
15
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$11.4M -$61.9K -7,306 -0.5%
Ameriprise
16
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10.8M -$66.9K -7,900 -0.6%
SCA
17
SAC Capital Advisors
Connecticut
$9.91M +$9.85M +1,161,917 New
Acadian Asset Management
18
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$9.89M -$3.31M -390,475 -25%
State Street
19
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.54M -$707K -83,448 -7%
RA
20
Royce & Associates
New York
$8.98M +$1.95M +230,000 +28%
Wells Fargo
21
Wells Fargo
California
$8.9M -$91.8K -10,827 -1%
JP Morgan Chase
22
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$8.76M +$887K +104,646 +11%
SCM
23
Signia Capital Management
Washington
$8.45M -$592K -69,847 -7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
24
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$8M -$885K -104,400 -10%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
25
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$7.16M

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

134 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $560M — down 4.3% from $585M a quarter earlier.

Fund positioning in PLAB was balanced in Q1 2014: 16 funds opened new positions, 16 closed out, 42 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Heartland Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.8M. The largest seller was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, exiting entirely with an estimated $14.9M sold.

  • 134 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2014, down from 135 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $560M of Photronics stock for Q1 2014, down 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 16 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of 0 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2014 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $13.8M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2014 was Paradigm Capital Management Inc, an estimated $14.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.