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143 hedge funds and large institutions have $529M invested in Photronics in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 44 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

57% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 7

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 44

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 139 → 143 (+4)

0% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $16K | Put options by funds: $16K

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $566M → $529M (-$36.4M)

Holders
143
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+2.88%
% of All Funds
4.15%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
11
Increased
54
Reduced
44
Closed
7
Calls
$16K
Puts
$16K
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
-$422K

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$5.79M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.17M
3
ST
Sentinel Trust
Texas
+$1.97M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$1.31M
5
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$1.15M

Top Sellers

1
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$4.87M
2
LBA
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
-$3.79M
3
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$2.02M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.06M
5
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
-$805K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WRF
1
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$58.1M +$108K +12,800 +0.2%
DSC
2
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$47.5M +$242K +28,598 +0.5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$42.2M -$230K -27,129 -0.5%
MCM
4
Munder Capital Management
Michigan
$26.9M +$753K +88,967 +3%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
5
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$25.9M -$805K -95,140 -3%
HA
6
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$21M +$121K +14,325 +0.6%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$15.1M +$637K +75,277 +4%
AllianceBernstein
8
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$15M -$799K -94,430 -5%
Franklin Resources
9
Franklin Resources
California
$14.5M +$5.79M +684,002 +61%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$13.9M -$499K -58,982 -3%
AF
11
Aegis Financial
Virginia
$12.1M – – –
LBA
12
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$11.7M -$3.79M -447,900 -24%
BFA
13
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$11.7M -$737K -87,015 -6%
RA
14
Royce & Associates
New York
$9.17M +$1.15M +136,400 +14%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$9.07M -$1.06M -124,970 -10%
RFC
16
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$8.87M +$36.2K +4,275 +0.4%
Acadian Asset Management
17
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8.23M -$246K -29,073 -3%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$8.04M -$255K -30,118 -3%
State Street
19
State Street
Massachusetts
$7.94M -$416K -49,154 -5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
20
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$7.67M +$59.2K +7,000 +0.7%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.97M -$116K -13,658 -2%
PI
22
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$6.92M +$387K +45,693 +6%
LSV Asset Management
23
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$6.85M -$4.87M -575,034 -40%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
24
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$6.75M – – –
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$6.7M +$828K +97,782 +13%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

143 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $529M — down 6.4% from $566M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 11 funds opened new PLAB positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 44 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $5.79M. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $4.87M.

  • 143 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2014, up from 139 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $529M of Photronics stock for Q3 2014, down 6.4% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2014 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $5.79M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2014 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $4.87M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.