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138 hedge funds and large institutions have $570M invested in Photronics in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 46 increasing their positions, 58 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,648% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.85M | Put options by funds: $140K

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 136 → 138 (+2)

4% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $550M → $570M (+$19.8M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 46 | Existing positions reduced: 58

Holders
138
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.47%
% of All Funds
3.68%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
12
Increased
46
Reduced
58
Closed
9
Calls
$3.85M
Puts
$140K
Net Calls
+$3.71M
Net Calls Change
+$3.75M

Top Buyers

1
Franklin Resources
Franklin Resources
California
+$7.49M
2
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$4.26M
3
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
+$4.17M
4
NIM
Needham Investment Management
New York
+$3.15M
5
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$2.08M

Top Sellers

1
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
-$8.16M
2
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$5.55M
3
SCM
Signia Capital Management
Washington
-$4.48M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
-$3.72M
5
HA
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
-$2.26M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WRF
1
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$65.6M +$4.26M +506,200 +7%
DSC
2
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$54.1M +$1.06M +125,693 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$45.6M +$1.04M +123,344 +2%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$34.2M -$39.6K -4,700 -0.1%
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$26.3M +$7.49M +888,797 +40%
Victory Capital Management
6
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$25.4M -$447K -53,059 -2%
HA
7
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$18.9M -$2.26M -268,461 -11%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$17.1M +$835K +99,138 +5%
AllianceBernstein
9
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$15.4M -$259K -30,700 -2%
BFA
10
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$15.2M +$951K +112,890 +7%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$15.1M +$651K +77,314 +5%
RA
12
Royce & Associates
New York
$13.7M +$24.1K +2,860 +0.2%
RCMC
13
Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$11.9M +$11.8M +1,397,131 New
LBA
14
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$11.8M -$27.8K -3,300 -0.2%
Ameriprise
15
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10.4M +$492K +58,415 +5%
AF
16
Aegis Financial
Virginia
$9.63M -$528K -62,707 -5%
State Street
17
State Street
Massachusetts
$8.88M +$512K +60,741 +6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
18
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$8.36M – – –
Acadian Asset Management
19
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$7.5M -$362K -43,027 -5%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7.33M +$382K +45,382 +6%
LSV Asset Management
21
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$7.14M -$91.8K -10,900 -1%
Renaissance Technologies
22
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.06M +$2.08M +247,284 +42%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
23
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$5.86M – – –
PAIM
24
Punch & Associates Investment Management
Minnesota
$5.51M -$39.5K -4,687 -0.7%
PCM
25
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$5.5M -$1.69K -200 -0%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

138 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $570M — up 3.6% from $550M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new PLAB positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 46 added to existing stakes and 58 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Franklin Resources, adding an estimated $7.49M. The largest seller was Russell Frank Company, cutting an estimated $8.16M.

  • 138 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2015, up from 136 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $570M of Photronics stock for Q1 2015, up 3.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2015 was Franklin Resources, an estimated $7.49M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2015 was Russell Frank Company, an estimated $8.16M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.