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161 hedge funds and large institutions have $622M invested in Photronics in 2015 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

417% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $987K | Put options by funds: $191K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

61% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 18

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 42

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 152161 (+9)

6% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $659M → $622M (-$37M)

Holders
161
Holders Change
+9
Holders Change %
+5.92%
% of All Funds
4.49%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
29
Increased
64
Reduced
42
Closed
18
Calls
$987K
Puts
$191K
Net Calls
+$796K
Net Calls Change
-$3.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WRF
1
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$77.3M
DSC
2
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$60.6M +$365K +41,524 +0.6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$51.2M +$459K +52,229 +0.9%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$37M +$643K +73,199 +2%
Franklin Resources
5
Franklin Resources
California
$28M
Victory Capital Management
6
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$27.1M -$25.8K -2,935 -0.1%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$20.2M +$1.25M +142,775 +7%
RA
8
Royce & Associates
New York
$17.3M +$1.03M +117,700 +7%
HA
9
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$16.8M -$2.6M -296,626 -14%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$15.3M +$190K +21,664 +1%
Renaissance Technologies
11
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$15.3M +$3.22M +366,830 +28%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$14.9M -$200K -22,776 -1%
AllianceBernstein
13
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$13.5M -$2.2M -250,720 -14%
Ameriprise
14
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$12.4M -$498K -56,701 -4%
LBA
15
Letko, Brosseau & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$11.2M -$354K -40,350 -3%
AF
16
Aegis Financial
Virginia
$9.92M +$32K +3,639 +0.3%
State Street
17
State Street
Massachusetts
$9.63M -$3.69K -420 -0%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.96M +$280K +31,886 +3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
19
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$8.61M -$400K -45,600 -5%
LSV Asset Management
20
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$8.57M +$808K +92,064 +11%
Mackenzie Financial
21
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$7.03M +$5.27M +600,000 +340%
D.E. Shaw & Co
22
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$6.51M +$3.07M +350,063 +95%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
23
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$6.25M
RFC
24
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$6.07M -$4.18M -476,478 -42%
PCM
25
Perritt Capital Management
Illinois
$5.96M +$94K +10,700 +2%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2015 in Review

161 of the 3,582 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2015, worth a combined $622M — down 5.6% from $659M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new PLAB positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Mackenzie Financial, adding an estimated $5.27M. The largest seller was Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut), exiting entirely with an estimated $13.3M sold.

  • 161 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2015, up from 152 in Q2 2015.
  • Funds reported $622M of Photronics stock for Q3 2015, down 5.6% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2015 and 18 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2015 was Mackenzie Financial, an estimated $5.27M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2015 was Rubric Capital Management (Connecticut), an estimated $13.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2015.