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182 hedge funds and large institutions have $602M invested in Photronics in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6,456% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.18M | Put options by funds: $18K

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 21

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 184182 (-2)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 68

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $702M → $602M (-$100M)

Holders
182
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-1.09%
% of All Funds
4.86%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
20
Increased
59
Reduced
68
Closed
21
Calls
$1.18M
Puts
$18K
Net Calls
+$1.16M
Net Calls Change
+$801K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WRF
1
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$76M
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$50.8M -$123K -12,348 -0.2%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
3
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$50.7M -$632K -63,700 -1%
Franklin Resources
4
Franklin Resources
California
$42.8M -$3.69M -372,100 -7%
DSC
5
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$35.3M -$2.63M -265,330 -6%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$22.3M -$823K -82,964 -3%
Renaissance Technologies
7
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$19.4M -$4.42M -444,900 -17%
BFA
8
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$15M +$13.9K +1,405 +0.1%
BIT
9
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$14.7M -$450K -45,352 -3%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$11.3M -$151K -15,207 -1%
LSV Asset Management
11
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$10.7M +$2.19M +220,713 +23%
RA
12
Royce & Associates
New York
$10.6M -$708K -71,300 -6%
LCP
13
Lombardia Capital Partners
California
$9.87M +$8.85M +891,580 +413%
D.E. Shaw & Co
14
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$9.35M +$2.47M +248,403 +31%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$9.26M -$29K -2,920 -0.3%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$8.93M +$3.95M +398,407 +66%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.51M +$171K +17,188 +2%
Arrowstreet Capital
18
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$7.5M -$667K -67,193 -7%
California Public Employees Retirement System
19
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$7.42M -$193K -19,400 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.64M +$246K +24,815 +3%
HA
21
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$6.51M -$66.2K -6,675 -0.9%
Mackenzie Financial
22
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$6.03M +$992K +100,000 +17%
GAM
23
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$5.94M +$771K +77,652 +13%
Charles Schwab
24
Charles Schwab
California
$5.89M +$626K +63,035 +11%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
25
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$5.52M

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

182 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $602M — down 14% from $702M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 21 funds closed out of PLAB and 20 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 59 added.

The largest buyer was Lombardia Capital Partners, adding an estimated $8.85M. The largest seller was Acadian Asset Management, cutting an estimated $7.38M.

  • 182 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2016, down from 184 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $602M of Photronics stock for Q2 2016, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2016 and 21 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2016 was Lombardia Capital Partners, an estimated $8.85M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2016 was Acadian Asset Management, an estimated $7.38M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.