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156 hedge funds and large institutions have $759M invested in Photronics in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

451% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.75M | Put options by funds: $317K

98.56% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%98.56% (+99%)

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 19

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $683M → $759M (+$75.8M)

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 153156 (+3)

10% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 51

Holders
156
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.96%
% of All Funds
3.9%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
23
Increased
56
Reduced
51
Closed
19
Calls
$1.75M
Puts
$317K
Net Calls
+$1.43M
Net Calls Change
+$405K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WRF
1
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$72.2M -$23.6M -2,253,700 -26%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$65.1M +$84.2K +8,027 +0.1%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
3
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$62.1M -$1.63M -155,400 -3%
Franklin Resources
4
Franklin Resources
California
$60.7M -$2.11M -200,900 -4%
DSC
5
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$46.1M +$1.19M +113,418 +3%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$30.7M +$989K +94,311 +4%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$24.2M +$3.36M +320,473 +18%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$23M +$535K +51,005 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$19.9M +$10.5M +1,001,892 +133%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$19.8M +$928K +88,470 +5%
VOYA Investment Management
11
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$17.6M +$5.6M +533,873 +52%
AllianceBernstein
12
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$17.4M +$15.3M +1,454,162 +1,715%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$15.1M +$507K +48,339 +4%
LSV Asset Management
14
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$14.8M +$196K +18,700 +1%
RA
15
Royce & Associates
New York
$13M -$400K -38,100 -3%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$12.3M +$237K +22,584 +2%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12.1M +$2.14M +203,639 +23%
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$11M -$440K -41,905 -4%
Goldman Sachs
19
Goldman Sachs
New York
$10.2M -$4.12M -392,965 -30%
AQR Capital Management
20
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$8.96M -$213K -20,292 -2%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$8.4M +$6.59M +627,913 +543%
HA
22
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$8.12M -$37.4K -3,566 -0.5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
23
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$7.98M -$797K -76,000 -10%
CAM
24
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$7.03M -$262K -25,020 -4%
GC
25
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$6.33M +$5.31M +506,352 +936%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

156 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $759M — up 11% from $683M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new PLAB positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 56 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $15.3M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $23.6M.

  • 156 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2016, up from 153 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $759M of Photronics stock for Q4 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2016 and 19 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2016 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $15.3M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2016 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $23.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.