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155 hedge funds and large institutions have $728M invested in Photronics in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

31% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 45

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 20

20% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $547K | Put options by funds: $457K

0.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.56%99.03% (+0.47%)

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 156155 (-1)

4% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $759M → $728M (-$30.9M)

Holders
155
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.64%
% of All Funds
3.86%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
25
Increased
59
Reduced
45
Closed
20
Calls
$547K
Puts
$457K
Net Calls
+$90K
Net Calls Change
-$1.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Franklin Resources
1
Franklin Resources
California
$63.1M +$5.83M +524,600 +10%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$61.8M +$157K +14,143 +0.2%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
3
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$56.1M -$2.78M -250,053 -5%
WRF
4
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$49.5M -$19.5M -1,756,049 -28%
DSC
5
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$47.4M +$3.94M +354,031 +9%
BlackRock
6
BlackRock
New York
$45.4M +$47M +4,226,935 +26,534%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$30.6M +$1.6M +144,092 +5%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$21.4M -$431K -38,800 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
9
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$19.3M +$509K +45,821 +3%
AllianceBernstein
10
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$18.4M +$2.02M +181,550 +12%
VOYA Investment Management
11
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$17.1M +$438K +39,418 +3%
State Street
12
State Street
Massachusetts
$14.9M +$559K +50,294 +4%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$13.5M +$1.91M +171,591 +16%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$12.6M +$1.15M +103,589 +10%
RA
15
Royce & Associates
New York
$11M -$1.45M -130,400 -11%
LSV Asset Management
16
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$10.9M -$3.23M -290,513 -22%
D.E. Shaw & Co
17
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$10.6M +$129K +11,635 +1%
Goldman Sachs
18
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.23M -$435K -39,086 -4%
Norges Bank
19
Norges Bank
Norway
$9.1M +$1.19M +107,092 +14%
NI
20
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$9.05M +$5.88M +528,763 +167%
AQR Capital Management
21
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$8.62M +$149K +13,393 +2%
Arrowstreet Capital
22
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$8.04M +$8.35M +751,431 New
HA
23
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$7.44M -$256K -23,011 -3%
California Public Employees Retirement System
24
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$7.41M -$156K -14,000 -2%
CAM
25
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$7.19M +$551K +49,546 +8%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

155 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $728M — down 4.1% from $759M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new PLAB positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $47M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $19.5M.

  • 155 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q1 2017, down from 156 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $728M of Photronics stock for Q1 2017, down 4.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q1 2017 and 20 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $47M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q1 2017 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $19.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.