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154 hedge funds and large institutions have $630M invested in Photronics in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 54 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

124% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $386K | Put options by funds: $172K

2% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 54

1% less funds holding

Funds holding: 155154 (-1)

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 19

1.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 99.03%97.35% (-1.7%)

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $728M → $630M (-$98.1M)

Holders
154
Holders Change
-1
Holders Change %
-0.65%
% of All Funds
3.84%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
18
Increased
55
Reduced
54
Closed
19
Calls
$386K
Puts
$172K
Net Calls
+$214K
Net Calls Change
+$124K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
1
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$54.3M +$75.1K +7,107 +0.1%
DSC
2
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$49.5M +$8.83M +835,254 +19%
Franklin Resources
3
Franklin Resources
California
$45.6M -$11M -1,045,700 -18%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$44.6M -$5.31M -502,940 -10%
BlackRock
5
BlackRock
New York
$40.5M +$688K +65,130 +2%
WRF
6
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$28M -$17.4M -1,650,600 -36%
Vanguard Group
7
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$27.8M +$965K +91,349 +3%
AllianceBernstein
8
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$20.1M +$4.38M +414,930 +24%
Renaissance Technologies
9
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$19M +$245K +23,200 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
10
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$18.7M +$1.94M +183,533 +10%
Victory Capital Management
11
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$16.6M +$17.6M +1,666,037 +1,666%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$15.5M +$4.1M +388,133 +31%
State Street
13
State Street
Massachusetts
$13.4M +$374K +35,414 +3%
VOYA Investment Management
14
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$13.1M -$2.14M -202,389 -13%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.2M +$198K +18,739 +2%
D.E. Shaw & Co
16
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$9.95M +$759K +71,823 +7%
LSV Asset Management
17
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$9.55M
RA
18
Royce & Associates
New York
$9.46M -$192K -18,200 -2%
AQR Capital Management
19
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$8.7M +$1.27M +119,940 +15%
Norges Bank
20
Norges Bank
Norway
$8M
NI
21
Numeric Investors
Massachusetts
$6.83M -$1.27M -119,802 -14%
California Public Employees Retirement System
22
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$6.77M +$296K +28,000 +4%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$6.67M -$1.61M -152,799 -18%
CAM
24
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$6.46M +$166K +15,727 +2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
25
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$5.17M +$89.9K +8,507 +2%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

154 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $630M — down 13% from $728M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of PLAB and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 54 trimmed existing stakes and 55 added.

The largest buyer was Victory Capital Management, adding an estimated $17.6M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $17.4M.

  • 154 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2017, down from 155 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $630M of Photronics stock for Q2 2017, down 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2017 and 19 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2017 was Victory Capital Management, an estimated $17.6M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2017 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $17.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.