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165 hedge funds and large institutions have $584M invested in Photronics in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

2,763% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $544K | Put options by funds: $19K

56% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 27

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 150165 (+15)

3.28% more ownership

Funds ownership: 95.89%99.17% (+3.3%)

0% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $581M → $584M (+$2.84M)

16% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 57

Holders
165
Holders Change
+15
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
3.74%
Holding in Top 10
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
New
42
Increased
48
Reduced
57
Closed
27
Calls
$544K
Puts
$19K
Net Calls
+$525K
Net Calls Change
+$387K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$76.2M +$40.7M +4,458,990 +100%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$49.5M +$980K +107,279 +2%
Franklin Resources
3
Franklin Resources
California
$38.5M -$3.08M -337,546 -7%
DSC
4
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$38.1M -$2.59M -283,352 -6%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
5
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$37.6M -$1.56M -171,200 -4%
Vanguard Group
6
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$34M +$8.23M +900,639 +29%
Bank of New York Mellon
7
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$21.3M +$2.85M +311,985 +14%
Renaissance Technologies
8
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$17.2M -$564K -61,700 -3%
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$16M -$57.4K -6,282 -0.3%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$15.9M +$3.7M +404,764 +28%
WCM
11
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$13.1M +$792K +86,723 +6%
PP
12
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$11.6M +$861K +94,300 +7%
AQR Capital Management
13
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$9.28M +$271K +29,685 +3%
RA
14
Royce & Associates
New York
$8.94M -$154K -16,844 -2%
Millennium Management
15
Millennium Management
New York
$8.78M +$2.12M +231,914 +29%
Goldman Sachs
16
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.81M +$654K +71,609 +8%
LSV Asset Management
17
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$7.59M -$654K -71,654 -7%
Geode Capital Management
18
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.42M -$2.82M -309,026 -26%
D.E. Shaw & Co
19
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$7.22M -$3.05M -334,323 -28%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
20
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$7.18M +$3.97M +434,174 +106%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$7.12M -$145K -15,886 -2%
California Public Employees Retirement System
22
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$6.59M +$261K +28,568 +4%
Two Sigma Investments
23
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$5.91M +$341K +37,375 +6%
Two Sigma Advisers
24
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$5.72M +$622K +68,103 +11%
DP
25
DDD Partners
Washington
$5.4M +$5.78M +632,993 New

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review

165 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $584M — up 0.49% from $581M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 42 funds opened new PLAB positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 15 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 57 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $40.7M. The largest seller was AllianceBernstein, cutting an estimated $13.7M.

  • 165 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2017, up from 150 in Q3 2017.
  • Funds reported $584M of Photronics stock for Q4 2017, up 0.49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 42 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2017 and 27 closed out, a net change of +15 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $40.7M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2017 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $13.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.