Photronics
PLAB
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.
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: 150 → 165 (+15)
3.28% more ownership
Funds ownership: 95.89% → 99.17% (+3.3%)
0% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $585M → $584M (-$1.15M)
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 57
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$40.7M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$8.23M |
| 3 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$4.71M |
| 4 |
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$4.25M |
| 5 |
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Rotterdam,
Netherlands
|
+$3.97M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AllianceBernstein
Nashville,
Tennessee
|
-$13.7M |
| 2 |
VOYA Investment Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$12.7M |
| 3 |
NI
Numeric Investors
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$6.53M |
| 4 |
DADC
D.A. Davidson & Co
Great Falls,
Montana
|
-$5.75M |
| 5 |
TAM
Third Avenue Management
New York
|
-$4.14M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
165 of the 4,419 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $584M — down 0.2% from $585M 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, down 0.2% 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.