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189 hedge funds and large institutions have $524M invested in Photronics in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 12 (+1)

30% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 23

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 187189 (+2)

5% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 61

0.68% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.84%95.16% (-0.68%)

14% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $607M → $524M (-$83.8M)

89% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1K | Put options by funds: $9K

Holders
189
Holders Change
+2
Holders Change %
+1.07%
% of All Funds
4.11%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
30
Increased
64
Reduced
61
Closed
23
Calls
$1K
Puts
$9K
Net Calls
-$8K
Net Calls Change
+$73K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$83.2M +$959K +107,904 +1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$47.1M -$204K -22,978 -0.4%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$36.7M +$182K +20,529 +0.5%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$30.3M -$2.58M -290,521 -7%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$22M +$670K +75,400 +3%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$18M +$589K +66,294 +3%
DSC
7
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$17.3M -$2.12M -238,725 -10%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$15.1M +$171K +19,238 +1%
DCM
9
Divisar Capital Management
California
$11.3M +$2.13M +239,878 +21%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$10.6M -$2.65M -297,932 -19%
WCM
11
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$10.3M -$321K -36,185 -3%
AAMU
12
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$10.2M +$710K +79,927 +7%
RA
13
Royce & Associates
New York
$9.65M -$11.7K -1,315 -0.1%
DP
14
DDD Partners
Washington
$9.22M +$55.7K +6,275 +0.6%
D.E. Shaw & Co
15
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$9.14M +$455K +51,213 +5%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.15M +$199K +22,410 +3%
Bank of New York Mellon
17
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$6.91M -$4.89M -550,577 -40%
AQR Capital Management
18
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$6.44M +$2.91M +327,571 +72%
NIM
19
Needham Investment Management
New York
$6.4M +$1.89M +212,500 +37%
Charles Schwab
20
Charles Schwab
California
$5.98M -$139K -15,623 -2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
21
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$5.74M +$400K +45,050 +7%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
22
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$5.52M +$908K +102,260 +18%
PP
23
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$5.28M +$24.9K +2,800 +0.4%
Invesco
24
Invesco
Georgia
$5.24M -$2.91M -328,044 -34%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
25
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$5.18M -$3.48M -391,444 -38%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review

189 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $524M — down 14% from $607M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 30 funds opened new PLAB positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 61 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $3.32M. The largest seller was Bank of New York Mellon, cutting an estimated $4.89M.

  • 189 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2019, up from 187 in Q1 2019.
  • Funds reported $524M of Photronics stock for Q2 2019, down 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2019 and 23 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2019 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $3.32M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2019 was Bank of New York Mellon, an estimated $4.89M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.