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189 hedge funds and large institutions have $690M invested in Photronics in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

3,112% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $803K | Put options by funds: $25K

32% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $524M → $690M (+$166M)

4% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 26

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 189189 (0)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

0.89% less ownership

Funds ownership: 95.16%94.27% (-0.89%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 68

Holders
189
Holders Change
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
4.14%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
27
Increased
55
Reduced
68
Closed
26
Calls
$803K
Puts
$25K
Net Calls
+$778K
Net Calls Change
+$786K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$113M +$1.94M +200,590 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$61.9M -$564K -58,368 -1%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$50.2M +$1.31M +135,355 +3%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$36.6M -$3.14M -324,925 -9%
Renaissance Technologies
5
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$26.9M -$2.1M -216,998 -8%
State Street
6
State Street
Massachusetts
$24.5M +$558K +57,785 +3%
DSC
7
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$23.8M +$678K +70,187 +3%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$20.7M +$595K +61,519 +3%
AAMU
9
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$15.8M +$1.98M +205,065 +16%
Ameriprise
10
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$13.9M -$109K -11,278 -0.9%
DP
11
DDD Partners
Washington
$13.9M +$1.46M +151,395 +13%
WCM
12
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$13.5M -$186K -19,215 -2%
DCM
13
Divisar Capital Management
California
$12.4M -$2.25M -232,500 -17%
RA
14
Royce & Associates
New York
$12.1M -$591K -61,100 -5%
Invesco
15
Invesco
Georgia
$11.7M +$4.17M +431,984 +68%
AQR Capital Management
16
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$10M +$1.31M +135,892 +17%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$9.63M +$126K +13,002 +1%
Marshall Wace
18
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$9.17M +$7.44M +770,107 +1,062%
D.E. Shaw & Co
19
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$9.16M -$2.63M -272,292 -24%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$9.04M -$117K -12,072 -1%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$8.09M +$133K +13,803 +2%
NIM
22
Needham Investment Management
New York
$7.92M -$507K -52,500 -7%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
23
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$7.62M
PP
24
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$6.8M -$178K -18,400 -3%
JP Morgan Chase
25
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$6.01M +$2.62M +270,922 +96%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

189 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $690M — up 32% from $524M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new PLAB positions and 26 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 55 added to existing stakes and 68 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Marshall Wace, adding an estimated $7.44M. The largest seller was Robeco Institutional Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $5.18M sold.

  • 189 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2019, unchanged from Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $690M of Photronics stock for Q3 2019, up 32% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2019 and 26 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2019 was Marshall Wace, an estimated $7.44M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2019 was Robeco Institutional Asset Management, an estimated $5.18M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.