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203 hedge funds and large institutions have $677M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 75 reducing their positions, and 32 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)

8% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $627M → $677M (+$50M)

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 32

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 203 → 203 (0)

1.14% less ownership

Funds ownership: 93.86% → 92.72% (-1.1%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 75

70% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $132K | Put options by funds: $444K

Holders
203
Holders Change
–
Holders Change %
0%
% of All Funds
4.16%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
33
Increased
61
Reduced
75
Closed
32
Calls
$132K
Puts
$444K
Net Calls
-$312K
Net Calls Change
-$187K

Top Buyers

1
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
+$5.06M
2
DCM
Divisar Capital Management
California
+$4.43M
3
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$4.4M
4
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$4.37M
5
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
+$4.23M

Top Sellers

1
NSGL
No Street GP LP
California
-$8.09M
2
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$6.68M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$4.46M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.12M
5
Victory Capital Management
Victory Capital Management
Texas
-$3.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$106M -$4.46M -388,213 -4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$60.6M -$1.63M -142,380 -3%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$48.2M -$1.82M -158,155 -4%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$38.2M -$856K -74,529 -2%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$24.8M -$82.3K -7,167 -0.3%
Northern Trust
6
Northern Trust
Illinois
$20.7M -$11.5K -1,005 -0.1%
DSC
7
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$17.5M +$25.1K +2,187 +0.1%
Ameriprise
8
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17M -$942K -82,069 -5%
WCM
9
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$16M +$1.04M +90,575 +7%
Renaissance Technologies
10
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$15.4M -$6.68M -582,200 -30%
YCM
11
Yost Capital Management
Texas
$12M +$1.76M +153,300 +17%
Invesco
12
Invesco
Georgia
$11.6M +$1.09M +95,018 +10%
RA
13
Royce & Associates
New York
$10.9M -$101K -8,806 -0.9%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.8M -$121K -10,536 -1%
DCM
15
Divisar Capital Management
California
$10.6M +$4.43M +385,622 +68%
JP Morgan Chase
16
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.72M +$4.37M +381,057 +77%
Bank of Montreal
17
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$8.94M +$445K +38,766 +5%
KCM
18
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$8.61M +$5.06M +440,872 +133%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.25M -$248K -21,633 -3%
NIM
20
Needham Investment Management
New York
$7.72M +$2.36M +205,500 +42%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$7.59M -$1.16M -100,997 -13%
Arrowstreet Capital
22
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$7.14M +$2.43M +211,296 +49%
AQR Capital Management
23
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$6.24M -$987K -85,969 -13%
D.E. Shaw & Co
24
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$6.17M +$489K +42,627 +8%
AAMU
25
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$6.14M -$1.29M -112,194 -17%
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PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review

203 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $677M — up 8% from $627M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new PLAB positions and 32 closed out — a net gain of 1 holder — while 61 added to existing stakes and 75 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Kennedy Capital Management, adding an estimated $5.06M. The largest seller was No Street GP LP, exiting entirely with an estimated $8.09M sold.

  • 203 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2020, unchanged from Q1 2020.
  • Funds reported $677M of Photronics stock for Q2 2020, up 8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2020 and 32 closed out, a net change of +1 holder.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2020 was Kennedy Capital Management, an estimated $5.06M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2020 was No Street GP LP, an estimated $8.09M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.