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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $578M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 72 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 72 | Existing positions reduced: 73

3.82% less ownership

Funds ownership: 92.72%88.9% (-3.8%)

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 203194 (-9)

15% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $677M → $578M (-$99M)

30% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 27

46% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $463K | Put options by funds: $863K

67% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 31 (-2)

Holders
194
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.43%
% of All Funds
3.91%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-66.67%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
19
Increased
72
Reduced
73
Closed
27
Calls
$463K
Puts
$863K
Net Calls
-$400K
Net Calls Change
-$88K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$98.3M +$3.6M +333,535 +3%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$53M -$1.32M -122,262 -2%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$42.9M -$178K -16,486 -0.4%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$34M -$163K -15,092 -0.4%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$21.6M -$683K -63,242 -3%
Northern Trust
6
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18.1M -$393K -36,381 -2%
WCM
7
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$14.8M +$467K +43,227 +3%
DCM
8
Divisar Capital Management
California
$12.1M +$2.81M +260,000 +27%
DSC
9
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$11.2M -$4.8M -444,083 -28%
NIM
10
Needham Investment Management
New York
$10.7M +$4.15M +384,224 +55%
Bank of Montreal
11
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$10M +$1.97M +182,777 +23%
Renaissance Technologies
12
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$10M -$4.07M -376,947 -27%
RA
13
Royce & Associates
New York
$9.95M +$206K +19,055 +2%
Geode Capital Management
14
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$9.89M +$215K +19,869 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
15
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.08M +$274K +25,378 +3%
Arrowstreet Capital
16
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$8.64M +$2.44M +226,162 +35%
KCM
17
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$8.06M +$389K +36,045 +5%
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$7.42M +$2.06M +190,701 +34%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$7.18M -$218K -20,136 -3%
Charles Schwab
20
Charles Schwab
California
$6.51M -$312K -28,860 -4%
HA
21
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$6.3M +$3.11M +288,249 +84%
Ameriprise
22
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.28M -$9.66M -894,180 -59%
Prudential Financial
23
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$5.62M +$181K +16,790 +3%
Marshall Wace
24
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$5.56M +$1.15M +106,597 +24%
Assenagon Asset Management
25
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$5.32M +$1.79M +166,059 +45%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2020 in Review

194 of the 4,956 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q3 2020, worth a combined $578M — down 15% from $677M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 27 funds closed out of PLAB and 19 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 73 trimmed existing stakes and 72 added.

The largest buyer was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.22M. The largest seller was Yost Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $12M sold.

  • 194 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q3 2020, down from 203 in Q2 2020.
  • Funds reported $578M of Photronics stock for Q3 2020, down 15% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q3 2020 and 27 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q3 2020 was Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management, an estimated $4.22M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q3 2020 was Yost Capital Management, an estimated $12M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2020.