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185 hedge funds and large institutions have $636M invested in Photronics in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 80 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

10% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $578M → $636M (+$57.8M)

2.5% less ownership

Funds ownership: 88.9%86.4% (-2.5%)

5% less funds holding

Funds holding: 194185 (-9)

24% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 33

34% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 80

76% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $165K | Put options by funds: $693K

Holders
185
Holders Change
-9
Holders Change %
-4.64%
% of All Funds
3.27%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
25
Increased
53
Reduced
80
Closed
33
Calls
$165K
Puts
$693K
Net Calls
-$528K
Net Calls Change
-$128K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$115M +$5.08M +464,017 +5%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$58.4M -$971K -88,782 -2%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$48.2M +$68K +6,215 +0.1%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$35M -$3.05M -278,795 -8%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$23.3M -$824K -75,302 -3%
Northern Trust
6
Northern Trust
Illinois
$19.9M -$377K -34,508 -2%
NIM
7
Needham Investment Management
New York
$17.6M +$5.49M +501,776 +47%
WCM
8
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$14.8M -$1.75M -159,583 -11%
DCM
9
Divisar Capital Management
California
$14M +$438K +40,000 +3%
Bank of Montreal
10
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$13.4M +$1.89M +172,892 +18%
DSC
11
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$12M -$551K -50,380 -4%
KCM
12
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$11.8M +$2.75M +251,187 +31%
Arrowstreet Capital
13
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$11.5M +$1.74M +159,200 +18%
RA
14
Royce & Associates
New York
$11.2M +$25.3K +2,309 +0.2%
Geode Capital Management
15
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.1M +$7.29K +666 +0.1%
HA
16
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$10.1M +$2.96M +270,400 +43%
JP Morgan Chase
17
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$9.27M -$740K -67,687 -8%
D.E. Shaw & Co
18
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$9.07M +$742K +67,792 +9%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.13M +$80.5K +7,357 +1%
Charles Schwab
20
Charles Schwab
California
$7.37M +$76.3K +6,979 +1%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
21
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$7.16M +$2.74M +250,540 +64%
Renaissance Technologies
22
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.1M -$4.04M -369,150 -37%
Ameriprise
23
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$7.03M -$722 -66 -0%
VCA
24
VIEX Capital Advisors
Florida
$5.74M +$5.62M +514,156 New
PP
25
Prudential plc
United Kingdom
$5.39M -$126K -11,500 -2%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

185 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $636M — up 10% from $578M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of PLAB and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 80 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was VIEX Capital Advisors, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.62M. The largest seller was AEGON Asset Management (UK), exiting entirely with an estimated $5.3M sold.

  • 185 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2020, down from 194 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $636M of Photronics stock for Q4 2020, up 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2020 was VIEX Capital Advisors, an estimated $5.62M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2020 was AEGON Asset Management (UK), an estimated $5.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.