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168 hedge funds and large institutions have $724M invested in Photronics in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 15 funds opening new positions, 56 increasing their positions, 68 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1.72% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.69%88.4% (+1.7%)

6% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $459K | Put options by funds: $433K

3% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $706M → $724M (+$17.8M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 55 (0)

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 171168 (-3)

12% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 15 | Existing positions closed: 17

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 56 | Existing positions reduced: 68

Holders
168
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.75%
% of All Funds
2.92%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
15
Increased
56
Reduced
68
Closed
17
Calls
$459K
Puts
$433K
Net Calls
+$26K
Net Calls Change
+$126K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$136M -$1.92M -147,188 -1%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$63M -$2.78M -212,913 -4%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$57.9M +$1.62M +123,787 +3%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
4
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$35.3M -$2.54M -194,396 -7%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$29.7M +$783K +59,903 +3%
NIM
6
Needham Investment Management
New York
$22.7M -$2.87M -219,800 -11%
Bank of Montreal
7
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$19.1M +$3.33M +254,274 +23%
ACM
8
AIGH Capital Management
Maryland
$17.8M +$17.7M +1,350,734 New
Northern Trust
9
Northern Trust
Illinois
$16.2M +$67.5K +5,161 +0.4%
DCM
10
Divisar Capital Management
California
$15.9M +$1.07M +81,792 +7%
Geode Capital Management
11
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$14.5M +$446K +34,136 +3%
RA
12
Royce & Associates
New York
$14M +$49.8K +3,806 +0.4%
WCM
13
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$12.6M -$2.48M -189,267 -17%
HA
14
Heartland Advisors
Wisconsin
$11.9M
PRCP
15
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$11.5M +$752K +57,526 +7%
DSC
16
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$9.86M -$3.61M -276,258 -27%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
17
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management
California
$9.76M +$381K +29,100 +4%
Charles Schwab
18
Charles Schwab
California
$9.42M +$568K +43,427 +6%
Bank of New York Mellon
19
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.83M -$692K -52,915 -7%
PPA
20
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$8.62M +$3.89M +297,757 +84%
Two Sigma Advisers
21
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$8.07M +$1.12M +85,800 +16%
ACH
22
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$7.38M +$7.31M +559,000 New
Millennium Management
23
Millennium Management
New York
$6.52M +$1.58M +120,583 +32%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$6.38M -$738K -56,431 -10%
Two Sigma Investments
25
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$6.36M +$1.53M +117,267 +32%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

168 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $724M — up 2.5% from $706M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of PLAB and 15 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 68 trimmed existing stakes and 56 added.

The largest buyer was AIGH Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $17.7M. The largest seller was Arrowstreet Capital, cutting an estimated $7.41M.

  • 168 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2021, down from 171 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $724M of Photronics stock for Q2 2021, up 2.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 15 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2021 and 17 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2021 was AIGH Capital Management, an estimated $17.7M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2021 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $7.41M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.