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231 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in Photronics in 2022 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 84 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 22 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

104% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $9.93M | Put options by funds: $4.86M

86% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 22

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 46 (+2)

16% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $917M → $1.06B (+$144M)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 217231 (+14)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 84 | Existing positions reduced: 78

0.96% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.48%88.44% (+0.96%)

Holders
231
Holders Change
+14
Holders Change %
+6.45%
% of All Funds
3.89%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
41
Increased
84
Reduced
78
Closed
22
Calls
$9.93M
Puts
$4.86M
Net Calls
+$5.07M
Net Calls Change
+$5.96M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$195M +$3.94M +224,889 +2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$88.5M +$3.17M +181,119 +4%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$88.3M -$596K -34,027 -0.7%
State Street
4
State Street
Massachusetts
$42.3M +$485K +27,683 +1%
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
5
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Texas
$37.3M -$10.9M -624,188 -25%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$26.5M +$18.5M +1,057,961 +349%
N
7
Nuveen
North Carolina
$26.2M +$5.62M +320,678 +31%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$22.1M +$43.8K +2,502 +0.2%
Geode Capital Management
9
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$21.8M -$552K -31,492 -3%
Prudential Financial
10
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$19.3M +$12.1M +688,400 +226%
RA
11
Royce & Associates
New York
$17.8M -$663K -37,825 -4%
Ameriprise
12
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$17.3M -$1.06M -60,636 -6%
Two Sigma Advisers
13
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$16.5M +$3.62M +206,800 +32%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$15.5M -$505K -28,808 -3%
Charles Schwab
15
Charles Schwab
California
$15.3M +$404K +23,074 +3%
WCM
16
Wedge Capital Management
North Carolina
$14.8M -$656K -37,423 -5%
ACH
17
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$13.9M +$2.03M +116,000 +19%
Two Sigma Investments
18
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$13.5M +$2.14M +121,890 +21%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
19
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$12.9M +$450K +25,705 +4%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$11.7M -$961K -54,840 -8%
Millennium Management
21
Millennium Management
New York
$11.6M -$2.02M -115,277 -16%
PRCP
22
Pacific Ridge Capital Partners
Oregon
$11M -$4.51M -257,305 -31%
SAM
23
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$10.5M +$467K +26,674 +5%
DSC
24
Donald Smith & Co
New York
$9.46M -$5.03M -287,014 -37%
American Century Companies
25
American Century Companies
Missouri
$9.07M +$2.81M +160,625 +53%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review

231 of the 5,936 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.06B — up 16% from $917M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new PLAB positions and 22 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 84 added to existing stakes and 78 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $18.5M. The largest seller was AIGH Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $20.7M sold.

  • 231 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2022, up from 217 in Q1 2022.
  • Funds reported $1.06B of Photronics stock for Q2 2022, up 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 41 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2022 and 22 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2022 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $18.5M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2022 was AIGH Capital Management, an estimated $20.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2022.