Photronics
PLAB
230 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, 83 increasing their positions, 78 reducing their positions, and 23 closing their positions.
149% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $7.95M | Put options by funds: $3.2M
78% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 23
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 6 (+2)
16% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $918M → $1.06B (+$144M)
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 217 → 230 (+13)
6% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 78
0.93% more ownership
Funds ownership: 87.48% → 88.41% (+0.93%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$18.5M |
| 2 |
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
|
+$12.1M |
| 3 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$7.19M |
| 4 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$5.62M |
| 5 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$5.04M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ACM
AIGH Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$20.7M |
| 2 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$10.9M |
| 3 |
DCM
Divisar Capital Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$5.95M |
| 4 |
WVP
Worth Venture Partners
Fort Lee,
New Jersey
|
-$5.19M |
| 5 |
DSC
Donald Smith & Co
New York
|
-$5.03M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2022 in Review
230 of the 5,959 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2022, worth a combined $1.06B — up 16% from $918M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 41 funds opened new PLAB positions and 23 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 83 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.
- 230 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 23 closed out, a net change of +18 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.