Photronics
PLAB
249 hedge funds and large institutions have $849M invested in Photronics in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 46 funds opening new positions, 93 increasing their positions, 81 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.
92% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 46 | Existing positions closed: 24
83% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.55M | Put options by funds: $2.49M
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 93 | Existing positions reduced: 81
9% more funds holding
Funds holding: 229 → 249 (+20)
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $814M → $849M (+$34.8M)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
8.54% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.23% → 81.69% (-8.5%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.75M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$6.92M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$6.28M |
| 4 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
+$5.83M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$5.46M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
Dallas,
Texas
|
-$27.3M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$13.1M |
| 3 |
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Denver,
Colorado
|
-$6.81M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$4.12M |
| 5 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.28M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
249 of the 6,237 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $849M — up 4.3% from $814M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 46 funds opened new PLAB positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 93 added to existing stakes and 81 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Driehaus Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $7.75M. The largest seller was Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, exiting entirely with an estimated $27.3M sold.
- 249 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2022, up from 229 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $849M of Photronics stock for Q4 2022, up 4.3% quarter-over-quarter.
- 46 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2022 and 24 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2022 was Driehaus Capital Management, an estimated $7.75M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2022 was Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, an estimated $27.3M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.