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282 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.8B invested in Photronics in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 87 increasing their positions, 108 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

267% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 18

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 13 (+2)

99% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.54M | Put options by funds: $4.3M

62% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.11B → $1.8B (+$691M)

20% more funds holding

Funds holding: 235282 (+47)

4.49% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.34%91.83% (+4.5%)

19% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 108

Holders
282
Holders Change
+47
Holders Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
4.11%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.04%
New
66
Increased
87
Reduced
108
Closed
18
Calls
$8.54M
Puts
$4.3M
Net Calls
+$4.24M
Net Calls Change
+$3.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$327M +$7.37M +331,150 +3%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$171M +$2.86M +128,365 +2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
3
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$150M +$8.44M +379,593 +9%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$101M +$33M +1,485,208 +86%
State Street
5
State Street
Massachusetts
$72.1M +$3.58M +161,136 +8%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$50.4M +$8.76M +394,052 +32%
LSV Asset Management
7
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$47.3M -$1.16M -52,300 -3%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$46.9M +$1.47M +66,231 +5%
Pacer Advisors
9
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$43.9M +$12.2M +547,510 +64%
American Century Companies
10
American Century Companies
Missouri
$37M +$3.35M +150,455 +15%
N
11
Nuveen
North Carolina
$36.4M +$3.37M +151,549 +15%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$35.2M +$124K +5,591 +0.5%
Charles Schwab
13
Charles Schwab
California
$27.8M +$671K +30,163 +4%
Prudential Financial
14
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$27.4M -$5.95M -267,725 -23%
Assenagon Asset Management
15
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$26M +$3.11M +139,734 +20%
RA
16
Royce & Associates
New York
$24.7M -$647K -29,093 -4%
NIM
17
Needham Investment Management
New York
$19.7M -$146K -6,550 -1%
Boston Partners
18
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$19.7M +$9.95M +447,182 +250%
D.E. Shaw & Co
19
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$17.1M +$1.55M +69,511 +15%
Bank of New York Mellon
20
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$16.9M -$35K -1,573 -0.3%
ClearBridge Investments
21
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$16.8M -$3.31M -148,848 -22%
Arrowstreet Capital
22
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$15.2M -$4.01M -180,463 -27%
MIM
23
Meros Investment Management
Texas
$14.4M -$1.36M -60,940 -12%
BCM
24
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$12.8M +$97.7K +4,392 +1%
EIP
25
Easterly Investment Partners
Massachusetts
$12.8M +$1.58M +71,210 +21%

PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

282 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $1.8B — up 62% from $1.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new PLAB positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 48 holders — while 87 added to existing stakes and 108 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $33M. The largest seller was JP Morgan Chase, cutting an estimated $14.2M.

  • 282 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q4 2023, up from 235 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $1.8B of Photronics stock for Q4 2023, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 66 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q4 2023 and 18 closed out, a net change of +48 holders.
  • The largest Photronics buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $33M added.
  • The largest Photronics seller in Q4 2023 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $14.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.