Photronics
PLAB
271 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.36B invested in Photronics in 2024 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 112 increasing their positions, 86 reducing their positions, and 46 closing their positions.
30% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 112 | Existing positions reduced: 86
1.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.53% → 86.97% (+1.4%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 281 → 271 (-10)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.53B → $1.36B (-$173M)
17% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 46
39% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.11M | Put options by funds: $8.33M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 1 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$12.4M |
| 2 |
Pacer Advisors
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.88M |
| 3 |
LSV Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$7.46M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
+$5.2M |
| 5 |
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$3.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$28.9M |
| 2 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$6.76M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$2.42M |
| 4 |
HIM
Hillsdale Investment Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.23M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$1.93M |
PLAB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2024 in Review
271 of the 6,924 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Photronics (PLAB) for Q2 2024, worth a combined $1.36B — down 11% from $1.53B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 46 funds closed out of PLAB and 38 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 86 trimmed existing stakes and 112 added.
The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $12.4M. The largest seller was Nuveen, cutting an estimated $28.9M.
- 271 institutional investors held Photronics (PLAB) as of Q2 2024, down from 281 in Q1 2024.
- Funds reported $1.36B of Photronics stock for Q2 2024, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Photronics positions in Q2 2024 and 46 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest Photronics buyer in Q2 2024 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $12.4M added.
- The largest Photronics seller in Q2 2024 was Nuveen, an estimated $28.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2024.