PHOTRONICS INC PLAB
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 719405102 · ISIN US7194051022
American semiconductor photomask manufacturer
- SectorTechnology
- IndustrySemiconductors & Related Devices
- HeadquartersBrookfield, CT
- Founded1969
- Websitephotronics.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($5.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 60.2m as of 2025-06-05, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $18.84. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($4.9m notional), 11 hold puts ($19.1m).
Trends to Q2 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 229 |
| Q4 2022 | 250 |
| Q1 2023 | 229 |
| Q2 2023 | 245 |
| Q3 2023 | 237 |
| Q4 2023 | 283 |
| Q1 2024 | 281 |
| Q2 2024 | 273 |
| Q3 2024 | 262 |
| Q4 2024 | 262 |
| Q1 2025 | 255 |
| Q2 2025 | 255 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 115 | 121 |
| Q4 2023 | 144 | 127 |
| Q1 2024 | 128 | 159 |
| Q2 2024 | 147 | 132 |
| Q3 2024 | 138 | 139 |
| Q4 2024 | 126 | 123 |
| Q1 2025 | 127 | 127 |
| Q2 2025 | 125 | 127 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $4.0m | $9.8m | 2.43 |
| Q4 2024 | $8.3m | $11.9m | 1.44 |
| Q1 2025 | $6.4m | $12.0m | 1.88 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.9m | $19.1m | 3.90 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +558.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +551.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +385.9k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +383.4k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC | New | +328.2k |
| MEEDER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +252.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | +185.1k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC | Added | +148.6k |
| TCW GROUP INC | New | +145.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +114.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Rubric Capital Management LP | Sold out | -1.9m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -333.9k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -297.8k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Reduced | -226.2k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -217.8k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -204.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -176.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -170.5k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -138.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -130.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.6m87.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.0m54.4k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $917.0k48.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $478.3k25.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $474.1k25.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $318.0k16.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $45.2k2.4k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.0m264.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.6m245.9k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $4.1m216.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.2m117.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $1.1m57.9k shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | New | $917.0k48.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $487.2k26.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $367.2k19.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $299.4k15.9k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $65.9k3.5k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-29 | 15.0% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution filed 2026-07-14 | 6.2% |
| AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-07-31 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $4.2m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.8m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $50.4k | 1 | $607.0k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-27 | Garcia David A. Director | Bought | $50.4k2.6k shares |
| 2025-06-20 | Lee Kang Jyh Director | Sold | $89.6k4.9k shares |
| 2025-06-18 | Lee Kang Jyh Director | Sold | $517.4k28.1k shares |
| 2025-04-17 | FIEDEROWICZ WALTER M Former Director | Sold | $89.0k5.0k shares |
| 2025-04-15 | FIEDEROWICZ WALTER M Former Director | Sold | $134.9k7.5k shares |
| 2025-04-09 | FIEDEROWICZ WALTER M Former Director | Sold | $132.2k7.0k shares |
| 2025-04-03 | FIEDEROWICZ WALTER M Former Director | Sold | $95.8k5.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.4m $177.0m | Reduced -297.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.0m $112.8m | Added +83.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.1m $77.7m | Reduced -176.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.6m $49.1m | Added +383.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $43.9m | Reduced -9.9k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $43.4m | Added +109.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $35.6m | Added +26.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $23.6m | Reduced -21.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $22.5m | Reduced -63.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $19.6m | Added +3.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $18.8m | Reduced -12.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 937.2k $17.6m | Reduced -87.6k |
| Boston Partners 0.02% of their portfolio | 826.7k $15.7m | Added +23.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 770.2k $14.5m | Added +551.0k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.14% of their portfolio | 762.0k $14.3m | Added +12.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 644.3k $12.1m | Added +558.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 560.0k $10.5m | Added +385.9k |
| Meros Investment Management, LP 4.99% of their portfolio | 558.3k $10.5m | Added +72.8k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 492.4k $9.3m | Reduced -83.0k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 489.1k $9.2m | Added +148.6k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 478.9k $9.0m | Reduced -103.5k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 464.6k $8.7m | Reduced -226.2k |
| EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 457.4k $8.6m | Reduced -18.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 435.2k $8.2m | Added +15.3k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 378.0k $7.1m | Reduced -12.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.5k $6.6m | Added +9.6k |
| MEEDER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 347.1k $6.5m | Added +252.2k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 328.2k $6.2m | New |
| Mill Road Capital Management LLC 3.91% of their portfolio | 324.6k $6.1m | Added +101.2k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 314.6k $5.9m | Reduced -21.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 309.2k $5.8m | Reduced -16.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 290.9k $5.5m | Reduced -80.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 288.6k $5.4m | Added +12.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 287.3k $5.4m | Added +185.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 273.6k $5.2m | Added +48.3k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.6k $5.1m | Reduced -333.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 266.9k $5.0m | Reduced -170.5k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 251.9k $4.7m | Reduced -18.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 246.4k $4.6m | Reduced -22.7k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.8k $4.4m | Added +34.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 229.8k $4.3m | Added +73.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 227.7k $4.3m | Reduced -217.8k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.02% of their portfolio | 216.7k $4.1m | Added +15.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.0k $4.0m | Added +36.2k |
| KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP 2.36% of their portfolio | 209.2k $3.9m | Reduced -10.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 203.8k $3.8m | Reduced -204.7k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 199.1k $3.7m | Added +54.0k |
| Penbrook Management LLC 1.48% of their portfolio | 198.5k $3.9m | Added +106.4k |
| JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd 0.37% of their portfolio | 191.9k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| Skylands Capital, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 188.8k $3.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 184.2k $3.5m | Added +114.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.8k $3.4m | Added +3.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.3k $3.3m | Reduced -2.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.2k $3.2m | Reduced -22.7k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 169.8k $3.2m | Reduced -16.0k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 163.3k $3.1m | Added +6.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.2k $3.1m | Reduced -23.4k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.05% of their portfolio | 155.7k $2.9m | Reduced -3.3k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 145.6k $2.7m | New |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 142.8k $2.7m | Added +2.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.7k $2.6m | Added +42.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 138.1k $2.6m | Reduced -28.7k |
| Bridge City Capital, LLC 0.73% of their portfolio | 137.4k $2.6m | Added +48.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.0k $2.3m | Added +19.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.8k $2.3m | Added +23.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.4k $2.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.0k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.3k $2.2m | Added +34.3k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 109.4k $2.1m | Added +91.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.3k $2.0m | Reduced -130.5k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 101.8k $1.9m | Added +76.5k |
| MARTINGALE ASSET MANAGEMENT L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 99.2k $1.9m | Added +2.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.3k $1.7m | Reduced -2.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.8k $1.7m | Added +7.9k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.2k $1.7m | Added +1.1k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.9k $1.6m | Added +1.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.8k $1.6m | Added +82.6k |
| Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 79.7k $1.5m | Reduced -100 |
| Linden Thomas Advisory Services, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 78.3k $1.5m | Reduced -777 |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.2k $1.4m | Added +8.9k |
| New Age Alpha Advisors, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 73.8k $1.4m | Reduced -5.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.8k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.8k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 69.8k $1.3m | Reduced -79.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.8k $1.3m | Added +11.4k |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 66.6k $1.3m | Added +8.9k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 65.1k $1.2m | Added +4.4k |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 63.9k $1.2m | New |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.06% of their portfolio | 61.9k $1.2m | Added +13.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.3k $1.1m | Added +5 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.8k $1.1m | Added +1.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.4k $1.1m | Reduced -672 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.9k $1.1m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.8k $1.0m | Reduced -32.4k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.9k $997.0k | Reduced -25.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.3k $966.8k | Reduced -77.0k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.0k $961.2k | Added +593 |
| Perritt Capital Management Inc 0.46% of their portfolio | 47.0k $885.0k | Reduced -1.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.7k $880.0k | Added +217 |
| Kendall Capital Management 0.23% of their portfolio | 45.7k $861.1k | Reduced -4.8k |