CAMTEK LTD CAMT
ORD · Common Stock · CUSIP M20791105
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryOptical Instruments & Lenses
- 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 ($2.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 45.4m as of 2024-12-31, 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 ≈ $80.89. Options: 17 managers hold calls ($202.8m notional), 16 hold puts ($103.9m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 73 |
| Q4 2022 | 83 |
| Q1 2023 | 90 |
| Q2 2023 | 94 |
| Q3 2023 | 155 |
| Q4 2023 | 162 |
| Q1 2024 | 180 |
| Q2 2024 | 221 |
| Q3 2024 | 224 |
| Q4 2024 | 193 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 41 | 39 |
| Q2 2023 | 47 | 37 |
| Q3 2023 | 99 | 52 |
| Q4 2023 | 99 | 81 |
| Q1 2024 | 99 | 88 |
| Q2 2024 | 127 | 82 |
| Q3 2024 | 130 | 113 |
| Q4 2024 | 100 | 116 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $221.8m | $173.5m | 0.78 |
| Q2 2024 | $269.2m | $275.0m | 1.02 |
| Q3 2024 | $265.2m | $148.0m | 0.56 |
| Q4 2024 | $202.8m | $103.9m | 0.51 |
Biggest buyers
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +1.1m |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Added | +903.1k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. | Added | +705.0k |
| MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD | Added | +445.1k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | New | +383.3k |
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. | Added | +279.0k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +274.0k |
| Noked Israel Ltd | Added | +198.9k |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd | Added | +154.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +152.5k |
Biggest sellers
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -430.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -369.3k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -266.1k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -244.1k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -217.5k |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | -213.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -211.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -205.7k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | Reduced | -161.1k |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Sold out | -152.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $101.3m1.3m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $45.4m562.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $25.7m318.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.4m91.4k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $5.2m63.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.5m44.0k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $3.3m40.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $2.2m27.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.0m25.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.9m23.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $46.3m573.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $23.1m286.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.8m96.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.8m71.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $5.7m70.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.6m44.9k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $2.8m35.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.0m25.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.8m22.7k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $1.2m14.7k 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 |
|---|---|
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. 13G · passive investor +0.5 pts · filed 2026-10-20 | 10.1% |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 13G · passive investor +2.5 pts · filed 2026-05-05 | 7.8% |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-08-11 | 5.1% |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-10-19 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: WASATCH ADVISORS LP (4.5%, 2026-07-09)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2024
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.
None reported in Q4 2024.
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 1.22% of their portfolio | 1.7m $135.7m | Added +154.5k |
| MENORA MIVTACHIM HOLDINGS LTD. 0.79% of their portfolio | 1.6m $126.5m | Added +705.0k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.2m $96.3m | Added +903.1k |
| Migdal Insurance & Financial Holdings Ltd. 1.32% of their portfolio | 1.1m $91.7m | Added +279.0k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $86.5m | New |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 984.0k $80.0m | Added +14.7k |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 1.27% of their portfolio | 963.9k $77.9m | Added +81.7k |
| MEITAV INVESTMENT HOUSE LTD 1.12% of their portfolio | 818.1k $66.2m | Added +445.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 642.5k $51.9m | Reduced -146.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 617.1k $49.8m | Reduced -103.6k |
| Y.D. More Investments Ltd 3.86% of their portfolio | 525.4k $42.9m | Added +29.6k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 509.6k $41.2m | Reduced -151.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.03% of their portfolio | 483.2k $39.0m | Added +152.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 482.4k $39.0m | Reduced -4.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 453.5k $36.6m | Added +44.8k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 383.3k $31.0m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 364.9k $29.5m | Added +274.0k |
| Noked Israel Ltd 5.53% of their portfolio | 348.1k $28.1m | Added +198.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 331.0k $26.7m | Reduced -61.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 329.9k $26.6m | Added +27.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 281.6k $22.7m | Reduced -266.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.6k $22.5m | Added +56.6k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 251.4k $20.3m | Reduced -398 |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC 5.18% of their portfolio | 229.6k $18.5m | Added +15.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 220.9k $17.8m | Reduced -369.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.9k $16.7m | Added +41.9k |
| LBP AM SA 0.22% of their portfolio | 202.4k $16.3m | Unchanged |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.76% of their portfolio | 200.0k $16.2m | Added +21.8k |
| Aberdeen Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 179.0k $14.7m | Added +36.4k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 163.2k $13.2m | Reduced -33.6k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 161.8k $13.1m | Added +50.0k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.2k $12.7m | Reduced -2.3k |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLP 0.18% of their portfolio | 154.3k $12.5m | Added +101.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 152.5k $12.5m | Added +4.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.7k $12.0m | Added +148.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.6k $12.0m | Added +46.5k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 144.5k $11.7m | Added +29.6k |
| Zweig-DiMenna Associates LLC 0.92% of their portfolio | 134.4k $10.9m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.1k $10.8m | Added +1.3k |
| Phoenix Financial Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 128.2k $10.4m | Added +36.3k |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 1.96% of their portfolio | 125.0k $10.1m | Added +111.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.3k $9.2m | Reduced -151.6k |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC 2.36% of their portfolio | 113.3k $9.1m | Added +6.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 110.5k $8.9m | Added +51.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.3k $8.7m | Reduced -211.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.9k $8.3m | Reduced -64.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 102.1k $8.4m | Added +19.6k |
| Raiffeisen Bank International AG 0.12% of their portfolio | 95.0k $7.7m | First filing |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.0k $7.2m | Added +8.0k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.9k $7.2m | Reduced -37.6k |
| Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Ve Gananot Havera Menahelet LTD 0.56% of their portfolio | 88.0k $7.1m | New |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 80.0k $6.5m | New |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.5k $5.6m | Reduced -118.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.03% of their portfolio | 67.3k $5.4m | Added +11.3k |
| Palisades Investment Partners, LLC 2.21% of their portfolio | 64.7k $5.2m | Added +5.8k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 60.9k $4.9m | Reduced -85.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.1k $4.9m | Reduced -27.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.0k $4.8m | Added +1.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.8k $4.7m | Added +17.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.9k $4.6m | Added +25.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 55.4k $4.5m | Reduced -23.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.7k $4.3m | First filing |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.04% of their portfolio | 49.9k $4.0m | Added +38.6k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.03% of their portfolio | 48.0k $3.9m | Reduced -161.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.2k $3.6m | Added +36.4k |
| EFG Asset Management (North America) Corp. 0.48% of their portfolio | 43.9k $3.6m | Added +20.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.9k $3.3m | Added +4.0k |
| CI INVESTMENTS INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.2k $3.2m | Added +12.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.1k $3.2m | Added +360 |
| Sphera Management Technology Funds Ltd 2.41% of their portfolio | 37.6k $3.0m | First filing |
| SPHERA FUNDS MANAGEMENT LTD. 0.54% of their portfolio | 36.3k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| Yelin Lapidot Holdings Management Ltd. 0.50% of their portfolio | 35.6k $2.9m | Reduced -3 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.5k $2.5m | Reduced -25.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.1k $2.5m | Unchanged |
| Kranot Hishtalmut Le Morim Tichoniim Havera Menahelet LTD 0.58% of their portfolio | 30.0k $2.4m | New |
| Concentric Capital Strategies, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 29.9k $2.4m | New |
| Taylor Frigon Capital Management LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 28.3k $2.3m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.0k $2.3m | Reduced -9.7k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.1k $2.0m | Added +381 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.1k $2.0m | Added +3.6k |
| EAGLE GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 24.3k $2.0m | Unchanged |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.2k $2.0m | Reduced -26.0k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 23.8k $1.9m | Added +52 |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 22.7k $1.8m | Reduced -244.1k |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.5k $1.8m | Added +12.5k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.9k $1.8m | Added +3.7k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.3k $1.6m | Reduced -632 |
| USS Investment Management Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.1k $1.6m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.2k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.0k $1.5m | Reduced -123.5k |
| RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 18.8k $1.5m | Reduced -693 |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.3k $1.5m | Reduced -62.7k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.2k $1.4m | New |
| Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.0k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| CogentBlue Wealth Advisors, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 17.0k $1.4m | First filing |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 16.3k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.7k $1.2m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Truvestments Capital LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 14.6k $1.2m | Added +2.8k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.0k $1.1m | Added +70 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $987.9k | Added +10.2k |