KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP PLAB — Photronics Inc

Ownership history in KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP  ·  6 quarters on record

AI Ownership Summary

KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP reported Photronics Inc (PLAB) in 6 quarterly 13F filings from 2024 Q4 through 2026 Q1. Peak portfolio weight reached 4.84% in 2026 Q1. The latest visible filing shows PLAB at 4.84% of the fund.

This page tracks quarterly shares, estimated market value, portfolio weight, filing dates, and disclosure-aligned stock prices directly from SEC EDGAR 13F filings.

What this PLAB ownership page tells you

This page is designed to answer the real investor question behind a 13F filing: how meaningful was KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP's position in Photronics Inc, and how did that conviction change over time? You can read the holding window, peak weight, latest reported size, disclosure timing, and quarter-by-quarter changes without piecing the story together from raw SEC rows.

Freshest filing
Latest Reported Filing
2026 Q1

PLAB was reported at 4.84% of portfolio in the most recent visible filing.

High-water mark
Peak Conviction
4.84% in 2026 Q1

Peak weight helps separate a token disclosure from a real conviction holding the fund genuinely cared about.

Time in book
Holding Window
2024 Q4 to 2026 Q1

Longer holding windows often tell a very different story from short-lived tactical trades or one-quarter experiments.

Decision context
Why It Matters
Position size beats headlines

Knowing that a fund owned a stock is useful. Knowing whether it was a 0.20% placeholder or a true high-conviction position is where the signal actually starts.

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How KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP held PLAB — position size vs. price
% of Fund (quarterly)    PLAB price (quarter-end, indexed to 100)    SPY (indexed to 100)    QQQ (indexed to 100)
📋 Quarterly Holdings History 6 quarters  ▾
Quarter Action Sold % After 3M Timing Shares Change Chg % % of Fund Mkt Value Filed Price (Filed)
2026 Q1 REDUCED — — — 200,450 -1,400 -0.7% 4.84% $8.1M 2026-05-05 $51.00
2025 Q4 REDUCED — — — 201,850 -7,300 -3.5% 3.66% $6.5M 2026-02-03 $35.19
2025 Q3 UNCHANGED — — — 209,150 — 0% 2.71% $4.8M 2025-11-12 $22.45
2025 Q2 REDUCED — — — 209,150 -10,000 -4.6% 2.36% $3.9M 2025-07-31 $20.36
2025 Q1 UNCHANGED — — — 219,150 — 0% 2.78% $4.5M 2025-05-08 $19.54
2024 Q4 INITIATED — — — 219,150 — — 2.85% $5.2M 2025-02-12 $22.25

🏢 Other funds also holding PLAB

As of 2026 Q1 — sorted by position size

Penbrook Management LLC 3Y 7Y 2.96% Decker Retirement Planning Inc. 1.78% Mill Road Capital Management LLC 3Y 7Y 1.7% NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 3Y 7Y 1.25% EASTERLY INVESTMENT PARTNERS LLC 3Y 7Y 1.23% Illumine Investment Management, LLC 1.07% SummerHaven Investment Management, LLC 3Y 0.99% Hudson Portfolio Management LLC 3Y 0.88% HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 3Y 7Y 0.76% Uncommon Cents Investing LLC 3Y 7Y 0.74%

FAQ About KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP and PLAB

These are the practical questions this page is built to answer before you even open the full history table.

How long has KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP reported owning PLAB?

KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP reported PLAB across 6 quarterly 13F filings, from 2024 Q4 through 2026 Q1.

What was the largest reported PLAB position in KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP's portfolio?

The largest reported portfolio weight for PLAB was 4.84% in 2026 Q1.

What is the latest reported PLAB position on this page?

The most recent filing on this page is 2026 Q1, when KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP reported 200,450 shares, equal to 4.84% of portfolio, with an estimated market value of $8.1M.

What does the chart on this PLAB ownership page compare?

The chart compares KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP's quarterly PLAB portfolio weight with the stock's indexed share price, so you can see whether the fund was building, trimming, or holding the position as price moved.

How well did KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP time their PLAB position?

Based on 13F filing dates vs. subsequent PLAB price moves, KESTREL INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CORP correctly timed 0 out of 3 reported position changes (0%). The annualised alpha on PLAB relative to SPY over the holding period was +80.9%.

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