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David Shaw’s Applied Optoelectronics AAOI Stock Holding History

David Shaw’s Portfolio AAOI Stock Details AAOI Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$48.9M Buy
330,100
+103,700
+46% +$16.9M 0.02% 771
2026
Q1 		$19.2M Buy
226,400
+92,900
+70% +$5.93M 0.01% 1174
2025
Q4 		$4.65M Sell
133,500
-11,300
-8% -$337K ﹤0.01% 2366
2025
Q3 		$3.75M Buy
144,800
+55,400
+62% +$1.42M ﹤0.01% 2471
2025
Q2 		$2.3M Sell
89,400
-15,100
-14% -$244K ﹤0.01% 2641
2025
Q1 		$1.6M Sell
104,500
-99,900
-49% -$2.51M ﹤0.01% 2766
2024
Q4 		$7.53M Buy
+204,400
New +$5.5M 0.01% 1679
2024
Q2 		– Sell
-18,600
Closed -$258K – 4436
2024
Q1 		$258K Buy
18,600
+6,900
+59% +$116K ﹤0.01% 3805
2023
Q4 		$226K Buy
+11,700
New +$153K ﹤0.01% 3845
2021
Q1 		– Sell
-40,000
Closed -$340K – 3983
2020
Q4 		$340K Hold
40,000
– – ﹤0.01% 3555
2020
Q3 		$450K Hold
40,000
– – ﹤0.01% 3278
2020
Q2 		$435K Hold
40,000
– – ﹤0.01% 3455
2020
Q1 		$304K Sell
40,000
-26,800
-40% -$283K ﹤0.01% 3460
2019
Q4 		$794K Sell
66,800
-97,400
-59% -$1.04M ﹤0.01% 3137
2019
Q3 		$1.84M Hold
164,200
– – ﹤0.01% 2411
2019
Q2 		$1.69M Buy
164,200
+85,000
+107% +$909K ﹤0.01% 2349
2019
Q1 		$966K Sell
79,200
-63,000
-44% -$950K ﹤0.01% 2625
2018
Q4 		$2.19M Buy
142,200
+97,200
+216% +$1.96M ﹤0.01% 2086
2018
Q3 		$1.11M Buy
45,000
+30,000
+200% +$1.18M ﹤0.01% 2633
2018
Q2 		$674K Hold
15,000
– – ﹤0.01% 2933
2018
Q1 		$376K Buy
+15,000
New +$467K ﹤0.01% 3032
2017
Q4 		– Sell
-6,600
Closed -$427K – 3547
2017
Q3 		$427K Sell
6,600
-10,000
-60% -$707K ﹤0.01% 2991
2017
Q2 		$1.03M Buy
16,600
+6,600
+66% +$386K ﹤0.01% 2396
2017
Q1 		$562K Buy
+10,000
New +$395K ﹤0.01% 2674

Other funds holding AAOI

BlackRock
BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return
Invesco
Invesco Atlanta, Georgia $1.26T AUM 61.52% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Capital Management
Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.68T AUM
MG
Marex Group London $23.6B AUM 57.16% 1-Year Est. Return
Vanguard Portfolio Management
Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $2.22T AUM
UBS Group
UBS Group Zurich, Switzerland $786B AUM 40.34% 1-Year Est. Return
OAM
Oberweis Asset Management Lisle, Illinois $4.84B AUM 160.95% 1-Year Est. Return
Geode Capital Management
Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.88T AUM 44.46% 1-Year Est. Return
VARA
Value Aligned Research Advisors Princeton, New Jersey $40.1B AUM 376.19% 1-Year Est. Return
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs New York $1.15T AUM 47.82% 1-Year Est. Return

David Shaw's AAOI Position: Q2 2026 in Review

David Shaw reduced its Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) stake by 98% in Q2 2026, selling an estimated $337M and leaving 41,056 shares worth $6.08M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #2245.

David Shaw first reported a position in AAOI in Q2 2014 and has held it in 37 quarters since. The position peaked at $179M in Q1 2026. 479 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold AAOI as of Q2 2026.

  • David Shaw held 41,056 shares of Applied Optoelectronics worth $6.08M as of Q2 2026.
  • David Shaw sold 2,076,101 Applied Optoelectronics shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $337M.
  • Applied Optoelectronics made up ﹤0.01% of David Shaw's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #2245 holding.
  • David Shaw first reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics in Q2 2014 and has held it in 37 quarters since.
  • David Shaw's Applied Optoelectronics position peaked at $179M in Q1 2026.
  • 479 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Applied Optoelectronics as of Q2 2026.

Based on D.E. Shaw & Co's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.