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Applied Optoelectronics
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81 hedge funds and large institutions have $178M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

443% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 7

237% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $52.8M → $178M (+$125M)

200% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 16

62% more funds holding

Funds holding: 50 → 81 (+31)

Holders
81
Holders Change
+31
Holders Change %
+62%
% of All Funds
2.34%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+200%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
38
Increased
27
Reduced
16
Closed
7
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
+$13.7M
2
GIPM
G2 Investment Partners Management
New York
+$5.7M
3
SRFM
Shannon River Fund Management
New York
+$4.46M
4
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
+$4.44M
5
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
+$4.41M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
EMFAT
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
-$4.76M
2
FWIA
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
-$1.95M
3
GP
Grow Partners
California
-$1.53M
4
BCM
Buckhead Capital Management
Georgia
-$574K
5
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
-$563K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ACM
26
Afton Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.22M +$1.67M +90,000 New
GMCM
27
Gruber & McBaine Capital Management
California
$1.97M +$1.49M +80,000 New
AWCI
28
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$1.78M +$1.34M +72,156 New
WIC
29
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$1.48M +$1.12M +60,071 New
PCM
30
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.35M +$1.02M +54,683 New
Northern Trust
31
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.28M -$103K -5,539 -10%
CCM
32
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
$1.26M +$953K +51,234 New
RIM
33
RS Investment Management
California
$1.23M +$930K +50,000 New
N
34
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.17M -$472K -25,373 -35%
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.16M +$308K +16,556 +55%
Bank of New York Mellon
36
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.12M +$841K +45,243 New
PCM
37
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.1M +$827K +44,500 New
State Street
38
State Street
Massachusetts
$1.04M +$158K +8,509 +25%
PMAM
39
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$1.02M +$766K +41,200 New
RFC
40
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$878K +$702K +37,760 New
ICAP
41
Independence Capital Asset Partners
Colorado
$814K +$614K +33,000 New
MCM
42
Munder Capital Management
Michigan
$814K +$614K +33,000 New
WA
43
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$789K -$169K -9,100 -22%
U
44
UBS
Switzerland
$695K -$40.8K -2,193 -7%
DCM
45
Dialectic Capital Management
Connecticut
$672K +$507K +27,265 New
FAM
46
Fortaleza Asset Management
Illinois
$641K -$510K -27,440 -51%
RJA
47
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$640K +$126K +6,788 +35%
SIM
48
Spark Investment Management
New York
$551K +$417K +22,400 New
Millennium Management
49
Millennium Management
New York
$547K +$413K +22,187 New
DCM
50
Daruma Capital Management
New York
$521K +$392K +21,104 New
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AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review

81 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $178M — up 237% from $52.8M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new AAOI positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, cutting an estimated $4.76M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q1 2014, up from 50 in Q4 2013.
  • Funds reported $178M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q1 2014, up 237% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q1 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q1 2014 was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, an estimated $13.7M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q1 2014 was Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, an estimated $4.76M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.