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Applied Optoelectronics
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72 hedge funds and large institutions have $94M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 18 funds opening new positions, 25 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

9% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 25 | Existing positions reduced: 23

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

16% less funds holding

Funds holding: 86 → 72 (-14)

33% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $141M → $94M (-$46.9M)

40% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 18 | Existing positions closed: 30

50% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $161K | Put options by funds: $320K

Holders
72
Holders Change
-14
Holders Change %
-16.28%
% of All Funds
1.92%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
18
Increased
25
Reduced
23
Closed
30
Calls
$161K
Puts
$320K
Net Calls
-$159K
Net Calls Change
-$164K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$16.8M
2
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
+$4.34M
3
NCM
Newland Capital Management
New York
+$4.01M
4
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
+$3.91M
5
GCM
Goldman Capital Management
New York
+$1.29M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
CPIM
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
-$5.61M
2
EMFAT
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
-$5.27M
3
EA
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
-$5.16M
4
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$4.95M
5
NIP
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
-$3.84M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
WIC
26
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$899K -$145K -11,337 -12%
Tudor Investment Corp
27
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$831K +$945K +74,046 New
N
28
Nuveen
North Carolina
$791K +$5.07K +397 +0.6%
PCM
29
Potomac Capital Management
New York
$755K +$858K +67,269 New
Deutsche Bank
30
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$739K +$552K +43,292 +191%
CPIM
31
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Virginia
$668K -$5.61M -440,050 -88%
TI
32
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$655K +$745K +58,400 New
Bank of New York Mellon
33
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$603K -$590K -46,227 -46%
PCM
34
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$595K -$638 -50 -0.1%
ARTA
35
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$586K +$435K +34,114 +188%
UBS Group
36
UBS Group
Switzerland
$584K +$664K +52,084 New
TCIM
37
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$574K -$61.1K -4,791 -9%
Geode Capital Management
38
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$561K +$1.38K +108 +0.2%
CS
39
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$544K -$12.7K -992 -2%
BIM
40
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$487K +$868 +68 +0.2%
CI
41
CAZ Investments
Texas
$449K +$511K +40,018 New
GIPM
42
G2 Investment Partners Management
New York
$439K -$469K -36,736 -48%
GI
43
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$343K +$390K +30,572 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
44
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$306K +$1.49K +117 +0.4%
Two Sigma Investments
45
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$301K +$342K +26,805 New
TA
46
Teachers Advisors
New York
$275K +$47.3K +3,707 +18%
Millennium Management
47
Millennium Management
New York
$257K +$292K +22,892 New
Charles Schwab
48
Charles Schwab
California
$244K – – –
Morgan Stanley
49
Morgan Stanley
New York
$225K -$743K -58,266 -74%
RhumbLine Advisers
50
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$130K +$4.46K +350 +3%
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AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

72 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $94M — down 33% from $141M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 30 funds closed out of AAOI and 18 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 25 added.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, opening a new position worth an estimated $16.8M. The largest seller was Columbia Partners Investment Management, cutting an estimated $5.61M.

  • 72 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q4 2014, down from 86 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $94M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q4 2014, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 18 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q4 2014 and 30 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q4 2014 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $16.8M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q4 2014 was Columbia Partners Investment Management, an estimated $5.61M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.