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Applied Optoelectronics
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75 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

21,421% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $498K

33% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $94M → $115M (+$20.6M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 72 → 75 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 30

Holders
75
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.17%
% of All Funds
2%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.05%
New
12
Increased
22
Reduced
30
Closed
9
Calls
$107M
Puts
$498K
Net Calls
+$107M
Net Calls Change
+$107M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SC
Selz Capital
New York
+$4.39M
2
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
+$2.96M
3
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
+$2.58M
4
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$2.54M
5
CCM
Coe Capital Management
Illinois
+$1.2M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NCM
Newland Capital Management
New York
-$4.86M
2
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
-$3.44M
3
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
-$2.39M
4
SI
Sprott Inc
Ontario, Canada
-$2.24M
5
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
-$1.89M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
PCM
26
Potomac Capital Management
New York
$892K -$32.7K -2,979 -4%
Bank of New York Mellon
27
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$756K +$7.59K +692 +1%
Geode Capital Management
28
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$723K +$23K +2,098 +4%
UBS Group
29
UBS Group
Switzerland
$720K -$2.79K -254 -0.5%
Bank of Nova Scotia
30
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$718K -$383K -34,873 -40%
TCIM
31
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$718K +$6.1K +556 +1%
1CM
32
1492 Capital Management
Wisconsin
$699K +$553K +50,363 New
BIM
33
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$610K +$6.15K +560 +1%
RA
34
Royce & Associates
New York
$576K +$373K +34,010 +453%
WIC
35
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$569K -$429K -39,123 -49%
ARTA
36
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$566K -$125K -11,425 -22%
CI
37
CAZ Investments
Texas
$486K -$54.9K -5,000 -12%
MCM
38
Mork Capital Management
California
$444K +$351K +32,000 New
BCM
39
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$416K +$329K +30,000 New
GI
40
Gradient Investments
Minnesota
$411K -$10.7K -976 -3%
Morgan Stanley
41
Morgan Stanley
New York
$403K +$98.3K +8,960 +45%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
42
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$379K – – –
Susquehanna International Group
43
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$361K +$285K +26,007 New
TA
44
Teachers Advisors
New York
$357K +$13.3K +1,216 +5%
PSC
45
Piper Sandler & Co
Minnesota
$347K +$274K +25,000 New
Balyasny Asset Management
46
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$307K +$243K +22,110 New
Charles Schwab
47
Charles Schwab
California
$302K – – –
TDC
48
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$253K +$198K +18,000 +7,200%
CS
49
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$234K -$347K -31,628 -65%
Tudor Investment Corp
50
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$217K -$641K -58,384 -79%
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AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

75 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $115M — up 22% from $94M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new AAOI positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Selz Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.39M. The largest seller was Newland Capital Management, cutting an estimated $4.86M.

  • 75 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q1 2015, up from 72 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $115M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q1 2015, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 12 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q1 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q1 2015 was Selz Capital, an estimated $4.39M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q1 2015 was Newland Capital Management, an estimated $4.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.