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Applied Optoelectronics

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $171M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2M | Put options by funds: $750K

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $115M → $171M (+$56.2M)

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 14

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 22

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7581 (+6)

Holders
81
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+8%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
20
Increased
27
Reduced
22
Closed
14
Calls
$2M
Puts
$750K
Net Calls
+$1.25M
Net Calls Change
-$105M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
WA
26
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$1.56M -$160K -10,000 -10%
Ameriprise
27
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.47M +$1.35M +84,556 New
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
28
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$1.4M
RA
29
Royce & Associates
New York
$1.26M +$495K +30,990 +75%
PCM
30
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.17M +$27.2K +1,700 +3%
1CM
31
1492 Capital Management
Wisconsin
$1.16M +$264K +16,495 +33%
TDC
32
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$1.07M +$696K +43,557 +239%
BIM
33
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$954K +$176K +11,025 +25%
DCM
34
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$947K +$872K +54,567 New
Geode Capital Management
35
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$914K +$9K +563 +1%
TCIM
36
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$897K -$1.45K -91 -0.2%
UBS Group
37
UBS Group
Switzerland
$893K -$5.72K -358 -0.7%
ARTA
38
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$827K +$110K +6,857 +17%
California Public Employees Retirement System
39
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$693K +$638K +39,900 New
Citadel Advisors
40
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$622K +$573K +35,843 New
AR
41
Advisory Research
Illinois
$575K +$529K +33,100 New
MCM
42
Mork Capital Management
California
$556K
Morgan Stanley
43
Morgan Stanley
New York
$546K +$38.2K +2,392 +8%
BCM
44
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$521K
CS
45
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$509K +$200K +12,495 +74%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$474K +$256 +16 +0.1%
TA
47
Teachers Advisors
New York
$409K -$34.4K -2,150 -8%
NCM
48
Newland Capital Management
New York
$390K -$2.65M -165,649 -88%
Charles Schwab
49
Charles Schwab
California
$377K
Royal Bank of Canada
50
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$352K +$319K +19,949 +6,650%

AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $171M — up 49% from $115M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new AAOI positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Trafelet Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.9M. The largest seller was Newland Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.65M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q2 2015, up from 75 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $171M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q2 2015, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q2 2015 was Trafelet Capital Management, an estimated $9.9M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q2 2015 was Newland Capital Management, an estimated $2.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.