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Applied Optoelectronics
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92 hedge funds and large institutions have $214M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 37 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

162% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $223K | Put options by funds: $85K

110% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 10

95% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 37 | Existing positions reduced: 19

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 81 → 92 (+11)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $232M → $214M (-$18.4M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 4 (-1)

Holders
92
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+13.58%
% of All Funds
2.45%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
21
Increased
37
Reduced
19
Closed
10
Calls
$223K
Puts
$85K
Net Calls
+$138K
Net Calls Change
+$143K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
+$4.64M
2
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$3.81M
3
EA
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
+$2.15M
4
1CM
1492 Capital Management
Wisconsin
+$1.81M
5
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
+$1.71M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WRCM
Whale Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$4.32M
2
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
-$4.14M
3
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
-$2.57M
4
PIMJS
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
-$1.88M
5
SC
Selz Capital
New York
-$1.51M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Wells Fargo
26
Wells Fargo
California
$1.79M +$176K +11,070 +10%
Deutsche Bank
27
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.72M +$1.58M +99,151 +600%
CCMLC
28
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$1.68M -$22.6K -1,420 -1%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.62M +$53.2K +3,343 +3%
Millennium Management
30
Millennium Management
New York
$1.46M +$1M +63,129 +182%
Allianz Asset Management
31
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.4M – – –
Ameriprise
32
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.38M -$141K -8,877 -9%
EIM
33
Essex Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.13M +$407K +25,580 +51%
WA
34
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$1.07M +$1.11M +70,000 New
Renaissance Technologies
35
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$962K +$379K +23,800 +58%
GC
36
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$929K -$269K -16,898 -21%
BIM
37
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$916K +$24.1K +1,512 +3%
PPA
38
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$911K +$972K +61,080 New
Bank of Nova Scotia
39
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$876K -$299K -18,791 -24%
TCIM
40
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$783K – – –
Verition Fund Management
41
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$746K +$795K +50,000 New
RJFSA
42
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$705K -$25.6K -1,609 -3%
Tudor Investment Corp
43
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$640K +$184K +11,597 +37%
Victory Capital Management
44
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$616K +$658K +41,338 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
45
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$595K – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
46
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$537K +$72.9K +4,580 +15%
EEG
47
E.E. Geduld
$522K +$557K +35,000 New
TFA
48
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$521K +$556K +34,950 New
DTL
49
Dynamic Technology Lab
Singapore
$509K +$543K +34,112 New
AQR Capital Management
50
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$502K +$536K +33,697 New
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AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

92 of the 3,753 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $214M — down 7.9% from $232M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 21 funds opened new AAOI positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 11 holders — while 37 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Wellington Management Group, adding an estimated $4.64M. The largest seller was Whale Rock Capital Management, cutting an estimated $4.32M.

  • 92 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q1 2016, up from 81 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $214M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q1 2016, down 7.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 21 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q1 2016 and 10 closed out, a net change of +11 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q1 2016 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $4.64M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q1 2016 was Whale Rock Capital Management, an estimated $4.32M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.