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Applied Optoelectronics
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55 hedge funds and large institutions have $71.8M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2023 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 10 reducing their positions, and 11 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

637% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.9M | Put options by funds: $394K

270% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.4M → $71.8M (+$52.4M)

100% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 10

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 11

11.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.21% → 41.27% (+11%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 52 → 55 (+3)

Holders
55
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+5.77%
% of All Funds
0.86%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
20
Reduced
10
Closed
11
Calls
$2.9M
Puts
$394K
Net Calls
+$2.51M
Net Calls Change
+$2.45M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PCM
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$3.19M
2
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$1.99M
3
Alyeska Investment Group
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
+$1.04M
4
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
+$800K
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$773K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$762K
2
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
-$570K
3
KA
Kovack Advisors
Florida
-$521K
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$424K
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
-$271K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Northern Trust
26
Northern Trust
Illinois
$451K +$5.29K +2,015 +3%
Two Sigma Advisers
27
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$411K -$570K -217,200 -76%
Squarepoint
28
Squarepoint
New York
$367K +$121K +46,242 +302%
CCM
29
CloudAlpha Capital Management
Hong Kong
$364K +$160K +61,000 New
Osaic Holdings
30
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$316K -$33.4K -12,750 -19%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$312K +$54.2K +20,679 +65%
Millennium Management
32
Millennium Management
New York
$308K +$35.9K +13,672 +36%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
33
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$306K -$21 -8 -0%
GCP
34
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$279K +$52.3K +19,943 +74%
Franklin Resources
35
Franklin Resources
California
$226K – – –
GCIA
36
Gabelli & Co Investment Advisers
New York
$218K +$55.1K +21,000 +135%
LSA
37
Leonteq Securities AG
Switzerland
$179K +$78.7K +30,000 New
Wolverine Trading
38
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$155K +$74.6K +28,456 New
Jane Street
39
Jane Street
New York
$142K +$62.3K +23,747 New
LPL Financial
40
LPL Financial
California
$79.1K – – –
VF
41
Virtu Financial
New York
$77K +$6.96K +2,652 +26%
Bank of New York Mellon
42
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$62.9K – – –
Wells Fargo
43
Wells Fargo
California
$54.3K +$34 +13 +0.1%
CG
44
Cutler Group
California
$17K +$7.82K +2,980 New
TRCT
45
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$16K +$5.91K +2,253 +531%
IRC
46
Investors Research Corp
Georgia
$5.96K – – –
AIC
47
Archer Investment Corporation
Indiana
$2.23K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
48
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2K – – –
NA
49
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.79K -$1.84K -700 -70%
SS
50
Sunbelt Securities
Texas
$1.49K – – –
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AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2023 in Review

55 of the 6,369 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q2 2023, worth a combined $71.8M — up 270% from $19.4M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new AAOI positions and 11 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 10 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Portolan Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $3.19M. The largest seller was Kennedy Capital Management, cutting an estimated $762K.

  • 55 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q2 2023, up from 52 in Q1 2023.
  • Funds reported $71.8M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q2 2023, up 270% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q2 2023 and 11 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q2 2023 was Portolan Capital Management, an estimated $3.19M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q2 2023 was Kennedy Capital Management, an estimated $762K sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2023.