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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
New York State Common Retirement Fund
51
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$274K +$252K +15,788 New
D.E. Shaw & Co
52
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$272K +$250K +15,668 New
SST
53
S Squared Technology
New York
$272K +$251K +15,700 New
CSS
54
Cubist Systematic Strategies
Connecticut
$257K +$236K +14,800 New
Deutsche Bank
55
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$251K +$227K +14,188 +4,248%
RhumbLine Advisers
56
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$234K -$14.4K -900 -6%
RJFSA
57
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$212K +$195K +12,223 New
MLICM
58
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$204K +$188K +11,779 New
WIC
59
Woodmont Investment Counsel
Tennessee
$174K -$495K -31,000 -76%
NFA
60
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$168K -$18.7K -1,172 -11%
AIG
61
American International Group
New York
$156K -$8.64K -541 -6%
PCM
62
Polaris Capital Management
Massachusetts
$139K
BA
63
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$132K +$2.46K +154 +2%
Simplex Trading
64
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$60K +$54.8K +3,432 +4,290%
Legal & General Group
65
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$52K
Fifth Third Bancorp
66
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$42K +$38.3K +2,394 New
MAA
67
Managed Account Advisors
New Jersey
$35K +$8.6K +538 +36%
Citigroup
68
Citigroup
New York
$25K -$5.85K -366 -21%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
69
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$21.6K +$14.4K +900 +262%
PG
70
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$8K +$7.4K +463 New
BlackRock
71
BlackRock
New York
$7K
MTIP
72
Magee Thomson Investment Partners
California
$7K +$991 +62 +19%
Invesco
73
Invesco
Georgia
$7K +$6.09K +381 New
Bank of America
74
Bank of America
North Carolina
$6K +$5.02K +314 +641%
TRCT
75
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$5K -$10.8K -678 -70%

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.