Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
110 hedge funds and large institutions have $316M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 34 increasing their positions, 37 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
113% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 16
78.29% more ownership
Funds ownership: 0% → 78.29% (+78%)
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 95 → 110 (+15)
11% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $284M → $316M (+$31.4M)
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 34 | Existing positions reduced: 37
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
46% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.91M | Put options by funds: $3.52M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BIM
Bogle Investment Management
Newton Lower Falls,
Massachusetts
|
+$5.92M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$5.37M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$4.43M |
| 4 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
+$4.03M |
| 5 |
SIM
Spark Investment Management
New York
|
+$2.63M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$6.4M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
-$6.21M |
| 3 |
SC
Selz Capital
New York
|
-$3.59M |
| 4 |
VCM
Venator Capital Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$3.2M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$3M |
AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review
110 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $316M — up 11% from $284M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new AAOI positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 18 holders — while 34 added to existing stakes and 37 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Bogle Investment Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $5.92M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.4M sold.
- 110 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q4 2016, up from 95 in Q3 2016.
- Funds reported $316M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q4 2016, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 34 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q4 2016 and 16 closed out, a net change of +18 holders.
- The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q4 2016 was Bogle Investment Management, an estimated $5.92M added.
- The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q4 2016 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $6.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.