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Applied Optoelectronics
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145 hedge funds and large institutions have $834M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

315% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 13

250% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 7 (+5)

164% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $316M → $834M (+$518M)

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 110 → 145 (+35)

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 39

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.29% → 79.62% (+1.3%)

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.2M | Put options by funds: $29.1M

Holders
145
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+31.82%
% of All Funds
3.61%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+250%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
54
Increased
48
Reduced
39
Closed
13
Calls
$23.2M
Puts
$29.1M
Net Calls
-$5.9M
Net Calls Change
-$4.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$44.1M
2
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$30.2M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$26.1M
4
WRCM
Whale Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$19.6M
5
BTP
Bloom Tree Partners
New York
+$17.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$48.4M
2
TCM
Trafelet Capital Management
New York
-$26.5M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$15.9M
4
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
-$12.1M
5
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$8.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CCMLC
51
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$3.12M -$740K -18,750 -25%
ICRM
52
Insight Capital Research & Management
California
$3.08M +$2.17M +54,942 New
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
53
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$2.98M +$2.09M +53,000 New
Barclays
54
Barclays
United Kingdom
$2.98M +$705K +17,872 +51%
TFA
55
Toth Financial Advisory
Virginia
$2.82M -$39.5K -1,000 -2%
Group One Trading
56
Group One Trading
Illinois
$2.8M +$1.96M +49,794 New
PI
57
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$2.66M -$195K -4,937 -9%
LSV Asset Management
58
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$2.62M – – –
ZIM
59
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$2.43M +$1.71M +43,283 New
UBS Group
60
UBS Group
Switzerland
$2.32M +$1.17M +29,756 +259%
HHC
61
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$2.3M +$1.62M +41,000 New
CGM
62
Capital Growth Management
Massachusetts
$2.25M +$1.58M +40,000 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
63
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$2.24M – – –
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
64
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$2M +$63.1K +1,600 +5%
Bank of America
65
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.96M +$1.28M +32,560 +1,436%
FA
66
Friess Associates
Delaware
$1.95M +$80.1K +2,030 +6%
Two Sigma Advisers
67
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$1.83M +$1.29M +32,665 New
PPA
68
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.74M +$787K +19,949 +180%
Victory Capital Management
69
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$1.7M -$918K -23,261 -43%
GCP
70
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$1.65M +$285K +7,236 +33%
TA
71
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.65M +$26.4K +668 +2%
Charles Schwab
72
Charles Schwab
California
$1.61M +$185K +4,700 +20%
Wolverine Trading
73
Wolverine Trading
Illinois
$1.54M +$1.1M +27,833 New
ARTA
74
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
$1.49M +$1.05M +26,500 New
Creative Planning
75
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.45M +$1.02M +25,855 New
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AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

145 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $834M — up 164% from $316M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new AAOI positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $44.1M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $48.4M.

  • 145 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q1 2017, up from 110 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $834M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q1 2017, up 164% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q1 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $44.1M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q1 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $48.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.