Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
81 hedge funds and large institutions have $178M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 16 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
443% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 7
237% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $52.8M → $178M (+$125M)
200% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 3 (+2)
69% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 16
62% more funds holding
Funds holding: 50 → 81 (+31)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
+$13.7M |
| 2 |
GIPM
G2 Investment Partners Management
New York
|
+$5.7M |
| 3 |
SRFM
Shannon River Fund Management
New York
|
+$4.46M |
| 4 |
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Palm Beach Gardens,
Florida
|
+$4.44M |
| 5 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$4.41M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EMFAT
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Leola,
Pennsylvania
|
-$4.76M |
| 2 |
FWIA
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Cincinnati,
Ohio
|
-$1.95M |
| 3 |
GP
Grow Partners
San Diego,
California
|
-$1.53M |
| 4 |
BCM
Buckhead Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
-$574K |
| 5 |
GC
Guggenheim Capital
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$563K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRCT
76
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
| $37K | +$27.6K | +1,487 | New |
|
77
Citigroup
New York
| $31K | -$14.7K | -789 | -39% |
|
78
US Bancorp
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $15K | -$3.31K | -178 | -23% |
|
|
GT
79
Glenmede Trust
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
| $6K | +$1.32K | +71 | +41% |
|
|
PSC
80
Piper Sandler & Co
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| $1K | +$19 | +1 | +3% |
|
|
KCM
81
Keane Capital Management
Charlotte,
North Carolina
| $247 | +$186K | +10,000 | New |
|
|
FWIA
82
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Cincinnati,
Ohio
| – | -$1.95M | -129,588 | Closed |
|
|
BCM
83
Buckhead Capital Management
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$574K | -38,260 | Closed |
|
|
PCMI
84
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
Albany,
New York
| – | -$432K | -28,800 | Closed |
|
|
NC
85
Northpointe Capital
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
| – | -$258K | -17,090 | Closed |
|
86
Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto, Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$83K | -5,550 | Closed |
|
|
SO
87
STRS Ohio
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$31.6K | -1,700 | Closed |
|
|
HNB
88
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$15K | -992 | Closed |
|
AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
81 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $178M — up 237% from $52.8M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new AAOI positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 31 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 16 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.7M. The largest seller was Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, cutting an estimated $4.76M.
- 81 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q1 2014, up from 50 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $178M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q1 2014, up 237% quarter-over-quarter.
- 38 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q1 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of +31 holders.
- The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q1 2014 was Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co, an estimated $13.7M added.
- The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q1 2014 was Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, an estimated $4.76M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.