Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
75 hedge funds and large institutions have $115M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 12 funds opening new positions, 22 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
21,421% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $107M | Put options by funds: $498K
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 12 | Existing positions closed: 9
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $94M → $115M (+$20.6M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 72 → 75 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 2 (0)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 22 | Existing positions reduced: 30
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
SC
Selz Capital
New York
|
+$4.39M |
| 2 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$2.96M |
| 3 |
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$2.58M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.54M |
| 5 |
CCM
Coe Capital Management
Highland Park,
Illinois
|
+$1.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NCM
Newland Capital Management
New York
|
-$4.86M |
| 2 |
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$3.44M |
| 3 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$2.39M |
| 4 |
SI
Sprott Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$2.24M |
| 5 |
GGHC
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
|
-$1.89M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
76
Alyeska Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$3.44M | -306,511 | Closed |
|
|
WRF
77
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
| – | -$2.39M | -212,930 | Closed |
|
|
SI
78
Sprott Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$2.24M | -200,000 | Closed |
|
79
Allianz Asset Management
Munich,
Germany
| – | -$1.28M | -113,728 | Closed |
|
|
B
80
Baird
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$1.08M | -96,522 | Closed |
|
|
CPIM
81
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Alexandria,
Virginia
| – | -$668K | -59,567 | Closed |
|
82
Two Sigma Investments
New York
| – | -$301K | -26,805 | Closed |
|
83
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$51K | -4,537 | Closed |
|
|
HNB
84
Huntington National Bank
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$3K | -246 | Closed |
|
AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
75 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $115M — up 22% from $94M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 12 funds opened new AAOI positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 22 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Selz Capital, opening a new position worth an estimated $4.39M. The largest seller was Newland Capital Management, cutting an estimated $4.86M.
- 75 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q1 2015, up from 72 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $115M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q1 2015, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 12 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q1 2015 and 9 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q1 2015 was Selz Capital, an estimated $4.39M added.
- The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q1 2015 was Newland Capital Management, an estimated $4.86M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.