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Applied Optoelectronics
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210 hedge funds and large institutions have $981M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 94 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 29 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

224% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 94 | Existing positions closed: 29

57% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 42

45% more funds holding

Funds holding: 145 → 210 (+65)

18% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $834M → $981M (+$146M)

3.82% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.62% → 83.44% (+3.8%)

8% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $95.5M | Put options by funds: $104M

57% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 → 3 (-4)

Holders
210
Holders Change
+65
Holders Change %
+44.83%
% of All Funds
5.24%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-57.14%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
94
Increased
66
Reduced
42
Closed
29
Calls
$95.5M
Puts
$104M
Net Calls
-$8.58M
Net Calls Change
-$2.68M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$56.8M
2
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
+$42.6M
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
+$42.4M
4
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$26.4M
5
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$23.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
WRCM
Whale Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$64.9M
2
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$43.7M
3
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$28.9M
4
PP
PDT Partners
New York
-$19.1M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$18.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Comerica Bank
76
Comerica Bank
Texas
$1.78M +$1.08M +18,572 New
PPA
77
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.77M -$138K -2,356 -8%
Swiss National Bank
78
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.68M +$1.59M +27,200 New
GC
79
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.61M +$128K +2,195 +9%
Canada Life
80
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$1.58M +$1.5M +25,620 New
CLCM
81
Crawford Lake Capital Management
New Jersey
$1.54M +$1.46M +25,000 New
ZIM
82
ZPR Investment Management
Florida
$1.45M +$1.75K +30 +0.1%
PG
83
PEAK6 Group
Illinois
$1.43M +$1.35M +23,143 New
AllianceBernstein
84
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.31M +$216K +3,700 +21%
AWCI
85
Alpine Woods Capital Investors
New York
$1.3M +$1.23M +21,000 New
NA
86
Navellier & Associates
Nevada
$1.29M +$1.22M +20,843 New
KAM
87
Kavi Asset Management
New York
$1.28M +$1.21M +20,700 New
FIM
88
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$1.04M +$985K +16,855 New
VRS
89
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$1.04M +$981K +16,800 New
SIM
90
Spark Investment Management
New York
$1.02M -$3.69M -63,200 -79%
Two Sigma Advisers
91
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$982K -$979K -16,765 -51%
ZDA
92
Zweig-DiMenna Associates
New York
$927K +$876K +15,000 New
BPM
93
Bowling Portfolio Management
Ohio
$922K +$872K +14,928 New
VOYA Investment Management
94
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$920K +$392K +6,711 +82%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
95
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$907K +$85.3K +1,461 +11%
Victory Capital Management
96
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$897K -$925K -15,835 -52%
Neuberger Berman Group
97
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$896K +$847K +14,500 New
DCM
98
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$892K -$11.4M -194,410 -93%
CCA
99
Catalyst Capital Advisors
New York
$865K +$818K +14,000 New
AIG
100
American International Group
New York
$844K +$205K +3,504 +34%
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AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

210 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $981M — up 18% from $834M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 94 funds opened new AAOI positions and 29 closed out — a net gain of 65 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $56.8M. The largest seller was Whale Rock Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $64.9M sold.

  • 210 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q2 2017, up from 145 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $981M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q2 2017, up 18% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 94 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q2 2017 and 29 closed out, a net change of +65 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q2 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $56.8M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q2 2017 was Whale Rock Capital Management, an estimated $64.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.