Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
86 hedge funds and large institutions have $141M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.
37% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 30
8% less funds holding
Funds holding: 93 → 86 (-7)
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 2 (-1)
34% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $215M → $141M (-$73.8M)
44% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 16
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NCM
Newland Capital Management
New York
|
+$6.28M |
| 2 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
+$5.02M |
| 3 |
SI
Sprott Inc
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.12M |
| 4 |
NC
Northpointe Capital
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
|
+$1.91M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
+$1.84M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PWAM
Park West Asset Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$7.51M |
| 2 |
GP
Grow Partners
San Diego,
California
|
-$7.23M |
| 3 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
-$5.35M |
| 4 |
WSA
Wall Street Associates
Lajolla,
California
|
-$5.33M |
| 5 |
KCM
Kingdon Capital Management
New York
|
-$3.8M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
| – | +$198 | +10 | +100% |
|
AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
86 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $141M — down 34% from $215M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 16 funds closed out of AAOI and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 30 trimmed existing stakes and 41 added.
The largest buyer was Newland Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.28M. The largest seller was Park West Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $7.51M sold.
- 86 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q3 2014, down from 93 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $141M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q3 2014, down 34% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q3 2014 and 16 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q3 2014 was Newland Capital Management, an estimated $6.28M added.
- The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q3 2014 was Park West Asset Management, an estimated $7.51M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.