Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
95 hedge funds and large institutions have $284M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.
86% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $153M → $284M (+$132M)
72% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 18
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 25
16% more funds holding
Funds holding: 82 → 95 (+13)
8% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.24M | Put options by funds: $5.73M
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 3 (-1)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRCM
Whale Rock Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$10.2M |
| 2 |
TCM
Trafelet Capital Management
New York
|
+$2.33M |
| 3 |
VCM
Venator Capital Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$2.23M |
| 4 |
EI
EAM Investors
Solana Beach,
California
|
+$2.08M |
| 5 |
HT
HAP Trading
New York
|
+$1.88M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCPM
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
|
-$6.14M |
| 2 |
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
-$6.13M |
| 3 |
WA
Wasatch Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$5.51M |
| 4 |
Wellington Management Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.22M |
| 5 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$3.55M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$735K | -47,480 | Closed |
|
102
Squarepoint
New York
| – | -$291K | -26,100 | Closed |
|
|
ARTA
103
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
| – | -$215K | -19,321 | Closed |
|
104
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
| – | -$205K | -18,354 | Closed |
|
|
TDC
105
Thompson Davis & Co
Richmond,
Virginia
| – | -$187K | -16,750 | Closed |
|
|
QSS
106
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Ponte Vedra Beach,
Florida
| – | -$165K | -15,881 | Closed |
|
|
BRA
107
Blue Rock Advisors
Wayzata,
Minnesota
| – | -$128K | -11,497 | Closed |
|
|
ST
108
Spot Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$92K | -5,939 | Closed |
|
109
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$8.58K | -554 | Closed |
|
|
AG
110
Advisor Group
Phoenix,
Arizona
| – | -$2K | -231 | Closed |
|
|
CG
111
Cutler Group
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$2.32K | -150 | Closed |
|
112
PNC Financial Services Group
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$1K | -122 | Closed |
|
AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review
95 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $284M — up 86% from $153M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new AAOI positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 31 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Whale Rock Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $10.2M. The largest seller was Cooper Creek Partners Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $6.14M sold.
- 95 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q3 2016, up from 82 in Q2 2016.
- Funds reported $284M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q3 2016, up 86% quarter-over-quarter.
- 31 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q3 2016 and 18 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q3 2016 was Whale Rock Capital Management, an estimated $10.2M added.
- The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q3 2016 was Cooper Creek Partners Management, an estimated $6.14M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.