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Applied Optoelectronics
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145 hedge funds and large institutions have $834M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 54 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 39 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

315% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 54 | Existing positions closed: 13

250% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 7 (+5)

164% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $316M → $834M (+$518M)

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 110 → 145 (+35)

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 39

1.33% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.29% → 79.62% (+1.3%)

20% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $23.2M | Put options by funds: $29.1M

Holders
145
Holders Change
+35
Holders Change %
+31.82%
% of All Funds
3.61%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+5
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+250%
% of All Funds
0.17%
New
54
Increased
48
Reduced
39
Closed
13
Calls
$23.2M
Puts
$29.1M
Net Calls
-$5.9M
Net Calls Change
-$4.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$44.1M
2
1832 Asset Management
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
+$30.2M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
+$26.1M
4
WRCM
Whale Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
+$19.6M
5
BTP
Bloom Tree Partners
New York
+$17.6M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Wellington Management Group
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
-$48.4M
2
TCM
Trafelet Capital Management
New York
-$26.5M
3
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
-$15.9M
4
HRCM
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
-$12.1M
5
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$8.18M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SSWM
101
Sheets Smith Wealth Management
North Carolina
$536K +$377K +9,554 New
VOYA Investment Management
102
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$459K +$323K +8,181 New
EAM
103
EULAV Asset Management
Florida
$449K +$316K +8,000 New
American Century Companies
104
American Century Companies
Missouri
$432K +$304K +7,701 New
SB
105
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$411K +$289K +7,321 New
BLAM
106
Bourne Lent Asset Management
New York
$399K +$280K +7,100 New
VFA
107
Voya Financial Advisors
Connecticut
$366K +$249K +6,303 New
LP
108
LMR Partners
United Kingdom
$323K +$227K +5,759 New
CAM
109
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$300K +$10.7K +271 +5%
PAG
110
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$299K -$197K -4,991 -48%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
111
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$296K +$208K +5,267 New
BCM
112
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$281K +$197K +5,000 New
GC
113
Globeflex Capital
California
$271K +$190K +4,827 New
Legal & General Group
114
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$248K +$6.04K +153 +4%
CS
115
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$247K -$371K -9,397 -68%
CMBA
116
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$232K +$163K +4,130 New
Tudor Investment Corp
117
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$227K -$449K -11,376 -74%
MML Investors Services
118
MML Investors Services
Massachusetts
$224K +$157K +3,981 New
IR
119
Invictus RG
Bermuda
$218K +$153K +3,875 New
DWM
120
Dorchester Wealth Management
Quebec, Canada
$213K +$150K +3,800 New
3C
121
361 Capital
Colorado
$208K +$146K +3,707 New
RA
122
Royce & Associates
New York
$197K -$15.9M -403,785 -99%
SG Americas Securities
123
SG Americas Securities
New York
$196K +$138K +3,486 New
FIB
124
First Interstate Bank
Montana
$174K -$335K -8,500 -73%
AIP
125
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$85K +$59.8K +1,515 New
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AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

145 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $834M — up 164% from $316M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 54 funds opened new AAOI positions and 13 closed out — a net gain of 41 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 39 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $44.1M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $48.4M.

  • 145 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q1 2017, up from 110 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $834M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q1 2017, up 164% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 54 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q1 2017 and 13 closed out, a net change of +41 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $44.1M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q1 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $48.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.