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Applied Optoelectronics

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $171M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 20 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

167% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2M | Put options by funds: $750K

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 23 (+1)

49% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $115M → $171M (+$56.2M)

43% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 20 | Existing positions closed: 14

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 22

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7581 (+6)

Holders
81
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+8%
% of All Funds
2.18%
Holding in Top 10
3
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.08%
New
20
Increased
27
Reduced
22
Closed
14
Calls
$2M
Puts
$750K
Net Calls
+$1.25M
Net Calls Change
-$105M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$25.7M -$1.02M -63,900 -4%
AAP
2
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$12.1M +$513K +32,100 +5%
KCM
3
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$11.2M +$529K +33,130 +5%
TCM
4
Trafelet Capital Management
New York
$10.8M +$9.9M +619,676 New
HRCM
5
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
$9.33M +$4.54M +284,006 +112%
GGHC
6
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$7.93M -$417K -26,084 -5%
GMCM
7
Gruber & McBaine Capital Management
California
$7.38M
SC
8
Selz Capital
New York
$6.94M
BFA
9
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$6.78M -$329K -20,603 -5%
Vanguard Group
10
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$5.52M +$90.8K +5,682 +2%
RFC
11
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$4.74M +$2.59M +162,146 +146%
GIPM
12
G2 Investment Partners Management
New York
$4.74M +$2.05M +128,601 +89%
RJA
13
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$4.43M +$59.6K +3,732 +1%
Lord, Abbett & Co
14
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$3.95M +$3.64M +227,688 New
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.65M +$188K +11,774 +6%
EI
16
EAM Investors
California
$3.1M +$2.85M +178,499 New
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$2.54M -$349K -21,824 -13%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$2.41M -$2.16K -135 -0.1%
GCM
19
Goldman Capital Management
New York
$2.28M -$89.5K -5,600 -4%
CCMLC
20
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$2.22M
BIT
21
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$2.07M -$205K -12,835 -10%
GC
22
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.94M -$414K -25,887 -19%
RHJA
23
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$1.86M +$1.71M +107,262 New
Bank of New York Mellon
24
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.82M +$804K +50,323 +93%
EMFAT
25
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$1.77M +$1.63M +101,989 New

AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $171M — up 49% from $115M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 20 funds opened new AAOI positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 27 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Trafelet Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $9.9M. The largest seller was Newland Capital Management, cutting an estimated $2.65M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q2 2015, up from 75 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $171M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q2 2015, up 49% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 20 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q2 2015 and 14 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q2 2015 was Trafelet Capital Management, an estimated $9.9M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q2 2015 was Newland Capital Management, an estimated $2.65M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.