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Applied Optoelectronics

81 hedge funds and large institutions have $232M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 29 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 45 (+1)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 29 | Existing positions reduced: 28

0% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.84M | Put options by funds: $1.85M

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $234M → $232M (-$1.17M)

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8881 (-7)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 20

Holders
81
Holders Change
-7
Holders Change %
-7.95%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
13
Increased
29
Reduced
28
Closed
20
Calls
$1.84M
Puts
$1.85M
Net Calls
-$5K
Net Calls Change
+$1.83M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$26.2M +$7.01M +386,018 +34%
AAP
2
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$19M +$4.49M +247,500 +29%
WRCM
3
Whale Rock Capital Management
Massachusetts
$17.2M +$3.49M +192,559 +24%
GGHC
4
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$14.2M -$538K -29,663 -3%
TCM
5
Trafelet Capital Management
New York
$13.3M +$904K +49,800 +7%
PIMJS
6
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$12.5M +$13.2M +729,000 New
KCM
7
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$10.2M -$823K -45,349 -7%
Vanguard Group
8
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$8.74M +$826K +45,524 +10%
GCM
9
Goldman Capital Management
New York
$8.06M +$1.44M +79,400 +20%
HRCM
10
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
$7.89M -$1.51M -83,467 -15%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$7.89M +$444K +24,455 +6%
PCM
12
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$7.5M +$4.97M +273,670 +168%
BIT
13
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$6.91M +$305K +16,814 +4%
RFC
14
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$6.9M +$4.59M +253,115 +188%
SC
15
Selz Capital
New York
$6.86M
EMFAT
16
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$5.55M +$3.36M +185,413 +134%
EA
17
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$4.91M +$5.19M +286,203 New
State Street
18
State Street
Massachusetts
$3.82M +$491K +27,058 +14%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.06M +$272K +14,996 +9%
EI
20
EAM Investors
California
$2.97M -$80.7K -4,448 -3%
Lord, Abbett & Co
21
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$2.57M -$3.08M -169,763 -53%
RHJA
22
Rice Hall James & Associates
California
$2.38M +$538K +29,656 +27%
RJA
23
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$2.26M -$1.53M -84,501 -39%
GIPM
24
G2 Investment Partners Management
New York
$2.15M -$2.77M -152,609 -55%
CCMLC
25
Cardinal Capital Management LLC (Connecticut)
Connecticut
$1.96M +$7.26K +400 +0.4%

AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

81 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $232M — down 0.5% from $234M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 20 funds closed out of AAOI and 13 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 28 trimmed existing stakes and 29 added.

The largest buyer was PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock, opening a new position worth an estimated $13.2M. The largest seller was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.56M.

  • 81 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q4 2015, down from 88 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $232M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q4 2015, down 0.5% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q4 2015 and 20 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q4 2015 was PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock, an estimated $13.2M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q4 2015 was Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, an estimated $3.56M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.