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Applied Optoelectronics

82 hedge funds and large institutions have $153M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 31 reducing their positions, and 26 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

6% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.63M | Put options by funds: $1.54M

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 44 (0)

11% less funds holding

Funds holding: 9282 (-10)

13% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 31

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $214M → $153M (-$61.5M)

35% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 26

Holders
82
Holders Change
-10
Holders Change %
-10.87%
% of All Funds
2.19%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
17
Increased
27
Reduced
31
Closed
26
Calls
$1.63M
Puts
$1.54M
Net Calls
+$98K
Net Calls Change
-$40K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Wellington Management Group
1
Wellington Management Group
Massachusetts
$25.1M +$4.85M +429,070 +24%
TCM
2
Trafelet Capital Management
New York
$9.79M +$350K +31,000 +4%
KCM
3
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$8.55M +$1.23M +108,829 +17%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$6.47M +$263K +23,276 +4%
CCPM
5
Cooper Creek Partners Management
New York
$6.14M +$6.23M +550,861 New
AAP
6
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$6.13M -$7.49M -662,500 -55%
WA
7
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$5.51M +$4.8M +424,417 +606%
GCM
8
Goldman Capital Management
New York
$5.45M +$78K +6,900 +1%
GGHC
9
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$5.34M -$991K -87,655 -15%
RA
10
Royce & Associates
New York
$5.11M +$4.96M +438,500 +2,193%
BFA
11
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$4.74M -$137K -12,115 -3%
EA
12
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$4.68M -$12.1K -1,069 -0.3%
SC
13
Selz Capital
New York
$4.52M +$1.13M +100,000 +33%
BIT
14
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.51M +$7.53K +666 +0.2%
EMFAT
15
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust
Pennsylvania
$4.26M -$468K -41,436 -10%
HRCM
16
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
$4.02M -$1.04M -91,864 -20%
PCM
17
Portolan Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.95M -$2.12M -187,199 -35%
EA
18
Emerald Acquisition
Washington
$3.19M +$3.24M +286,250 New
PI
19
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$3.14M +$3.19M +281,832 New
State Street
20
State Street
Massachusetts
$2.62M -$67.9K -6,006 -2%
PIMJS
21
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$2.37M -$4.5M -398,614 -65%
WRF
22
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$2.13M -$553K -48,900 -20%
Wells Fargo
23
Wells Fargo
California
$2.04M +$716K +63,336 +53%
SST
24
S Squared Technology
New York
$1.97M +$1.99M +176,384 New
Northern Trust
25
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.76M -$238K -21,052 -12%

AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review

82 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $153M — down 29% from $214M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 26 funds closed out of AAOI and 17 opened new positions — a net loss of 9 holders — while 31 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.

The largest buyer was Cooper Creek Partners Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.23M. The largest seller was Whale Rock Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $10.9M sold.

  • 82 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q2 2016, down from 92 in Q1 2016.
  • Funds reported $153M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q2 2016, down 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 17 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q2 2016 and 26 closed out, a net change of -9 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q2 2016 was Cooper Creek Partners Management, an estimated $6.23M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q2 2016 was Whale Rock Capital Management, an estimated $10.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.