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Applied Optoelectronics

204 hedge funds and large institutions have $959M invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2017 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 50 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 55 reducing their positions, and 55 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

44% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 55

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 34 (+1)

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $981M → $959M (-$21.2M)

9% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 55

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 210204 (-6)

6.28% less ownership

Funds ownership: 83.44%77.16% (-6.3%)

35% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $154M | Put options by funds: $236M

Holders
204
Holders Change
-6
Holders Change %
-2.86%
% of All Funds
5.09%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
50
Increased
79
Reduced
55
Closed
55
Calls
$154M
Puts
$236M
Net Calls
-$81.5M
Net Calls Change
-$72.9M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$149M +$14.4M +203,140 +10%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$66.5M +$5.29M +74,807 +8%
Balyasny Asset Management
3
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
$53.4M +$7.09M +100,300 +14%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
4
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$52.7M +$30.7M +434,207 +114%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$51.5M +$4.68M +66,240 +9%
Morgan Stanley
6
Morgan Stanley
New York
$45.1M +$22.3M +315,474 +83%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$29.4M +$731K +10,342 +2%
TCM
8
Trafelet Capital Management
New York
$24.3M +$17.2M +243,389 +184%
RJA
9
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$21.4M +$4.68M +66,249 +25%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
10
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$20.5M -$679K -9,607 -3%
TI
11
TT International
United Kingdom
$19.1M +$20.9M +295,177 New
GGHC
12
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$17M -$421K -5,953 -2%
Susquehanna International Group
13
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$16.2M -$18.1M -256,753 -51%
Invesco
14
Invesco
Georgia
$15.6M -$1.72M -24,271 -9%
Bank of New York Mellon
15
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$15M -$578K -8,175 -3%
Northern Trust
16
Northern Trust
Illinois
$14.1M +$1.27M +17,987 +9%
NM
17
Newtyn Management
New York
$12.9M +$14.1M +200,000 New
Bank of America
18
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.7M +$7.53M +106,613 +145%
MAI
19
Marble Arch Investments
New York
$11.4M +$12.4M +175,800 New
Geode Capital Management
20
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$10.5M +$791K +11,186 +7%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$10.4M +$1.07M +15,144 +10%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
22
Robeco Institutional Asset Management
Netherlands
$10.4M
BTP
23
Bloom Tree Partners
New York
$9.45M -$3.12M -44,182 -23%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$9.26M -$1.97M -27,926 -16%
HW
25
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$8.2M +$8.97M +126,860 New

AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2017 in Review

204 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q3 2017, worth a combined $959M — down 2.2% from $981M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 55 funds closed out of AAOI and 50 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 55 trimmed existing stakes and 79 added.

The largest buyer was State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury, adding an estimated $30.7M. The largest seller was Wellington Management Group, cutting an estimated $61.9M.

  • 204 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q3 2017, down from 210 in Q2 2017.
  • Funds reported $959M of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q3 2017, down 2.2% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 50 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q3 2017 and 55 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q3 2017 was State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury, an estimated $30.7M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q3 2017 was Wellington Management Group, an estimated $61.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2017.