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Applied Optoelectronics

217 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.66B invested in Applied Optoelectronics in 2025 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 67 funds opening new positions, 90 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 25 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

168% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 25

91% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 90 | Existing positions reduced: 47

61% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.03B → $1.66B (+$633M)

21% more funds holding

Funds holding: 179217 (+38)

6.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 63.69%69.84% (+6.1%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 22 (0)

47% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $142M | Put options by funds: $270M

Holders
217
Holders Change
+38
Holders Change %
+21.23%
% of All Funds
2.64%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
67
Increased
90
Reduced
47
Closed
25
Calls
$142M
Puts
$270M
Net Calls
-$128M
Net Calls Change
-$39.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$185M +$13.6M +454,581 +9%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$174M +$10.7M +358,090 +8%
Invesco
3
Invesco
Georgia
$122M +$103M +3,446,150 +5,209%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$77.7M +$65.3M +2,188,630 +5,322%
OAM
5
Oberweis Asset Management
Illinois
$71.1M +$4.53M +151,600 +8%
HRCM
6
Hawk Ridge Capital Management
California
$59.3M +$26.2M +875,903 +106%
Morgan Stanley
7
Morgan Stanley
New York
$59.3M +$31M +1,038,775 +157%
Jane Street
8
Jane Street
New York
$58.7M +$49.1M +1,644,757 +4,313%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$56M +$4.95M +165,641 +11%
Geode Capital Management
10
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$52.8M +$4.38M +146,639 +11%
D.E. Shaw & Co
11
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$47.6M +$40.8M +1,366,856 New
HRCM
12
Hood River Capital Management
Florida
$44.5M -$8.96M -300,002 -19%
Goldman Sachs
13
Goldman Sachs
New York
$33.7M -$20.8M -695,936 -42%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
14
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$33.3M +$28.2M +944,190 +8,509%
UBS Group
15
UBS Group
Switzerland
$33.2M -$1.21M -40,426 -4%
RA
16
Royce & Associates
New York
$27M -$1.88M -62,905 -8%
AIM
17
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
$26.9M +$23.1M +772,324 New
EA
18
Emerald Advisers
Pennsylvania
$23.4M +$1.82M +60,932 +10%
Citadel Advisors
19
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$19.2M -$3.06M -102,477 -16%
Charles Schwab
20
Charles Schwab
California
$18.4M +$1.4M +46,973 +10%
Northern Trust
21
Northern Trust
Illinois
$18.4M +$572K +19,167 +4%
DCM
22
Driehaus Capital Management
Illinois
$17.7M +$3.95M +132,177 +35%
GGHC
23
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$16.6M +$11.6M +388,768 +451%
NCGI
24
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$16.2M +$13.9M +465,288 New
KCM
25
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$15.6M +$13.3M +447,109 New

AAOI Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2025 in Review

217 of the 8,223 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) for Q4 2025, worth a combined $1.66B — up 61% from $1.03B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 67 funds opened new AAOI positions and 25 closed out — a net gain of 42 holders — while 90 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $103M. The largest seller was Citigroup, cutting an estimated $34.2M.

  • 217 institutional investors held Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) as of Q4 2025, up from 179 in Q3 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.66B of Applied Optoelectronics stock for Q4 2025, up 61% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 67 funds opened new Applied Optoelectronics positions in Q4 2025 and 25 closed out, a net change of +42 holders.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics buyer in Q4 2025 was Invesco, an estimated $103M added.
  • The largest Applied Optoelectronics seller in Q4 2025 was Citigroup, an estimated $34.2M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2025.