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Insider Ownership Percentage: 5.40%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $547,533.80

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $1,377,321.81

Applied Optoelectronics Insider Trading History Chart

Applied Optoelectronics Share Price & Price History

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As of 11/21/2024 01:00 AM ET

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Applied Optoelectronics Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
11/8/2024	David C Kuo	Insider	Sell	10,000	$26.93	$269,300.00	118,122
9/24/2024	David C Kuo	Insider	Sell	10,000	$15.02	$150,200.00	132,921
3/18/2024	Che-Wei Lin	Director	Buy	31,370	$12.70	$398,399.00	220,133
3/18/2024	Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin	CEO	Buy	11,780	$12.66	$149,134.80	1,218,160
12/14/2023	Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh	Insider	Sell	42,779	$22.39	$957,821.81	251,351
9/14/2023	Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin	CEO	Buy	15,000	$9.79	$146,850.00	1,252,471
8/22/2023	Stefan J Murry	CFO	Sell	15,000	$15.88	$238,200.00	222,130
8/21/2023	William H Yeh	Director	Sell	10,000	$15.22	$152,200.00	189,255
8/11/2023	Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin	CEO	Buy	15,802	$12.60	$199,105.20	1,197,335
8/9/2023	Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh	Insider	Sell	45,000	$12.10	$544,500.00	301,404
8/8/2023	Stefan J Murry	CFO	Sell	60,000	$11.82	$709,200.00	237,130
2/17/2023	Stefan J Murry	CFO	Sell	3,000	$2.96	$8,880.00	189,859
1/17/2023	Stefan J Murry	CFO	Sell	1,300	$2.51	$3,263.00	205,130
12/12/2022	David C Kuo	General Counsel	Sell	4,581	$2.16	$9,894.96	106,649
12/8/2022	David C Kuo	General Counsel	Sell	9,027	$2.16	$19,498.32	116,799
11/8/2022	Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin	CEO	Buy	44,443	$2.20	$97,774.60	894,466
10/17/2022	Stefan J Murry	CFO	Sell	3,000	$2.83	$8,490.00	227,629

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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI)

61.72% of Applied Optoelectronics stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

Applied Optoelectronics Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
11/20/2024	Virtu Financial LLC	24,634	$0.35M	0.0%	N/A	0.055%
11/19/2024	Barclays PLC	56,920	$0.82M	0.0%	+37.4%	0.126%
11/16/2024	Geode Capital Management LLC	909,559	$13.02M	0.0%	+7.1%	2.018%
11/15/2024	Barclays PLC	56,920	$0.82M	0.0%	+37.4%	0.126%
11/15/2024	Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd	23,764	$0.34M	0.0%	N/A	0.053%
11/15/2024	XTX Topco Ltd	77,520	$1.11M	0.1%	N/A	0.172%
11/15/2024	Whale Rock Capital Management LLC	1,128,238	$16.15M	0.2%	N/A	2.503%
11/15/2024	Sora Investors LLC	250,000	$3.58M	0.6%	-44.4%	0.555%
11/15/2024	State Street Corp	887,259	$12.70M	0.0%	+27.7%	1.968%
11/15/2024	Pingora Partners LLC	5,700	$82K	0.1%	N/A	0.013%
11/15/2024	Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd	33,571	$0.49M	0.1%	N/A	0.074%
11/15/2024	Portolan Capital Management LLC	658,592	$9.42M	0.7%	-21.7%	1.461%
11/14/2024	JAT Capital Mgmt LP	452,155	$6.47M	1.0%	N/A	1.003%
11/14/2024	UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC	67,275	$0.96M	0.0%	-5.0%	0.149%
11/14/2024	MetLife Investment Management LLC	21,565	$0.31M	0.0%	+129.1%	0.048%
11/13/2024	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	7,822	$0.11M	0.0%	-93.2%	0.017%
11/13/2024	FMR LLC	6,137	$88K	0.0%	+3,290.6%	0.014%
11/13/2024	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	14,667	$0.21M	0.0%	+3.4%	0.033%
11/13/2024	Truvestments Capital LLC	15,862	$0.23M	0.1%	+24.3%	0.035%
11/12/2024	Westfield Capital Management Co. LP	1,329,093	$19.02M	0.1%	N/A	3.250%
11/12/2024	Citigroup Inc.	345,612	$4.95M	0.0%	+4.9%	0.845%
11/12/2024	Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.	108,814	$1.56M	0.0%	+2.9%	0.266%
11/6/2024	Royce & Associates LP	1,596,545	$22.85M	0.2%	+47.7%	3.904%
11/6/2024	Kovack Advisors Inc.	54,500	$0.78M	0.1%	N/A	0.133%
11/6/2024	Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.	13,017	$0.19M	0.0%	N/A	0.032%
11/5/2024	GSA Capital Partners LLP	26,915	$0.39M	0.0%	-70.4%	0.066%
10/29/2024	Emerald Advisers LLC	526,458	$7.53M	0.3%	+2.7%	1.353%
10/29/2024	Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.	92,202	$1.32M	0.1%	N/A	0.237%
10/29/2024	Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust	410,154	$5.87M	0.3%	+2.8%	1.054%
10/28/2024	Rice Hall James & Associates LLC	235,763	$3.37M	0.2%	+75.8%	0.606%
10/19/2024	Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC	21,176	$0.30M	0.0%	N/A	0.054%
8/19/2024	Point72 Asset Management L.P.	1,335,488	$11.07M	0.0%	-5.1%	3.432%
8/19/2024	Connective Capital Management LLC	30,122	$0.25M	0.4%	N/A	0.077%
8/16/2024	Driehaus Capital Management LLC	841,974	$6.98M	0.1%	-75.4%	2.164%
8/15/2024	Shellback Capital LP	1,039,438	$8.62M	0.6%	N/A	2.672%
8/15/2024	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	14,184	$0.12M	0.0%	N/A	0.036%
8/15/2024	AQR Capital Management LLC	75,981	$0.63M	0.0%	+90.7%	0.195%
8/15/2024	Caxton Associates LP	411,054	$3.41M	0.1%	+550.5%	1.056%
8/15/2024	Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd.	128,524	$1.07M	0.2%	+15.3%	0.330%
8/15/2024	Point72 Hong Kong Ltd	10,731	$89K	0.0%	N/A	0.028%
8/14/2024	Squarepoint Ops LLC	308,832	$2.56M	0.0%	+66.5%	0.794%
8/14/2024	Marshall Wace LLP	541,787	$4.49M	0.0%	+51.1%	1.392%
8/14/2024	Hood River Capital Management LLC	1,375,404	$11.40M	0.2%	-4.4%	3.535%
8/13/2024	Sei Investments Co.	23,425	$0.19M	0.0%	N/A	0.060%
8/9/2024	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	616,701	$5.11M	0.0%	+4.1%	1.585%
8/8/2024	American Century Companies Inc.	153,008	$1.27M	0.0%	-69.5%	0.393%
8/8/2024	Rice Hall James & Associates LLC	134,123	$1.11M	0.1%	-4.7%	0.345%
8/6/2024	Quest Partners LLC	4,185	$35K	0.0%	-49.0%	0.011%
8/6/2024	Emerald Advisers LLC	512,721	$4.25M	0.2%	-3.0%	1.318%
8/5/2024	Acuitas Investments LLC	331,221	$2.75M	1.5%	+38.4%	0.851%
8/1/2024	Rhumbline Advisers	54,206	$0.45M	0.0%	N/A	0.139%
8/1/2024	Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.	178,500	$1.48M	0.4%	-5.6%	0.459%
7/29/2024	Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank	9,281	$77K	0.0%	+272.1%	0.024%
7/26/2024	Summit Securities Group LLC	13,189	$0.11M	0.0%	N/A	0.034%
7/26/2024	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	115,273	$0.96M	0.0%	N/A	0.296%
5/16/2024	California State Teachers Retirement System	36,885	$0.51M	0.0%	N/A	0.095%
5/16/2024	Janus Henderson Group PLC	27,869	$0.39M	0.0%	N/A	0.072%
5/16/2024	Kennedy Capital Management LLC	463,213	$6.42M	0.1%	+88.6%	1.190%
5/16/2024	Caxton Associates LP	63,187	$0.88M	0.0%	N/A	0.162%
5/15/2024	Whale Rock Capital Management LLC	1,333,957	$18.49M	0.3%	+30.0%	3.428%
5/15/2024	Hood River Capital Management LLC	1,439,404	$19.95M	0.4%	+6.5%	3.699%
5/15/2024	Truvestments Capital LLC	11,627	$0.16M	0.1%	N/A	0.030%
5/15/2024	GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC.	25,000	$0.35M	0.1%	-31.5%	0.064%
5/15/2024	Gabelli Funds LLC	27,000	$0.37M	0.0%	-34.1%	0.069%
5/15/2024	Gamco Investors INC. ET AL	97,400	$1.35M	0.0%	-14.5%	0.250%
5/14/2024	CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co	3,293	$46K	0.0%	N/A	0.008%
5/10/2024	Vanguard Group Inc.	1,954,498	$27.09M	0.0%	+29.2%	5.046%
5/7/2024	Swiss National Bank	81,000	$1.12M	0.0%	N/A	0.209%
5/7/2024	SG Americas Securities LLC	11,859	$0.16M	0.0%	-97.6%	0.031%
5/3/2024	GSA Capital Partners LLP	87,844	$1.22M	0.1%	+34.6%	0.227%
5/2/2024	Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.	189,000	$2.62M	0.6%	N/A	0.488%
5/1/2024	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	49,661	$0.69M	0.0%	+245.7%	0.128%
4/26/2024	CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong	831,200	$11.52M	1.4%	+30.4%	2.165%
4/24/2024	Assenagon Asset Management S.A.	631,799	$8.76M	0.0%	+875.9%	1.645%
4/23/2024	Rice Hall James & Associates LLC	140,688	$1.95M	0.1%	N/A	0.366%
3/27/2024	Nomura Holdings Inc.	77,689	$1.50M	0.0%	N/A	0.202%
3/1/2024	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	853,948	$16.50M	0.0%	+9,687.4%	2.224%
2/14/2024	CenterBook Partners LP	119,614	$2.31M	0.3%	N/A	0.337%
2/13/2024	Gabelli Funds LLC	41,000	$0.79M	0.0%	-44.2%	0.115%
2/12/2024	Alpha DNA Investment Management LLC	21,188	$0.41M	0.2%	N/A	0.060%
2/9/2024	Trexquant Investment LP	165,070	$3.19M	0.1%	+16.2%	0.464%
2/7/2024	Jump Financial LLC	10,500	$0.20M	0.0%	-64.0%	0.030%
2/5/2024	Mach 1 Financial Group LLC	18,981	$0.37M	0.1%	N/A	0.053%
2/5/2024	White Pine Capital LLC	35,643	$0.69M	0.3%	N/A	0.100%
2/2/2024	Headlands Technologies LLC	9,899	$0.19M	0.1%	N/A	0.028%
2/2/2024	Kovack Advisors Inc.	74,651	$1.44M	0.2%	-48.9%	0.210%
2/2/2024	Acuitas Investments LLC	155,781	$3.01M	1.5%	N/A	0.438%
2/2/2024	Bailard Inc.	15,800	$0.31M	0.0%	N/A	0.044%
1/31/2024	CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong	637,200	$12.31M	1.1%	+380.6%	1.793%
1/17/2024	Assenagon Asset Management S.A.	64,743	$1.25M	0.0%	N/A	0.182%
1/12/2024	SG Americas Securities LLC	502,879	$9.72M	0.1%	N/A	1.415%
12/6/2023	Citigroup Inc.	318,270	$3.49M	0.0%	+0.6%	0.896%
11/15/2023	Kennedy Capital Management LLC	145,000	$1.59M	0.0%	-72.4%	0.436%
11/14/2023	Quadrature Capital Ltd	130,795	$1.44M	0.0%	N/A	0.393%
11/14/2023	B. Riley Asset Management LLC	99,300	$1.09M	0.4%	N/A	0.298%
11/14/2023	Trexquant Investment LP	142,093	$1.56M	0.0%	N/A	0.427%
11/13/2023	Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.	127,692	$1.40M	0.0%	N/A	0.384%
11/13/2023	EAM Investors LLC	405,239	$4.45M	0.9%	-46.5%	1.218%
11/9/2023	Citigroup Inc.	318,270	$3.49M	0.0%	+0.6%	0.956%
11/8/2023	Gabelli Funds LLC	73,500	$0.81M	0.0%	-33.5%	0.221%

Data available starting January 2016

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic networking products in the United States, Taiwan, and China. It offers optical modules, optical filters, lasers, laser components, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, turn-key equipment, headend, node, distribution equipment, and amplifiers. The company sells its products to internet data center operators, cable television, telecom equipment manufacturers, fiber-to-the-home, and internet service providers through its direct and indirect sales channels. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas.

Today's Range

Now: $35.68

$34.86

$38.86

50 Day Range

MA: $18.19

$13.19

$34.07

52 Week Range

Now: $35.68

$6.70

$38.86

Volume

6,016,938 shs

Average Volume

2,631,519 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.61 billion

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.96

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Applied Optoelectronics?: Applied Optoelectronics' top insider shareholders include:
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin (CEO)
Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh (Insider)
Stefan J Murry (CFO)
Che-Wei Lin (Director)
William H Yeh (Director)
David C Kuo (Insider)
David C Kuo (General Counsel)
Learn More about top insider investors at Applied Optoelectronics.
Who are the major institutional investors of Applied Optoelectronics?: Applied Optoelectronics' top institutional shareholders include:
Royce & Associates LP — 3.90%
Westfield Capital Management Co. LP — 3.25%
Whale Rock Capital Management LLC — 2.50%
Geode Capital Management LLC — 2.02%
State Street Corp — 1.97%
Portolan Capital Management LLC — 1.46%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Applied Optoelectronics stock.
Which major investors are selling Applied Optoelectronics stock?: In the last quarter, AAOI stock was sold by these institutional investors:
Sora Investors LLC
Portolan Capital Management LLC
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
GSA Capital Partners LLP
Walleye Capital LLC
Wolverine Trading LLC
UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC
Within the last year, company insiders that have sold Applied Optoelectronics company stock include:
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin (CEO)
Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh (Insider)
Learn More investors selling Applied Optoelectronics stock.
Which major investors are buying Applied Optoelectronics stock?: During the last quarter, AAOI stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
Westfield Capital Management Co. LP
Whale Rock Capital Management LLC
Royce & Associates LP
JAT Capital Mgmt LP
State Street Corp
Rice Hall James & Associates LLC
Harbor Capital Advisors Inc.
XTX Topco Ltd
During the previous year, these company insiders have bought Applied Optoelectronics stock:
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin (CEO)
Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh (Insider)
Learn More investors buying Applied Optoelectronics stock.