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Insider Ownership Percentage: 4.50%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $1,387,142.00

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $2,332,207.28

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Applied Optoelectronics Share Price & Price History

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As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM ET

Days: 30 | 90 | 365

Applied Optoelectronics Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
8/15/2025	Stefan J. Murry	CFO	Sell	12,000	$22.37	$268,440.00	298,477
8/14/2025	William H. Yeh	Director	Buy	4,000	$21.40	$85,600.00	253,819
8/13/2025	Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin	CEO	Buy	8,850	$22.53	$199,390.50	1,652,165
8/13/2025	Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin	CEO	Buy	3,250	$22.65	$73,612.50	1,655,415
8/13/2025	Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang	Insider	Sell	15,784	$22.70	$358,296.80	256,326
8/13/2025	Min-Chu (Mike) Chen	Director	Buy	7,500	$22.91	$171,825.00	22,500
8/13/2025	William H. Yeh	Director	Buy	14,000	$22.86	$320,040.00	249,819
8/12/2025	Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin	CEO	Buy	6,500	$23.14	$150,410.00	1,643,315
7/16/2025	Stefan J. Murry	CFO	Sell	3,000	$27.46	$82,380.00	318,036
6/16/2025	Stefan J. Murry	CFO	Sell	2,000	$16.05	$32,100.00	321,036
5/14/2025	David C. Kuo	Insider	Sell	11,426	$19.10	$218,236.60	153,900
5/13/2025	Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin	CEO	Buy	21,200	$18.22	$386,264.00	1,659,025
5/13/2025	Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang	Insider	Sell	23,837	$19.06	$454,333.22	278,842
4/16/2025	Stefan J. Murry	CFO	Sell	2,000	$10.95	$21,900.00	235,977
3/17/2025	Stefan J. Murry	CFO	Sell	2,000	$23.06	$46,120.00	196,581
1/21/2025	Stefan J. Murry	CFO	Sell	2,298	$35.17	$80,820.66	209,831
1/16/2025	Stefan J. Murry	CFO	Sell	4,000	$31.72	$126,880.00	212,129
1/15/2025	Richard B. Black	Director	Sell	10,000	$29.00	$290,000.00	157,813
12/16/2024	Richard B. Black	Director	Sell	10,000	$35.27	$352,700.00	167,813
12/3/2024	William H. Yeh	Director	Sell	10,000	$43.08	$430,800.00	223,538
11/29/2024	Min-Chu (Mike) Chen	Director	Sell	9,790	$40.00	$391,600.00	165,054
11/26/2024	Richard B. Black	Director	Sell	8,162	$37.18	$303,463.16
11/21/2024	Elizabeth G. Loboa	Director	Sell	13,494	$36.54	$493,070.76	124,500
11/20/2024	Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang	Insider	Sell	20,323	$30.35	$616,803.05	195,572
11/20/2024	Stefan J. Murry	CFO	Sell	5,000	$31.56	$157,800.00	216,129
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

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
11/24/2025	Penn Capital Management Company LLC	425,955	$11.06M	0.8%	N/A	0.624%
11/17/2025	Castleark Management LLC	125,379	$3.25M	0.1%	N/A	0.184%
11/17/2025	CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co	11,884	$0.31M	0.0%	+260.9%	0.017%
11/17/2025	Alyeska Investment Group L.P.	761,196	$19.74M	0.1%	N/A	1.115%
11/17/2025	Wexford Capital LP	3,653	$95K	0.0%	N/A	0.005%
11/17/2025	Verition Fund Management LLC	23,728	$0.62M	0.0%	N/A	0.035%
11/17/2025	Polymer Capital Management HK LTD	9,865	$0.26M	0.0%	N/A	0.014%
11/17/2025	MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.	25,135	$0.65M	0.0%	-14.7%	0.037%
11/17/2025	Larson Financial Group LLC	7,161	$0.19M	0.0%	+14,222.0%	0.010%
11/17/2025	Jain Global LLC	173,889	$4.51M	0.0%	N/A	0.255%
11/17/2025	Cinctive Capital Management LP	30,845	$0.80M	0.0%	N/A	0.045%
11/17/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	398,957	$10.35M	0.0%	-18.9%	0.584%
11/17/2025	Algert Global LLC	81,757	$2.12M	0.0%	N/A	0.120%
11/17/2025	Alliancebernstein L.P.	59,173	$1.53M	0.0%	+5.2%	0.087%
11/17/2025	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	411,959	$10.68M	0.0%	-0.7%	0.603%
11/14/2025	Creative Planning	8,405	$0.22M	0.0%	N/A	0.012%
11/14/2025	Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC	34,434	$0.89M	0.0%	N/A	0.050%
11/14/2025	Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP	824,997	$21.39M	1.0%	N/A	1.208%
11/14/2025	Raymond James Financial Inc.	158,080	$4.10M	0.0%	+16.8%	0.232%
11/14/2025	Virtu Financial LLC	64,072	$1.66M	0.1%	N/A	0.094%
11/14/2025	California State Teachers Retirement System	49,962	$1.30M	0.0%	-9.8%	0.073%
11/14/2025	Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank	9,128	$0.24M	0.0%	+43.4%	0.013%
11/14/2025	UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC	59,561	$1.54M	0.0%	-44.6%	0.087%
11/14/2025	Two Sigma Investments LP	289,368	$7.50M	0.0%	-70.4%	0.424%
11/14/2025	Diker Management LLC	20,000	$0.52M	0.4%	N/A	0.029%
11/14/2025	Comerica Bank	1,086	$28K	0.0%	N/A	0.002%
11/14/2025	Portolan Capital Management LLC	546,219	$14.16M	0.8%	+20.0%	0.800%
11/14/2025	F m Investments LLC	64,193	$1.67M	0.1%	N/A	0.094%
11/13/2025	Franklin Resources Inc.	11,294	$0.29M	0.0%	N/A	0.017%
11/13/2025	Legal & General Group Plc	68,961	$1.79M	0.0%	+6.5%	0.101%
11/13/2025	Swiss National Bank	103,400	$2.68M	0.0%	+13.4%	0.151%
11/13/2025	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	50,012	$1.30M	0.0%	+18,843.9%	0.073%
11/13/2025	Inceptionr LLC	9,680	$0.25M	0.1%	N/A	0.014%
11/13/2025	AI Squared Management Ltd	194,500	$5.04M	5.3%	N/A	0.285%
11/13/2025	First Trust Advisors LP	142,306	$3.69M	0.0%	+283.8%	0.208%
11/12/2025	Gamco Investors INC. ET AL	29,000	$0.75M	0.0%	-30.1%	0.042%
11/12/2025	Barclays PLC	225,774	$5.85M	0.0%	-7.5%	0.331%
11/12/2025	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	425,649	$11.04M	0.0%	-0.2%	0.623%
11/12/2025	Royce & Associates LP	836,853	$21.70M	0.2%	-7.7%	1.226%
11/12/2025	Intech Investment Management LLC	26,606	$0.69M	0.0%	-13.6%	0.039%
11/10/2025	Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.	4,541	$0.12M	0.0%	-17.3%	0.007%
11/10/2025	Citigroup Inc.	1,160,456	$30.09M	0.0%	+60.0%	1.861%
11/10/2025	Kovack Advisors Inc.	10,865	$0.28M	0.0%	-6.8%	0.017%
11/10/2025	WT Asset Management Ltd	194,351	$5.04M	0.2%	N/A	0.312%
11/7/2025	GSA Capital Partners LLP	25,402	$0.66M	0.1%	-18.0%	0.041%
11/7/2025	Vanguard Group Inc.	4,624,570	$119.92M	0.0%	+13.6%	7.415%
11/7/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	34,242	$0.89M	0.0%	-70.1%	0.055%
11/6/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	77,058	$2M	0.0%	-1.8%	0.124%
11/6/2025	CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong	1,078,750	$27.97M	1.0%	-23.4%	1.730%
11/6/2025	ProShare Advisors LLC	9,295	$0.24M	0.0%	-15.7%	0.015%
11/5/2025	Envestnet Asset Management Inc.	9,045	$0.24M	0.0%	N/A	0.015%
11/4/2025	Chung Wu Investment Group LLC	21,000	$0.55M	0.5%	+56.7%	0.034%
11/4/2025	Principal Financial Group Inc.	49,342	$1.28M	0.0%	N/A	0.079%
11/3/2025	AlphaQuest LLC	7,503	$0.20M	0.0%	+7.9%	0.012%
11/3/2025	Arizona State Retirement System	15,750	$0.41M	0.0%	+13.1%	0.025%
11/3/2025	New York State Common Retirement Fund	292,167	$7.58M	0.0%	+1,618.6%	0.468%
10/31/2025	Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd	44,437	$1.15M	0.0%	-71.0%	0.071%
10/30/2025	Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust	379,796	$9.85M	0.5%	+2.4%	0.609%
10/30/2025	Emerald Advisers LLC	609,645	$15.81M	0.5%	-1.7%	0.978%
10/22/2025	CoreCap Advisors LLC	5,712	$0.15M	0.0%	+711.4%	0.009%
10/20/2025	Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC	176,555	$5.02M	0.0%	-37.8%	0.283%
10/16/2025	Rice Hall James & Associates LLC	199,193	$5.17M	0.3%	-16.6%	0.319%
10/9/2025	Voya Investment Management LLC	9,752	$0.25M	0.0%	-33.6%	0.016%
8/28/2025	China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd.	30,000	$0.77M	0.1%	-25.0%	0.048%
8/27/2025	Squarepoint Ops LLC	166,738	$4.28M	0.0%	N/A	0.267%
8/19/2025	Marex Group plc	55,255	$1.42M	0.0%	N/A	0.089%
8/18/2025	Nomura Holdings Inc.	59,555	$1.53M	0.0%	-90.1%	0.096%
8/16/2025	Headlands Technologies LLC	2,235	$57K	0.0%	N/A	0.004%
8/15/2025	Tower Research Capital LLC TRC	6,832	$0.18M	0.0%	+244.0%	0.011%
8/15/2025	E Fund Management Co. Ltd.	114,400	$2.94M	0.1%	N/A	0.183%
8/15/2025	Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC	70,707	$1.82M	0.0%	N/A	0.113%
8/15/2025	Eschler Asset Management LLP	33,331	$0.86M	0.6%	N/A	0.053%
8/15/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	491,640	$12.63M	0.0%	-39.3%	0.789%
8/15/2025	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	414,909	$10.66M	0.0%	-26.3%	0.665%
8/14/2025	California State Teachers Retirement System	55,385	$1.42M	0.0%	+51.9%	0.089%
8/14/2025	Raymond James Financial Inc.	135,291	$3.48M	0.0%	+47.0%	0.217%
8/14/2025	MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.	29,458	$0.76M	0.0%	+15.2%	0.047%
8/14/2025	The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company	27,511	$0.71M	0.0%	+25.7%	0.044%
8/14/2025	Squarepoint Ops LLC	166,738	$4.28M	0.0%	N/A	0.267%
8/13/2025	Gamco Investors INC. ET AL	41,500	$1.07M	0.0%	-12.6%	0.067%
8/13/2025	Jump Financial LLC	173,313	$4.45M	0.0%	+256.4%	0.278%
8/13/2025	First Trust Advisors LP	37,076	$0.95M	0.0%	N/A	0.059%
8/13/2025	Invesco Ltd.	60,817	$1.56M	0.0%	+50.0%	0.098%
8/13/2025	Blueshift Asset Management LLC	8,122	$0.21M	0.1%	-57.1%	0.013%
8/13/2025	New York State Common Retirement Fund	17,000	$0.44M	0.0%	+36.0%	0.027%
8/13/2025	Quadrature Capital Ltd	10,642	$0.27M	0.0%	N/A	0.017%
8/13/2025	Pinpoint Asset Management Singapore Pte. Ltd.	1,920	$49K	0.0%	N/A	0.003%
8/12/2025	Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.	5,488	$0.14M	0.0%	+28.8%	0.009%
8/12/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	78,475	$2.02M	0.0%	+28.6%	0.126%
8/12/2025	Legal & General Group Plc	64,744	$1.66M	0.0%	+46.5%	0.104%
8/12/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	114,650	$2.95M	0.0%	-28.9%	0.184%
8/12/2025	Swiss National Bank	91,200	$2.34M	0.0%	+3.4%	0.146%
8/12/2025	Ensign Peak Advisors Inc	20,900	$0.54M	0.0%	N/A	0.034%
8/8/2025	Intech Investment Management LLC	30,788	$0.79M	0.0%	-23.2%	0.055%
8/8/2025	Cetera Investment Advisers	14,662	$0.38M	0.0%	N/A	0.026%
8/8/2025	Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey	12,225	$0.31M	0.0%	+38.1%	0.022%
8/8/2025	Geode Capital Management LLC	1,285,693	$33.03M	0.0%	+18.8%	2.315%
8/8/2025	PNC Financial Services Group Inc.	8,838	$0.23M	0.0%	+3,828.0%	0.016%
8/7/2025	ProShare Advisors LLC	11,022	$0.28M	0.0%	N/A	0.020%
8/7/2025	Los Angeles Capital Management LLC	33,135	$0.85M	0.0%	N/A	0.060%

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: $26.24

$24.83

$26.30

50 Day Range

MA: $28.28

$19.49

$37.22

52 Week Range

Now: $26.24

$9.71

$44.20

Volume

3,488,977 shs

Average Volume

5,159,791 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.79 billion

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

3.25

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Applied Optoelectronics?: Applied Optoelectronics' top insider shareholders include:
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin (CEO)
Stefan J Murry (CFO)
Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang (Insider)
William H Yeh (Director)
Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh (Insider)
Che-Wei Lin (Director)
Richard B Black (Director)
Min-Chu (Mike) Chen (Director)
David C Kuo (Insider)
Elizabeth G Loboa (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at Applied Optoelectronics.
Who are the major institutional investors of Applied Optoelectronics?: Applied Optoelectronics' top institutional shareholders include:
Vanguard Group Inc. — 7.41%
Susquehanna International Group LLP — 0.00%
Citigroup Inc. — 1.86%
CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong — 1.73%
Royce & Associates LP — 1.23%
Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP — 1.21%
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:
Two Sigma Investments LP
CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong
Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd
Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC
Bank of America Corp DE
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Royce & Associates LP
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)
Stefan J Murry (CFO)
Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang (Insider)
William H Yeh (Director)
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:
Susquehanna International Group LLP
Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP
Alyeska Investment Group L.P.
Vanguard Group Inc.
Citigroup Inc.
Penn Capital Management Company LLC
IMC Chicago LLC
Group One Trading LLC
During the previous year, these company insiders have bought Applied Optoelectronics stock:
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin (CEO)
Stefan J Murry (CFO)
Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang (Insider)
William H Yeh (Director)
Learn More investors buying Applied Optoelectronics stock.