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AAOI Insider Trading (Applied Optoelectronics)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 7.22%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $198,635.82
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $1,368,583.21

Applied Optoelectronics Insider Trading History Chart

Applied Optoelectronics Share Price & Price History

$7.72
▼ -0.17 (-2.15%)
As of 04/19/2021 01:00 AM ET
Days: 30 | 90 | 365
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Applied Optoelectronics Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
1/27/2021Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinCEOSell23,364$11.31$264,246.84744,767  
1/27/2021Hung-Lun (Fred) ChangInsiderSell5,400$12.00$64,800.0088,171  
1/27/2021Stefan J MurryCFOSell3,000$12.00$36,000.0084,742  
1/20/2021David C KuoGeneral CounselSell1,000$11.00$11,000.0043,100  
12/11/2020Che-Wei LinDirectorBuy25,401$7.82$198,635.8291,764  
10/12/2020David C KuoGeneral CounselSell1,000$11.74$11,740.0046,067  
9/1/2020Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinCEOSell7,788$11.46$89,250.48801,426  
8/11/2020David C KuoGeneral CounselSell13,500$14.18$191,430.00
8/3/2020Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinCEOSell7,788$14.65$114,094.20809,214  
8/3/2020Shu-Hua (Joshua) YehInsiderSell2,000$15.00$30,000.00147,841  
7/30/2020Stefan J MurryCFOSell4,000$13.52$54,080.0098,584  
7/22/2020Shu-Hua (Joshua) YehInsiderSell2,000$15.01$30,020.00154,521  
7/20/2020Hung-Lun (Fred) ChangInsiderSell1,080$12.00$12,960.00104,379  
7/10/2020David C KuoGeneral CounselSell1,000$12.02$12,020.0065,533  
7/6/2020Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinCEOSell15,576$11.21$174,606.96830,137  
7/6/2020Hung-Lun (Fred) ChangInsiderSell6,468$11.61$75,093.48106,539  
6/30/2020David C KuoGeneral CounselSell1,000$11.00$11,000.0066,533  
4/30/2020Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) LinCEOSell15,577$11.25$175,241.25853,501  
4/29/2020David C KuoGeneral CounselSell1,000$11.00$11,000.0067,533  
4/16/2020Stefan J MurryCFOSell4,000$9.04$36,160.00110,291  
2/14/2020Stefan J MurryCFOSell6,000$12.16$72,960.00114,291  
10/11/2019Stefan J MurryCFOSell6,000$10.41$62,460.0065,443  
2/1/2019Stefan J MurryCFOSell1,000$17.37$17,370.00  
1/2/2019Stefan J MurryCFOSell1,000$15.05$15,050.00  
12/19/2018Stefan J MurryCFOSell2,000$15.40$30,800.0064,520  
6/7/2018Stefan J MurryCFOSell3,000$44.25$132,750.0067,695  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI)

47.50% 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 DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in Company
4/14/2021Louisiana State Employees Retirement System11,200$94K0.0%N/A0.042%
3/8/2021Dimensional Fund Advisors LP333,903$2.84M0.0%-1.8%1.251%
3/5/2021Voya Financial Advisors Inc.22,700$0.20M0.0%+14.6%0.085%
2/25/2021Dimensional Fund Advisors LP333,903$2.84M0.0%-1.8%1.453%
2/25/2021Hsbc Holdings PLC50,374$0.43M0.0%+43.7%0.219%
2/23/2021Principal Financial Group Inc.145,407$1.24M0.0%-3.0%0.633%
2/19/2021JPMorgan Chase & Co.74,244$0.63M0.0%+370.3%0.323%
2/16/2021Squarepoint Ops LLC58,331$0.50M0.0%+17.9%0.254%
2/16/2021Morgan Stanley550,445$4.69M0.0%+82.4%2.396%
2/16/2021Paloma Partners Management Co19,785$0.17M0.0%N/A0.086%
2/16/2021Tudor Investment Corp Et Al11,335$96K0.0%-49.0%0.049%
2/16/2021Nuveen Asset Management LLC110,667$0.94M0.0%+8.2%0.482%
2/16/2021Engineers Gate Manager LP11,122$95K0.0%-74.6%0.048%
2/16/2021ExodusPoint Capital Management LP27,713$0.24M0.0%N/A0.121%
2/16/2021Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.138,799$1.18M0.0%+1.6%0.604%
2/12/2021Vantage Consulting Group Inc4,259$36K0.0%N/A0.019%
2/12/2021LPL Financial LLC13,225$0.11M0.0%-7.0%0.058%
2/12/2021Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.13,819$0.12M0.0%N/A0.060%
2/12/2021The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company14,384$0.12M0.0%+15.5%0.063%
2/11/2021Northern Trust Corp263,096$2.24M0.0%-4.7%1.145%
2/11/2021Barclays PLC41,794$0.36M0.0%-19.5%0.182%
2/11/2021Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd26,468$0.23M0.0%N/A0.115%
2/10/2021Rhumbline Advisers71,143$0.61M0.0%+15.2%0.310%
2/10/2021Renaissance Technologies LLC249,800$2.13M0.0%N/A1.087%
2/9/2021Bank of New York Mellon Corp198,721$1.69M0.0%+0.4%0.865%
2/8/2021Vident Investment Advisory LLC10,128$86K0.0%N/A0.044%
2/8/2021Alliancebernstein L.P.17,380$0.15M0.0%-27.8%0.076%
2/8/2021New York State Common Retirement Fund7,900$67K0.0%-60.5%0.034%
2/5/2021BlackRock Inc.3,447,082$29.33M0.0%+3.2%15.003%
2/5/2021SG Americas Securities LLC11,800$100K0.0%N/A0.051%
2/4/2021Texas Permanent School Fund16,973$0.14M0.0%-13.3%0.074%
2/4/2021GSA Capital Partners LLP73,505$0.63M0.1%N/A0.320%
2/1/2021Assenagon Asset Management S.A.22,809$0.19M0.0%N/A0.099%
1/14/2021Kovack Advisors Inc.265,300$2.26M0.3%N/A1.155%
1/8/2021State of Alaska Department of Revenue16,453$0.14M0.0%-9.7%0.072%
11/18/2020Great West Life Assurance Co. Can20,969$0.24M0.0%-7.0%0.091%
11/17/2020California State Teachers Retirement System32,737$0.37M0.0%+12.1%0.142%
11/16/2020Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC9,966$0.11M0.0%-55.5%0.043%
11/16/2020Squarepoint Ops LLC49,478$0.56M0.0%+31.9%0.215%
11/16/2020Worth Venture Partners LLC132,017$1.49M1.2%N/A0.575%
11/13/2020Public Sector Pension Investment Board46,385$0.52M0.0%+9.1%0.202%
11/13/2020Morgan Stanley301,804$3.40M0.0%-56.2%1.314%
11/13/2020Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.136,588$1.54M0.0%+6.1%0.594%
11/13/2020Great West Life Assurance Co. Can27,327$0.37M0.0%+21.2%0.119%
11/12/2020JPMorgan Chase & Co.15,786$0.18M0.0%-82.6%0.069%
11/12/2020Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership373,911$4.21M0.0%+212.6%1.627%
11/10/2020State Street Corp605,852$6.82M0.0%+1.5%2.660%
11/6/2020BlackRock Inc.3,339,133$37.57M0.0%+11.3%14.662%
11/6/2020Principal Financial Group Inc.149,866$1.69M0.0%+3.8%0.658%
11/5/2020New York State Common Retirement Fund20,000$0.23M0.0%+85.2%0.088%
11/5/2020California Public Employees Retirement System44,900$0.51M0.0%+14.8%0.197%
11/5/2020Wells Fargo & Company MN60,906$0.69M0.0%+2.4%0.267%
11/4/2020American International Group Inc.14,869$0.17M0.0%+8.8%0.065%
11/4/2020Raymond James & Associates12,979$0.15M0.0%-25.1%0.057%
11/2/2020Keebeck Alpha LP11,467$0.13M0.1%N/A0.050%
10/30/2020BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA5,412$61K0.0%+311.9%0.024%
10/30/2020Comerica Bank21,539$0.22M0.0%+7.8%0.095%
9/15/2020Two Sigma Advisers LP16,600$0.18M0.0%N/A0.073%
9/15/2020Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC20,000$0.22M0.0%-23.1%0.088%
8/26/2020Quadrature Capital Ltd29,871$0.32M0.0%N/A0.131%
8/20/2020Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.128,729$1.40M0.0%+8.5%0.565%
8/17/2020Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC750,935$8.16M0.8%N/A3.297%
8/14/2020Caption Management LLC17,500$0.19M0.0%N/A0.077%
8/14/2020PDT Partners LLC96,536$1.05M0.1%-11.2%0.424%
8/14/2020Bank of America Corp DE54,152$0.59M0.0%-6.8%0.238%
8/14/2020Advisor Group Holdings Inc.12,266$0.13M0.0%-44.4%0.054%
8/12/2020Goldman Sachs Group Inc.130,727$1.42M0.0%+15.7%0.574%
8/12/2020Prudential Financial Inc.38,210$0.42M0.0%-15.8%0.168%
8/12/2020California Public Employees Retirement System39,100$0.43M0.0%+4.3%0.172%
8/11/2020Aigen Investment Management LP91,045$0.99M0.1%+19.0%0.448%
8/10/2020Teza Capital Management LLC35,198$0.38M0.1%+62.3%0.173%
8/7/2020Virtu Financial LLC16,829$0.18M0.0%N/A0.083%
8/5/2020Principal Financial Group Inc.144,321$1.57M0.0%-0.5%0.710%
8/4/2020Texas Permanent School Fund15,267$0.17M0.0%-5.9%0.075%
7/31/2020Comerica Bank19,989$0.29M0.0%+7.9%0.098%
7/31/2020UBS Group AG18,479$0.20M0.0%-27.3%0.091%
7/20/2020SG Americas Securities LLC10,865$0.12M0.0%N/A0.053%
7/14/2020Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd.15,000$0.16M0.0%N/A0.074%
6/19/2020State Street Corp584,997$4.44M0.0%+9.4%2.876%
6/16/2020Royal Bank of Canada17,651$0.13M0.0%+82.6%0.087%
6/15/2020AXA45,100$0.34M0.0%N/A0.222%
5/26/2020Morgan Stanley888,901$6.75M0.0%+7.8%4.370%
5/18/2020Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.447,557$3.40M0.1%N/A2.200%
5/18/2020Advisor Group Holdings Inc.22,046$0.17M0.0%N/A0.108%
5/15/2020Squarepoint Ops LLC23,704$0.18M0.0%+27.9%0.117%
5/15/2020AXA45,100$0.34M0.0%N/A0.222%
5/15/2020Morgan Stanley888,901$6.75M0.0%+7.8%4.370%
5/14/2020Wells Fargo & Company MN26,295$0.20M0.0%+51.8%0.129%
5/14/2020Deutsche Bank AG52,818$0.40M0.0%-73.1%0.260%
5/14/2020Alliancebernstein L.P.26,250$0.20M0.0%+55.8%0.129%
5/14/2020Nuveen Asset Management LLC91,371$0.69M0.0%+5.7%0.449%
5/13/2020Canada Pension Plan Investment Board7,277$55K0.0%-76.4%0.036%
5/13/2020Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC54,979$0.42M0.0%-16.4%0.270%
5/13/2020Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd38,873$0.30M0.1%+58.6%0.192%
5/12/2020Principal Financial Group Inc.144,997$1.10M0.0%-4.0%0.716%
5/12/2020JPMorgan Chase & Co.159,044$1.21M0.0%+165.1%0.785%
5/11/2020Teza Capital Management LLC21,690$0.17M0.5%-29.3%0.107%
5/11/2020State Street Corp584,997$4.44M0.0%+9.4%2.889%
5/8/2020Aigen Investment Management LP76,524$0.58M0.1%+337.9%0.378%
5/6/2020Bank of New York Mellon Corp204,742$1.55M0.0%-1.3%1.011%
Data available starting January 2016

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Applied Optoelectronics logo
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells various fiber-optic networking products worldwide. It offers optical modules, lasers, subassemblies, transmitters and transceivers, and turn-key equipment, as well as headend, node, and distribution equipment. The company sells its products to internet data center operators, cable television and telecom equipment manufacturers, 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.
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Today's Range

Now: $7.72
$7.59
$8.02

50 Day Range

MA: $8.41
$7.70
$9.32

52 Week Range

Now: $7.72
$7.20
$17.57

Volume

544,086 shs

Average Volume

772,565 shs

Market Capitalization

$206.12 million

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.82

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Applied Optoelectronics?

Applied Optoelectronics' top insider shareholders include:
  1. Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin (CEO)
  2. Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh (Insider)
  3. Stefan J Murry (CFO)
  4. Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang (Insider)
  5. Che-Wei Lin (Director)
  6. David C Kuo (General Counsel)

Who are the major institutional investors of Applied Optoelectronics?

Applied Optoelectronics' top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System — 0.04%

Which major investors are buying Applied Optoelectronics stock?

Within the last quarter, AAOI stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
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