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AXTI Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 5.97%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $52,921,933.89

AXT Insider Trading History Chart

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AXT Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $55.06
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -5.82 (-9.56%)
As of 10/30/2026 04:00 PM ET

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AXT Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
8/17/2026Leonard J LeblancDirectorSell4,000$96.07$384,280.00113,129View SEC Filing Icon  
8/7/2026Leonard J LeblancDirectorSell2,000$88.31$176,620.00117,129View SEC Filing Icon  
6/15/2026David C ChangDirectorSell8,333$111.17$926,379.6165,165View SEC Filing Icon  
6/15/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell6,172$115.24$711,261.2850,275View SEC Filing Icon  
6/12/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell13,000$95.77$1,245,010.0056,447View SEC Filing Icon  
6/10/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell9,000$86.73$780,570.0069,447View SEC Filing Icon  
6/10/2026Leonard J LeblancDirectorSell500$89.59$44,795.00119,129View SEC Filing Icon  
6/9/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell1,500$93.30$139,950.0087,447View SEC Filing Icon  
6/8/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell6,000$94.00$564,000.0088,947View SEC Filing Icon  
6/4/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell6,133$108.28$664,081.2494,193View SEC Filing Icon  
6/3/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell4,000$111.36$445,440.00100,326View SEC Filing Icon  
6/2/2026Morris S. YoungCEOSell123,601$113.33$14,007,701.332,149,533View SEC Filing Icon  
6/1/2026Morris S. YoungCEOSell73,897$112.39$8,305,283.832,261,328View SEC Filing Icon  
3/13/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell8,083$50.25$406,170.75109,526View SEC Filing Icon  
3/13/2026Morris S. YoungCEOSell37,905$51.13$1,938,082.652,275,328View SEC Filing Icon  
3/12/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell6,003$48.95$293,846.85117,609View SEC Filing Icon  
3/11/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell15,000$47.13$706,950.00123,612View SEC Filing Icon  
3/10/2026David C ChangDirectorSell20,000$46.00$920,000.0072,744View SEC Filing Icon  
3/10/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell14,000$46.15$646,100.00138,612View SEC Filing Icon  
3/10/2026Morris S. YoungCEOSell30,832$45.60$1,405,939.202,313,233View SEC Filing Icon  
3/9/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell12,452$37.69$469,315.88152,612View SEC Filing Icon  
3/9/2026Morris S. YoungCEOSell125,893$36.51$4,596,353.432,344,065View SEC Filing Icon  
3/6/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell2,000$36.63$73,260.00165,064View SEC Filing Icon  
3/6/2026Morris S. YoungCEOSell8,300$39.65$329,095.002,469,958View SEC Filing Icon  
3/5/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell11,147$38.26$426,484.22167,064View SEC Filing Icon  
3/4/2026David C ChangDirectorSell20,000$38.53$770,600.00112,744View SEC Filing Icon  
3/4/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell8,800$38.83$341,704.00178,211View SEC Filing Icon  
3/3/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell11,007$40.49$445,673.43187,011View SEC Filing Icon  
3/2/2026Jesse ChenDirectorSell11,320$45.59$516,078.80198,018View SEC Filing Icon  
3/2/2026Morris S. YoungCEOSell159,536$43.32$6,911,099.522,482,038View SEC Filing Icon  
12/9/2025David C ChangDirectorSell25,000$14.84$371,000.00132,744View SEC Filing Icon  
12/4/2025Morris S. YoungCEOSell35,000$12.05$421,750.002,495,564View SEC Filing Icon  
12/2/2025David C ChangDirectorSell25,000$12.33$308,250.00157,744View SEC Filing Icon  
11/28/2025David C ChangDirectorSell25,000$10.72$268,000.00182,744View SEC Filing Icon  
11/17/2025Morris S. YoungCEOSell33,130$10.39$344,220.702,476,360View SEC Filing Icon  
11/7/2025Leonard J LeblancDirectorSell3,637$8.41$30,587.17118,875View SEC Filing Icon  
11/5/2025David C ChangDirectorSell100,000$8.94$894,000.00207,744View SEC Filing Icon  
11/3/2025Morris S. YoungCEOSell80,000$8.65$692,000.002,439,490View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI)

49.52% of AXT 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

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AXT Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
10/31/2026Covestor Ltd10,650$0.83M0.5%N/A0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/30/2026Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund14,400$1.12M0.0%N/A0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/30/2026BOCHK Asset Management Ltd93,350$7.23M1.0%N/A0.142%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2026Profund Advisors LLC2,931$0.23M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2026ProShare Advisors LLC8,742$0.68M0.0%+6.9%0.013%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2026Vise Technologies Inc.3,539$0.27M0.0%-11.1%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/28/2026VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al4,100$0.32M0.0%-8.9%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/28/2026Bosman Wealth Management LLC7,409$0.57M0.4%+42.8%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/28/2026Pinnacle Wealth Planning Services Inc.1,269$98K0.0%+143.1%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/24/2026Apollon Wealth Management LLC10,044$0.78M0.0%N/A0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/23/2026Signaturefd LLC952$74K0.0%+440.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/23/2026Capital Investment Advisors LLC7,200$0.56M0.0%-10.3%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/23/2026Sterling Capital Management LLC2,099$0.16M0.0%+858.4%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2026Yousif Capital Management LLC16,617$1.29M0.0%N/A0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2026Brookstone Capital Management9,247$0.72M0.0%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2026SBI Securities Co. Ltd.68,264$5.28M0.1%+1,831.1%0.104%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/22/2026Reyes Financial Architecture Inc.541$42K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/21/2026Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.3,152$0.24M0.0%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/21/2026Capstone Capital Management Ltd75,650$5.86M2.3%+106.7%0.115%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/21/2026Nisa Investment Advisors LLC574$44K0.0%-53.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/15/2026State of Alaska Department of Revenue10,784$0.83M0.0%N/A0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/10/2026Dupree Financial Group LLC14,349$1.11M0.3%+2.9%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/9/2026GAMMA Investing LLC1,274$99K0.0%+3,881.3%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/8/2026Farther Finance Advisors LLC858$66K0.0%-24.1%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/9/2026NewEdge Advisors LLC3,158$0.23M0.0%+79.0%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/9/2026Squarepoint Ops LLC312,999$22.56M0.0%+1,347.0%0.477%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/8/2026Arizona State Retirement System15,928$1.15M0.0%+10.4%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
9/8/2026Nykredit A S2,109$0.15M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/26/2026Amundi2,776$0.20M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/25/2026VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al4,500$0.32M0.0%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/21/2026Nykredit A S2,109$0.15M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/20/2026Teza Capital Management LLC4,877$0.35M0.7%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/20/2026Two Sigma Securities LLC2,936$0.21M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/20/2026GTS Securities LLC13,742$0.99M0.0%N/A0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/19/2026UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC85,925$6.19M0.0%+11.7%0.131%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/19/2026Wellington Management Group LLP359,481$25.91M0.0%N/A0.549%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/18/2026Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC4,522$0.33M0.0%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/18/2026Ratan Capital Management LP50,000$3.60M1.2%N/A0.076%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/18/2026Jefferies Financial Group Inc.39,355$2.84M0.0%N/A0.060%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/17/2026Bank of America Corp DE639,037$46.06M0.0%N/A0.977%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2026Man Group plc31,552$2.27M0.0%N/A0.048%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2026Jupiter Topco LLC52,795$3.81M0.0%N/A0.081%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2026Canada Pension Plan Investment Board202,800$14.62M0.0%N/A0.310%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2026Legal & General Group Plc38,389$2.77M0.0%N/A0.059%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company21,456$1.55M0.0%N/A0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2026Algert Global LLC33,770$2.43M0.0%+4.8%0.052%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2026Tairen Capital Ltd140,000$10.09M0.9%N/A0.214%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2026Polymer Capital Management HK LTD14,491$1.05M0.1%N/A0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2026Rakuten Securities Inc.3,402$0.25M0.1%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2026Vise Technologies Inc.3,982$0.29M0.0%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/11/2026E Fund Management Co. Ltd.46,171$3.33M0.1%N/A0.071%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2026Wealthfront Advisers LLC3,881$0.28M0.0%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2026Timothy G. Youngquist 2020 Irrevocable Trust1,812$0.13M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/7/2026BlackRock Inc.5,072,242$365.61M0.0%N/A7.753%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/7/2026Deutsche Bank AG142,740$10.29M0.0%N/A0.218%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/6/2026Global Retirement Partners LLC766$55K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/6/2026Bank of New York Mellon Corp195,558$14.10M0.0%N/A0.299%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/6/2026GSA Capital Partners LLP12,953$0.93M0.1%N/A0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/10/2026Tema ETFs LLC1,454$0.11M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/10/2026Handelsbanken Fonder AB19,300$1.39M0.0%N/A0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/9/2026Atlas Brown Inc.25,000$1.80M0.5%-21.0%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/8/2026Assenagon Asset Management S.A.1,022,988$73.74M0.1%-32.0%1.564%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/2/2026Silverleafe Capital Partners LLC3,250$0.23M0.1%-9.1%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
6/12/2026Shariaportfolio Inc.17,277$0.98M0.4%N/A0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
6/3/2026NewEdge Advisors LLC1,764$0.10M0.0%-90.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/20/2026E20 Capital Ltd2,068,550$117.87M11.1%-32.0%3.162%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/19/2026Bank of America Corp DE776,300$44.23M0.0%+112.0%1.187%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/19/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC24,500$1.40M0.0%N/A0.037%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/18/2026California State Teachers Retirement System64,406$3.67M0.0%N/A0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/18/2026Royal Bank of Canada15,229$0.87M0.0%+38.8%0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/18/2026Rokos Capital Management LLP330,788$18.84M0.1%N/A0.506%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company5,849$0.33M0.0%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2026Quantinno Capital Management LP5,193$0.30M0.0%N/A0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/16/2026SummitTX Capital L.P.20,498$1.17M0.0%+46.7%0.031%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/15/2026Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.3,545$0.20M0.0%N/A0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/14/2026Sei Investments Co.73,298$4.18M0.0%+5.8%0.112%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/13/2026Cetera Investment Advisers5,813$0.33M0.0%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/8/2026Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC2,660$0.15M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2026KBC Group NV1,551$88K0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/7/2026Swiss National Bank103,900$5.92M0.0%N/A0.159%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/6/2026Independent Financial Group LLC8,000$0.46M0.0%N/A0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
5/5/2026Bank of New York Mellon Corp11,631$0.66M0.0%N/A0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC20,673$1.16M0.0%N/A0.032%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/30/2026Kestra Advisory Services LLC6,408$0.37M0.0%+6.8%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/29/2026American Capital Advisory LLC470$27K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/28/2026Ariose Capital Management Ltd685,524$39.06M26.2%N/A1.069%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/27/2026Private Advisor Group LLC224,395$12.79M0.1%N/A0.350%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/27/2026Leonteq Securities AG1,000$57K0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/25/2026Patten Group Inc.8,779$0.50M0.1%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/23/2026Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC541$31K0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/23/2026Dupree Financial Group LLC13,778$0.79M0.3%N/A0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/22/2026Pictet Asset Management Holding SA8,489$0.48M0.0%N/A0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/20/2026Park Edge Advisors LLC14,712$0.84M0.2%-69.9%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/20/2026Assenagon Asset Management S.A.1,505,354$85.78M0.1%+161.9%2.708%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/17/2026Atlas Brown Inc.31,650$1.80M0.5%-19.2%0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/17/2026Brookstone Capital Management12,092$0.69M0.0%N/A0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
4/16/2026SG Americas Securities LLC1,898$0.11M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/3/2026Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd179,725$2.94M0.7%N/A0.325%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026XTX Topco Ltd35,201$0.58M0.0%+173.7%0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026SummitTX Capital L.P.13,970$0.23M0.0%N/A0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
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AXT logo
AXT, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes compound and single element semiconductor substrates. The company offers indium phosphide for use in data center connectivity using light/lasers, high-speed data transfer in data centers, 5G communications, fiber optic lasers and detectors, consumer devices, passive optical networks, silicon photonics, photonic integrated circuits, thermo-photovoltaics, RF amplifier and switching, infrared light-emitting diode (LEDS) motion control, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and infrared thermal imaging. It also provides semi-insulating gallium arsenide (GaAs) substrates for use in Wi-Fi and IoT devices, transistors, direct broadcast television, power amplifiers, satellite communications, and solar cells; and semi-conducting GaAs substrates that are used in LEDs, screen displays using micro-LEDs, printer head lasers and LEDs, 3-D sensing using VCSELs, data center communication using VCSELs, sensors for industrial robotics/near-infrared sensors, optical couplers, solar cells, night vision goggles, lidar for robotics and autonomous vehicles, and other lasers, as well as laser machining, cutting, and drilling. In addition, the company offers germanium substrates for use in multi-junction solar cells for satellites, optical sensors and detectors, terrestrial concentrated photo voltaic cells, infrared detectors, and carrier wafer for LED. Further, it provides 6N+ and 7N+ purified gallium, boron trioxide, gallium-magnesium alloy, pyrolytic boron nitride (pBN) crucibles, and pBN insulating parts. It sells its products through direct salesforce in the United States, China, and Europe, as well as through independent sales representatives and distributors in Japan, Taiwan, Korea, and internationally. The company was formerly known as American Xtal Technology, Inc. and changed its name to AXT, Inc. in July 2000. AXT, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
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Today's Range

Now: $55.06
Low: $50.96
High: $58.84

50 Day Range

MA: $66.26
Low: $51.47
High: $86.66

52 Week Range

Now: $55.06
Low: $7.80
High: $143.16

Volume

14,725,288 shs

Average Volume

9,458,634 shs

Market Capitalization

$3.61 billion

P/E Ratio

122.36

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.86

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of AXT?

AXT's top insider shareholders include:
  1. Morris S Young (CEO)
  2. Gary L Fischer (CFO)
  3. Davis Zhang (Insider)
  4. David C Chang (Director)
  5. Jesse Chen (Director)
  6. Leonard J Leblanc (Director)
  7. Robert G Ochrym (VP)
  8. Russell Christine (Director)
  9. Morris S Young (CEO)
Learn More about top insider investors at AXT.

Who are the major institutional investors of AXT?

AXT's top institutional shareholders include:
  1. BOCHK Asset Management Ltd — 0.14%
  2. Capstone Capital Management Ltd — 0.12%
  3. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. — 0.10%
  4. Yousif Capital Management LLC — 0.03%
  5. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund — 0.02%
  6. Dupree Financial Group LLC — 0.02%
Learn More about top institutional investors of AXT stock.

Which major investors are selling AXT stock?

In the last quarter, AXTI stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Capital Investment Advisors LLC
  2. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC
  3. Vise Technologies Inc.
  4. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al
  5. Farther Finance Advisors LLC
In the last year, company insiders that have sold AXT company stock include:
  1. Morris S Young (CEO)
  2. David C Chang (Director)
  3. Jesse Chen (Director)
  4. Leonard J Leblanc (Director)
Learn More investors selling AXT stock.

Which major investors are buying AXT stock?

During the previous quarter, AXTI stock was purchased by institutional investors including:
  1. BOCHK Asset Management Ltd
  2. SBI Securities Co. Ltd.
  3. Capstone Capital Management Ltd
  4. Yousif Capital Management LLC
  5. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund
  6. State of Alaska Department of Revenue
  7. Covestor Ltd
  8. Apollon Wealth Management LLC

AXT Active Insiders

Morris S Young
Morris S Young (Age 81)
CEO
2 recent trades
Gary L Fischer
Gary L Fischer (Age 75)
CFO
Leonard J Leblanc
Leonard J Leblanc (Age 84)
Director
3 recent trades
Jesse Chen
Director
7 recent trades
David C Chang
David C Chang
Director
1 recent trades