Applied Opt (AAOI) Ownership

37.90 ↑2.30 (6.46%)

As of December 31, 1969, 7:00pm EST.

Institutions
Mutual Funds

Institutional Ownership

BlackRock Inc is the biggest individual institutional holder of Applied Opt (AAOI), owning a total of 3 million shares. Combined, the top 67 institutional holders of AAOI own 97.87% of the company with a total of 40.9 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on September 30th 2024, the top 67 institutional holders increased their combined ownership of AAOI by 6.1 million shares. 16 institutions bought 8,023,524 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 105.74%. However 5 institutions sold 1,891,527 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 27.21%.

Overall this is a positive sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 institutional holders of Applied Opt increased by a net total of 6,131,997 in the latest quarter.

Institution Ownership Chart

Latest Institutional Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Vanguard Group Inc	4.853%	1.524%	2,187,824	32,846	2024-09-30
Royce & Associates, LP	3.542%	47.684%	1,596,545	515,489	2024-09-30
Driehaus Capital Management LLC	3.377%	80.771%	1,522,048	680,074	2024-09-30
Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P.	2.948%	0.000%	1,329,093	1,329,093	2024-09-30
Westfield Capital Management Company, LP	2.948%	0.000%	1,329,093	1,329,093	2024-09-30
Shellback Capital, LP	2.783%	20.684%	1,254,438	215,000	2024-09-30
Whale Rock Capital Management LLC	2.503%	0.000%	1,128,238	1,128,238	2024-09-30
Ameriprise Financial Inc	2.290%	-52.132%	1,032,276	-1,124,230	2024-09-30
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.018%	7.093%	909,559	60,241	2024-09-30
State Street Corp	1.968%	27.672%	887,259	192,308	2024-09-30
Oberweis Asset Management Inc	1.921%	0.000%	865,915	0	2024-09-30
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.	1.664%	-35.424%	750,000	-411,418	2024-09-30
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management, LLC	1.565%	0.000%	705,431	705,431	2024-09-30
Portolan Capital Management, LLC	1.461%	-21.695%	658,592	-182,467	2024-09-30
CenterBook Partners LP	1.425%	-9.107%	642,216	-64,343	2024-09-30
Millennium Management LLC	1.349%	0.000%	608,151	608,151	2024-09-30
Amvescap Plc.	1.232%	1,423.970%	555,395	518,951	2024-09-30
Two Sigma Investments LLC	1.182%	76.989%	532,606	231,680	2024-09-30
Emerald Advisers, LLC	1.168%	2.679%	526,458	13,737	2024-09-30
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	1.126%	-17.686%	507,632	-109,069	2024-09-30
Hampton Road Capital Management LP	1.008%	0.000%	452,155	452,155	2024-09-30
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust	0.915%	2.765%	410,154	11,037	2024-09-30

Top Institutions

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
BlackRock Inc	6.683%	254.431%	3,012,679	2,162,675	2024-06-30
Vanguard Group Inc	4.853%	1.524%	2,187,824	32,846	2024-09-30
Royce & Associates, LP	3.542%	47.684%	1,596,545	515,489	2024-09-30
Driehaus Capital Management LLC	3.377%	80.771%	1,522,048	680,074	2024-09-30
Hood River Capital Management LLC	3.363%	-4.446%	1,375,404	-64,000	2024-06-30
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.	2.978%	-5.077%	1,335,488	-71,434	2024-06-30
Westfield Capital Management Company, L.P.	2.948%	0.000%	1,329,093	1,329,093	2024-09-30
Westfield Capital Management Company, LP	2.948%	0.000%	1,329,093	1,329,093	2024-09-30
Shellback Capital, LP	2.783%	20.684%	1,254,438	215,000	2024-09-30
Whale Rock Capital Management LLC	2.503%	0.000%	1,128,238	1,128,238	2024-09-30
Ameriprise Financial Inc	2.290%	-52.132%	1,032,276	-1,124,230	2024-09-30
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC	2.394%	404.891%	931,347	746,882	2023-12-31
Geode Capital Management, LLC	2.018%	7.093%	909,559	60,241	2024-09-30
State Street Corp	1.968%	27.672%	887,259	192,308	2024-09-30
Renaissance Technologies Corp	2.290%	209.739%	867,579	587,479	2023-09-30
Oberweis Asset Management Inc	1.921%	0.000%	865,915	0	2024-09-30
Goldman Sachs Group Inc	2.195%	2,872.840%	853,948	825,223	2023-12-31
CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited/Hong Kong	2.136%	30.446%	831,200	194,000	2024-03-31
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.	1.664%	-35.424%	750,000	-411,418	2024-09-30
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts	1.894%	552.026%	733,620	621,106	2023-12-31
Intrinsic Edge Capital Management, LLC	1.565%	0.000%	705,431	705,431	2024-09-30
Kovack Advisors Inc	1.980%	-22.650%	678,551	-198,700	2023-06-30
Portolan Capital Management, LLC	1.461%	-21.695%	658,592	-182,467	2024-09-30
CenterBook Partners LP	1.425%	-9.107%	642,216	-64,343	2024-09-30
Assenagon Asset Management SA	1.624%	875.857%	631,799	567,056	2024-03-31
Millennium Management LLC	1.349%	0.000%	608,151	608,151	2024-09-30
Amvescap Plc.	1.232%	1,423.970%	555,395	518,951	2024-09-30
Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd	1.208%	51.115%	541,787	183,260	2024-06-30
Two Sigma Investments LLC	1.182%	76.989%	532,606	231,680	2024-09-30
Emerald Advisers, LLC	1.168%	2.679%	526,458	13,737	2024-09-30
Anatole Investment Management Ltd	1.368%	0.000%	525,222	525,222	2023-12-31
Monaco Asset Management	1.802%	41.586%	523,867	153,867	2022-12-31
Susquehanna International Group, LLP	1.315%	-16.775%	509,144	-102,627	2023-12-31
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.	1.126%	-17.686%	507,632	-109,069	2024-09-30
SG Americas Securities, LLC	1.293%	0.000%	502,879	502,879	2023-12-31
American Century Companies Inc	1.289%	46.056%	501,467	158,128	2024-03-31
Kennedy Capital Management Inc	1.109%	7.360%	497,305	34,092	2024-06-30
Hampton Road Capital Management LP	1.008%	0.000%	452,155	452,155	2024-09-30
SORA INVESTORS LLC	1.003%	0.000%	450,000	450,000	2024-06-30
Capital Fund Management SA	1.030%	1,008.090%	421,407	383,377	2024-06-30
LAURION CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	1.063%	0.000%	413,611	413,611	2024-03-31
D. E. Shaw & Co LP	1.058%	0.000%	411,669	411,669	2024-03-31
Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust	0.915%	2.765%	410,154	11,037	2024-09-30
EAM Investors, LLC	1.070%	-46.489%	405,239	-352,065	2023-09-30
UBS Group AG	1.183%	42.754%	405,234	121,366	2023-06-30
Citigroup Inc	0.832%	0.416%	319,595	1,325	2023-12-31
State Street Corporation	0.745%	163.690%	286,098	177,600	2023-09-30
Collaborative Holdings Management LP	0.773%	0.000%	265,000	265,000	2023-06-30
OZ Management LLC	0.662%	0.000%	250,900	250,900	2023-09-30
EAM Global Investors, LLC	0.551%	0.000%	208,890	208,890	2023-09-30
Gamco Investors, Inc. Et Al	0.570%	438.235%	183,000	149,000	2023-06-30
Trexquant Investment LP	0.430%	16.170%	165,070	22,977	2023-12-31
Bank of America Corp	0.402%	183,322.000%	152,240	152,157	2023-09-30
Engineers Gate Manager LP	0.469%	-11.613%	133,843	-17,586	2022-06-30
Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC	0.375%	16.089%	120,500	16,700	2023-06-30
SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC	0.366%	269.436%	117,732	85,864	2023-06-30
Ardsley Advisory Partners	0.358%	0.000%	115,000	115,000	2023-06-30
Gabelli Funds LLC	0.344%	-7.917%	110,500	-9,500	2023-06-30
Deutsche Bank AG	0.333%	0.000%	105,788	105,788	2023-06-30
Citadel Advisors Llc	0.364%	112.480%	103,786	54,941	2022-06-30
Cetera Advisor Networks LLC	0.296%	16.049%	94,000	13,000	2023-03-31
GSA Capital Partners LLP	0.291%	-52.686%	83,386	-92,852	2022-09-30
Northern Trust Corp	0.238%	2.737%	75,634	2,015	2023-06-30
Two Sigma Advisers, LLC	0.217%	-75.891%	69,000	-217,200	2023-06-30
Alpha Paradigm Partners, LLC	0.235%	79.012%	68,719	30,331	2022-12-31
Tudor Investment Corp Et AL	0.239%	-7.410%	68,279	-5,464	2022-06-30
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.	0.207%	-9.619%	65,775	-7,000	2023-03-31

Mutual Fund Ownership

Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv is the biggest individual fund holder of Applied Opt (AAOI), owning a total of 1.2 million shares. Combined, the top 61 mutual fund holders of AAOI own 51.52% of the company with a total of 21.1 million shares.

In the latest ownership report on November 30th 2024, the top 61 fund holders increased their combined ownership of AAOI by 325 thousand shares. 2 funds bought 73,067 total additional shares and increased their ownership by an average of 9.34%. However 3 funds sold 397,779 total shares and decreased their ownership by an average of 27%.

Overall this is a negative sign as the number of shares owned by the top 20 mutual funds holding Applied Opt decreased by a net total of -324,712 in the latest report.

Mutual Funds Chart

Latest Mutual Fund Ownership Changes

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.584%	-6.698%	1,164,926	-83,633	2024-11-30
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	2.343%	0.000%	1,056,157	0	2024-11-30
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	1.337%	10.179%	602,573	55,667	2024-11-30
Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology MomtETF	1.229%	0.000%	553,999	0	2024-11-30
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF	0.804%	0.000%	362,555	0	2024-11-30
FTGF RY US SmCp Opp A USD Dis(A)	0.603%	-31.666%	271,617	-125,866	2024-11-30
Columbia Small Cap Value I A	0.562%	-42.643%	253,250	-188,280	2024-11-30
State St Russell Sm/Mid Cp® Indx NL Cl C	0.493%	8.495%	222,235	17,400	2024-11-30

Top Mutual Funds

Owner	Percent Owned	Percent Change	Shares Owned	Share Change	Date Reported
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.584%	-6.698%	1,164,926	-83,633	2024-11-30
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	2.343%	0.000%	1,056,157	0	2024-11-30
Columbia Small Cap Growth	2.140%	0.000%	875,056	875,056	2024-06-30
Oberweis Micro-Cap	1.921%	0.000%	865,915	0	2024-09-30
Oberweis Micro-Cap Growth	1.921%	0.000%	865,915	0	2024-09-30
Vanguard Instl Ttl Stck Mkt Idx Tr	2.580%	0.000%	828,961	0	2023-03-31
Hood River Small-Cap Growth Instl	1.985%	23.127%	811,963	152,513	2024-06-30
Columbia Small Cap Value I	1.516%	-2.052%	683,461	-14,320	2024-09-30
Heptagon Driehaus US Micro Cap Eq C$ Acc	1.441%	0.000%	649,645	0	2024-10-31
Royce Small-Cap Opportunity Invmt	1.393%	36.948%	627,730	169,360	2024-09-30
Harbor Small Cap Growth Instl	1.374%	0.000%	619,145	619,145	2024-09-30
Strategic Advisers® Small-Mid Cap	1.632%	1.459%	618,135	8,886	2023-10-31
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	1.337%	10.179%	602,573	55,667	2024-11-30
Columbia Small Cap Value II	1.361%	73.691%	556,400	236,060	2024-06-30
Columbia Small Cap Value II Inst	1.369%	-0.714%	556,400	-4,000	2024-06-30
Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology MomtETF	1.229%	0.000%	553,999	0	2024-11-30
Columbia Small Cap Growth Inst	1.261%	-41.060%	515,757	-359,299	2024-07-31
Strategic Advisers Small-Mid Cap	1.074%	0.000%	439,181	0	2024-06-30
Vanguard Extended Market Index Investor	1.255%	3.419%	403,056	13,324	2023-08-31
Fidelity Small Cap Index	0.838%	-0.913%	377,607	-3,481	2024-09-30
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF	0.804%	0.000%	362,555	0	2024-11-30
Strategic Advisers U.S. Total Stock{mg}	0.758%	117.898%	341,821	184,949	2024-09-30
Heptagon Driehaus US Sm Cp Eq C USD Acc	0.865%	-9.417%	336,445	-34,975	2024-04-30
Driehaus Small Cap Growth Institutional	0.862%	-3.918%	335,457	-13,680	2024-04-30
Heptagon Driehaus US Sm Cp Eq X1 USD Acc	0.859%	62.378%	329,641	126,632	2024-01-31
Strategic Advisers U.S. Total Stock	0.645%	-14.981%	290,613	-51,208	2024-10-31
FTGF RY US SmCp Opp A USD Dis(A)	0.603%	-31.666%	271,617	-125,866	2024-11-30
Kennedy Extended Small Cap	0.585%	-44.895%	263,655	-214,808	2024-09-30
Emerald Growth A	0.563%	16.328%	253,648	35,602	2024-10-31
Columbia Small Cap Value I A	0.562%	-42.643%	253,250	-188,280	2024-11-30
ÖkoWorld Klima C	0.620%	-40.000%	240,000	-160,000	2024-01-31
Royce Micro-Cap Invmt	0.509%	13.965%	229,214	28,088	2024-09-30
Fidelity Extended Market Index	0.495%	-5.528%	223,065	-13,052	2024-10-31
State St Russell Sm/Mid Cp® Indx NL Cl C	0.493%	8.495%	222,235	17,400	2024-11-30
FullerThaler Behavioral Micro-Cap Core	0.541%	0.000%	221,057	221,057	2024-06-30
Columbia VP Small Cap Value 1	0.530%	-6.679%	216,526	-15,496	2024-09-30
Driehaus Micro Cap Growth USD	0.471%	88.193%	212,457	99,564	2024-09-30
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF	0.534%	0.000%	207,692	0	2024-05-31
EAM Ultra Micro Cap	0.591%	-22.231%	202,528	-57,896	2023-09-30
Destinations Small-Mid Cap Equity I	0.523%	2.580%	198,060	4,981	2023-12-31
Empower Small Cap Value/Kennedy SP	0.491%	-34.227%	186,150	-96,870	2023-06-30
Royce Micro Cap Trust	0.454%	418.234%	185,678	149,849	2024-09-30
Fidelity® Extended Market Index	0.449%	7.028%	169,934	11,159	2023-11-30
SPDR® S&P Telecom ETF	0.446%	0.000%	166,962	0	2023-11-30
Driehaus Micro Cap Growth	0.497%	2.331%	159,824	3,640	2023-09-30
Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF	0.496%	0.000%	143,639	0	2023-02-28
Pleiades Small Cap Equity A	0.411%	0.000%	132,129	132,129	2023-06-30
EAM Micro Cap	0.399%	0.000%	128,249	0	2023-08-31
Royce Capital Micro-Cap Inv	0.339%	-48.551%	120,437	-113,651	2023-09-30
Gabelli Global Mini Mites I	0.311%	-7.917%	110,500	-9,500	2023-06-30
Adara Smaller Companies	0.287%	0.000%	92,240	92,240	2023-08-31
1290 VT GAMCO Small Company Value IB	0.280%	28.571%	90,000	20,000	2023-07-31
BlackRock Extended Mkt Composite	0.252%	0.000%	80,845	0	2023-06-30
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market	0.233%	0.000%	75,000	0	2023-06-30
Fidelity® Nasdaq Composite ETF	0.230%	0.107%	73,124	78	2023-07-28
BlackRock Extended Equity Market K	0.243%	1.127%	70,828	789	2023-06-30
iShares Micro-Cap ETF	0.224%	0.000%	65,451	0	2023-06-30
Fidelity® Total Market Index	0.160%	0.000%	46,759	0	2023-05-31
Vanguard Balanced Index Inv	0.122%	0.000%	35,600	0	2023-05-31
Franklin U.S. Small Cap Equity I	0.119%	0.000%	34,741	0	2023-03-31
Fidelity® Series Total Market Index	0.116%	0.000%	33,712	0	2023-02-28