Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Industry
- Semiconductors & Related Devices
- SEC CIK
- 0001158114
In the last 90 days, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. insiders filed 0 open-market purchases and 6 sales; 483 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $7.56B in total; superinvestors Greenwoods Asset Management and Maverick Capital hold it.
Key figures
- Market capClose on Nov 11, 2026
- $5.07B
- Insider buysOpen market, last 90 days
- 0
- Insider sellsLast 90 days, $6.18M in total
- 6
- 13F holdersQ2 2026, +111 vs. previous quarter
- 483
- 13F valueReported value at the end of Q2 2026
- $7.56B
- Superinvestors holdingAt the end of Q2 2026
- 2
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Financials
See financial statementsFrom SEC filings, in USD.
- Revenue, FY2025
- $455.7M
- +82.8% year over year
- Net income, FY2025
- -$38.2M
- No comparable prior period
- Free cash flow, FY2025
- -$353.6M
- No comparable prior period
- Revenue, Q3 FY2026
- $269.9M
- +127.5% year over year
Revenue flow, FY2025
Green is profit; orange is costs, expenses and taxes. Percentages are shares of revenue.
Net loss for FY2025: $38.2M (8.4% of revenue).
Short interest
See short dataFrom FINRA, settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
- Short interest
- 18.0M
- Shares sold short
- Change
- +1.74M
- +10.7% vs. previous
- Days to cover
- 1.62
- At average daily volume
Superinvestors holding AAOI, Q2 2026
Go to the superinvestors tab2 superinvestors report holding Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. on Form 13F. Percentages are the stock's share of each portfolio.
Greenwoods Asset Management
Jiang Jinzhi
0.4%
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s share of the portfolio
- Shares
- 53,520
- Value
- $7.93M
Maverick Capital
Lee Ainslie
<0.1%
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s share of the portfolio
- Shares
- 4,188
- Value
- $620.5K
Latest insider trades
See all insider tradesOpen-market purchases and sales by Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. insiders from Form 4, newest first.
| Filed (ET) | Trade date | Filing delay | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holding change | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2026 (view filing)4:02 PM ET | Nov 10 | 2 days | Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial Officer | SSaleCommon Stock, $.001 par value | −4.00K | $48.83 | −$195.3K | −1.1%353.2K after | 10b5-1 |
| Oct 14, 2026 (view filing)4:05 PM ET | Oct 12 | 2 days | Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial Officer | SSaleCommon Stock, $.001 par value | −4.00K | $102.87 | −$411.5K | −1.1%363.2K after | 10b5-1 |
| Oct 7, 2026 (view filing)4:05 PM ET | Oct 5 | 2 days | Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See Remarks | SSaleCommon Stock, $.001 par value | −6.00K | $120.03 | −$720.2K | −1.6%371.5K after | 10b5-1 |
| Sep 10, 2026 (view filing)4:27 PM ET | Sep 8 | 2 days | Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See Remarks | SSaleCommon Stock, $.001 par value | −32.2K | $110.21 | −$3.55M | −11.4%249.3K after | |
| Sep 10, 2026 (view filing)4:27 PM ET | Sep 10 | Same day | Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial Officer | SSaleCommon Stock, $.001 par value | −4.00K | $105.33 | −$421.3K | −1.1%367.2K after | 10b5-1 |
| Aug 20, 2026 (view filing)4:16 PM ET | Aug 18 | 2 days | Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See Remarks | SSaleCommon Stock, $.001 par value | −6.00K | $147.73 | −$886.4K | −1.6%377.5K after | 10b5-1 |
| Aug 12, 2026 (view filing)4:05 PM ET | Aug 10 | 2 days | Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial Officer | SSaleCommon Stock, $.001 par value | −4.00K | $144.79 | −$579.2K | −1.1%371.2K after | 10b5-1 |
| Aug 4, 2026 (view filing)5:05 PM ET | Aug 4 | Same day | Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See Remarks | SSaleCommon Stock, $.001 par value | −4.71K | $126.50 | −$596.4K | −1.2%383.5K after | 10b5-1 |
| Jul 23, 2026 (view filing)5:11 PM ET | Jul 21 | 2 days | Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See Remarks | SSaleCommon Stock, $.001 par value | −1.28K | $120.02 | −$154.2K | −0.3%392.9K after | 10b5-1 |
| Jul 14, 2026 (view filing)5:01 PM ET | Jul 10 | 4 days | Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial Officer | SSaleCommon Stock, $.001 par value | −4.00K | $122.09 | −$488.4K | −1.0%380.6K after | 10b5-1 |
Top 10 13F holders, Q2 2026
See all 483 holdersThe largest institutional positions in Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. at the end of Q2 2026; share changes are against Q1 2026.
| Institution | Shares | Value | % of portfolio | Change in shares | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 6,450,270 | $955.7M | 0.01% | −742,059−10.3% | Reduced |
| Invesco Ltd. | 3,414,262 | $505.9M | 0.04% | +1,399,857+69.5% | Added |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3,363,001 | $498.3M | 0.01% | +301,479+9.8% | Added |
| Marex Group plc | 2,830,272 | $419.3M | 3.12% | +2,541,105+878.8% | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2,651,718 | $392.9M | 0.02% | +849,835+47.2% | Added |
| UBS Group AG | 2,111,464 | $312.8M | 0.05% | +1,140,720+117.5% | Added |
| Oberweis Asset Management Inc | 1,791,127 | $265.4M | 5.48% | −558,842−23.8% | Reduced |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 1,670,936 | $247.6M | 0.01% | +49,631+3.1% | Added |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC | 1,595,124 | $236.3M | 1.41% | +327,186+25.8% | Added |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 1,586,453 | $235.0M | 0.02% | +501,689+46.2% | Added |
Holders of 5% or more of AAOI
See all 2 holders and filingsHolders whose latest Schedule 13D or 13G filing reports 5% or more of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc..
| Holder | Latest form | Stake | Change | First filed | Latest filing | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marex Securities Products Inc. | 13G | 5.60%4.49M shares | New | May 13, 20261 filing | May 13, 2026 | SEC |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 13G | 5.09%4.31M shares | New | Oct 30, 20261 filing | Oct 30, 2026 | SEC |