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Applied Optoelectronics Inc Stock Ownership - Who owns Applied Optoelectronics?

OverviewForecastEarningsRevenueDividendOwnership

Insider buying vs selling

Have Applied Optoelectronics Inc insiders been buying or selling?

Buy
Sell
NameRoleDateSharesPriceValue
David C. KuoSenior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer2026-01-2812,000$45.06
$540.66kSell
Shuhua Joshua YehSenior Vice President and Asia General Manager.2026-01-222,553$38.38
$97.98kSell
Stefan J. MurryChief Financial Officer2026-01-223,267$38.38
$125.39kSell
Stefan J. MurryChief Financial Officer2026-01-221,087$38.38
$41.72kSell
Hunglun Fred Chang Senior Vice President and North America General Manager.2026-01-222,940$38.38
$112.84kSell
Hunglun Fred Chang Senior Vice President and North America General Manager.2026-01-22674$38.38
$25.87kSell
Hunglun Fred Chang Senior Vice President and North America General Manager.2026-01-22850$38.38
$32.62kSell
Shuhua Joshua YehSenior Vice President and Asia General Manager.2026-01-221,899$38.38
$72.88kSell
Chihhsiang Thompson LinPresident and CEO2026-01-222,646$38.38
$101.55kSell
Chihhsiang Thompson LinPresident and CEO2026-01-222,864$38.38
$109.92kSell

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Net Insider Buy/Sell (L12M) Ownership

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AAOI Shareholders

What type of owners hold Applied Optoelectronics Inc stock?

Institutional
Insider
Retail
NameHoldSharesValueType
Blackrock Inc7.11%4,851,851$223.77MInstitution
Vanguard Group Inc6.77%4,624,570$213.29MInstitution
Chihhsiang Thompson Lin4.81%3,283,883$151.45MInsider
Oberweis Asset Management Inc2.77%1,888,041$87.08MInstitution
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2.44%1,663,241$76.71MInstitution
Hood River Capital Management LLC2.31%1,575,623$72.67MInstitution
State Street Corp2.11%1,440,595$66.44MInstitution
Geode Capital Management LLC2.00%1,366,263$63.01MInstitution
Citigroup Inc1.70%1,160,456$53.52MInstitution
Cloudalpha Capital Management Limited1.58%1,078,750$49.75MInstitution

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Applied Optoelectronics Stock Ownership FAQ

Who owns Applied Optoelectronics?

Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI) is owned by 58.18% institutional shareholders, 8.88% Applied Optoelectronics insiders, and 32.94% retail investors. Chihhsiang Thompson Lin is the largest individual Applied Optoelectronics shareholder, owning 3.28M shares representing 4.81% of the company. Chihhsiang Thompson Lin's Applied Optoelectronics shares are currently valued at $131.03M.

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