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AAOI

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

$49.89−2.96 (−5.60%)Close Nov 13, 2026

Backtest AAOI

Insider trading

12 months to Nov 12, 2026
Sold
$126M
10 insiders
Largest seller
$26.4M
Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang · 21% of sales
Plan sales
$23.0M
18% of sales
Latest buy
Aug 14, 2025
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin

Buys and sales on the price

Since 2013

By period

Open-market trades
Trades3 months12 monthsSince 2013
Buys0027
Sales651222
Plan sales527134
Shares bought0000438,944439K
Shares sold56,17256.2K927,321927K2,125,2812.13M
Net shares−56,172−56.2K−927,321−927K−1,686,337−1.69M
Net value−$6.18M−$126M−$151M

Insiders

Insider12 monthsShares held
Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin
President and CEO, Director
−3.5%
6,170,947
Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh
*** See Remarks
−43.2%
369,280
Stefan J. Murry
Chief Financial Officer
−45.9%
353,223
Che-Wei Lin
Director
—
254,672
Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang
*** See Remarks
−72.1%
244,135

Trades

249 trades since 2013
TypeInsiderRoleSharesPriceHeld after
Nov 10, 2026Plan sale
Stefan J. MurryChief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
4,000
at $48.83
$48.83$195K
−1.1%
Changed by trades not shown: 353K after
Changed by trades not shown: 353,223
Oct 12, 2026Plan sale
Stefan J. MurryChief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
4,000
at $102.87
$102.87$411K
−1.1%
363K after
363,168
Oct 5, 2026Plan sale
Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh*** See Remarks
*** See Remarks
*** See Remarks
6,000
at $120.03
$120.03$720K
−1.6%
371K after
371,498
Sep 10, 2026Plan sale
Stefan J. MurryChief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
4,000
at $105.33
$105.33$421K
−1.1%
367K after
367,168
Sep 8, 2026Sale
Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang*** See Remarks
*** See Remarks
*** See Remarks
32,172
at $110.21
$110.21$3.55M
−11.4%
249K after
249,276
Aug 18, 2026Plan sale
Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh*** See Remarks
*** See Remarks
*** See Remarks
6,000
at $147.73
$147.73$886K
−1.6%
377K after
377,498
Aug 10, 2026Plan sale
Stefan J. MurryChief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
4,000
at $144.79
$144.79$579K
−1.1%
Changed by trades not shown: 371K after
Changed by trades not shown: 371,168
Aug 4, 2026Plan sale
Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh*** See Remarks
*** See Remarks
*** See Remarks
4,715
at $126.50
$126.50$596K
−1.2%
Changed by trades not shown: 383K after
Changed by trades not shown: 383,498
Jul 21, 2026Plan sale
Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh*** See Remarks
*** See Remarks
*** See Remarks
1,285
at $120.02
$120.02$154K
−0.3%
393K after
392,922
Jul 10, 2026Plan sale
Stefan J. MurryChief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
4,000
at $122.09
$122.09$488K
−1.0%
381K after
380,576
  • Stefan J. Murry$195K
    Nov 10, 2026 · Plan sale4,000 at $48.83
    Chief Financial Officer−1.1% of holdings, Changed by trades not shown: 353K after
  • Stefan J. Murry$411K
    Oct 12, 2026 · Plan sale4,000 at $102.87
    Chief Financial Officer−1.1% of holdings, 363K after
  • Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh$720K
    Oct 5, 2026 · Plan sale6,000 at $120.03
    *** See Remarks−1.6% of holdings, 371K after
  • Stefan J. Murry$421K
    Sep 10, 2026 · Plan sale4,000 at $105.33
    Chief Financial Officer−1.1% of holdings, 367K after
  • Hung-Lun (Fred) Chang$3.55M
    Sep 8, 2026 · Sale32,172 at $110.21
    *** See Remarks−11.4% of holdings, 249K after
  • Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh$886K
    Aug 18, 2026 · Plan sale6,000 at $147.73
    *** See Remarks−1.6% of holdings, 377K after
  • Stefan J. Murry$579K
    Aug 10, 2026 · Plan sale4,000 at $144.79
    Chief Financial Officer−1.1% of holdings, Changed by trades not shown: 371K after
  • Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh$596K
    Aug 4, 2026 · Plan sale4,715 at $126.50
    *** See Remarks−1.2% of holdings, Changed by trades not shown: 383K after
  • Shu-Hua (Joshua) Yeh$154K
    Jul 21, 2026 · Plan sale1,285 at $120.02
    *** See Remarks−0.3% of holdings, 393K after
  • Stefan J. Murry$488K
    Jul 10, 2026 · Plan sale4,000 at $122.09
    Chief Financial Officer−1.0% of holdings, 381K after