AAOI

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.

Company with tickers: AAOI

CIK

1158114

CUSIP

03823U102

Shares Outstanding

80,242,767

Website

https://www.ao-inc.com

Investor Relations

https://www.ao-inc.com/investor-relations

13F Activity (30d)

7 filings 5 filers

Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.

Short Squeeze Score

65/100

Short interest 12.5% of shares — P93 Days to cover 1.0 — P15 Short-volume trend +12.0% — P87

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.

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Short Interest History

Settlement Date	Current Position	Previous Position	Change	Avg Daily Volume	Days to Cover
2026-05-29	10,036,132	9,333,296	+702,836	10,443,084	1.00
2026-05-15	9,333,296	10,132,671	-799,375	13,209,246	1.00
2026-04-30	10,132,671	10,132,357	+314	9,249,383	1.10
2026-04-15	10,132,357	9,181,438	+950,919	14,461,352	1.00
2026-03-31	9,181,438	10,301,269	-1,119,831	12,156,563	1.00
2026-03-13	10,301,269	10,560,298	-259,029	14,447,345	1.00
2026-02-27	10,560,298	10,621,763	-61,465	6,230,845	1.69
2026-02-13	10,621,763	11,565,357	-943,594	5,093,761	2.09
2026-01-30	11,565,357	12,019,130	-453,773	5,648,689	2.05
2026-01-15	12,019,130	12,234,802	-215,672	4,833,009	2.49
2025-12-31	12,234,802	12,707,289	-472,487	4,562,268	2.68
2025-12-15	12,707,289	14,389,524	-1,682,235	5,182,634	2.45
2025-11-28	14,389,524	12,875,872	+1,513,652	4,558,907	3.16
2025-11-14	12,875,872	12,222,308	+653,564	6,786,438	1.90
2025-10-31	12,222,308	13,051,361	-829,053	4,784,448	2.55
2025-10-15	13,051,361	13,521,211	-469,850	5,614,237	2.32
2025-09-30	13,521,211	12,200,411	+1,320,800	4,531,969	2.98
2025-09-15	12,200,411	12,969,044	-768,633	5,101,161	2.39
2025-08-29	12,969,044	11,936,664	+1,032,380	5,412,166	2.40
2025-08-15	11,936,664	11,827,489	+109,175	5,673,028	2.10
2025-07-31	11,827,489	11,817,834	+9,655	4,205,903	2.81
2025-07-15	11,817,834	12,437,052	-619,218	4,771,061	2.48
2025-06-30	12,437,052	12,013,084	+423,968	7,014,723	1.77

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