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Applied Optoelectronics Insider Trades

NASDAQ: AAOITechnologySemiconductorsUSD

109.64+3.74 (+3.53%)

At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min

Last 12 months

Purchases
0 · $0
Sales
27 · $94.20M
Shares bought / sold
0 / 562.39K
Net activity
Net selling $94.2 million

Applied Optoelectronics insider activity

Over the last 12 months, Applied Optoelectronics insiders reported 78 transactions on SEC Form 4: 0 open-market purchases and 27 sales. Insiders bought $0 and sold $94.2 million worth of stock, for net insider selling of $94.2 million. The largest seller was Chang Hung-Lun (Fred), with $22.7 million in reported sales.

The most recent filing shows Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua) (*** See Remarks) selling 6,000 shares at $120.03 on Oct 5, 2026. Insider sales are common for compensation, tax and diversification reasons, while open-market purchases are rarer; tracking both helps put AAOI's ownership changes in context.

Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology

AAOI insider transactions

Applied Optoelectronics insider transactions
DateInsiderTypeSharesValueFiling
Oct 5, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksSale6,000$720.18KForm 4
Sep 15, 2026BLACK RICHARD BDirectorGift2,200—Form 4
Sep 10, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerSale4,000$421.32KForm 4
Sep 8, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksSale32,172$3.55MForm 4
Aug 18, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksSale6,000$886.38KForm 4
Aug 10, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerSale4,000$579.16KForm 4
Aug 4, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksSale4,715$596.45KForm 4
Jul 31, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOAward9,251—Form 4
Jul 22, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksTax withholding686$81.81KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksTax withholding861$102.68KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksTax withholding609$72.63KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksTax withholding2,553$304.47KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOTax withholding2,031$242.22KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOTax withholding2,524$301.01KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOTax withholding2,332$278.11KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOTax withholding8,753$1.04MForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksTax withholding616$73.46KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksTax withholding773$92.19KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksTax withholding613$73.11KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksTax withholding2,674$318.90KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerTax withholding770$91.83KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerTax withholding988$117.83KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerTax withholding679$80.98KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerTax withholding2,971$354.32KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Kuo David C*** See RemarksTax withholding407$48.54KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Kuo David C*** See RemarksTax withholding516$61.54KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Kuo David C*** See RemarksTax withholding472$56.29KForm 4
Jul 22, 2026Kuo David C*** See RemarksTax withholding1,869$222.90KForm 4
Jul 21, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksSale1,285$154.23KForm 4
Jul 10, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerSale4,000$488.36KForm 4
Jun 18, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksSale6,000$1.03MForm 4
Jun 17, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksSale40,329$6.88MForm 4
Jun 12, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksSale34,000$5.66MForm 4
Jun 12, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksTax withholding27,297$4.72MForm 4
Jun 12, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerSale33,000$5.50MForm 4
Jun 12, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerTax withholding30,330$5.24MForm 4
Jun 12, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOSale59,000$9.83MForm 4
Jun 12, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOTax withholding86,655$14.97MForm 4
Jun 12, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksSale28,826$4.80MForm 4
Jun 12, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksTax withholding23,397$4.04MForm 4
Jun 12, 2026Kuo David C*** See RemarksSale29,227$4.87MForm 4
Jun 12, 2026Kuo David C*** See RemarksTax withholding19,065$3.29MForm 4
Jun 10, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerSale4,000$685.80KForm 4
Jun 9, 2026BLACK RICHARD BDirectorAward1,166—Form 4
Jun 9, 2026Chen Min-Chu (Mike)DirectorAward1,166—Form 4
Jun 9, 2026DeLaney CynthiaDirectorAward1,166—Form 4
Jun 9, 2026Flanagan Robert JamesDirectorAward1,166—Form 4
Jun 9, 2026Yeh William HDirectorAward1,166—Form 4
Jun 9, 2026Lin Che-WeiDirectorAward1,166—Form 4
Jun 5, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksSale4,000$800.28KForm 4
Jun 4, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksSale5,000$1.03MForm 4
Jun 4, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksSale5,000$1.02MForm 4
Jun 2, 2026Chen Min-Chu (Mike)DirectorSale8,247$1.66MForm 4
May 28, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOother721,812—Form 4
May 28, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOother721,812—Form 4
May 28, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOGift85,790—Form 4
May 28, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOGift85,790—Form 4
May 26, 2026DeLaney CynthiaDirectorSale56,575$10.71MForm 4
May 19, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksSale33,630$5.83MForm 4
May 19, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksTax withholding27,297$5.20MForm 4
May 19, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksSale39,154$6.78MForm 4
May 19, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksTax withholding7,928$1.51MForm 4
May 19, 2026Kuo David C*** See RemarksSale19,227$3.33MForm 4
May 19, 2026Kuo David C*** See RemarksTax withholding19,064$3.63MForm 4
May 19, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOSale58,000$10.05MForm 4
May 19, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOTax withholding86,655$16.50MForm 4
May 19, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerSale33,000$5.72MForm 4
May 19, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerTax withholding30,330$5.77MForm 4
May 15, 2026Chang Hung-Lun (Fred)*** See RemarksAward224,199—Form 4
May 15, 2026Yeh Shu-Hua (Joshua)*** See RemarksAward192,170—Form 4
May 15, 2026Kuo David C*** See RemarksAward156,583—Form 4
May 15, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOAward711,743—Form 4
May 15, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerAward249,110—Form 4
May 11, 2026Murry Stefan J.Chief Financial OfficerSale4,000$638.10KForm 4
Apr 22, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOTax withholding2,165$325.98KForm 4
Apr 22, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOTax withholding2,690$405.03KForm 4
Apr 22, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOTax withholding2,486$374.32KForm 4
Apr 22, 2026Lin Chih-Hsiang (Thompson)President and CEOTax withholding9,331$1.40MForm 4

Transaction codes follow SEC Form 4: P = open-market purchase, S = open-market sale, A = grant or award, M = option exercise, F = shares withheld for taxes. About Form 4

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