Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2021

In 2021, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 16.63% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2021 to 13.89% on 31 Dec 2021, a change of -2.74 percentage points. The year's high was 17.02% on 31 Mar 2021 and its low 12.51% on 30 Nov 2021, averaging 15.21% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 14.79 days on 15 Oct 2021. Full history: Applied Optoelectronics, Inc..

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Short position data for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2021: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2021. https://howshorted.com/us/company/aaoi/2021/

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  title        = {Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2021 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/aaoi/2021/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2021; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2021}
}

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2021 in figures

Start of year: 16.63% (15 Jan 2021)
End of year: 13.89% (31 Dec 2021)
Change: -2.74 pp
High: 17.02% (31 Mar 2021)
Low: 12.51% (30 Nov 2021)
Average: 15.21%
Highest days to cover: 14.79 (15 Oct 2021)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2021

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2021
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2021	16.63%	4.52
29 Jan 2021	15.54%	3.45
12 Feb 2021	15.04%	6.74
26 Feb 2021	13.74%	6.89	10-K filed, results (8-K)
15 Mar 2021	15.27%	4.59
31 Mar 2021	17.02%	7.68
15 Apr 2021	15.94%	8.89
30 Apr 2021	14.23%	9.30
14 May 2021	15.73%	5.63	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
28 May 2021	15.94%	9.31
15 Jun 2021	16.93%	9.63
30 Jun 2021	14.58%	4.81
15 Jul 2021	14.38%	8.99
30 Jul 2021	14.82%	9.47
13 Aug 2021	14.55%	5.56	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 Aug 2021	16.59%	10.62
15 Sep 2021	16.53%	11.43
30 Sep 2021	16.84%	14.03
15 Oct 2021	16.57%	14.79
29 Oct 2021	16.46%	13.98
15 Nov 2021	12.70%	1.88	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Nov 2021	12.51%	6.25
15 Dec 2021	12.71%	7.50
31 Dec 2021	13.89%	7.54

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.