Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2026

In 2026, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 17.60% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2026 to 14.55% on 15 Sep 2026, a change of -3.05 percentage points. The year's high was 17.60% on 15 Jan 2026 and its low 11.63% on 15 May 2026, averaging 13.67% across 17 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 2.49 days on 15 Jan 2026. Full history: Applied Optoelectronics, Inc..

Cite this page

Plain

Short position data for Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2026: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 Sep 2026. https://howshorted.com/us/company/aaoi/2026/

Wikipedia

<ref>{{cite web |title=Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2026 short position data |url=https://howshorted.com/us/company/aaoi/2026/ |website=HowShorted |publisher=howshorted.com (data: FINRA) |date=2026-09-15 |access-date=2026-10-13}}</ref>

BibTeX

@misc{howshorted-applied-optoelectronics-inc-short-intere-2026-09-15,
  title        = {Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2026 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/aaoi/2026/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 Sep 2026; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2026}
}

By year: 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · 2026

2026 in figures

Start of year: 17.60% (15 Jan 2026)
End of year: 14.55% (15 Sep 2026)
Change: -3.05 pp
High: 17.60% (15 Jan 2026)
Low: 11.63% (15 May 2026)
Average: 13.67%
Highest days to cover: 2.49 (15 Jan 2026)
SEC filings marked: 6

Every report in 2026

Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. short interest in 2026
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2026	17.60%	2.49
30 Jan 2026	16.94%	2.05
13 Feb 2026	14.12%	2.09
27 Feb 2026	14.04%	1.69	10-K filed, results (8-K)
13 Mar 2026	13.70%	1.00
31 Mar 2026	12.21%	1.00
15 Apr 2026	13.47%	1.00
30 Apr 2026	13.47%	1.10
15 May 2026	11.63%	1.00	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
29 May 2026	12.51%	1.00
15 Jun 2026	12.75%	1.00
30 Jun 2026	13.40%	1.00
15 Jul 2026	12.38%	1.14
31 Jul 2026	13.00%	1.20
14 Aug 2026	12.32%	1.00	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 Aug 2026	14.29%	1.32
15 Sep 2026	14.55%	1.97

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.