Insider trading activities (stock purchases, sales, and option exercises) reported by insiders of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (AAOI) since 2015 are shown in Table 1 and Table 2. Table 1 shows the monthly insider trading data of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.. Table 2 shows the detailed insider transactions. This company's CIK number is 1158114.
Total stock buying since 2015: $6,446,953.
Total stock sales since 2015: $129,703,365.
Total stock option exercises since 2015: $7,900,872.
| Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2026 | 0 | $0 | 709,864 | $101,041,079 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025 | 77,984 | $1,662,009 | 115,966 | $2,899,074 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024 | 19,800 | $256,191 | 151,741 | $4,540,106 | 1,100 | $15,224 |
| 2023 | 56,766 | $667,852 | 255,317 | $3,526,033 | 130,348 | $1,453,466 |
| 2022 | 44,443 | $97,774 | 106,990 | $233,160 | 0 | $0 |
| 2021 | 0 | $0 | 49,632 | $563,827 | 0 | $0 |
| 2020 | 35,401 | $288,937 | 118,433 | $1,421,806 | 0 | $0 |
| 2019 | 0 | $0 | 13,000 | $146,988 | 222 | $1,332 |
| 2018 | 0 | $0 | 7,500 | $267,697 | 227,800 | $2,249,700 |
| 2017 | 0 | $0 | 191,859 | $12,171,463 | 386,021 | $3,563,288 |
| 2016 | 335,000 | $3,375,190 | 101,267 | $2,368,316 | 62,074 | $388,322 |
| 2015 | 6,000 | $99,000 | 32,537 | $523,816 | 33,027 | $229,540 |
| Trading Period | Insider Buying | Insider Sales | Option Exercises | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| year-month | Shares | Value | Shares | Value | Shares | Value |
| 2026-06 | 0 | $0 | 210,300 | $35,844,772 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-05 | 0 | $0 | 243,586 | $43,052,215 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-04 | 0 | $0 | 4,000 | $546,016 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-03 | 0 | $0 | 191,978 | $18,718,557 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-02 | 0 | $0 | 44,000 | $2,202,618 | 0 | $0 |
| 2026-01 | 0 | $0 | 16,000 | $676,901 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-12 | 0 | $0 | 20,621 | $757,269 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-08 | 56,784 | $1,275,767 | 29,784 | $671,432 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-07 | 0 | $0 | 3,000 | $82,377 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-06 | 0 | $0 | 2,000 | $32,090 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-05 | 21,200 | $386,242 | 37,263 | $711,196 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-04 | 0 | $0 | 2,000 | $21,906 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-03 | 0 | $0 | 2,000 | $46,122 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-02 | 0 | $0 | 3,000 | $79,023 | 0 | $0 |
| 2025-01 | 0 | $0 | 16,298 | $497,659 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-12 | 0 | $0 | 29,790 | $1,189,402 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-11 | 0 | $0 | 91,951 | $2,858,955 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-09 | 0 | $0 | 10,000 | $150,150 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-05 | 9,800 | $103,291 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-02 | 10,000 | $152,900 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| 2024-01 | 0 | $0 | 20,000 | $341,599 | 1,100 | $15,224 |
| 2023-12 | 0 | $0 | 42,799 | $958,509 | 40,000 | $553,600 |
| 2023-09 | 20,964 | $221,063 | 0 | $0 | 12,000 | $119,520 |
| 2023-08 | 35,802 | $446,789 | 200,518 | $2,535,887 | 78,348 | $780,346 |
| Trade Date | Insider Name | Trade Type | Shares | Price ($) | Value ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 | Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 28,826 | 166.53 | 4,800,393 |
| 2026-06-12 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 33,000 | 166.53 | 5,495,490 |
| 2026-06-12 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 34,000 | 166.53 | 5,662,020 |
| 2026-06-12 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 29,227 | 166.53 | 4,867,172 |
| 2026-06-12 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 59,000 | 166.53 | 9,825,270 |
| 2026-06-10 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 4,000 | 171.45 | 685,800 |
| 2026-06-05 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 4,000 | 200.07 | 800,280 |
| 2026-06-04 | Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 10,000 | 205.07 | 2,050,700 |
| 2026-06-02 | Chen Min-chu (mike) | Sale | 8,247 | 201.00 | 1,657,647 |
| 2026-05-26 | Delaney Cynthia | Sale | 56,575 | 189.23 | 10,705,630 |
| 2026-05-19 | Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 39,154 | 173.26 | 6,783,822 |
| 2026-05-19 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 33,000 | 173.26 | 5,717,580 |
| 2026-05-19 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 33,630 | 173.26 | 5,826,733 |
| 2026-05-19 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 19,227 | 173.26 | 3,331,270 |
| 2026-05-19 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 58,000 | 173.26 | 10,049,080 |
| 2026-05-11 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 4,000 | 159.53 | 638,100 |
| 2026-04-10 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 4,000 | 136.50 | 546,016 |
| 2026-03-19 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 29,000 | 100.13 | 2,903,712 |
| 2026-03-16 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 36,400 | 100.25 | 3,648,918 |
| 2026-03-05 | Black Richard B | Sale | 3,231 | 95.00 | 306,945 |
| 2026-03-04 | Delaney Cynthia | Sale | 21,000 | 98.02 | 2,058,336 |
| 2026-03-03 | Loboa Elizabeth G | Sale | 102,347 | 95.76 | 9,800,646 |
| 2026-02-20 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 5,980 | 50.15 | 299,920 |
| 2026-02-11 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 11,693 | 50.25 | 587,620 |
| 2026-02-11 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 17,467 | 50.17 | 876,249 |
| 2026-02-10 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 6,327 | 49.34 | 312,174 |
| 2026-02-10 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 2,533 | 50.00 | 126,655 |
| 2026-01-28 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 12,000 | 45.05 | 540,660 |
| 2026-01-15 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 66 | 35.01 | 2,310 |
| 2026-01-13 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 934 | 35.00 | 32,690 |
| 2026-01-12 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 3,000 | 33.75 | 101,241 |
| 2025-12-23 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 12,500 | 40.15 | 501,875 |
| 2025-12-15 | Loboa Elizabeth G | Sale | 4,121 | 30.23 | 124,586 |
| 2025-12-10 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 4,000 | 32.70 | 130,808 |
| 2025-08-15 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 12,000 | 22.37 | 268,440 |
| 2025-08-15 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 2,000 | 22.34 | 44,680 |
| 2025-08-14 | Lin Che-wei | Buy | 4,609 | 21.64 | 99,738 |
| 2025-08-14 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Buy | 8,075 | 21.49 | 173,555 |
| 2025-08-14 | Yeh William H | Buy | 4,000 | 21.40 | 85,600 |
| 2025-08-13 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 15,784 | 22.70 | 358,312 |
| 2025-08-13 | Chen Min-chu (mike) | Buy | 7,500 | 22.91 | 171,825 |
| 2025-08-13 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Buy | 12,100 | 22.59 | 273,339 |
| 2025-08-13 | Yeh William H | Buy | 14,000 | 22.95 | 321,300 |
| 2025-08-12 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Buy | 6,500 | 23.14 | 150,410 |
| 2025-07-16 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 3,000 | 27.46 | 82,377 |
| 2025-06-16 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 2,000 | 16.05 | 32,090 |
| 2025-05-16 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 2,000 | 19.35 | 38,698 |
| 2025-05-14 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 11,426 | 19.10 | 218,213 |
| 2025-05-13 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 23,837 | 19.06 | 454,285 |
| 2025-05-13 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Buy | 21,200 | 18.22 | 386,242 |
| 2025-04-16 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 2,000 | 10.95 | 21,906 |
| 2025-03-17 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 2,000 | 23.06 | 46,122 |
| 2025-02-18 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 3,000 | 26.34 | 79,023 |
| 2025-01-21 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 2,298 | 35.17 | 80,813 |
| 2025-01-16 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 4,000 | 31.72 | 126,896 |
| 2025-01-15 | Black Richard B | Sale | 10,000 | 29.00 | 289,950 |
| 2024-12-16 | Black Richard B | Sale | 10,000 | 35.27 | 352,670 |
| 2024-12-03 | Yeh William H | Sale | 10,000 | 43.08 | 430,810 |
| 2024-12-02 | Loboa Elizabeth G | Sale | 9,790 | 41.46 | 405,922 |
| 2024-11-29 | Chen Min-chu (mike) | Sale | 9,790 | 40.00 | 391,600 |
| 2024-11-26 | Black Richard B | Sale | 8,162 | 37.18 | 303,430 |
| 2024-11-21 | Loboa Elizabeth G | Sale | 13,494 | 36.54 | 493,111 |
| 2024-11-20 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 5,000 | 31.56 | 157,785 |
| 2024-11-20 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 20,323 | 30.35 | 616,823 |
| 2024-11-12 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 6,267 | 28.89 | 181,034 |
| 2024-11-08 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 18,915 | 23.57 | 445,902 |
| 2024-11-08 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 10,000 | 26.93 | 269,270 |
| 2024-09-24 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 10,000 | 15.02 | 150,150 |
| 2024-05-14 | Yeh William H | Buy | 9,800 | 10.54 | 103,291 |
| 2024-02-27 | Yeh William H | Buy | 10,000 | 15.29 | 152,900 |
| 2024-01-16 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 20,000 | 17.08 | 341,599 |
| 2024-01-05 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Option Ex | 1,100 | 13.84 | 15,224 |
| 2023-12-20 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 5,000 | 13.84 | 69,200 |
| 2023-12-15 | Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 20 | 23.71 | 474 |
| 2023-12-14 | Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 42,779 | 22.39 | 958,035 |
| 2023-12-11 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Option Ex | 30,000 | 13.84 | 415,200 |
| 2023-12-07 | Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) (*** See Remarks) | Option Ex | 5,000 | 13.84 | 69,200 |
| 2023-09-14 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Buy | 15,000 | 9.79 | 146,895 |
| 2023-09-12 | Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) (*** See Remarks) | Option Ex | 12,000 | 9.96 | 119,520 |
| 2023-09-06 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Buy | 5,964 | 12.44 | 74,168 |
| 2023-08-31 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 11,000 | 9.96 | 109,560 |
| 2023-08-31 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Option Ex | 67,348 | 9.96 | 670,786 |
| 2023-08-22 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 15,000 | 15.88 | 238,215 |
| 2023-08-21 | Yeh William H | Sale | 10,000 | 15.22 | 152,200 |
| 2023-08-18 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Buy | 14,438 | 12.37 | 178,525 |
| 2023-08-17 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Buy | 5,562 | 12.42 | 69,096 |
| 2023-08-11 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Buy | 15,802 | 12.60 | 199,168 |
| 2023-08-10 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 13,637 | 14.08 | 192,049 |
| 2023-08-10 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 10,000 | 13.73 | 137,310 |
| 2023-08-09 | Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 45,000 | 12.10 | 544,320 |
| 2023-08-08 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 60,000 | 11.82 | 709,140 |
| 2023-08-08 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 32,346 | 12.06 | 390,254 |
| 2023-08-08 | Kuo David C (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 14,535 | 11.86 | 172,399 |
| 2023-02-17 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 3,000 | 2.96 | 8,886 |
| 2023-02-01 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 4,600 | 2.55 | 11,720 |
| 2023-01-18 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 3,100 | 2.50 | 7,765 |
| 2023-01-17 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 1,300 | 2.51 | 3,266 |
| 2022-12-14 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 10,651 | 2.18 | 23,251 |
| 2022-12-14 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 8,804 | 2.18 | 19,210 |
| 2022-12-13 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 4,349 | 2.15 | 9,354 |
| 2022-12-13 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 10,519 | 2.18 | 22,899 |
| 2022-12-12 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 4,581 | 2.16 | 9,908 |
| 2022-12-09 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 5,569 | 2.17 | 12,068 |
| 2022-12-08 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 9,027 | 2.16 | 19,471 |
| 2022-11-10 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 50,490 | 2.15 | 108,503 |
| 2022-11-08 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Buy | 44,443 | 2.20 | 97,774 |
| 2022-10-17 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 3,000 | 2.83 | 8,496 |
| 2021-02-16 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 4,000 | 12.26 | 49,044 |
| 2021-02-16 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 1,080 | 12.25 | 13,233 |
| 2021-02-10 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 1,000 | 12.36 | 12,359 |
| 2021-02-04 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 5,281 | 11.20 | 59,147 |
| 2021-02-01 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 2,507 | 11.20 | 28,083 |
| 2021-01-27 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 3,000 | 12.00 | 36,000 |
| 2021-01-27 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 5,400 | 12.00 | 64,810 |
| 2021-01-27 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 23,364 | 11.31 | 264,153 |
| 2021-01-20 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 1,000 | 11.00 | 11,000 |
| 2021-01-04 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 3,000 | 8.67 | 25,998 |
| 2020-12-22 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 3,000 | 9.00 | 27,009 |
| 2020-12-11 | Lin Che-wei | Buy | 25,401 | 7.82 | 198,737 |
| 2020-10-12 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 1,000 | 11.74 | 11,740 |
| 2020-10-01 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 7,788 | 11.22 | 87,373 |
| 2020-09-21 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 1,000 | 11.00 | 11,000 |
| 2020-09-01 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 7,788 | 11.46 | 89,289 |
| 2020-08-17 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 1,080 | 13.36 | 14,428 |
| 2020-08-11 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 12,500 | 14.05 | 175,600 |
| 2020-08-10 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 1,000 | 15.82 | 15,820 |
| 2020-08-03 | Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 2,000 | 15.00 | 30,002 |
| 2020-08-03 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 7,788 | 14.65 | 114,133 |
| 2020-07-30 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 4,000 | 13.52 | 54,060 |
| 2020-07-22 | Yeh Shu-hua (joshua) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 2,000 | 15.01 | 30,018 |
| 2020-07-22 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 2,000 | 15.00 | 30,000 |
| 2020-07-20 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 1,080 | 12.00 | 12,960 |
| 2020-07-10 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 1,000 | 12.02 | 12,020 |
| 2020-07-06 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 6,468 | 11.77 | 76,121 |
| 2020-07-06 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 15,576 | 11.21 | 174,575 |
| 2020-06-30 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 1,000 | 11.00 | 11,000 |
| 2020-06-15 | Yeh William H | Buy | 10,000 | 9.02 | 90,200 |
| 2020-06-08 | Chang Hung-lun (fred) (*** See Remarks) | Sale | 5,000 | 10.01 | 50,035 |
| 2020-05-07 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 1,000 | 12.00 | 12,000 |
| 2020-05-07 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 7,788 | 11.20 | 87,225 |
| 2020-04-30 | Lin Chih-hsiang (thompson) (President and CEO) | Sale | 15,577 | 11.25 | 175,287 |
| 2020-04-29 | Kuo David C (General Counsel and Secretary) | Sale | 1,000 | 11.00 | 11,003 |
| 2020-04-16 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 4,000 | 9.04 | 36,148 |
| 2020-02-14 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 6,000 | 12.16 | 72,960 |
| 2019-12-13 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 6,000 | 11.20 | 67,176 |
| 2019-10-11 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 6,000 | 10.41 | 62,442 |
| 2019-09-11 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 222 | 6.00 | 1,332 |
| 2019-02-01 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 1,000 | 17.37 | 17,370 |
| 2018-12-19 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Sale | 2,000 | 15.40 | 30,808 |
| 2018-09-04 | Murry Stefan J. (Chief Financial Officer) | Option Ex | 3,800 | 7.50 | 28,500 |
Insider trading activities including stock purchases, stock sales, and option exercises of AAOI listed in the above tables cannot be completely guaranteed as to their accuracy. For more insider trading information of Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (symbol AAOI, CIK number 1158114) see the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) website.