AXT INC AXTI
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 00246W103 · ISIN US00246W1036
- SectorTechnology
- IndustrySemiconductors & Related Devices
- HeadquartersFremont, CA
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($110.2k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 45.6m as of 2025-03-01, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $1.41. Options: 4 managers hold calls ($20.9k notional), 2 hold puts ($6.5k).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 112 |
| Q4 2022 | 109 |
| Q1 2023 | 103 |
| Q2 2023 | 99 |
| Q3 2023 | 88 |
| Q4 2023 | 90 |
| Q1 2024 | 98 |
| Q2 2024 | 94 |
| Q3 2024 | 85 |
| Q4 2024 | 82 |
| Q1 2025 | 71 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 52 | 61 |
| Q3 2023 | 37 | 53 |
| Q4 2023 | 36 | 47 |
| Q1 2024 | 59 | 40 |
| Q2 2024 | 41 | 58 |
| Q3 2024 | 33 | 47 |
| Q4 2024 | 38 | 37 |
| Q1 2025 | 27 | 43 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $518.4k | $253.0k | 0.49 |
| Q3 2024 | $214.6k | $43.6k | 0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | $73.2k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q1 2025 | $20.9k | $6.5k | 0.31 |
Biggest buyers
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +227.3k |
| WHITE PINE CAPITAL LLC | Added | +168.4k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP | Added | +160.9k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +40.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +24.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +22.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +22.0k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC | New | +21.8k |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC | New | +18.2k |
| Tyche Wealth Partners LLC | New | +15.7k |
Biggest sellers
| SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP | Sold out | -1.6m |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -830.2k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -824.6k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -452.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -322.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -301.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -289.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Reduced | -282.5k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Reduced | -280.6k |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -240.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $19.7k14.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.0k1.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $141100 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $6.5k4.6k shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +7.2 pts · filed 2026-10-05 | 14.3% |
| Marex Securities Products Inc. 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-05-06 | 7.2% |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 13G · passive investor -0.8 pts · filed 2026-08-12 | 6.7% |
| E20 Capital Ltd 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-05-18 | 5.5% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Cleveland Capital Management, L.L.C. (1.1%, 2026-05-08)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 1 | $40.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-25 | YOUNG MORRIS S CHAIRMAN AND CEO, director | Bought | $40.8k30.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $3.2m | Unchanged |
| Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.9m $2.6m | Reduced -75.4k |
| WHITE PINE CAPITAL LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 836.9k $1.2m | Added +168.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 683.5k $963.7k | Reduced -48.5k |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 593.5k $836.8k | Reduced -824.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 540.1k $761.6k | Added +22.1k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 533.3k $752.0k | Added +160.9k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 530.3k $747.7k | Added +227.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 488.4k $688.9k | Added +22.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 391.9k $552.6k | Reduced -282.5k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 293.8k $412.0k | Added +8.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 262.8k $370.5k | Reduced -301.6k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 252.3k $355.7k | Reduced -280.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.8k $301.5k | Reduced -240.4k |
| Keystone Wealth Services, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 193.4k $272.7k | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.4k $217.7k | Reduced -452.0k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 153.9k $217.0k | Reduced -149.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 152.1k $214.5k | Unchanged |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.6k $208.1k | Added +400 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.3k $123.0k | Added +12.9k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.2k $120.2k | Reduced -830.2k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.2k $110.2k | Reduced -67.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.2k $99.0k | Added +24.7k |
| Park Edge Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 62.5k $88.1k | Added +12.6k |
| Formidable Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.9k $68.9k | Added +5.4k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.2k $56.6k | New |
| WEDBUSH SECURITIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.3k $48.0k | Reduced -956 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.4k $45.7k | Added +4.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.3k $45.5k | Reduced -17.0k |
| Game Plan Financial Advisors, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.9k $39.3k | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.9k $38.0k | Reduced -203.1k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.5k $34.0k | Added +11.2k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.8k $30.8k | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.4k $28.8k | Unchanged |
| Atlas Brown,Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.6k $27.6k | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $25.8k | Reduced -320 |
| Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.2k $25.6k | New |
| PRINCETON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.4k $24.6k | Unchanged |
| JAMES INVESTMENT RESEARCH, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.0k $22.6k | Unchanged |
| Tyche Wealth Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $22.1k | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.7k $20.8k | Reduced -52.0k |
| Arcadia Wealth Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.4k $18.8k | Unchanged |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.7k $16.5k | New |
| Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.3k $22.4k | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $14.1k | Unchanged |
| Clearstead Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $14.1k | Unchanged |
| Founders Capital Management 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0k $14.1k | Added +3.0k |
| Morling Financial Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $14.1k | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.9k $6.9k | Added +4.2k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.7k $3.8k | Reduced -1.1k |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.0k $2.9k | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $2.1k | Reduced -33.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $1.8k | First filing |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2k $1.7k | Reduced -3.6k |
| NFSG Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0k $1.4k | Unchanged |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 968 $1.4k | Added +756 |
| SBI Securities Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 939 $1.3k | Added +79 |
| Aventura Private Wealth, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 700 $987 | Unchanged |
| Rise Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 382 $539 | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 361 $509 | Reduced -145.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 346 $488 | Reduced -7.4k |
| Hughes Financial Services, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 323 $497 | New |
| COLDSTREAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 319 $450 | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 306 $431 | New |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 300 $414 | Unchanged |
| Avion Wealth 0.00% of their portfolio | 273 $0 | New |
| CALDWELL SUTTER CAPITAL, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 100 $141 | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 32 $0 | Reduced -288 |
| HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $1 | Unchanged |
| Pinpoint Asset Management Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 1 $1 | Unchanged |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. — of their portfolio | 0 $0 | Unchanged |