AEHR TEST SYS AEHR
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 00760J108 · ISIN US00760J1088
Semiconductor manufacturing support company
* 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 ($1.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 28.8m as of 2023-12-31, 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 ≈ $26.53. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($50.3m notional), 16 hold puts ($23.4m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 85 |
| Q4 2022 | 129 |
| Q1 2023 | 145 |
| Q2 2023 | 153 |
| Q3 2023 | 154 |
| Q4 2023 | 169 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 77 | 38 |
| Q1 2023 | 85 | 69 |
| Q2 2023 | 94 | 76 |
| Q3 2023 | 101 | 69 |
| Q4 2023 | 113 | 76 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $58.4m | $39.1m | 0.67 |
| Q2 2023 | $61.7m | $41.6m | 0.68 |
| Q3 2023 | $56.1m | $45.7m | 0.81 |
| Q4 2023 | $50.3m | $23.4m | 0.46 |
Biggest buyers
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | New | +875.6k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Added | +867.5k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Added | +656.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +596.9k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | New | +545.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +318.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +240.5k |
| Symmetry Investments LP | Added | +229.5k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +213.6k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ | Added | +181.1k |
Biggest sellers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -575.5k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -463.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -449.4k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC | Sold out | -165.5k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC | Reduced | -125.4k |
| Lisanti Capital Growth, LLC | Sold out | -123.3k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC | Sold out | -111.4k |
Biggest calls
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT | New | $7.5m282.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $6.4m239.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $4.6m174.2k shares |
| Symmetry Investments LP | Added | $4.3m162.6k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $4.3m161.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.9m147.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $2.9m110.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.8m106.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $2.7m101.5k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $2.5m94.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $5.7m216.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $5.6m212.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $2.4m91.7k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Added | $1.5m58.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $1.3m50.3k shares |
| UBS Group AG | New | $1.3m48.6k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $1.2m46.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $941.0k35.5k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $875.5k33.0k shares |
| G2 Investment Partners Management LLC | New | $729.6k27.5k 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 |
|---|---|
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 13G · passive investor new · filed 2026-07-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: AWM Investment Company, Inc. (1.1%, 2026-08-14), FMR LLC (3.2%, 2026-08-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26), BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO (4.3%, 2026-02-09)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $220.3k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $47.1k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.0m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 9 | $5.9m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 11 | $25.4m | $2.0m |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.5m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 9 | $23.4m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $28.1k | 2 | $44.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-06 | Siu Chris VP Finance/CFO | Sold | $8.1k322 shares |
| 2023-10-16 | SPORCK ALISTAIR N VP, CONTACTOR BUSINESS UNIT | Sold | $36.0k955 shares |
| 2023-10-11 | SLAYEN HOWARD T Director | Bought | $28.1k700 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $55.1m | Added +240.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $40.0m | Added +38.4k |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. 4.29% of their portfolio | 1.2m $32.6m | Added +30.0k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 2.70% of their portfolio | 1.1m $28.9m | Added +181.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 958.3k $25.4m | Added +596.9k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 936.8k $24.9m | Added +867.5k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.18% of their portfolio | 875.6k $23.2m | New |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 662.3k $17.6m | Added +656.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 592.9k $15.7m | Added +54.0k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 554.7k $14.7m | Reduced -9.2k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 1.03% of their portfolio | 545.0k $14.5m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 493.1k $13.1m | Added +37.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 451.2k $12.0m | Reduced -111.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 375.2k $10.0m | Added +318.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 333.4k $8.8m | Reduced -463.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 327.9k $8.7m | Added +54.9k |
| Halter Ferguson Financial Inc. 5.49% of their portfolio | 321.6k $8.5m | First filing |
| Symmetry Investments LP 1.51% of their portfolio | 311.5k $8.3m | Added +229.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 294.3k $7.8m | Reduced -1.6m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.1k $7.6m | Added +153.6k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 276.0k $7.3m | Reduced -210 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 267.4k $7.1m | Added +137.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 252.3k $6.7m | Added +8.3k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 231.2k $6.1m | Added +66.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.6k $5.7m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.7k $5.6m | Added +9.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 197.0k $5.2m | Added +4.6k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 185.1k $4.9m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.02% of their portfolio | 170.0k $4.5m | New |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 168.7k $4.5m | Reduced -125.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.3k $4.1m | New |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 142.0k $3.8m | Added +24.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.4k $3.7m | Added +2.0k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.4k $3.4m | Added +37.9k |
| PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.15% of their portfolio | 125.5k $3.3m | Reduced -55.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.4k $3.0m | Added +84.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 105.3k $2.8m | Reduced -87.1k |
| Point72 Hong Kong Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 104.9k $2.8m | Added +70.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 101.0k $2.7m | New |
| GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 99.5k $2.6m | New |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.2k $2.5m | New |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 93.0k $2.5m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.4k $2.4m | Reduced -40.1k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 89.8k $2.4m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.0k $2.4m | New |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 82.8k $2.2m | Reduced -6.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.3k $2.1m | Reduced -1.8m |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.9k $2.0m | Reduced -9.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 72.0k $1.9m | Added +53.9k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.5k $1.8m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.2k $1.8m | Added +20.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 66.6k $1.8m | Added +8.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.1k $1.7m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 56.2k $1.5m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 53.9k $1.4m | Reduced -5.3k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 53.2k $1.4m | Added +48.0k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 52.0k $1.4m | Added +22.5k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.9k $1.4m | Added +8.5k |
| HERITAGE INVESTORS MANAGEMENT CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 48.4k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.0k $1.2m | Added +37.1k |
| GREENWOOD CAPITAL ASSOCIATES LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 42.1k $1.1m | Added +23.1k |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 41.6k $1.1m | Added +31.9k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.0k $1.1m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.5k $1.0m | Added +504 |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.2k $1.0m | Reduced -11.8k |
| GSA CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 37.8k $1.0m | New |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 37.7k $1.0m | New |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 35.3k $937.4k | New |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.1k $931.0k | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.6k $890.5k | Reduced -324 |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 32.9k $872.1k | Reduced -7.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.5k $809.6k | Added +18.6k |
| FOX RUN MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.20% of their portfolio | 30.0k $795.8k | New |
| JUNCTURE WEALTH STRATEGIES, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 30.0k $794.6k | New |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 29.4k $779.1k | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.3k $776.6k | Added +1.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.9k $767.7k | Reduced -596 |
| NWF Advisory Services Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 28.3k $752.1k | Added +16.2k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.4k $727.9k | Added +840 |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 27.3k $723.9k | New |
| ADVISORY RESEARCH INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 27.2k $722.3k | Reduced -71.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.5k $703.3k | Reduced -140 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.0k $637.6k | New |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $633.5k | Reduced -17.4k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.5k $624.4k | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.1k $560.7k | Reduced -575.5k |
| Concentrum Wealth Management 0.29% of their portfolio | 21.0k $557.1k | Added +5.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.8k $552.7k | Added +10.5k |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.8k $552.0k | Added +3.4k |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.6k $545.6k | Added +6.0k |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 20.2k $537.0k | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.1k $534.5k | Added +7.6k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.1k $534.0k | Added +2.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.5k $518.3k | Added +10.5k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.5k $491.7k | Reduced -3.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.5k $491.2k | Reduced -449.4k |
| Aigen Investment Management, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 18.5k $491.0k | Added +11.2k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.4k $461.1k | Reduced -56.3k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.04% of their portfolio | 17.1k $453.5k | New |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.1k $426.3k | New |