APPLIED DIGITAL CORP APLD
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 038169207 · ISIN US0381692070
- SectorTechnology
- IndustryServices-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
- HeadquartersDallas, TX
- 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 ($434.0k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 122.0m as of 2024-01-10, 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 ≈ $6.74. Options: 14 managers hold calls ($34.8m notional), 11 hold puts ($17.5m).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 63 |
| Q4 2022 | 67 |
| Q1 2023 | 75 |
| Q2 2023 | 128 |
| Q3 2023 | 132 |
| Q4 2023 | 137 |
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 | 46 | 20 |
| Q1 2023 | 42 | 30 |
| Q2 2023 | 92 | 36 |
| Q3 2023 | 81 | 64 |
| Q4 2023 | 96 | 44 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $0 | $0 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $16.9m | $9.0m | 0.53 |
| Q3 2023 | $21.1m | $17.5m | 0.83 |
| Q4 2023 | $34.8m | $17.5m | 0.50 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital Research Global Investors | Added | +5.9m |
| EQUITEC PROPRIETARY MARKETS, LLC | Added | +3.4m |
| Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. | Added | +1.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Added | +994.8k |
| Oasis Management Co Ltd. | Added | +940.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +696.2k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +463.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP | Added | +369.5k |
Biggest sellers
| CastleKnight Management LP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -893.6k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -886.3k |
| Collaborative Holdings Management LP | Sold out | -548.0k |
| Numerai GP LLC | Reduced | -511.0k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -486.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -321.8k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC | Sold out | -280.7k |
| BIT Capital GmbH | Reduced | -273.8k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.4m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.8m718.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.4m646.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.4m645.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $4.3m639.1k shares |
| SYMMETRY PEAK MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $3.7m542.5k shares |
| Quarry LP | New | $3.0m450.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $781.2k115.9k shares |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC | New | $674.0k100.0k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Unchanged | $306.7k45.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.0m741.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.2m616.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $3.0m445.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.6m392.2k shares |
| SYMMETRY PEAK MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $1.0m152.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $686.8k101.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $462.4k68.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $338.3k50.2k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $198.2k29.4k shares |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA | Reduced | $5.0k13.6k 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 |
|---|---|
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 13G · institution +0.7 pts · filed 2026-02-17 | 7.9% |
| Cummins Wes 13D · may seek influence no change · filed 2026-07-08 | 7.6% |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 13G · passive investor +0.1 pts · filed 2026-05-12 | 7.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC (4.8%, 2026-07-31), BlackRock, Inc. (4.3%, 2026-07-27), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 4 | $2.6m | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 3 | $243.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $1.2m | 2 | $80.0k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 2 | $1.4m | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $318.7k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $114.7k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $983.2k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-29 | MOORE VIRGINIA Director · Footnote | Sold | $73.0k15.0k shares |
| 2023-11-28 | MOORE VIRGINIA Director · Footnote | Sold | $212.4k45.0k shares |
| 2023-11-27 | MOORE VIRGINIA Director · Footnote | Sold | $139.2k30.0k shares |
| 2023-11-13 | MOORE VIRGINIA Director · Footnote | Sold | $95.8k20.7k shares |
| 2023-11-10 | MOORE VIRGINIA Director | Sold | $232.4k51.1k shares |
| 2023-11-09 | MOORE VIRGINIA Director · Footnote | Sold | $230.4k45.8k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.59% of their portfolio | 8.6m $57.9m | Added +994.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.3m $49.5m | Added +5.9m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.7m $38.4m | Added +1.2m |
| Oasis Management Co Ltd. 11.25% of their portfolio | 4.9m $33.2m | Added +940.1k |
| EQUITEC PROPRIETARY MARKETS, LLC 30.39% of their portfolio | 4.2m $28.1m | Added +3.4m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.6m $24.5m | Added +293.0k |
| Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. 7.63% of their portfolio | 2.9m $19.8m | Added +1.7m |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 1.25% of their portfolio | 2.1m $14.3m | Added +1.1m |
| 272 Capital LP 4.63% of their portfolio | 2.0m $13.7m | Unchanged |
| Divisadero Street Capital Management, LP 2.92% of their portfolio | 1.9m $12.9m | Unchanged |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $10.3m | Reduced -102.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $10.2m | Added +221.3k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $8.5m | Added +463.2k |
| BIT Capital GmbH 0.92% of their portfolio | 1.3m $8.5m | Reduced -273.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 990.9k $6.7m | Added +284.8k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 930.0k $6.3m | Added +26.0k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 868.7k $5.9m | Reduced -97.0k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 849.2k $5.7m | Added +209.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 837.3k $5.6m | Added +696.2k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 814.5k $5.5m | Added +369.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 774.6k $5.2m | Added +34.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 727.8k $4.9m | Added +108.0k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.25% of their portfolio | 688.6k $4.6m | Reduced -215.7k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 633.8k $4.3m | Added +213.5k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 592.2k $4.0m | Added +364.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 540.7k $3.6m | Reduced -450 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 534.7k $3.6m | Added +50.0k |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 512.6k $3.5m | Added +46.1k |
| PLUSTICK MANAGEMENT LLC 2.81% of their portfolio | 490.0k $3.3m | Added +70.0k |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 392.5k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 375.0k $2.5m | Added +131.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 343.3k $2.3m | Reduced -152.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 320.4k $2.2m | Reduced -43.4k |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 300.0k $2.0m | Added +250.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 265.9k $1.8m | Added +161.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.9k $1.7m | Added +34.8k |
| WOODMONT INVESTMENT COUNSEL LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 240.2k $1.6m | Added +51.1k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 235.2k $1.6m | Reduced -486.1k |
| HUNTER ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 229.7k $1.5m | Added +139.6k |
| Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 221.8k $1.5m | Added +19.8k |
| Redmond Asset Management, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 221.6k $1.5m | Added +120.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.7k $1.4m | Added +707 |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.23% of their portfolio | 211.9k $1.4m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 209.1k $1.4m | Added +20.6k |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 185.9k $1.3m | Added +41.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.6k $1.1m | Added +43.5k |
| DIKER MANAGEMENT LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 150.0k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.5k $994.1k | Added +22.6k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.6k $988.1k | Added +9.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.7k $880.9k | Reduced -120.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.3k $858.1k | Added +103.7k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.7k $840.6k | Added +70.0k |
| JT Stratford LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 119.8k $807.8k | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.8k $699.6k | Added +13.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.6k $644.1k | Reduced -886.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.4k $575.8k | Reduced -209.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.8k $571.3k | Reduced -21.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.5k $555.9k | Added +53.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.5k $549.4k | Added +58.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.4k $548.7k | Added +19.6k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.8k $537.8k | Added +9.4k |
| SMITH, MOORE & CO. 0.06% of their portfolio | 74.7k $503.5k | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.8k $484.2k | Added +1.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.8k $416.5k | Added +8.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.8k $409.8k | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.6k $367.7k | Reduced -17.9k |
| Potomac Capital Management, Inc. 0.39% of their portfolio | 50.0k $337.0k | New |
| Numerai GP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 47.5k $319.9k | Reduced -511.0k |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 45.9k $309.6k | New |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA 0.04% of their portfolio | 45.8k $308.0k | Added +40.5k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.0k $289.6k | Added +6.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.8k $274.9k | Added +9.3k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.8k $274.8k | Added +6.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.0k $256.0k | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.7k $253.9k | Added +15.7k |
| Millrace Asset Group, Inc. 0.24% of their portfolio | 36.1k $243.0k | Reduced -121.2k |
| AXQ CAPITAL, LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 35.3k $238.2k | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.7k $234.1k | Unchanged |
| MRP Capital Investments, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 33.1k $223.3k | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.8k $221.1k | Added +5.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.0k $215.7k | Added +4.9k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.4k $211.0k | Reduced -180.0k |
| Verity Asset Management, Inc. 0.13% of their portfolio | 30.7k $206.9k | New |
| AIRE ADVISORS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 30.0k $202.2k | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $198.5k | Reduced -789 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.5k $193.0k | Reduced -16.8k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.8k $187.0k | New |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.2k $183.1k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.6k $179.0k | Added +3.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.9k $174.8k | Added +3.8k |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $151.1k | Added +8.2k |
| THOMPSON DAVIS & CO., INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 21.8k $146.6k | Reduced -3.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $143.6k | Added +1.6k |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.2k $142.6k | Added +9.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.8k $141.0k | Added +5.3k |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.8k $140.2k | Added +3.0k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.8k $133.4k | New |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.6k $132.0k | Added +8.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.5k $131.4k | Added +4.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.6k $125.1k | Added +3.0k |