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 ($1.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 215.4m as of 2024-10-08, 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 ≈ $8.24. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($145.0m notional), 22 hold puts ($45.9m).
Trends to Q3 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 116 |
| Q2 2024 | 137 |
| Q3 2024 | 170 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 69 | 68 |
| Q2 2024 | 99 | 46 |
| Q3 2024 | 122 | 57 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $34.8m | $17.5m | 0.50 |
| Q1 2024 | $18.3m | $4.5m | 0.25 |
| Q2 2024 | $39.4m | $4.4m | 0.11 |
| Q3 2024 | $145.0m | $45.9m | 0.32 |
Biggest buyers
| NVIDIA CORP | New | +7.7m |
| CLEARFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | Added | +7.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +6.7m |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP | New | +6.3m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Added | +4.1m |
| SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC | New | +3.6m |
| Oasis Management Co Ltd. | Added | +3.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | +2.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +2.5m |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | New | +1.9m |
Biggest sellers
| Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. | Reduced | -2.8m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| COWBIRD CAPITAL LP | Sold out | -1.4m |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | Sold out | -1.3m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -810.2k |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP | Sold out | -632.0k |
| Metavasi Capital LP | Sold out | -610.0k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Sold out | -501.3k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | Sold out | -462.1k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $28.5m3.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $18.6m2.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.8m2.0m shares |
| Paloma Partners Management Co | New | $15.9m1.9m shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $11.2m1.4m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $10.2m1.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $10.2m1.2m shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $8.8m1.1m shares |
| BIT Capital GmbH | New | $5.0m605.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.5m548.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| Paloma Partners Management Co | New | $13.6m1.6m shares |
| J. Goldman & Co LP | New | $7.1m855.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $5.0m610.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.0m488.4k shares |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP | New | $3.1m381.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.0m238.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | New | $1.6m200.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.5m179.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $1.4m174.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $1.4m171.0k 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 Q3 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $142.2k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $55.0k | $55.0k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-05 | MILLER DOUGLAS S Director | Sold plan | $55.0k10.0k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 13.7m $112.9m | Added +4.1m |
| CLEARFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 61.79% of their portfolio | 12.1m $99.5m | Added +7.6m |
| Oasis Management Co Ltd. 28.69% of their portfolio | 10.2m $84.0m | Added +3.1m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.2m $75.7m | Added +2.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.1m $75.2m | First filing |
| NVIDIA CORP 14.70% of their portfolio | 7.7m $63.7m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 7.6m $62.8m | Added +6.7m |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP 11.30% of their portfolio | 6.3m $52.2m | New |
| SONA ASSET MANAGEMENT (US) LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 3.6m $30.0m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.1m $25.3m | Added +1.0m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 3.0m $24.7m | Reduced -13 |
| Nokomis Capital, L.L.C. 10.24% of their portfolio | 2.8m $22.9m | Reduced -2.8m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $19.1m | New |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.4m $19.6m | Added +523.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.3m $19.3m | Added +286.9k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $17.7m | Reduced -810.2k |
| PLUSTICK MANAGEMENT LLC 12.83% of their portfolio | 2.0m $16.9m | Added +164.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $15.6m | Added +1.8m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $15.4m | Reduced -138.8k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.9m $15.3m | New |
| Pertento Partners LLP 1.70% of their portfolio | 1.7m $14.0m | Added +1.0m |
| 272 Capital LP 7.69% of their portfolio | 1.6m $13.5m | Unchanged |
| Think Investments LP 2.61% of their portfolio | 1.6m $13.4m | New |
| FINDELL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 6.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $11.6m | New |
| Paloma Partners Management Co 0.59% of their portfolio | 1.3m $11.1m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $10.2m | Added +530.1k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $9.3m | Added +15.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 986.0k $8.1m | Added +263.6k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 936.0k $7.7m | Reduced -12.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 899.3k $7.4m | Added +240.6k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 854.9k $7.1m | New |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 829.7k $6.8m | Added +518.7k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 728.4k $6.0m | Added +34.2k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 701.5k $5.8m | Added +69.9k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 672.3k $5.5m | Reduced -84.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 602.8k $5.0m | Added +359.3k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 536.4k $4.4m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 534.8k $4.4m | Added +292.7k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 533.7k $4.4m | Added +89.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 502.7k $4.1m | Reduced -200.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 486.6k $4.0m | Added +428.4k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 486.4k $4.0m | New |
| Northern Right Capital Management, L.P. 1.36% of their portfolio | 442.5k $3.7m | Reduced -32.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 436.6k $3.6m | Added +237.8k |
| HUNTER ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 425.1k $3.5m | Added +53.8k |
| Thomist Capital Management, LP 0.82% of their portfolio | 396.7k $3.2m | Reduced -28.3k |
| THOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC /OH/ /ADV 2.38% of their portfolio | 394.5k $3.3m | Added +8.7k |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 389.0k $3.2m | Reduced -385.6k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 327.5k $2.7m | Added +297.5k |
| Fund 1 Investments, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 322.4k $2.7m | New |
| Register Financial Advisors LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 322.1k $2.7m | Reduced -95.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 319.3k $2.6m | Added +14.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 303.5k $2.5m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 278.1k $2.3m | Added +238.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 262.5k $2.2m | New |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 250.0k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 246.1k $2.0m | New |
| Scientech Research LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 234.6k $1.9m | New |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 220.2k $1.8m | Added +8.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.9k $1.8m | Added +107.3k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.00% of their portfolio | 214.8k $1.8m | Added +23.0k |
| Alight Capital Management LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 200.0k $1.6m | Reduced -400.0k |
| Main Management ETF Advisors, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 190.9k $1.6m | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 184.0k $1.5m | Added +157.5k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 173.8k $1.4m | Added +122.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 153.5k $1.3m | Added +13.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.0k $1.1m | Added +80.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.3k $1.1m | Added +117.1k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 121.3k $1.0m | Reduced -59.0k |
| PENSION & WEALTH MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, INC. 0.50% of their portfolio | 117.0k $965.2k | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 114.2k $942.3k | Added +52.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.7k $929.9k | Added +17.5k |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 107.6k $887.7k | Reduced -75.7k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.5k $812.6k | New |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.1k $809.6k | Added +91.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.9k $807.6k | Reduced -1.4m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.1k $776.4k | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.9k $774.9k | Reduced -56.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.3k $761.6k | New |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.8k $727.1k | Added +47.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 85.6k $706.0k | Added +30.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 79.5k $655.7k | Added +10.9k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.5k $565.0k | Added +1.8k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.3k $563.5k | Added +10.3k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.2k $545.2k | New |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.9k $518.7k | Added +9.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.0k $503.4k | Added +18.5k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.0k $478.5k | New |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $426.0k | New |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.2k $398.0k | New |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.5k $374.7k | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.8k $361.6k | New |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.1k $355.6k | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.1k $355.3k | Added +5.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.4k $350.0k | Added +30.1k |
| CANNELL CAPITAL LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 42.2k $347.8k | Added +11.5k |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.7k $319.3k | Added +23.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.5k $318.0k | Added +7.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 37.4k $308.6k | Added +3.0k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.3k $282.7k | New |