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 ($698.9k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 279.7m as of 2025-10-08, 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 ≈ $22.97. Options: 35 managers hold calls ($900.0m notional), 38 hold puts ($602.1m).
Trends to Q3 2025
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 246 |
| Q1 2025 | 253 |
| Q2 2025 | 283 |
| Q3 2025 | 369 |
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 2023 | 96 | 44 |
| Q1 2024 | 69 | 68 |
| Q2 2024 | 99 | 46 |
| Q3 2024 | 122 | 57 |
| Q4 2024 | 178 | 71 |
| Q1 2025 | 173 | 108 |
| Q2 2025 | 167 | 137 |
| Q3 2025 | 240 | 117 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $86.4m | $62.6m | 0.72 |
| Q1 2025 | $52.5m | $58.7m | 1.12 |
| Q2 2025 | $276.7m | $192.6m | 0.70 |
| Q3 2025 | $900.0m | $602.1m | 0.67 |
Biggest buyers
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | +10.9m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +7.2m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +4.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +3.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +3.3m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +3.0m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +2.1m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.9m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +1.6m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +1.6m |
Biggest sellers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -2.8m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -2.5m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Reduced | -2.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Shellback Capital, LP | Sold out | -900.0k |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -812.4k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Sold out | -677.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | -630.0k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC | Reduced | -607.2k |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $191.2m8.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $181.5m7.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $117.4m5.1m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $114.7m5.0m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $68.7m3.0m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $43.7m1.9m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $43.4m1.9m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $36.9m1.8m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $22.3m1.0m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $18.8m818.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $118.3m5.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $108.2m4.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $54.9m2.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $52.9m2.3m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $36.7m1.6m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $31.3m1.4m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $28.0m1.2m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $23.2m1.0m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $16.5m717.6k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $15.7m683.2k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $983.2k | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $142.2k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $55.0k | $55.0k |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.4m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $177.0k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $288.1k | $288.1k |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 5 | $9.9m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | Cummins Wes CEO; Chairman, director | Sold | $6.1m400.0k shares |
| 2025-09-03 | Mohmand Mohammad Saidal LaVanway Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.1m75.0k shares |
| 2025-09-03 | Nottenburg Richard N Director | Sold | $305.2k20.0k shares |
| 2025-08-12 | HASTINGS CHUCK Director | Sold | $441.9k30.0k shares |
| 2025-08-08 | Nottenburg Richard N Director | Sold | $160.0k11.2k shares |
| 2025-08-07 | MILLER DOUGLAS S Director | Sold | $150.0k10.0k shares |
| 2025-08-04 | HASTINGS CHUCK Director | Sold | $1.3m100.0k shares |
| 2025-08-04 | Nottenburg Richard N Director | Sold | $171.1k13.7k shares |
| 2025-08-04 | MILLER DOUGLAS S Director | Sold | $136.3k10.0k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 5.70% of their portfolio | 21.0m $482.8m | Reduced -812.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.5m $424.6m | Added +3.8m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.7m $406.5m | Added +3.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.20% of their portfolio | 10.9m $250.2m | New |
| NVIDIA CORP 4.61% of their portfolio | 7.7m $177.0m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 7.2m $165.1m | New |
| Situational Awareness LP 6.20% of their portfolio | 6.1m $139.1m | Reduced -527.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $137.2m | Added +973.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8m $111.2m | Added +732.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.7m $107.5m | Reduced -534.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $94.1m | Added +4.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.0m $91.1m | Added +605.9k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.2m $73.4m | Added +537.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.2m $72.9m | Added +1.6m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.0m $69.5m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.6m $59.3m | Reduced -1.3m |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $48.7m | Added +1.9m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $48.2m | Added +234.6k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.1m $47.2m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $45.6m | Added +328.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.9m $44.3m | Added +590.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $41.6m | Added +1.6m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.7m $38.6m | Added +1.0m |
| PLUSTICK MANAGEMENT LLC 15.78% of their portfolio | 1.6m $37.6m | Reduced -550.0k |
| 272 Capital LP 95.23% of their portfolio | 1.6m $37.4m | Unchanged |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.6m $37.2m | Added +157.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $34.4m | Reduced -2.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $34.2m | Added +1.2m |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $33.6m | Added +1.2m |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $32.5m | Reduced -2.4m |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.4m $32.1m | Added +349.7k |
| Oasis Management Co Ltd. 4.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $23.7m | Unchanged |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 955.6k $21.9m | Added +225.1k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 906.2k $20.8m | Added +1.2k |
| Clear Street Group Inc. 0.10% of their portfolio | 867.6k $19.9m | First filing |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 760.6k $17.4m | Reduced -201.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 754.2k $17.3m | Reduced -2.5m |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 677.1k $15.5m | Added +52.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 617.9k $14.2m | Added +90.6k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 610.2k $14.0m | New |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 591.3k $13.6m | Added +208.1k |
| CLEARFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 7.54% of their portfolio | 549.5k $12.6m | Reduced -19.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 517.2k $11.9m | Added +286.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 507.5k $11.6m | New |
| HUNTER ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.60% of their portfolio | 502.8k $11.5m | Reduced -86.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 463.4k $10.6m | Added +278.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 461.6k $10.6m | Added +15.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 456.9k $10.5m | Reduced -203.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 440.2k $10.1m | New |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.24% of their portfolio | 434.0k $10.0m | Reduced -125.3k |
| Headlands Technologies LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 425.5k $9.8m | Added +47.1k |
| THOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC /OH/ /ADV 5.84% of their portfolio | 422.9k $9.7m | Reduced -27.0k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 398.5k $9.1m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 391.3k $9.0m | Added +47.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 384.3k $8.8m | Added +11.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 370.5k $8.5m | Reduced -166.3k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 364.5k $8.4m | Added +66.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.3k $7.4m | Added +133.5k |
| ARISTEIA CAPITAL, L.L.C. 0.23% of their portfolio | 320.2k $7.3m | Reduced -13.1k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 318.7k $7.3m | Reduced -10.2k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.05% of their portfolio | 312.0k $7.2m | Reduced -630.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 310.3k $7.1m | Added +40.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 281.9k $6.5m | Added +227.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 278.0k $6.4m | Added +151.4k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 276.1k $6.2m | Reduced -14.0k |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 274.7k $6.3m | Reduced -134.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.6k $5.8m | Added +242.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 253.2k $5.8m | Added +224.8k |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 250.0k $5.7m | Unchanged |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 242.8k $5.6m | Reduced -101.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 218.4k $5.0m | Added +20.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.2k $5.0m | Added +23.1k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 208.9k $4.8m | New |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 199.0k $4.6m | Reduced -26.4k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 197.0k $4.5m | Unchanged |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 191.1k $4.4m | Added +31.5k |
| Tactive Advisors, LLC 1.18% of their portfolio | 182.4k $4.2m | Added +14.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.4k $4.1m | Added +162.4k |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 170.7k $3.9m | Reduced -34.1k |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 170.3k $3.9m | Added +35.5k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 168.3k $3.9m | Added +159.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.2k $3.8m | Added +19.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 163.3k $3.7m | Reduced -56.5k |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 160.6k $3.7m | New |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.7k $3.2m | New |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 139.0k $3.2m | New |
| Caprock Group, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 137.8k $2.2m | First filing |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.6k $3.2m | Added +118.4k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 137.2k $3.1m | New |
| AGP FRANKLIN, LLC 1.53% of their portfolio | 136.8k $3.1m | New |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.9k $3.1m | New |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.6k $3.0m | Reduced -82.8k |
| Azora Capital LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 130.8k $3.0m | New |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.4k $3.0m | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.1k $2.9m | Added +66.5k |
| Vennlight Capital Management, LP 3.73% of their portfolio | 125.0k $2.9m | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.0k $2.9m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.0k $2.8m | Added +73.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.0k $2.8m | Added +25.1k |
| Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 110.1k $2.5m | Added +14.5k |