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 ($3.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 279.6m as of 2026-01-07, 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 ≈ $24.54. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($1.5bn notional), 36 hold puts ($568.6m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 437 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 278 | 161 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $52.5m | $58.7m | 1.12 |
| Q2 2025 | $276.7m | $192.6m | 0.70 |
| Q3 2025 | $900.0m | $602.1m | 0.67 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5bn | $568.6m | 0.38 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +6.4m |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC | New | +5.6m |
| Situational Awareness LP | Added | +5.3m |
| Marex Group Ltd | Added | +3.9m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +3.0m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | New | +2.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +2.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +2.3m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.6m |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP | New | +1.0m |
Biggest sellers
| NVIDIA CORP | Sold out | -7.7m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Sold out | -7.2m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -4.0m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -3.9m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -3.6m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Sold out | -3.2m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -2.7m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -2.7m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -1.6m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | -1.4m |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $374.6m15.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $239.8m9.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $212.6m8.7m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $183.9m7.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $155.7m6.3m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $62.8m2.6m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $56.2m2.3m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $43.0m1.8m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $41.4m1.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $30.1m1.2m shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $112.1m4.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $95.1m3.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $68.7m2.8m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $39.3m1.6m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $33.8m1.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $32.6m1.3m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $29.0m1.2m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $27.5m1.1m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $21.6m880.0k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $18.6m757.2k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $11.8m | $199.3k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | MILLER DOUGLAS S Director | Sold | $215.8k8.0k shares |
| 2025-11-24 | Benson Ella G. Director | Sold plan | $199.3k8.6k shares |
| 2025-10-31 | HASTINGS CHUCK Director | Sold | $856.8k25.0k shares |
| 2025-10-31 | Nottenburg Richard N Director | Sold | $336.7k9.4k shares |
| 2025-10-30 | Nottenburg Richard N Director | Sold | $174.0k5.0k shares |
| 2025-10-29 | HASTINGS CHUCK Director | Sold | $1.8m50.0k shares |
| 2025-10-29 | Benson Ella G. Director | Sold | $1.5m42.6k shares |
| 2025-10-28 | Mohmand Mohammad Saidal LaVanway Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $1.4m37.5k shares |
| 2025-10-24 | Mohmand Mohammad Saidal LaVanway Chief Financial Officer | Sold | $3.4m100.0k shares |
| 2025-10-24 | Nottenburg Richard N Director | Sold | $1.1m34.4k shares |
| 2025-10-24 | Lee Rachel H. Director | Sold | $803.9k24.2k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.2m $592.6m | Added +6.4m |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 5.92% of their portfolio | 22.0m $540.4m | Added +990.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.8m $511.0m | Added +2.3m |
| Situational Awareness LP 7.10% of their portfolio | 11.3m $278.0m | Added +5.3m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 8.2m $201.2m | Reduced -2.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.3m $154.2m | Added +304.2k |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC 2.83% of their portfolio | 5.6m $138.4m | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.4m $133.2m | Added +581.8k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.0m $123.1m | Added +3.0m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.0m $98.4m | Added +814.8k |
| Marex Group Ltd 1.04% of their portfolio | 3.9m $95.7m | Added +3.9m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $93.4m | Added +2.3m |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $91.5m | Added +1.6m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $87.3m | Added +975.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $59.0m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $53.9m | Added +99.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $50.5m | Added +69.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $41.3m | Added +270.7k |
| 272 Capital LP 100.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $40.0m | Unchanged |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $34.7m | Reduced -84.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $29.6m | Reduced -721.1k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $29.3m | Reduced -271.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $28.9m | Added +793.1k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $25.4m | New |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $25.2m | Added +628.6k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.0m $24.9m | New |
| PLUSTICK MANAGEMENT LLC 10.85% of their portfolio | 1.0m $24.5m | Reduced -640.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 872.7k $21.4m | Added +841.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 822.1k $20.2m | Added +145.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 819.2k $20.1m | Added +201.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 813.1k $19.9m | Reduced -3.9m |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 797.2k $19.5m | Added +187.0k |
| Oasis Management Co Ltd. 2.32% of their portfolio | 732.8k $18.0m | Reduced -300.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 671.8k $16.5m | Reduced -82.3k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 648.3k $15.9m | Reduced -307.3k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 641.2k $15.7m | Reduced -119.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 630.6k $15.5m | Added +123.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 591.4k $14.5m | New |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 589.9k $14.5m | Added +579.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 586.1k $14.4m | Added +124.5k |
| DYMON ASIA CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 3.15% of their portfolio | 580.0k $14.2m | New |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 570.1k $14.0m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 548.7k $13.5m | Added +31.5k |
| CLEARFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 6.81% of their portfolio | 514.4k $12.6m | Reduced -35.1k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 496.8k $12.2m | Reduced -409.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 496.4k $12.2m | Added +105.1k |
| HUNTER ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 495.0k $12.1m | Reduced -7.8k |
| BRC Group Holdings, Inc. 5.19% of their portfolio | 495.0k $12.1m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 461.1k $11.3m | Reduced -3.6m |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 440.2k $10.8m | Reduced -23.2k |
| BIT Capital GmbH 0.46% of their portfolio | 426.1k $10.4m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 417.3k $10.2m | Added +362.4k |
| THOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC /OH/ /ADV 5.72% of their portfolio | 406.5k $10.0m | Reduced -16.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 394.2k $9.7m | Added +254.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 378.1k $9.3m | Reduced -1.4m |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 360.6k $8.8m | Added +38.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 356.4k $8.7m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 336.1k $8.2m | Added +157.6k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 324.5k $8.0m | Reduced -40.1k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 321.4k $7.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 317.1k $7.8m | Reduced -2.7m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 306.5k $7.5m | Reduced -284.8k |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 305.4k $7.5m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 304.7k $7.5m | Not comparable |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 302.9k $7.4m | Reduced -1.4m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 299.7k $7.3m | Added +21.6k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.3k $7.3m | Reduced -12.0k |
| Spear Advisors LLC 5.04% of their portfolio | 293.3k $7.2m | First filing |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 291.3k $7.1m | Reduced -79.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.6k $6.3m | Added +3.0k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 250.4k $6.1m | Added +201.0k |
| Harvey Partners, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 250.0k $6.1m | Unchanged |
| Caption Management, LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 250.0k $6.1m | Added +79.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 249.7k $6.1m | Reduced -190.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 249.6k $6.1m | Added +31.2k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 245.3k $6.0m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.0k $5.9m | Added +23.8k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 238.1k $5.8m | Added +47.0k |
| KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 235.4k $5.8m | New |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 233.7k $5.7m | Reduced -9.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.3k $5.5m | Added +204.9k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 219.1k $5.4m | New |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.04% of their portfolio | 207.4k $5.1m | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 202.7k $5.0m | Added +74.6k |
| FORA Capital, LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 201.5k $4.9m | Added +157.3k |
| Arosa Capital Management LP 3.15% of their portfolio | 200.0k $4.9m | Added +186.0k |
| Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 199.1k $4.9m | Added +180.1k |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 198.8k $4.9m | Reduced -202 |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 189.1k $4.6m | Reduced -85.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.6k $4.6m | Added +100.2k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.3k $4.5m | Added +107.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.6k $4.4m | Added +15.3k |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd 1.06% of their portfolio | 176.5k $4.3m | New |
| Tactive Advisors, LLC 1.26% of their portfolio | 175.8k $4.3m | Reduced -6.5k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 172.1k $4.2m | Added +34.9k |
| Alight Capital Management LP 0.99% of their portfolio | 150.0k $3.7m | New |
| Cannon Capital Management, Inc. 3.20% of their portfolio | 148.3k $3.6m | First filing |
| Caprock Group, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 138.7k $3.4m | Added +907 |
| AGP FRANKLIN, LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 137.8k $3.4m | Added +919 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.9k $3.3m | Added +28.3k |