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 ($21.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 291.5m as of 2026-07-28, 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 ≈ $36.62. Options: 41 managers hold calls ($2.0bn notional), 32 hold puts ($734.8m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q1 2026 | 458 |
| Q2 2026 | 564 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 122 | 57 |
| Q4 2024 | 178 | 71 |
| Q1 2025 | 173 | 108 |
| Q2 2025 | 167 | 137 |
| Q3 2025 | 240 | 117 |
| Q4 2025 | 278 | 161 |
| Q1 2026 | 257 | 196 |
| Q2 2026 | 329 | 226 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $900.0m | $602.1m | 0.67 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5bn | $568.6m | 0.38 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2bn | $406.5m | 0.35 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.0bn | $734.8m | 0.36 |
Biggest buyers
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +8.7m |
| EQUITEC PROPRIETARY MARKETS, LLC | New | +8.4m |
| Oasis Management Co Ltd. | Added | +4.0m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +2.9m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Added | +2.0m |
| Situational Awareness LP | Added | +1.9m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +979.6k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -7.5m |
| Marex Group Ltd | Reduced | -3.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -2.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -1.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Sold out | -1.2m |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $364.1m9.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $337.3m9.0m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Unchanged | $279.8m7.5m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $279.6m7.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $244.5m6.6m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $72.3m1.9m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $65.3m1.8m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $62.8m1.7m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $55.8m1.5m shares |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC | Added | $39.1m1.0m shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $209.7m5.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $134.3m3.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $88.2m2.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $45.4m1.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $38.6m1.0m shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $33.7m902.5k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $29.4m789.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $28.6m767.5k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $28.2m757.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $24.4m654.4k 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 since 1 Apr 2026
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 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 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 4 | $9.0m | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $2.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-04 | Nottenburg Richard N Director | Sold | $2.3m75.0k shares |
| 2026-04-30 | Nottenburg Richard N Director | Sold | $432.4k12.5k shares |
| 2026-04-28 | Nottenburg Richard N Director | Sold | $400.0k12.5k shares |
| 2026-04-27 | MILLER DOUGLAS S Director | Sold | $349.8k10.0k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Hood River Capital Management LLC 6.09% of their portfolio | 22.5m $840.0m | Reduced -556.7k |
| Situational Awareness LP 2.33% of their portfolio | 15.4m $469.0m | Added +1.9m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.7m $512.1m | Reduced -1.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.4m $498.9m | Reduced -7.5m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.6m $431.0m | Added +780.1k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 10.3m $384.2m | Added +8.7m |
| EQUITEC PROPRIETARY MARKETS, LLC 77.22% of their portfolio | 8.4m $312.3m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.0m $260.4m | Reduced -1.0m |
| DBA TRADING, LLC 66.54% of their portfolio | 5.6m $132.4m | Unchanged |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 5.5m $206.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Oasis Management Co Ltd. 20.16% of their portfolio | 5.0m $186.8m | Added +4.0m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.9m $221.7m | Reduced -1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5m $167.2m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 3.5m $131.2m | Added +517.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.3m $122.3m | Reduced -155.2k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $115.2m | Not comparable |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $113.2m | Reduced -365.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 3.0m $113.1m | Added +2.9m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.9m $109.9m | Added +44.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $107.6m | Reduced -1.6m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $97.6m | Reduced -646.6k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 2.1m $77.1m | Added +2.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.1m $76.8m | Added +1.4m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $68.7m | Reduced -286.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.8m $67.0m | Added +1.6m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $66.9m | Added +940.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $62.8m | Reduced -479.0k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $60.2m | Reduced -72.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $53.1m | Reduced -395.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $51.5m | Reduced -737.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $51.2m | Added +1.1m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $49.9m | Added +790.3k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $47.1m | Reduced -151.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $46.3m | Added +5.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $46.2m | Added +145.2k |
| Tidal Investments LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.1m | Added +229.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $39.8m | Added +979.6k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $38.8m | Added +497.5k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.9m | Reduced -160.6k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.8m | Reduced -214.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 955.3k $35.6m | Added +918.6k |
| TIGER GLOBAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 885.0k $33.0m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 836.8k $31.2m | Added +664.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 789.0k $29.4m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 774.7k $28.9m | Added +118.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 746.0k $27.8m | Reduced -53.7k |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 732.7k $27.3m | Added +711.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 727.3k $27.1m | Reduced -418.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 694.1k $25.9m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 581.3k $21.7m | Added +143.3k |
| Gillson Capital LP 0.93% of their portfolio | 520.0k $15.8m | Added +265.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 516.1k $19.3m | Added +18.1k |
| CLEARFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 13.46% of their portfolio | 514.4k $19.2m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 500.4k $18.7m | Added +83.2k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 484.8k $18.1m | Reduced -95.9k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 482.7k $18.0m | Reduced -177.7k |
| PLUSTICK MANAGEMENT LLC 7.51% of their portfolio | 475.0k $17.7m | Reduced -165.0k |
| HUNTER ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.97% of their portfolio | 457.8k $17.1m | Reduced -44.9k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 450.4k $16.8m | New |
| Focus Partners Wealth 0.02% of their portfolio | 428.4k $16.0m | Added +319.5k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 423.6k $15.8m | Added +111.1k |
| Voleon Capital Management LP 0.27% of their portfolio | 391.8k $14.6m | Added +136.1k |
| BIT Capital GmbH 0.49% of their portfolio | 386.5k $14.4m | Reduced -9.6k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 362.9k $13.5m | Reduced -233.3k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 359.6k $13.4m | Added +291.0k |
| Bleakley Financial Group, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 307.5k $11.5m | Reduced -51 |
| Spear Advisors LLC 3.85% of their portfolio | 300.9k $11.2m | Added +49.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 298.2k $11.1m | Added +6.9k |
| Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 293.3k $10.9m | Added +188.2k |
| THAMES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 288.2k $10.7m | New |
| Clarity Financial LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 282.1k $10.5m | New |
| THOR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC /OH/ /ADV 5.93% of their portfolio | 279.3k $10.4m | Reduced -125.1k |
| Krane Funds Advisors LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 270.7k $10.1m | Added +202.7k |
| Shannon River Fund Management LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 265.5k $9.9m | New |
| VANGUARD ASSET MANAGEMENT, Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.6k $9.2m | Added +21.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 244.8k $9.1m | Added +64.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 233.8k $8.7m | Added +165.3k |
| TFR Capital, LLC. 2.45% of their portfolio | 233.4k $8.7m | Reduced -139.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 222.5k $8.3m | Added +195.8k |
| Catalyst Funds Management Pty Ltd 0.46% of their portfolio | 220.7k $8.2m | New |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 218.0k $8.1m | New |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 217.0k $8.1m | Added +134.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 213.6k $8.0m | Reduced -76.8k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.02% of their portfolio | 210.3k $7.8m | Reduced -28.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 206.1k $7.7m | Added +66.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.6k $7.7m | Added +154.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.8k $7.6m | Added +3.2k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 200.0k $7.5m | Reduced -446.1k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 196.1k $7.3m | Added +56.7k |
| Steamboat Capital Partners, LLC 1.54% of their portfolio | 193.1k $7.2m | New |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.9k $7.1m | Added +148.4k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.2k $7.0m | Added +8.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 186.4k $7.0m | Added +100.5k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.9k $6.8m | Reduced -2.1k |
| Shay Capital LLC 0.72% of their portfolio | 175.3k $6.5m | Added +34.3k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 173.0k $6.5m | Reduced -136.0k |
| Alight Capital Management LP 1.01% of their portfolio | 165.8k $6.2m | Added +65.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.9k $6.0m | Reduced -276.1k |
| Checchi Capital Advisers, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 159.0k $5.9m | Added +884 |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 156.3k $5.8m | Reduced -32.7k |