Who owns Applied Digital (APLD)?
116 holders named in SEC filings declare between 78.8% and 87.1% of Applied Digital's shares outstanding, as of Sep 12, 2026. The largest are Vanguard (9.3%), Wes Cummins (8.0%) and Hood River Capital Management LLC (7.7%); the five largest hold 37.9% together. Another 454 institutions hold small positions worth 3.7%. At least 9.2% of the shares appear in no ownership filing: investors who do not have to report, mostly individuals. From Mar 31, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026, institutions that filed both quarters bought 16.2% and sold 12.3% of the shares, a net purchase of 4.0%; 162 opened a position, 150 added, 164 reduced and 56 sold out. Biggest buyers: Two Sigma (+8.7M shares) and EQUITEC PROPRIETARY MARKETS, LLC (+8.4M shares). Biggest sellers: BlackRock (-7.5M) and Marex Group plc (-3.3M). Schedule 13D/G filings since Mar 31, 2026: Wesley Cummins raised its stake to 7.6% on Jul 7, 2026, BlackRock, Inc. fell below 5% (4.2% still declared) on Jun 30, 2026 and Vanguard Portfolio Management fell below 5% (4.7% still declared) on Jun 30, 2026. Directors and officers, from their latest Form 4: Wes Cummins (8.0%) and Jason Gechen Zhang (0.87%). Over time, 557 managers declared Applied Digital in their 13F for Q2 2026, against 42 for Q2 2022: together at most 75.0% of the shares outstanding, against 20.7%.
| Holder | Filing | Share of capital | As of | Holding since (13F) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 13F | 9.3% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2022 |
| Wes Cummins | Form 4 | 8.0% | Aug 4, 2026 | — |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | 13F | 7.7% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2022 |
| Wesley Cummins | 13D | 7.6% | Jul 7, 2026 | — |
| Situational Awareness LP | 13F | 5.3% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2025 |
| BlackRock | 13F | 4.6% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2022 |
| Two Sigma | 13F | 3.5% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2025 |
| EQUITEC PROPRIETARY MARKETS, LLC | 13F | 2.9% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | 13F | 2.4% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2023 |
| DBA TRADING, LLC | 13F | 1.9% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2026 |
| Value Aligned Research Advisors, LLC | 13F | 1.9% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2025 |
| Oasis Management Co Ltd. | 13F | 1.7% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2022 |
| Geode Capital | 13F | 1.7% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2022 |
| State Street | 13F | 1.5% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2022 |
| Mirae Asset | 13F | 1.2% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2022 |
| UBS | 13F | 1.2% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2022 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | 13F | 1.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2024 |
| Norges Bank | 13F | 1.1% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2025 |
| D. E. Shaw | 13F | 1.0% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q3 2025 |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | 13F | 1.0% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | 13F | 1.0% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2022 |
| Bank of America | 13F | 0.90% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q2 2022 |
| Jason Gechen Zhang | Form 4 | 0.87% | Sep 12, 2026 | — |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | 13F | 0.71% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q1 2026 |
| Ameriprise Financial, Inc. | 13F | 0.71% | Jun 30, 2026 | Q4 2025 |
Applied Digital institutional ownership over time
| Quarter | 13F managers | Share of the company (upper bound) | Value declared | Held by stock pickers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 64 | 33.5% | $58.0M | 66.2% |
| Q4 2023 | 133 | 62.9% | $450.6M | 72.9% |
| Q4 2024 | 241 | 67.8% | $1.1B | 59.7% |
| Q4 2025 | 426 | 64.3% | $4.4B | 50.0% |
| Q2 2026 | 557 | 75.0% | $7.9B | 60.0% |
From SEC Form 13F, every quarter since the end of 2019, read like the current quarter: entities of a house summed, a value contradicting its share count set aside. The share of the company is an upper bound — two managers can declare the same shares — over the shares outstanding at that date.