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Glaukos

145 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.08B invested in Glaukos in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 28 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 41 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

161% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $11.2M | Put options by funds: $4.3M

3.19% more ownership

Funds ownership: 99.55%102.74% (+3.2%)

4% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 49

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 158145 (-13)

9% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.28B → $2.08B (-$202M)

20% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 54 (-1)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 41

Holders
145
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-8.23%
% of All Funds
3.23%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-20%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
28
Increased
51
Reduced
49
Closed
41
Calls
$11.2M
Puts
$4.3M
Net Calls
+$6.93M
Net Calls Change
-$2.71M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Primecap Management
26
Primecap Management
California
$15.1M -$18K -300 -0.1%
Wells Fargo
27
Wells Fargo
California
$14.8M +$107K +1,788 +0.7%
Morgan Stanley
28
Morgan Stanley
New York
$14.3M +$2.44M +40,585 +19%
GIP
29
Granite Investment Partners
California
$14.2M -$10.1M -167,216 -40%
RPAM
30
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management
Sweden
$13.5M -$2.45M -40,700 -14%
Bank of America
31
Bank of America
North Carolina
$11.9M -$1.56M -25,985 -11%
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
32
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking
Japan
$11.6M -$1.45M -24,080 -10%
Charles Schwab
33
Charles Schwab
California
$10.3M +$194K +3,233 +2%
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
34
State of Wisconsin Investment Board
Wisconsin
$9.63M
Bank of New York Mellon
35
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$9.44M -$1.2M -19,991 -11%
Renaissance Technologies
36
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$7.98M -$25.8M -429,405 -75%
FAM
37
Fred Alger Management
New York
$6.33M -$3.44M -57,158 -34%
CAM
38
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
$6.18M -$378K -6,285 -5%
First Trust Advisors
39
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$5.87M +$491K +8,168 +8%
D.E. Shaw & Co
40
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$5.33M -$10.2M -169,799 -64%
TA
41
Teachers Advisors
New York
$5.16M +$611K +10,155 +12%
Goldman Sachs
42
Goldman Sachs
New York
$5.06M -$258K -4,291 -5%
Invesco
43
Invesco
Georgia
$4.43M +$1.31M +21,853 +38%
TCIM
44
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$4.12M +$492K +8,185 +13%
WA
45
Wasatch Advisors
Utah
$3.93M -$8.48K -141 -0.2%
Deutsche Bank
46
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$3.91M -$7.65M -127,323 -65%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$3.15M +$114K +1,900 +4%
TFCM
48
Taylor Frigon Capital Management
Arizona
$3.08M -$832K -13,841 -20%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
49
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$3M +$171K +2,850 +6%
Norges Bank
50
Norges Bank
Norway
$2.8M

GKOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

145 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Glaukos (GKOS) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $2.08B — down 8.9% from $2.28B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 41 funds closed out of GKOS and 28 opened new positions — a net loss of 13 holders — while 49 trimmed existing stakes and 51 added.

The largest buyer was Brown Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $139M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $61.4M.

  • 145 institutional investors held Glaukos (GKOS) as of Q4 2018, down from 158 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $2.08B of Glaukos stock for Q4 2018, down 8.9% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 28 funds opened new Glaukos positions in Q4 2018 and 41 closed out, a net change of -13 holders.
  • The largest Glaukos buyer in Q4 2018 was Brown Capital Management, an estimated $139M added.
  • The largest Glaukos seller in Q4 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $61.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.