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Glaukos
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134 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.49B invested in Glaukos in 2018 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

184% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $12.7M | Put options by funds: $4.47M

69% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 36

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.16B → $1.49B (+$336M)

25% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 20

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 130 → 134 (+4)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)

2.77% less ownership

Funds ownership: 107.97% → 105.2% (-2.8%)

Holders
134
Holders Change
+4
Holders Change %
+3.08%
% of All Funds
3.07%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
25
Increased
61
Reduced
36
Closed
20
Calls
$12.7M
Puts
$4.47M
Net Calls
+$8.21M
Net Calls Change
+$7.4M

Top Buyers

1
Lord, Abbett & Co
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
+$32.8M
2
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$16.1M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$14.6M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$9.55M
5
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$7.19M

Top Sellers

1
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
-$31.6M
2
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
-$17.3M
3
MCAI
Meritech Capital Associates III
California
-$10.9M
4
SAM
Sectoral Asset Management
Quebec, Canada
-$10.1M
5
BC
Broadfin Capital
New York
-$9.06M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SWP
151
Stratos Wealth Partners
Ohio
– -$5K -150 Closed
IA
152
IFP Advisors
Florida
– -$1.42K -40 -80%
IWM
153
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
– -$1K -24 Closed
KJWM
154
Kiley Juergens Wealth Management
Washington
– +$534 +15 New
3 4 5 6
7

GKOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2018 in Review

134 of the 4,368 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Glaukos (GKOS) for Q2 2018, worth a combined $1.49B — up 29% from $1.16B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new GKOS positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $32.8M. The largest seller was Deerfield Management, cutting an estimated $31.6M.

  • 134 institutional investors held Glaukos (GKOS) as of Q2 2018, up from 130 in Q1 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.49B of Glaukos stock for Q2 2018, up 29% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new Glaukos positions in Q2 2018 and 20 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Glaukos buyer in Q2 2018 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $32.8M added.
  • The largest Glaukos seller in Q2 2018 was Deerfield Management, an estimated $31.6M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2018.