Glaukos
GKOS
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.
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: 158 → 145 (-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: 5 → 4 (-1)
32% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 28 | Existing positions closed: 41
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$61.4M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$27.3M |
| 3 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$25.8M |
| 4 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$13.8M |
| 5 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$12.3M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
ASP
176
Adams Street Partners
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$53K | -817 | Closed |
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SQA
177
Simon Quick Advisors
Morristown,
New Jersey
| – | -$30K | -469 | Closed |
|
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FANJ
178
Financial Architects (New Jersey)
Marlton,
New Jersey
| – | -$19K | -300 | Closed |
|
|
VNA
179
Valley National Advisers
Bethlehem,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$16K | -240 | Closed |
|
|
SWP
180
Stratos Wealth Partners
Beachwood,
Ohio
| – | -$10K | -150 | Closed |
|
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WSTAM
181
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Norfolk,
Virginia
| – | -$10K | -148 | Closed |
|
|
HI
182
Harrington Investments
Napa,
California
| – | -$6K | -100 | Closed |
|
183
Parallax Volatility Advisers
San Francisco,
California
| – | -$5K | -84 | Closed |
|
|
CPIG
184
Chicago Partners Investment Group
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$3K | -50 | Closed |
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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.