Glaukos
GKOS
158 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.28B invested in Glaukos in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 50 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.
132% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 19
79% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $21.9M | Put options by funds: $12.3M
53% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.49B → $2.28B (+$786M)
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 134 → 158 (+24)
5.65% less ownership
Funds ownership: 105.2% → 99.55% (-5.6%)
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 50
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$38.9M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$24.2M |
| 3 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$17.5M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$13M |
| 5 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$8.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$85M |
| 2 |
IVM
InterWest Venture Management
San Francisco,
California
|
-$49.8M |
| 3 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$41.6M |
| 4 |
MCAI
Meritech Capital Associates III
Palo Alto,
California
|
-$21M |
| 5 |
PCM
Peregrine Capital Management
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$13.2M |
GKOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review
158 of the 4,391 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Glaukos (GKOS) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $2.28B — up 53% from $1.49B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new GKOS positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 44 added to existing stakes and 50 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Lord, Abbett & Co, adding an estimated $38.9M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, cutting an estimated $85M.
- 158 institutional investors held Glaukos (GKOS) as of Q3 2018, up from 134 in Q2 2018.
- Funds reported $2.28B of Glaukos stock for Q3 2018, up 53% quarter-over-quarter.
- 44 funds opened new Glaukos positions in Q3 2018 and 19 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest Glaukos buyer in Q3 2018 was Lord, Abbett & Co, an estimated $38.9M added.
- The largest Glaukos seller in Q3 2018 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $85M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.