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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
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$197M +$41.9M +697,108 +25%
Capital World Investors
2
Capital World Investors
California
$158M
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$144M +$9.1M +151,304 +6%
William Blair Investment Management
4
William Blair Investment Management
Illinois
$138M +$787K +13,089 +0.5%
BCM
5
Brown Capital Management
Maryland
$130M +$139M +2,314,255 New
Fidelity Investments
6
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$128M +$63.3M +1,052,748 +86%
Janus Henderson Group
7
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$119M -$61.4M -1,021,881 -33%
Lord, Abbett & Co
8
Lord, Abbett & Co
New Jersey
$118M +$14.3M +238,254 +13%
Baillie Gifford & Co
9
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$96.9M +$22.5M +373,952 +28%
GGHC
10
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$71M -$1.14M -18,944 -1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
11
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$70.8M -$12.3M -203,999 -14%
WRF
12
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$67.7M +$233K +3,872 +0.3%
Artisan Partners
13
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$46.7M +$2.93M +48,788 +6%
Federated Hermes
14
Federated Hermes
Pennsylvania
$45.2M +$808K +13,443 +2%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$43.4M -$4.24M -70,448 -8%
NHAS
16
Novo Holdings A/S
Denmark
$34M +$154K +2,557 +0.4%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
17
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$28.7M +$17.9M +297,158 +139%
DM
18
Deerfield Management
New York
$28.3M -$3.93M -65,356 -11%
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$26.5M -$246K -4,099 -0.9%
Jennison Associates
20
Jennison Associates
New York
$26.2M +$2.4M +39,904 +9%
SCP
21
Sandhill Capital Partners
New York
$20.9M +$39.1K +651 +0.2%
Victory Capital Management
22
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$20.9M +$22.4M +371,960 New
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$20.5M +$2.7M +44,867 +14%
Ameriprise
24
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$15.3M +$1.7M +28,263 +12%
PCM
25
Peregrine Capital Management
Minnesota
$15.1M +$1.7M +28,256 +12%

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.