Glaukos
GKOS
173 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.76B invested in Glaukos in 2019 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 43 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 53 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
207% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 43 | Existing positions closed: 14
46% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $11.6M | Put options by funds: $7.91M
33% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.08B → $2.76B (+$683M)
19% more funds holding
Funds holding: 145 → 173 (+28)
17% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 53
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
5.28% less ownership
Funds ownership: 102.74% → 97.46% (-5.3%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$40.6M |
| 2 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$40.5M |
| 3 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$19.5M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$17.1M |
| 5 |
BCM
Brown Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$10.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$111M |
| 2 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
|
-$69.5M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$33.5M |
| 4 |
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
|
-$18.4M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$15.7M |
GKOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2019 in Review
173 of the 4,633 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Glaukos (GKOS) for Q1 2019, worth a combined $2.76B — up 33% from $2.08B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 43 funds opened new GKOS positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 29 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 53 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $40.6M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $111M.
- 173 institutional investors held Glaukos (GKOS) as of Q1 2019, up from 145 in Q4 2018.
- Funds reported $2.76B of Glaukos stock for Q1 2019, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 43 funds opened new Glaukos positions in Q1 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of +29 holders.
- The largest Glaukos buyer in Q1 2019 was Invesco, an estimated $40.6M added.
- The largest Glaukos seller in Q1 2019 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $111M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2019.