Glaukos
GKOS
180 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.69B invested in Glaukos in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 83 increasing their positions, 47 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
87% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $10.8M | Put options by funds: $5.76M
77% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 83 | Existing positions reduced: 47
57% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 21
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 173 → 180 (+7)
0.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 97.46% → 98.18% (+0.72%)
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $2.76B → $2.69B (-$67.2M)
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 2 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$76.4M |
| 2 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$23.6M |
| 3 |
FAM
Fred Alger Management
New York
|
+$17.8M |
| 4 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
+$17.8M |
| 5 |
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$14.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$80M |
| 2 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$37.2M |
| 3 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$26.3M |
| 4 |
NHAS
Novo Holdings A/S
Hellerup,
Denmark
|
-$21.9M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$20.6M |
GKOS Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
180 of the 4,625 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Glaukos (GKOS) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $2.69B — down 2.4% from $2.76B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new GKOS positions and 21 closed out — a net gain of 12 holders — while 83 added to existing stakes and 47 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, adding an estimated $76.4M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $80M.
- 180 institutional investors held Glaukos (GKOS) as of Q2 2019, up from 173 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $2.69B of Glaukos stock for Q2 2019, down 2.4% quarter-over-quarter.
- 33 funds opened new Glaukos positions in Q2 2019 and 21 closed out, a net change of +12 holders.
- The largest Glaukos buyer in Q2 2019 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $76.4M added.
- The largest Glaukos seller in Q2 2019 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $80M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.