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86 hedge funds and large institutions have $386M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

334% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $4.41M | Put options by funds: $1.02M

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

52% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 23

44% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 9

35% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $286M → $386M (+$99.5M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 83 → 86 (+3)

Holders
86
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+3.61%
% of All Funds
2.79%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.06%
New
13
Increased
35
Reduced
23
Closed
9
Calls
$4.41M
Puts
$1.02M
Net Calls
+$3.4M
Net Calls Change
+$3.39M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
NC
Northpointe Capital
Michigan
+$3.76M
2
Principal Financial Group
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
+$2.15M
3
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$2.13M
4
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
+$1.43M
5
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$1.41M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$5.35M
2
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
-$2.25M
3
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Wisconsin
-$1.66M
4
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$923K
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$752K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
NIP
26
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
$1.61M +$1.39M +118,625 New
BIM
27
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$1.42M +$57.2K +4,865 +5%
California Public Employees Retirement System
28
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$1.35M +$647K +55,000 +122%
PCM
29
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$1.32M -$291K -24,750 -20%
GIM
30
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.31M +$178K +15,160 +19%
Morgan Stanley
31
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.22M +$273K +23,255 +35%
Renaissance Technologies
32
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$1.14M +$986K +83,872 New
PP
33
PDT Partners
New York
$981K +$188K +15,984 +28%
TC
34
TFS Capital
Pennsylvania
$965K -$293K -24,901 -26%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
35
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$895K +$24.5K +2,080 +3%
AllianceBernstein
36
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$826K +$317 +27 +0%
Charles Schwab
37
Charles Schwab
California
$725K – – –
TA
38
Teachers Advisors
New York
$716K +$27K +2,296 +5%
NTCOC
39
Northern Trust Company of Connecticut
Connecticut
$602K – – –
CS
40
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$559K +$153K +13,056 +46%
Bank of Montreal
41
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$515K +$670 +57 +0.1%
JAMONY
42
Jacob Asset Management of New York
California
$510K – – –
WJA
43
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$474K -$58.8K -5,000 -13%
RhumbLine Advisers
44
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$461K -$2.93K -249 -0.7%
Swiss National Bank
45
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$444K +$84.6K +7,200 +28%
Bank of America
46
Bank of America
North Carolina
$438K -$84.2K -7,166 -18%
Prudential Financial
47
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$433K +$32.9K +2,800 +10%
MLICM
48
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$419K – – –
Los Angeles Capital Management
49
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$411K +$357K +30,360 New
NFA
50
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$396K +$20.2K +1,714 +6%
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review

86 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $386M — up 35% from $286M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new STAA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Northpointe Capital, adding an estimated $3.76M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $5.35M.

  • 86 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q3 2013, up from 83 in Q2 2013.
  • Funds reported $386M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q3 2013, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 13 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q3 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q3 2013 was Northpointe Capital, an estimated $3.76M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q3 2013 was Ameriprise, an estimated $5.35M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.