STAAR Surgical
STAA
74 hedge funds and large institutions have $231M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 23
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 82 → 74 (-8)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $276M → $231M (-$44.5M)
29% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $747K | Put options by funds: $1.04M
47% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 17
Top Buyers
| 1 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$6.37M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$4.91M |
| 3 |
BNP Paribas Asset Management
Paris,
France
|
+$3.5M |
| 4 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$2.93M |
| 5 |
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$2.91M |
Top Sellers
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review
74 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $231M — down 16% from $276M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of STAA and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.
The largest buyer was Putnam Investments, adding an estimated $6.37M. The largest seller was Cortina Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.95M sold.
- 74 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q1 2015, down from 82 in Q4 2014.
- Funds reported $231M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q1 2015, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 9 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q1 2015 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $6.37M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q1 2015 was Cortina Asset Management, an estimated $9.95M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.