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80 hedge funds and large institutions have $308M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 32 increasing their positions, 19 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

1,382% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $163K | Put options by funds: $11K

75% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 8

68% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 32 | Existing positions reduced: 19

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $231M → $308M (+$76.8M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 74 → 80 (+6)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
80
Holders Change
+6
Holders Change %
+8.11%
% of All Funds
2.16%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
14
Increased
32
Reduced
19
Closed
8
Calls
$163K
Puts
$11K
Net Calls
+$152K
Net Calls Change
+$450K

Top Buyers

1
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$8.99M
2
BC
Broadwood Capital
New York
+$6.49M
3
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
+$1.49M
4
MAG
Millrace Asset Group
Pennsylvania
+$1.26M
5
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
+$425K

Top Sellers

1
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
-$2.98M
2
FLAM
First Light Asset Management
Minnesota
-$2.53M
3
AC
Amici Capital
New York
-$1.48M
4
FCM
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
-$1.35M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$1.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
26
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$685K +$10.4K +1,121 +2%
TA
27
Teachers Advisors
New York
$622K +$16.2K +1,750 +3%
WMSA
28
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$580K – – –
USAA
29
United Services Automobile Association
Texas
$567K – – –
California Public Employees Retirement System
30
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$549K – – –
Charles Schwab
31
Charles Schwab
California
$512K – – –
AllianceBernstein
32
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$497K -$14.8K -1,600 -3%
WJA
33
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$489K +$1.39K +150 +0.3%
Creative Planning
34
Creative Planning
Kansas
$488K +$301K +32,500 +181%
Swiss National Bank
35
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$459K +$19.5K +2,100 +5%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
36
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$443K +$425K +45,862 New
SI
37
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$395K +$113K +12,230 +43%
Goldman Sachs
38
Goldman Sachs
New York
$370K +$226K +24,343 +175%
PCM
39
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$356K -$31.5K -3,400 -8%
RhumbLine Advisers
40
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$331K -$45.8K -4,935 -13%
MC
41
Menta Capital
California
$320K +$307K +33,153 New
CS
42
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$298K +$26.1K +2,817 +10%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
43
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$277K +$1.35K +146 +0.5%
UBS AM
44
UBS AM
Illinois
$271K +$53.8K +5,800 +26%
MLICM
45
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$268K +$257K +27,727 New
Susquehanna International Group
46
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$264K +$36.3K +3,915 +17%
VOYA Investment Management
47
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$243K -$27.1K -2,921 -10%
NFA
48
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$242K -$31.7K -3,418 -12%
SIAS
49
Shine Investment Advisory Services
Colorado
$242K +$232K +25,000 New
BA
50
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$236K +$3.96K +427 +2%
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review

80 of the 3,711 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $308M — up 33% from $231M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new STAA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 6 holders — while 32 added to existing stakes and 19 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Putnam Investments, adding an estimated $8.99M. The largest seller was Kennedy Capital Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.98M sold.

  • 80 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q2 2015, up from 74 in Q1 2015.
  • Funds reported $308M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q2 2015, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 14 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q2 2015 and 8 closed out, a net change of +6 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q2 2015 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $8.99M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q2 2015 was Kennedy Capital Management, an estimated $2.98M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.