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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $218M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 22

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 73 → 76 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $245M → $218M (-$26.7M)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.11%
% of All Funds
1.99%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
28
Reduced
22
Closed
5
Calls
–
Puts
–
Net Calls
–
Net Calls Change
–

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
+$1.2M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$379K
3
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
+$327K
4
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$258K
5
BC
Broadwood Capital
New York
+$238K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
-$4.13M
2
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
-$2.1M
3
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
-$1.33M
4
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
-$978K
5
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
-$883K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
SIP
26
Stoneridge Investment Partners
Pennsylvania
$502K -$75.2K -9,282 -12%
Calamos Advisors
27
Calamos Advisors
Illinois
$487K -$72.9K -9,000 -12%
TA
28
Teachers Advisors
New York
$463K +$2.81K +347 +0.5%
D.E. Shaw & Co
29
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$440K +$94K +11,594 +23%
WMSA
30
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$436K – – –
New York State Common Retirement Fund
31
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$431K – – –
MC
32
Menta Capital
California
$427K +$66K +8,140 +16%
California Public Employees Retirement System
33
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$392K – – –
Charles Schwab
34
Charles Schwab
California
$378K – – –
Swiss National Bank
35
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$377K – – –
AllianceBernstein
36
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$368K – – –
Millennium Management
37
Millennium Management
New York
$334K +$379K +46,757 New
WJA
38
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$290K -$56.7K -7,000 -15%
OAM
39
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$290K +$327K +40,342 New
Creative Planning
40
Creative Planning
Kansas
$285K -$103K -12,650 -24%
RhumbLine Advisers
41
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$275K +$24.9K +3,070 +9%
CS
42
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$243K +$98.2K +12,118 +55%
PCM
43
Perkins Capital Management
Minnesota
$225K -$18.6K -2,300 -7%
MLICM
44
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$211K +$14.8K +1,823 +7%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
45
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$206K +$1.22K +150 +0.5%
UBS AM
46
UBS AM
Illinois
$203K +$2.43K +300 +1%
NFA
47
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$185K +$6.92K +854 +3%
SI
48
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$180K -$79.8K -9,850 -28%
AIG
49
American International Group
New York
$162K -$324 -40 -0.2%
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
50
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$142K – – –
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

76 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $218M — down 11% from $245M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new STAA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Putnam Investments, adding an estimated $1.2M. The largest seller was Ardsley Advisory Partners, cutting an estimated $4.13M.

  • 76 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2015, up from 73 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $218M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2015 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $1.2M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2015 was Ardsley Advisory Partners, an estimated $4.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.