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78 hedge funds and large institutions have $303M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 20 increasing their positions, 25 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

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

0.71% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.67% → 75.96% (-0.71%)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 80 → 78 (-2)

10% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $338M → $303M (-$34.5M)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 20 | Existing positions reduced: 25

Holders
78
Holders Change
-2
Holders Change %
-2.5%
% of All Funds
1.94%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
8
Increased
20
Reduced
25
Closed
5
Calls
$1K
Puts
–
Net Calls
+$1K
Net Calls Change
+$1.29M

Top Buyers

1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$24.7M
2
PAI
Palo Alto Investors
California
+$867K
3
CS
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
+$449K
4
MC
Menta Capital
California
+$370K
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$313K

Top Sellers

1
ACM
Archon Capital Management
Washington
-$1.17M
2
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
-$949K
3
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
-$932K
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$613K
5
Citigroup
Citigroup
New York
-$356K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
26
Charles Schwab
California
$653K – – –
TAM
27
Tyers Asset Management
Texas
$537K – – –
AllianceBernstein
28
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$523K -$8.98K -900 -2%
Swiss National Bank
29
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$489K – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
30
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$454K +$17.7K +1,772 +4%
CS
31
Candriam SCA
Luxembourg
$441K +$449K +45,000 New
California Public Employees Retirement System
32
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$439K -$52.9K -5,300 -11%
D.E. Shaw & Co
33
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$427K -$339 -34 -0.1%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
34
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$348K +$10 +1 +0%
WJA
35
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$329K – – –
GCP
36
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$314K +$192K +19,200 +150%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
37
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$310K +$35K +3,513 +12%
Two Sigma Investments
38
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$308K +$313K +31,390 New
WMSA
39
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$294K -$49.9K -5,000 -14%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
40
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$282K – – –
RPAM
41
Rhenman & Partners Asset Management
Sweden
$281K – – –
JP Morgan Chase
42
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$277K -$224K -22,447 -44%
MLICM
43
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$277K – – –
Two Sigma Advisers
44
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$266K -$23.9K -2,400 -8%
Creative Planning
45
Creative Planning
Kansas
$256K -$77.2K -7,740 -23%
PP
46
PDT Partners
New York
$252K +$256K +25,700 New
SO
47
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$251K +$256K +25,700 New
AIG
48
American International Group
New York
$242K +$16.3K +1,631 +7%
ACM
49
Archon Capital Management
Washington
$227K -$1.17M -117,308 -84%
NFA
50
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$223K -$19.5K -1,956 -8%
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

78 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $303M — down 10% from $338M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new STAA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 20 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $24.7M. The largest seller was Archon Capital Management, cutting an estimated $1.17M.

  • 78 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q1 2017, down from 80 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $303M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q1 2017, down 10% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q1 2017 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $24.7M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q1 2017 was Archon Capital Management, an estimated $1.17M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.