STAAR Surgical
STAA
155 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.19B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2019 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 21 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 47 closing their positions.
533% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $14.8M | Put options by funds: $2.33M
69% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 42
2.18% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.86% → 91.04% (+2.2%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 5 (0)
11% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.34B → $1.19B (-$154M)
16% less funds holding
Funds holding: 185 → 155 (-30)
55% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 47
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
+$29.5M |
| 2 |
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
|
+$25.3M |
| 3 |
N
Nuveen
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
+$20.4M |
| 4 |
CCM
Consonance Capital Management
New York
|
+$14M |
| 5 |
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$10.5M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BM
Bridger Management
New York
|
-$17.6M |
| 2 |
Renaissance Technologies
New York
|
-$16M |
| 3 |
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
San Mateo,
California
|
-$12.6M |
| 4 |
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
|
-$9.77M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
-$7.98M |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2019 in Review
155 of the 4,604 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q2 2019, worth a combined $1.19B — down 11% from $1.34B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 47 funds closed out of STAA and 21 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 42 trimmed existing stakes and 71 added.
The largest buyer was TimesSquare Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $29.5M. The largest seller was Bridger Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $17.6M sold.
- 155 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q2 2019, down from 185 in Q1 2019.
- Funds reported $1.19B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q2 2019, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
- 21 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q2 2019 and 47 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q2 2019 was TimesSquare Capital Management, an estimated $29.5M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q2 2019 was Bridger Management, an estimated $17.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2019.