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193 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $46.3M | Put options by funds: $21.6M

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 17

40% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.24B → $3.15B (+$907M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 193 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.71% → 86.29% (-0.42%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 74

Holders
193
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+9.04%
% of All Funds
3.42%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
34
Increased
59
Reduced
74
Closed
17
Calls
$46.3M
Puts
$21.6M
Net Calls
+$24.7M
Net Calls Change
+$7.78M

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$68.8M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$19.6M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$12.5M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$11.5M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$5.8M

Top Sellers

1
EIM
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
-$56.9M
2
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
-$16.1M
3
DC
Defender Capital
North Carolina
-$10.9M
4
PVI
Pura Vida Investments
New York
-$10.4M
5
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$8.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Dimensional Fund Advisors
26
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$19.9M -$3.03M -41,473 -14%
NCGI
27
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$19.8M -$346K -4,728 -2%
Bank of America
28
Bank of America
North Carolina
$18.3M +$4.38M +59,798 +35%
Bank of New York Mellon
29
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$17.8M -$165K -2,250 -1%
Fidelity Investments
30
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$16.8M – – –
AAMU
31
AEGON Asset Management (UK)
United Kingdom
$15.2M +$4.49M +61,420 +47%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
32
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$12.4M -$50.4K -689 -0.4%
KCM
33
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$11.6M -$2.68M -36,685 -20%
HSBC Holdings
34
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$10.7M +$253K +3,452 +3%
TG
35
TCW Group
California
$10.6M -$2.78M -37,996 -22%
Principal Financial Group
36
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$10.2M +$507K +6,932 +6%
Millennium Management
37
Millennium Management
New York
$9.49M +$4.23M +57,844 +93%
ZCM
38
Ziegler Capital Management
Illinois
$9.37M -$2.4M -32,814 -22%
Deutsche Bank
39
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$9.27M +$671K +9,175 +9%
HA
40
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
$9.27M -$2.78M -38,000 -25%
Wells Fargo
41
Wells Fargo
California
$8.69M -$1.32K -18 -0%
California Public Employees Retirement System
42
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$8.37M +$149K +2,038 +2%
PAMI
43
Perseverance Asset Management International
Cayman Islands
$8.3M +$5.48M +74,843 +249%
AllianceBernstein
44
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$7.4M +$1.87M +25,550 +38%
JP Morgan Chase
45
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$7.2M +$4.9M +67,010 +280%
SAM
46
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$6.72M -$2.43M -33,227 -28%
Swiss National Bank
47
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$6.16M +$73.2K +1,000 +1%
Man Group
48
Man Group
United Kingdom
$5.76M +$820K +11,212 +18%
T. Rowe Price Associates
49
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$5.55M +$3.79M +51,835 +284%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
50
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$5.49M -$1.61K -22 -0%
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

193 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $3.15B — up 40% from $2.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new STAA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $68.8M. The largest seller was Elephas Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $56.9M sold.

  • 193 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2020, up from 177 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.15B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2020, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2020 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $68.8M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2020 was Elephas Investment Management, an estimated $56.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.