STAAR Surgical
STAA
160 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.35B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 57 reducing their positions, and 33 closing their positions.
29% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $30.4M | Put options by funds: $23.6M
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 57
1.76% less ownership
Funds ownership: 94.95% → 93.2% (-1.8%)
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 167 → 160 (-7)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.49B → $1.35B (-$136M)
12% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 33
25% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 6 (-2)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RI
RTW Investments
New York
|
+$12.6M |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$12.6M |
| 3 |
TG
TCW Group
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$6.98M |
| 4 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
+$6.93M |
| 5 |
RSCM
Rock Springs Capital Management
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
+$5.22M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Janus Henderson Group
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$31.1M |
| 2 |
PAI
Palo Alto Investors
Palo Alto,
California
|
-$16.9M |
| 3 |
CCM
Consonance Capital Management
New York
|
-$15M |
| 4 |
LCG
Lisanti Capital Growth
New York
|
-$6.29M |
| 5 |
CAM
Congress Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$5.42M |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
160 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $1.35B — down 9.1% from $1.49B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 33 funds closed out of STAA and 29 opened new positions — a net loss of 4 holders — while 57 trimmed existing stakes and 54 added.
The largest buyer was RTW Investments, adding an estimated $12.6M. The largest seller was Janus Henderson Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $31.1M sold.
- 160 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q1 2020, down from 167 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $1.35B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q1 2020, down 9.1% quarter-over-quarter.
- 29 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q1 2020 and 33 closed out, a net change of -4 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q1 2020 was RTW Investments, an estimated $12.6M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q1 2020 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $31.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.