STAAR Surgical
STAA
192 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.54B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2020 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 53 funds opening new positions, 57 increasing their positions, 64 reducing their positions, and 20 closing their positions.
165% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 20
88% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.35B → $2.54B (+$1.19B)
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 160 → 192 (+32)
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)
2.49% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.2% → 90.71% (-2.5%)
11% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 57 | Existing positions reduced: 64
21% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $58.8M | Put options by funds: $74.3M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$21.2M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$9.83M |
| 3 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$8.05M |
| 4 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$6.24M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$5.08M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Overland Park,
Kansas
|
-$23.4M |
| 2 |
PAI
Palo Alto Investors
Palo Alto,
California
|
-$18.7M |
| 3 |
RI
RTW Investments
New York
|
-$15M |
| 4 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$8.73M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$8.44M |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2020 in Review
192 of the 4,877 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q2 2020, worth a combined $2.54B — up 88% from $1.35B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 53 funds opened new STAA positions and 20 closed out — a net gain of 33 holders — while 57 added to existing stakes and 64 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Artisan Partners, adding an estimated $21.2M. The largest seller was Waddell & Reed Financial, cutting an estimated $23.4M.
- 192 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q2 2020, up from 160 in Q1 2020.
- Funds reported $2.54B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q2 2020, up 88% quarter-over-quarter.
- 53 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q2 2020 and 20 closed out, a net change of +33 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q2 2020 was Artisan Partners, an estimated $21.2M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q2 2020 was Waddell & Reed Financial, an estimated $23.4M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2020.