STAAR Surgical
STAA
226 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.46B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2021 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 66 funds opening new positions, 66 increasing their positions, 73 reducing their positions, and 31 closing their positions.
113% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 66 | Existing positions closed: 31
41% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.15B → $4.46B (+$1.31B)
40% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $62.5M | Put options by funds: $44.7M
17% more funds holding
Funds holding: 193 → 226 (+33)
17% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 7 (+1)
4.73% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.29% → 91.02% (+4.7%)
10% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 66 | Existing positions reduced: 73
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$203M |
| 2 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$183M |
| 3 |
State Street
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$46.1M |
| 4 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$32.1M |
| 5 |
EFM
E Fund Management
Guangzhou,
China
|
+$30.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BC
Broadwood Capital
New York
|
-$125M |
| 2 |
PAI
Palo Alto Investors
Palo Alto,
California
|
-$104M |
| 3 |
GCM
Geneva Capital Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$34.9M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$22.8M |
| 5 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$21.2M |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2021 in Review
226 of the 5,695 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q1 2021, worth a combined $4.46B — up 41% from $3.15B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 66 funds opened new STAA positions and 31 closed out — a net gain of 35 holders — while 66 added to existing stakes and 73 trimmed.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $203M. The largest seller was Broadwood Capital, cutting an estimated $125M.
- 226 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q1 2021, up from 193 in Q4 2020.
- Funds reported $4.46B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q1 2021, up 41% quarter-over-quarter.
- 66 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q1 2021 and 31 closed out, a net change of +35 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q1 2021 was BlackRock, an estimated $203M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q1 2021 was Broadwood Capital, an estimated $125M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2021.