STAAR Surgical
STAA
86 hedge funds and large institutions have $386M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2013 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 13 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 9 closing their positions.
334% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.41M | Put options by funds: $1.02M
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
52% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 23
44% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 13 | Existing positions closed: 9
35% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $286M → $386M (+$99.5M)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 83 → 86 (+3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NC
Northpointe Capital
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
|
+$3.76M |
| 2 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
+$2.15M |
| 3 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$2.13M |
| 4 |
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
+$1.43M |
| 5 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.41M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$5.35M |
| 2 |
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
|
-$2.25M |
| 3 |
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$1.66M |
| 4 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$923K |
| 5 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$752K |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2013 in Review
86 of the 3,084 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q3 2013, worth a combined $386M — up 35% from $286M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 13 funds opened new STAA positions and 9 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Northpointe Capital, adding an estimated $3.76M. The largest seller was Ameriprise, cutting an estimated $5.35M.
- 86 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q3 2013, up from 83 in Q2 2013.
- Funds reported $386M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q3 2013, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
- 13 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q3 2013 and 9 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q3 2013 was Northpointe Capital, an estimated $3.76M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q3 2013 was Ameriprise, an estimated $5.35M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2013.