STAAR Surgical
STAA
77 hedge funds and large institutions have $173M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2016 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 6 funds opening new positions, 27 increasing their positions, 24 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 24
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 78 → 77 (-1)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 6 | Existing positions closed: 7
22% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $221M → $173M (-$48.2M)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAI
Palo Alto Investors
Palo Alto,
California
|
+$3.65M |
| 2 |
BC
Broadwood Capital
New York
|
+$2.83M |
| 3 |
ACM
Archon Capital Management
Seattle,
Washington
|
+$1.91M |
| 4 |
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
St Louis,
Missouri
|
+$345K |
| 5 |
AT
Arden Trust
Wilmington,
Delaware
|
+$174K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.99M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$2.11M |
| 3 |
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Wilimington,
Delaware
|
-$1.38M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
-$513K |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
-$302K |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
76
Two Sigma Investments
New York
| – | -$513K | -69,485 | Closed |
|
|
MHP
77
Manatuck Hill Partners
Westport,
Connecticut
| – | -$296K | -40,000 | Closed |
|
78
Goldman Sachs
New York
| – | -$233K | -31,536 | Closed |
|
|
OAM
79
Oxford Asset Management
Oxford,
United Kingdom
| – | -$172K | -23,262 | Closed |
|
|
ARTA
80
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
| – | -$169K | -22,991 | Closed |
|
|
PP
81
PDT Partners
New York
| – | -$95K | -12,800 | Closed |
|
82
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$24.9K | -3,855 | -98% |
|
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2016 in Review
77 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q2 2016, worth a combined $173M — down 22% from $221M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of STAA and 6 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 24 trimmed existing stakes and 27 added.
The largest buyer was Palo Alto Investors, adding an estimated $3.65M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, cutting an estimated $4.99M.
- 77 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q2 2016, down from 78 in Q1 2016.
- Funds reported $173M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q2 2016, down 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 6 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q2 2016 and 7 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q2 2016 was Palo Alto Investors, an estimated $3.65M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q2 2016 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $4.99M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2016.