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193 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $46.3M | Put options by funds: $21.6M

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 17

40% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.24B → $3.15B (+$907M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 193 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.71% → 86.29% (-0.42%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 74

Holders
193
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+9.04%
% of All Funds
3.42%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
34
Increased
59
Reduced
74
Closed
17
Calls
$46.3M
Puts
$21.6M
Net Calls
+$24.7M
Net Calls Change
+$7.78M

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$68.8M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$19.6M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$12.5M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$11.5M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$5.8M

Top Sellers

1
EIM
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
-$56.9M
2
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
-$16.1M
3
DC
Defender Capital
North Carolina
-$10.9M
4
PVI
Pura Vida Investments
New York
-$10.4M
5
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$8.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
LPL Financial
76
LPL Financial
California
$2.22M +$92.5K +1,264 +5%
AQR Capital Management
77
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$2.19M -$289K -3,955 -13%
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
78
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$2.17M +$69.7K +952 +4%
AI
79
Axiom Investors
Connecticut
$2.08M -$614K -8,384 -24%
Assenagon Asset Management
80
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
$1.9M -$16.1M -220,125 -90%
Osaic Holdings
81
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$1.87M -$1.17M -15,942 -40%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
82
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.81M -$219K -2,990 -12%
Aviva
83
Aviva
United Kingdom
$1.8M -$1.35M -18,448 -45%
FG
84
Formula Growth
Quebec, Canada
$1.74M -$146K -2,000 -8%
GCA
85
Genesee Capital Advisors
New York
$1.72M +$1.59M +21,667 New
MAG
86
Millrace Asset Group
Pennsylvania
$1.68M -$378K -5,167 -20%
WG
87
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$1.66M -$3.05M -41,618 -66%
ETC
88
Exchange Traded Concepts
Oklahoma
$1.65M +$630K +8,609 +71%
WJWM
89
Williams Jones Wealth Management
New York
$1.59M – – –
VOYA Investment Management
90
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$1.59M +$327K +4,472 +29%
CIBC Private Wealth Group
91
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$1.55M +$77.6K +1,060 +6%
MIM
92
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$1.54M – – –
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
93
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Sweden
$1.52M -$467K -6,383 -25%
SO
94
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.48M -$139K -1,900 -9%
BG
95
Bollard Group
Massachusetts
$1.43M – – –
AAM
96
Advisors Asset Management
Colorado
$1.43M +$440K +6,018 +50%
AG
97
Algert Global
California
$1.32M +$808K +11,036 +196%
Envestnet Asset Management
98
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$1.23M -$148K -2,027 -12%
Invesco
99
Invesco
Georgia
$1.22M -$2.42M -33,031 -68%
APA
100
Allegiant Private Advisors
Florida
$1.19M +$1.1M +15,000 New
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

193 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $3.15B — up 40% from $2.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new STAA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $68.8M. The largest seller was Elephas Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $56.9M sold.

  • 193 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2020, up from 177 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.15B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2020, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2020 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $68.8M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2020 was Elephas Investment Management, an estimated $56.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.