STAAR Surgical
STAA
106 hedge funds and large institutions have $507M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2017 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 24 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 8 closing their positions.
200% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 8
78% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 23
27% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $398M → $507M (+$109M)
18% more funds holding
Funds holding: 90 → 106 (+16)
1.63% more ownership
Funds ownership: 77.8% → 79.43% (+1.6%)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
81% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $168K | Put options by funds: $874K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$6.86M |
| 2 |
FHAM
Folger Hill Asset Management
New York
|
+$2.08M |
| 3 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$1.51M |
| 4 |
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
|
+$1.49M |
| 5 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$1.39M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$8.66M |
| 2 |
TAM
Tiverton Asset Management
Wilimington,
Delaware
|
-$2.32M |
| 3 |
MC
Menta Capital
San Francisco,
California
|
-$1.72M |
| 4 |
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$1.61M |
| 5 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$1.3M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LTFS
101
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
| $3K | – | – | – |
|
|
FMA
102
FNY Managed Accounts
New York
| $3K | +$3.21K | +216 | New |
|
|
MAM
103
Meeder Asset Management
Dublin,
Ohio
| $2K | +$1.66K | +112 | New |
|
|
AF
104
Advisornet Financial
Minnetonka,
Minnesota
| $2K | +$1.86K | +125 | New |
|
|
DCM
105
Delpha Capital Management
New York
| $2K | +$2.1K | +141 | New |
|
|
NFA
106
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Columbus,
Ohio
| – | -$283K | -22,771 | Closed |
|
|
WMSA
107
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
| – | -$249K | -20,000 | Closed |
|
|
TI
108
Trexquant Investment
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$245K | -19,716 | Closed |
|
109
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$274K | -18,435 | Closed |
|
110
Susquehanna International Group
Bala Cynwyd,
Pennsylvania
| – | -$179K | -14,385 | Closed |
|
111
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
| – | -$172K | -13,836 | Closed |
|
112
Prudential Financial
Newark,
New Jersey
| – | -$138K | -11,079 | Closed |
|
|
RA
113
Rational Advisors
Huntington,
New York
| – | -$75K | -6,000 | Closed |
|
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2017 in Review
106 of the 4,409 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2017, worth a combined $507M — up 27% from $398M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 24 funds opened new STAA positions and 8 closed out — a net gain of 16 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 23 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $6.86M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, cutting an estimated $8.66M.
- 106 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2017, up from 90 in Q3 2017.
- Funds reported $507M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2017, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 24 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2017 and 8 closed out, a net change of +16 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2017 was Millennium Management, an estimated $6.86M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2017 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $8.66M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2017.