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194 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.83B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 55 funds opening new positions, 68 increasing their positions, 49 reducing their positions, and 12 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

358% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 55 | Existing positions closed: 12

156% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $22.2M | Put options by funds: $8.67M

68% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.08B → $1.83B (+$741M)

39% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 68 | Existing positions reduced: 49

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

28% more funds holding

Funds holding: 151 → 194 (+43)

2.53% more ownership

Funds ownership: 84.02% → 86.56% (+2.5%)

Holders
194
Holders Change
+43
Holders Change %
+28.48%
% of All Funds
4.44%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.09%
New
55
Increased
68
Reduced
49
Closed
12
Calls
$22.2M
Puts
$8.67M
Net Calls
+$13.5M
Net Calls Change
+$11.6M

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$42.7M
2
Baillie Gifford & Co
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
+$16M
3
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
+$14M
4
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$12.4M
5
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$12.1M

Top Sellers

1
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$82.7M
2
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
-$11.3M
3
D.E. Shaw & Co
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
-$8.38M
4
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
-$6.32M
5
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$3.99M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
101
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$1.39M – – –
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
102
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$1.37M -$101K -2,474 -8%
SCA
103
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
$1.37M +$1.17M +28,553 New
Citigroup
104
Citigroup
New York
$1.37M +$922K +22,508 +376%
Ameriprise
105
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.33M -$617K -15,070 -35%
Squarepoint
106
Squarepoint
New York
$1.3M -$561K -13,700 -34%
RCM
107
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$1.27M +$222K +5,422 +26%
WJA
108
Williams Jones & Associates
New York
$1.23M – – –
PAM
109
Panagora Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.2M +$1.02M +25,017 New
CM
110
Caption Management
Oklahoma
$1.2M +$1.02M +25,000 New
SO
111
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$1.18M -$414K -10,100 -29%
N
112
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.17M +$997K +24,342 New
PPA
113
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.17M -$1.04M -25,431 -51%
GAM
114
Gotham Asset Management
New York
$1.16M +$578K +14,113 +140%
Los Angeles Capital Management
115
Los Angeles Capital Management
California
$1.16M +$985K +24,060 New
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
116
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
New Jersey
$1.15M -$269K -6,580 -22%
MAG
117
Millrace Asset Group
Pennsylvania
$1.13M -$1.6M -39,000 -62%
GGHC
118
Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co
New York
$1.12M +$952K +23,263 New
Barclays
119
Barclays
United Kingdom
$1.11M -$422K -10,313 -31%
PA
120
Parallel Advisors
California
$1.05M +$213K +5,208 +31%
AWE
121
Avidian Wealth Enterprises
Texas
$1.05M +$893K +21,815 New
Verition Fund Management
122
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$1.04M +$887K +21,661 New
TI
123
Trexquant Investment
Connecticut
$1.01M +$863K +21,081 New
PAG
124
Private Advisory Group
Washington
$1.01M +$960K +23,453 New
SEC
125
Seven Eight Capital
New York
$955K +$815K +19,900 New
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

194 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $1.83B — up 68% from $1.08B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 55 funds opened new STAA positions and 12 closed out — a net gain of 43 holders — while 68 added to existing stakes and 49 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $42.7M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, cutting an estimated $82.7M.

  • 194 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q3 2018, up from 151 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.83B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q3 2018, up 68% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 55 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q3 2018 and 12 closed out, a net change of +43 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q3 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $42.7M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q3 2018 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $82.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.