STAAR Surgical
STAA
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.
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
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$68.8M |
| 2 |
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Toronto Ontario,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$19.6M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$12.5M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$11.5M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
+$5.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
EIM
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
|
-$56.9M |
| 2 |
Assenagon Asset Management
Senningerberg,
Luxembourg
|
-$16.1M |
| 3 |
DC
Defender Capital
Charlotte,
North Carolina
|
-$10.9M |
| 4 |
PVI
Pura Vida Investments
New York
|
-$10.4M |
| 5 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$8.55M |
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.