STAAR Surgical
STAA
167 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.49B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 52 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
157% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 14
40% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.06B → $1.49B (+$425M)
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 8 (+2)
10% more funds holding
Funds holding: 152 → 167 (+15)
2.44% more ownership
Funds ownership: 92.51% → 94.95% (+2.4%)
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 52
23% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $27.3M | Put options by funds: $35.4M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital International Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$18.8M |
| 2 |
BC
Broadfin Capital
New York
|
+$15.2M |
| 3 |
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$14.7M |
| 4 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$12.8M |
| 5 |
UBS AM
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$11.4M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CCM
Consonance Capital Management
New York
|
-$26.5M |
| 2 |
Marshall Wace
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$10.8M |
| 3 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$5.44M |
| 4 |
HA
Homestead Advisers
Arlington,
Virginia
|
-$5.27M |
| 5 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$4.27M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$127K | -3,853 | Closed |
|
|
CM
177
Caption Management
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
| – | -$49.5K | -1,500 | Closed |
|
178
Macquarie Group
Sydney, NSW 2000,
Australia
| – | -$35K | -1,354 | Closed |
|
179
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Frankfurt,
Germany
| – | -$20K | -771 | Closed |
|
180
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
Raleigh,
North Carolina
| – | -$3K | -101 | Closed |
|
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review
167 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $1.49B — up 40% from $1.06B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new STAA positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 53 added to existing stakes and 52 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $18.8M. The largest seller was Consonance Capital Management, cutting an estimated $26.5M.
- 167 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2019, up from 152 in Q3 2019.
- Funds reported $1.49B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2019, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
- 36 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2019 and 14 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2019 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $18.8M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2019 was Consonance Capital Management, an estimated $26.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.