STAAR Surgical
STAA
92 hedge funds and large institutions have $477M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2013 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 33 increasing their positions, 30 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
188% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $5.03M | Put options by funds: $1.74M
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 7
50% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 → 3 (+1)
23% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $386M → $477M (+$90.4M)
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 33 | Existing positions reduced: 30
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 86 → 92 (+6)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BC
Broadwood Capital
New York
|
+$6.49M |
| 2 |
RA
Royce & Associates
New York
|
+$3.12M |
| 3 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$1.93M |
| 4 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.68M |
| 5 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
+$1.48M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$6.69M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$4.09M |
| 3 |
KIA
King Investment Advisors
Houston,
Texas
|
-$2.15M |
| 4 |
KIA
Kopp Investment Advisors
Bloomington,
Minnesota
|
-$1.05M |
| 5 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$954K |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2013 in Review
92 of the 3,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2013, worth a combined $477M — up 23% from $386M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new STAA positions and 7 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 33 added to existing stakes and 30 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Broadwood Capital, adding an estimated $6.49M. The largest seller was Heartland Advisors, cutting an estimated $6.69M.
- 92 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2013, up from 86 in Q3 2013.
- Funds reported $477M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2013, up 23% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2013 and 7 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2013 was Broadwood Capital, an estimated $6.49M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2013 was Heartland Advisors, an estimated $6.69M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2013.