STAAR Surgical
STAA
103 hedge funds and large institutions have $572M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2014 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 41 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.
803% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $18.1M | Put options by funds: $2.01M
130% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 10
86% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 41 | Existing positions reduced: 22
33% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)
20% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $476M → $572M (+$96.3M)
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 92 → 103 (+11)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$5.28M |
| 2 |
CPIM
Columbia Partners Investment Management
Alexandria,
Virginia
|
+$4.4M |
| 3 |
MHP
Manatuck Hill Partners
Westport,
Connecticut
|
+$3.57M |
| 4 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$3.31M |
| 5 |
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$2.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PAI
Palo Alto Investors
Palo Alto,
California
|
-$10M |
| 2 |
HA
Heartland Advisors
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$6.44M |
| 3 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$5.24M |
| 4 |
NC
Northpointe Capital
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
|
-$4.98M |
| 5 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$1.12M |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2014 in Review
103 of the 3,462 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q1 2014, worth a combined $572M — up 20% from $476M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new STAA positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 41 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $5.28M. The largest seller was Palo Alto Investors, cutting an estimated $10M.
- 103 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q1 2014, up from 92 in Q4 2013.
- Funds reported $572M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q1 2014, up 20% quarter-over-quarter.
- 23 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q1 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q1 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $5.28M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q1 2014 was Palo Alto Investors, an estimated $10M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2014.