STAAR Surgical
STAA
106 hedge funds and large institutions have $528M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 17 funds opening new positions, 35 increasing their positions, 41 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.
302% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $6.99M | Put options by funds: $1.74M
21% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 17 | Existing positions closed: 14
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 103 → 106 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 4 (0)
8% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $573M → $528M (-$44.5M)
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 35 | Existing positions reduced: 41
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$6.2M |
| 2 |
CCM
Cupps Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.95M |
| 3 |
KI
Kalmar Investments
Greenville,
Delaware
|
+$3.88M |
| 4 |
Federated Hermes
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
|
+$3.83M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
+$1.81M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.82M |
| 2 |
GIM
Granahan Investment Management
Waltham,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.63M |
| 3 |
NC
Northpointe Capital
Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan
|
-$2.45M |
| 4 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$1.99M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$1.79M |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review
106 of the 3,491 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $528M — down 7.8% from $573M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 17 funds opened new STAA positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 35 added to existing stakes and 41 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $6.2M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, exiting entirely with an estimated $2.82M sold.
- 106 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q2 2014, up from 103 in Q1 2014.
- Funds reported $528M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q2 2014, down 7.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 17 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q2 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q2 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $6.2M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q2 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $2.82M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.