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74 hedge funds and large institutions have $231M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 9 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 23 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

22% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 23

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

10% less funds holding

Funds holding: 8274 (-8)

16% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $276M → $231M (-$44.5M)

29% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $747K | Put options by funds: $1.04M

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 9 | Existing positions closed: 17

Holders
74
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-9.76%
% of All Funds
1.97%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
9
Increased
28
Reduced
23
Closed
17
Calls
$747K
Puts
$1.04M
Net Calls
-$298K
Net Calls Change
-$195K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BC
1
Broadwood Capital
New York
$55.1M
PI
2
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$49.3M +$6.37M +871,113 +15%
PAI
3
Palo Alto Investors
California
$19.6M +$97.3K +13,300 +0.5%
Ameriprise
4
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$16.1M +$103K +14,113 +0.7%
Vanguard Group
5
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$8.68M +$756K +103,418 +10%
TAM
6
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
$8.36M +$914K +125,000 +13%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$8.08M +$80.1K +10,950 +1%
BIT
8
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$7.78M +$148K +20,181 +2%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$6.37M +$4.91M +671,035 +360%
GPGA
10
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
$5.88M
State Street
11
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.41M +$1.68K +230 +0%
GIM
12
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$4.32M -$1.17M -159,976 -22%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
13
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$3.56M +$3.5M +479,007 New
Northern Trust
14
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.34M -$50.6K -6,924 -2%
AAP
15
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$3.33M +$2.91M +397,600 +795%
KCM
16
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
$2.98M +$2.93M +400,800 New
FLAM
17
First Light Asset Management
Minnesota
$2.53M +$251K +34,281 +11%
AC
18
Amici Capital
New York
$2.23M +$2.19M +300,000 New
Principal Financial Group
19
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.89M +$94.5K +12,923 +5%
MOACM
20
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$1.6M -$45.2K -6,177 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
21
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.49M +$84.1K +11,501 +6%
FCM
22
Frontier Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.35M +$1.33M +182,370 New
Geode Capital Management
23
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.35M -$10.3K -1,415 -0.8%
TCIM
24
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.27M +$43.8K +5,983 +4%
Millennium Management
25
Millennium Management
New York
$1.18M -$82K -11,209 -7%

STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

74 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $231M — down 16% from $276M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 17 funds closed out of STAA and 9 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 23 trimmed existing stakes and 28 added.

The largest buyer was Putnam Investments, adding an estimated $6.37M. The largest seller was Cortina Asset Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $9.95M sold.

  • 74 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q1 2015, down from 82 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $231M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q1 2015, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 9 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q1 2015 and 17 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q1 2015 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $6.37M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q1 2015 was Cortina Asset Management, an estimated $9.95M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.