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76 hedge funds and large institutions have $218M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 28 increasing their positions, 22 reducing their positions, and 5 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

60% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 5

27% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 28 | Existing positions reduced: 22

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 7376 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $245M → $218M (-$26.7M)

Holders
76
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+4.11%
% of All Funds
1.99%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
8
Increased
28
Reduced
22
Closed
5
Calls
Puts
Net Calls
Net Calls Change
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BC
1
Broadwood Capital
New York
$61.7M +$238K +29,361 +0.3%
PI
2
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$55.3M +$1.2M +147,800 +2%
PAI
3
Palo Alto Investors
California
$19M +$193K +23,800 +0.9%
Vanguard Group
4
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$8.93M +$158K +19,474 +2%
Ameriprise
5
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$8.8M -$657K -81,077 -6%
BFA
6
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$7.51M +$258K +31,888 +3%
BIT
7
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$7.09M +$151K +18,604 +2%
Morgan Stanley
8
Morgan Stanley
New York
$7.03M -$96.8K -11,944 -1%
TAM
9
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
$6.18M -$2.1M -259,472 -23%
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$4.25M +$110K +13,526 +2%
GPGA
11
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Utah
$4.1M -$883K -108,975 -16%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$3.35M +$155K +19,169 +4%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
13
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$2.43M -$57.5K -7,096 -2%
Principal Financial Group
14
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$1.91M +$14.3K +1,759 +0.7%
GIM
15
Granahan Investment Management
Massachusetts
$1.75M -$1.33M -164,189 -40%
MOACM
16
Mutual of America Capital Management
New York
$1.55M +$10.5K +1,299 +0.6%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$1.36M +$21.5K +2,651 +1%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.26M -$49.3K -6,079 -3%
TCIM
19
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.21M
AC
20
Amici Capital
New York
$1M -$203K -25,000 -15%
BIM
21
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$983K +$8.36K +1,031 +0.8%
AAP
22
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$668K -$4.13M -510,000 -84%
SIAS
23
Shine Investment Advisory Services
Colorado
$643K
Deutsche Bank
24
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$562K +$161K +19,822 +34%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
25
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$514K +$10.2K +1,255 +2%

STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

76 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $218M — down 11% from $245M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 8 funds opened new STAA positions and 5 closed out — a net gain of 3 holders — while 28 added to existing stakes and 22 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Putnam Investments, adding an estimated $1.2M. The largest seller was Ardsley Advisory Partners, cutting an estimated $4.13M.

  • 76 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2015, up from 73 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $218M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2015, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 8 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2015 and 5 closed out, a net change of +3 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2015 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $1.2M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2015 was Ardsley Advisory Partners, an estimated $4.13M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.