STAAR Surgical
STAA
101 hedge funds and large institutions have $487M invested in STAAR Surgical in 2018 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 8 funds opening new positions, 26 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 13 closing their positions.
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)
0.05% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.43% → 79.48% (+0.05%)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $507M → $487M (-$19.5M)
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 106 → 101 (-5)
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 26 | Existing positions reduced: 33
38% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 13
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $148K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
+$4.37M |
| 2 |
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Fort Worth,
Texas
|
+$2.23M |
| 3 |
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Plymouth,
Minnesota
|
+$1.95M |
| 4 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$1.65M |
| 5 |
Invesco
Atlanta,
Georgia
|
+$1.31M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GPGA
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$2.11M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$2.05M |
| 3 |
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
|
-$1.56M |
| 4 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
-$877K |
| 5 |
CAM
Cortina Asset Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$853K |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2018 in Review
101 of the 4,373 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q1 2018, worth a combined $487M — down 3.9% from $507M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 13 funds closed out of STAA and 8 opened new positions — a net loss of 5 holders — while 33 trimmed existing stakes and 26 added.
The largest buyer was Baillie Gifford & Co, adding an estimated $4.37M. The largest seller was Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, cutting an estimated $2.11M.
- 101 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q1 2018, down from 106 in Q4 2017.
- Funds reported $487M of STAAR Surgical stock for Q1 2018, down 3.9% quarter-over-quarter.
- 8 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q1 2018 and 13 closed out, a net change of -5 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q1 2018 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $4.37M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q1 2018 was Grandeur Peak Global Advisors, an estimated $2.11M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2018.