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181 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.28B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2018 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 74 increasing their positions, 62 reducing their positions, and 37 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

679% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.64M | Put options by funds: $1.11M

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 4 → 5 (+1)

19% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 74 | Existing positions reduced: 62

4.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 86.56% → 90.64% (+4.1%)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 194 → 181 (-13)

30% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.83B → $1.28B (-$548M)

32% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 37

Holders
181
Holders Change
-13
Holders Change %
-6.7%
% of All Funds
4.03%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
25
Increased
74
Reduced
62
Closed
37
Calls
$8.64M
Puts
$1.11M
Net Calls
+$7.54M
Net Calls Change
-$5.98M

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$32.9M
2
PAI
Palo Alto Investors
California
+$24.4M
3
BM
Bridger Management
New York
+$20M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
+$14.4M
5
TA
Teachers Advisors
New York
+$8.54M

Top Sellers

1
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$15.7M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
-$15.1M
3
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
-$10.2M
4
MWNA
Marshall Wace North America
New York
-$9.44M
5
AIM
Artemis Investment Management
United Kingdom
-$9.17M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BC
1
Broadwood Capital
New York
$343M -$4.46M -114,549 -1%
PAI
2
Palo Alto Investors
California
$132M +$24.4M +626,423 +18%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$115M +$32.9M +844,961 +31%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$99.3M +$1.65M +42,395 +1%
Baillie Gifford & Co
5
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$54.4M +$6.05M +155,342 +10%
Renaissance Technologies
6
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$40.7M +$14.4M +369,800 +41%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$33.5M -$144K -3,693 -0.4%
Northern Trust
8
Northern Trust
Illinois
$16.9M -$332K -8,508 -2%
BM
9
Bridger Management
New York
$16.4M +$20M +514,105 New
Millennium Management
10
Millennium Management
New York
$15.8M -$15.1M -388,482 -44%
DC
11
Defender Capital
North Carolina
$15.2M +$18.6M +476,286 New
Geode Capital Management
12
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$13M +$201K +5,146 +1%
Two Sigma Investments
13
Two Sigma Investments
New York
$12.6M +$2.75M +70,510 +22%
Deutsche Bank
14
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$12.3M -$5.07M -130,033 -25%
SSA
15
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$12.2M +$1.49M +38,246 +11%
TCIM
16
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$11.7M +$1.79M +45,983 +14%
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
17
Fuller & Thaler Asset Management
California
$11.5M -$1.18M -30,178 -8%
AQR Capital Management
18
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$10.1M -$5.49K -141 -0%
TA
19
Teachers Advisors
New York
$10.1M +$8.54M +219,179 +226%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$9.78M +$7.93M +203,562 +198%
Principal Financial Group
21
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$9.03M +$952K +24,424 +9%
Two Sigma Advisers
22
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$8.47M +$425K +10,900 +4%
Goldman Sachs
23
Goldman Sachs
New York
$7.68M -$734K -18,830 -7%
CM
24
Castleark Management
Illinois
$7.4M +$2.27M +58,184 +33%
NCGI
25
Next Century Growth Investors
Minnesota
$7.39M -$13.4K -345 -0.1%
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2018 in Review

181 of the 4,488 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2018, worth a combined $1.28B — down 30% from $1.83B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 37 funds closed out of STAA and 25 opened new positions — a net loss of 12 holders — while 62 trimmed existing stakes and 74 added.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $32.9M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, cutting an estimated $15.7M.

  • 181 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2018, down from 194 in Q3 2018.
  • Funds reported $1.28B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2018, down 30% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2018 and 37 closed out, a net change of -12 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2018 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $32.9M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2018 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $15.7M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2018.