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152 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.06B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2019 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 44 increasing their positions, 61 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

297% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.2M | Put options by funds: $5.35M

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 6 (+1)

1.47% more ownership

Funds ownership: 91.04% → 92.51% (+1.5%)

4% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 24

2% less funds holding

Funds holding: 155 → 152 (-3)

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.19B → $1.06B (-$128M)

28% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 44 | Existing positions reduced: 61

Holders
152
Holders Change
-3
Holders Change %
-1.94%
% of All Funds
3.33%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+20%
% of All Funds
0.13%
New
23
Increased
44
Reduced
61
Closed
24
Calls
$21.2M
Puts
$5.35M
Net Calls
+$15.9M
Net Calls Change
+$3.46M

Top Buyers

1
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$27.7M
2
CCM
Consonance Capital Management
New York
+$22.6M
3
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$21.9M
4
WRF
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
+$10.3M
5
SAM
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
+$7.2M

Top Sellers

1
DM
Deerfield Management
New York
-$25.8M
2
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$11.6M
3
PAI
Palo Alto Investors
California
-$10.5M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$5.63M
5
N
Nuveen
North Carolina
-$5.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BC
1
Broadwood Capital
New York
$279M – – –
PAI
2
Palo Alto Investors
California
$100M -$10.5M -346,358 -8%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$99.4M +$2.94M +96,713 +3%
BlackRock
4
BlackRock
New York
$76M +$3.34M +109,743 +4%
Baillie Gifford & Co
5
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$49.2M +$3.97M +130,666 +7%
Capital International Investors
6
Capital International Investors
California
$32.6M +$27.7M +912,900 +260%
WRF
7
Waddell & Reed Financial
Kansas
$32.4M +$10.3M +337,542 +37%
CCM
8
Consonance Capital Management
New York
$31.7M +$22.6M +743,214 +153%
State Street
9
State Street
Massachusetts
$31.3M -$387K -12,723 -1%
TCM
10
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$25.7M -$705K -23,200 -2%
Janus Henderson Group
11
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$18.6M +$21.9M +721,725 New
DC
12
Defender Capital
North Carolina
$15.1M -$535K -17,600 -3%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$15M +$1.35M +44,515 +8%
N
14
Nuveen
North Carolina
$14.4M -$5.5M -180,856 -25%
PVI
15
Pura Vida Investments
New York
$13M -$1.05M -34,588 -6%
Geode Capital Management
16
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.9M +$320K +10,521 +2%
Principal Financial Group
17
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$9.85M +$136K +4,460 +1%
Marshall Wace
18
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
$9.63M -$5.01M -164,746 -31%
HA
19
Homestead Advisers
Virginia
$8.87M +$3.17M +104,283 +44%
TAM
20
Tiverton Asset Management
Delaware
$8.34M -$104K -3,412 -1%
AAP
21
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Connecticut
$7.73M -$2.28M -75,000 -20%
KCM
22
Kornitzer Capital Management
Kansas
$7.39M -$181K -5,970 -2%
Two Sigma Advisers
23
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$6.77M -$918K -30,200 -10%
SAM
24
Silvercrest Asset Management
New York
$6.11M +$7.2M +236,796 New
JCAM
25
Jericho Capital Asset Management
New York
$5.41M +$6.38M +209,982 New
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2019 in Review

152 of the 4,560 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q3 2019, worth a combined $1.06B — down 11% from $1.19B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 24 funds closed out of STAA and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 1 holder — while 61 trimmed existing stakes and 44 added.

The largest buyer was Capital International Investors, adding an estimated $27.7M. The largest seller was Deerfield Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $25.8M sold.

  • 152 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q3 2019, down from 155 in Q2 2019.
  • Funds reported $1.06B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q3 2019, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q3 2019 and 24 closed out, a net change of -1 holder.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q3 2019 was Capital International Investors, an estimated $27.7M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q3 2019 was Deerfield Management, an estimated $25.8M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2019.