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193 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.15B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2020 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 34 funds opening new positions, 59 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

114% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $46.3M | Put options by funds: $21.6M

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 34 | Existing positions closed: 17

40% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.24B → $3.15B (+$907M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 177 → 193 (+16)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 6 (0)

0.42% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.71% → 86.29% (-0.42%)

20% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 59 | Existing positions reduced: 74

Holders
193
Holders Change
+16
Holders Change %
+9.04%
% of All Funds
3.42%
Holding in Top 10
6
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.11%
New
34
Increased
59
Reduced
74
Closed
17
Calls
$46.3M
Puts
$21.6M
Net Calls
+$24.7M
Net Calls Change
+$7.78M

Top Buyers

1
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$68.8M
2
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
+$19.6M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$12.5M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$11.5M
5
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
+$5.8M

Top Sellers

1
EIM
Elephas Investment Management
Hong Kong
-$56.9M
2
Assenagon Asset Management
Assenagon Asset Management
Luxembourg
-$16.1M
3
DC
Defender Capital
North Carolina
-$10.9M
4
PVI
Pura Vida Investments
New York
-$10.4M
5
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
-$8.55M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BC
1
Broadwood Capital
New York
$855M – – –
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$332M +$68.8M +939,754 +29%
BlackRock
3
BlackRock
New York
$278M +$12.5M +171,485 +5%
PAI
4
Palo Alto Investors
California
$226M +$4.22M +57,655 +2%
Baillie Gifford & Co
5
Baillie Gifford & Co
United Kingdom
$186M +$1.86M +25,405 +1%
GCM
6
Geneva Capital Management
Wisconsin
$102M -$4.89M -66,878 -5%
State Street
7
State Street
Massachusetts
$78.4M -$2.46M -33,569 -3%
Geode Capital Management
8
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$56.4M +$2.75M +37,559 +6%
Ensign Peak Advisors
9
Ensign Peak Advisors
Utah
$53.8M -$3.43M -46,940 -6%
Loomis, Sayles & Company
10
Loomis, Sayles & Company
Massachusetts
$49.6M -$267K -3,647 -0.6%
Morgan Stanley
11
Morgan Stanley
New York
$49.6M +$11.5M +157,239 +34%
Capital International Investors
12
Capital International Investors
California
$47.3M -$3.98M -54,426 -8%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$44.9M -$1.29M -17,645 -3%
Artisan Partners
14
Artisan Partners
Wisconsin
$39.5M +$438K +5,989 +1%
Royal Bank of Canada
15
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$36.9M -$698K -9,544 -2%
Norges Bank
16
Norges Bank
Norway
$36.4M +$5.8M +79,259 +21%
DC
17
Defender Capital
North Carolina
$35M -$10.9M -148,580 -25%
TCM
18
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
$34.7M -$8.55M -116,800 -21%
PVI
19
Pura Vida Investments
New York
$28.4M -$10.4M -141,944 -28%
N
20
Nuveen
North Carolina
$27.2M -$1.75M -23,898 -7%
Goldman Sachs
21
Goldman Sachs
New York
$25.1M +$4.67M +63,764 +25%
ACL
22
APEIRON Capital Ltd
Hong Kong
$25M +$23.1M +315,000 New
Charles Schwab
23
Charles Schwab
California
$24.1M +$414K +5,657 +2%
UBS AM
24
UBS AM
Illinois
$23.1M -$3.68M -50,322 -15%
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
25
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Ontario, Canada
$21.2M +$19.6M +268,200 New
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STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2020 in Review

193 of the 5,651 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2020, worth a combined $3.15B — up 40% from $2.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 34 funds opened new STAA positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 59 added to existing stakes and 74 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Vanguard Group, adding an estimated $68.8M. The largest seller was Elephas Investment Management, exiting entirely with an estimated $56.9M sold.

  • 193 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2020, up from 177 in Q3 2020.
  • Funds reported $3.15B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2020, up 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 34 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2020 and 17 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2020 was Vanguard Group, an estimated $68.8M added.
  • The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2020 was Elephas Investment Management, an estimated $56.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2020.