STAAR Surgical
STAA
270 hedge funds and large institutions have $3.57B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2022 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 42 funds opening new positions, 106 increasing their positions, 87 reducing their positions, and 49 closing their positions.
40% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 7 (+2)
22% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 106 | Existing positions reduced: 87
3.38% more ownership
Funds ownership: 90.31% → 93.69% (+3.4%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 279 → 270 (-9)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.92B → $3.57B (-$346M)
14% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 42 | Existing positions closed: 49
33% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $29.3M | Put options by funds: $43.8M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ClearBridge Investments
New York
|
+$30.1M |
| 2 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$21.8M |
| 3 |
AAP
Ardsley Advisory Partners
Stamford,
Connecticut
|
+$19.5M |
| 4 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
+$15.4M |
| 5 |
GCM
Geneva Capital Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
+$11.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baillie Gifford & Co
Edinburgh,
United Kingdom
|
-$21.1M |
| 2 |
Barclays
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$17.6M |
| 3 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
-$17.2M |
| 4 |
Ensign Peak Advisors
Salt Lake City,
Utah
|
-$13M |
| 5 |
Group One Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.21M |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2022 in Review
270 of the 6,340 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q1 2022, worth a combined $3.57B — down 8.8% from $3.92B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 49 funds closed out of STAA and 42 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 87 trimmed existing stakes and 106 added.
The largest buyer was ClearBridge Investments, opening a new position worth an estimated $30.1M. The largest seller was Baillie Gifford & Co, cutting an estimated $21.1M.
- 270 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q1 2022, down from 279 in Q4 2021.
- Funds reported $3.57B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q1 2022, down 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
- 42 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q1 2022 and 49 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q1 2022 was ClearBridge Investments, an estimated $30.1M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q1 2022 was Baillie Gifford & Co, an estimated $21.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2022.