STAAR Surgical
STAA
273 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.25B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2022 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 37 funds opening new positions, 111 increasing their positions, 93 reducing their positions, and 64 closing their positions.
19% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 111 | Existing positions reduced: 93
2.35% less ownership
Funds ownership: 98.56% → 96.21% (-2.4%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 305 → 273 (-32)
22% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $40.1M | Put options by funds: $51.1M
22% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 7 (-2)
33% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.34B → $2.25B (-$1.09B)
42% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 64
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$16.4M |
| 2 |
BC
Broadwood Capital
New York
|
+$12M |
| 3 |
EFM
E Fund Management
Guangzhou,
China
|
+$10.7M |
| 4 |
HCM
Hodges Capital Management
Dallas,
Texas
|
+$10.3M |
| 5 |
SCM
Sio Capital Management
New York
|
+$9.86M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NCGI
Next Century Growth Investors
Plymouth,
Minnesota
|
-$30.6M |
| 2 |
TCM
TimesSquare Capital Management
New York
|
-$30.3M |
| 3 |
Artisan Partners
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
|
-$18.2M |
| 4 |
DCM
Driehaus Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$16.3M |
| 5 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$13.1M |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2022 in Review
273 of the 6,237 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2022, worth a combined $2.25B — down 33% from $3.34B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 64 funds closed out of STAA and 37 opened new positions — a net loss of 27 holders — while 93 trimmed existing stakes and 111 added.
The largest buyer was Millennium Management, adding an estimated $16.4M. The largest seller was Next Century Growth Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $30.6M sold.
- 273 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2022, down from 305 in Q3 2022.
- Funds reported $2.25B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2022, down 33% quarter-over-quarter.
- 37 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2022 and 64 closed out, a net change of -27 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2022 was Millennium Management, an estimated $16.4M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2022 was Next Century Growth Investors, an estimated $30.6M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2022.