STAAR Surgical
STAA
213 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.18B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 76 increasing their positions, 74 reducing their positions, and 50 closing their positions.
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 76 | Existing positions reduced: 74
1.91% less ownership
Funds ownership: 100.15% → 98.23% (-1.9%)
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 236 → 213 (-23)
22% less capital inflows, than outflows
Capital inflows: $134M | Capital outflows: $171M
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 50
42% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.4M | Put options by funds: $4.12M
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 6 → 3 (-3)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
+$16.6M |
| 2 |
Resona Asset Management
Koto-Ku,tokyo,
Japan
|
+$13.8M |
| 3 |
Armistice Capital
New York
|
+$10.7M |
| 4 |
American Capital Management
New York
|
+$9.6M |
| 5 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$9.12M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$17.5M |
| 2 |
Palo Alto Investors
Palo Alto,
California
|
-$16.9M |
| 3 |
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$14.4M |
| 4 |
Granite Investment Partners
El Segundo,
California
|
-$11M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$10.8M |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review
213 of the 7,622 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $1.18B — down 36% from $1.83B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 50 funds closed out of STAA and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 20 holders — while 74 trimmed existing stakes and 76 added.
The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $16.6M. The largest seller was Citadel Advisors, cutting an estimated $17.5M.
- 213 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q4 2024, down from 236 in Q3 2024.
- Funds reported $1.18B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q4 2024, down 36% quarter-over-quarter.
- 30 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q4 2024 and 50 closed out, a net change of -20 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q4 2024 was BlackRock, an estimated $16.6M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q4 2024 was Citadel Advisors, an estimated $17.5M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.