STAAR Surgical
STAA
187 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.01B invested in STAAR Surgical in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 41 funds opening new positions, 52 increasing their positions, 67 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.
133% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 7 (+4)
3.59% more ownership
Funds ownership: 105.3% → 108.88% (+3.6%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 201 → 187 (-14)
11% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $8.85M | Put options by funds: $9.95M
15% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 48
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $1.21B → $1.01B (-$201M)
22% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 52 | Existing positions reduced: 67
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MAP
Madison Avenue Partners
New York
|
+$46.6M |
| 2 |
AIM
Anatole Investment Management
Central,
Hong Kong
|
+$30.6M |
| 3 |
BC
Broadwood Capital
New York
|
+$21.1M |
| 4 |
TSC
Two Seas Capital
Rye,
New York
|
+$19.8M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$16.3M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
MF
Magnetar Financial
Evanston,
Illinois
|
-$57.1M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$35.6M |
| 3 |
AA
AQR Arbitrage
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
-$21.1M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
-$19.2M |
| 5 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$13.3M |
STAA Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review
187 of the 8,187 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in STAAR Surgical (STAA) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $1.01B — down 17% from $1.21B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 48 funds closed out of STAA and 41 opened new positions — a net loss of 7 holders — while 67 trimmed existing stakes and 52 added.
The largest buyer was Madison Avenue Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $46.6M. The largest seller was Magnetar Financial, exiting entirely with an estimated $57.1M sold.
- 187 institutional investors held STAAR Surgical (STAA) as of Q1 2026, down from 201 in Q4 2025.
- Funds reported $1.01B of STAAR Surgical stock for Q1 2026, down 17% quarter-over-quarter.
- 41 funds opened new STAAR Surgical positions in Q1 2026 and 48 closed out, a net change of -7 holders.
- The largest STAAR Surgical buyer in Q1 2026 was Madison Avenue Partners, an estimated $46.6M added.
- The largest STAAR Surgical seller in Q1 2026 was Magnetar Financial, an estimated $57.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.