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STAAR Surgical (STAA) Institutional Ownership

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Institutional Ownership Changes (13F Filings) for STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA)

Current
Institutional Ownership
Percentage
96.70%
Number of
Institutional Buyers
(last 12 months)
100
Total
Institutional Inflows
(last 12 months)
$450.43M
Number of
Institutional Sellers
(last 12 months)
54
Total
Institutional Outflows
(last 12 months)
$121.89M
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STAAR Surgical Major Shareholders & Ownership History

Reporting DateMajor Shareholder NameShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
10/1/2026 Defender Capital LLC.429,762$9.72M3.0%-0.3%0.857%
9/9/2026Tidal Investments LLC33,170$952K0.0%N/A0.066%
9/9/2026Engineers Gate Manager LP21,550$618K0.0%N/A0.043%
9/9/2026Squarepoint Ops LLC188,292$5.40M0.0%-45.7%0.376%
9/8/2026Arizona State Retirement System8,197$235K0.0%N/A0.016%
8/27/2026Corient Private Wealth LP48,968$1.41M0.0%+1.6%0.098%
8/23/2026Angeles Wealth Management LLC7,285$209K0.0%N/A0.015%
8/20/2026Headlands Technologies LLC36,898$1.06M0.1%+19.0%0.074%
8/15/2026American Capital Management Inc.846,659$24.29M1.1%N/A1.701%
8/6/2026Bank of New York Mellon Corp229,278$6.58M0.0%N/A0.461%
7/9/2026 Defender Capital LLC.431,187$12.37M4.0%-33.1%0.866%
5/19/2026Bank of America Corp DE64,745$1.21M0.0%-35.7%0.130%
5/19/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC130,404$2.44M0.0%-38.7%0.262%
5/18/2026Amundi16,291$305K0.0%N/A0.033%
5/18/2026California State Teachers Retirement System31,819$595K0.0%-3.7%0.064%
5/18/2026Royal Bank of Canada4,740$88K0.0%-37.6%0.010%
5/16/2026American Capital Management Inc.878,035$16.42M0.9%+18.7%1.763%
5/16/2026Quantinno Capital Management LP59,302$1.11M0.0%N/A0.119%
5/14/2026Renaissance Technologies LLC135,200$2.53M0.0%+257.7%0.272%
5/14/2026GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC.133,700$2.50M0.4%-3.8%0.269%
5/14/2026Gamco Investors INC. ET AL20,000$374K0.0%+33.3%0.040%
5/14/2026Inceptionr LLC21,450$401K0.1%N/A0.043%
5/13/2026Crcm LP100,000$1.87M1.3%N/A0.201%
5/7/2026Dimensional Fund Advisors LP820,782$15.35M0.0%+39.1%1.648%
5/7/2026Swiss National Bank64,000$1.20M0.0%-3.0%0.129%
5/5/2026Bank of New York Mellon Corp231,527$4.33M0.0%-14.6%0.468%
5/4/2026Principal Financial Group Inc.241,975$4.53M0.0%-8.1%0.489%
5/1/2026Fifth Third Bancorp11,008$206K0.0%+2,867.1%0.022%
4/28/2026Ascentis Independent Advisors4,115$77K0.0%N/A0.008%
4/27/2026New York State Teachers Retirement System52,126$975K0.0%-3.0%0.105%
4/21/2026Cannon Global Investment Management LLC21,800$408K0.8%+32.1%0.044%
4/21/2026Louisiana State Employees Retirement System22,100$413K0.0%N/A0.045%
4/16/2026SG Americas Securities LLC6,300$118K0.0%-76.0%0.013%
3/3/2026Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd1,669$39K0.0%+58.2%0.003%
2/19/2026Invesco Ltd.161,548$3.73M0.0%+7.1%0.325%
2/18/2026State of Tennessee Department of Treasury11,028$255K0.0%-38.9%0.022%
2/18/2026XTX Topco Ltd32,318$746K0.0%N/A0.065%
2/18/2026Voloridge Investment Management LLC92,854$2.14M0.0%-37.0%0.187%
2/18/2026Water Island Capital LLC67,862$1.57M0.2%-89.7%0.136%
2/18/2026Symmetry Investments LP40,000$924K0.1%N/A0.080%
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2/18/2026Tudor Investment Corp ET AL45,600$1.05M0.0%-70.2%0.092%
2/18/2026Millennium Management LLC451,291$10.42M0.0%+125.4%0.907%
2/18/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC212,687$4.91M0.0%-2.3%0.428%
2/18/2026ACT Capital Management LLC55,500$1.28M1.0%N/A0.112%
2/17/2026American Capital Management Inc.739,536$17.08M0.8%-0.5%1.487%
2/17/2026AQR Arbitrage LLC914,573$21.12M0.4%+45.1%1.839%
2/17/2026Polar Asset Management Partners Inc.50,180$1.16M0.0%-59.9%0.101%
2/17/2026GAM Holding AG35,800$827K0.1%N/A0.072%
2/17/2026Jump Financial LLC87,306$2.02M0.0%N/A0.176%
2/17/2026Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD52,535$1.21M0.0%+2.4%0.106%
2/17/2026Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C.159,765$3.69M0.0%N/A0.321%
2/17/2026Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio70,400$1.63M0.0%N/A0.142%
2/17/2026State of Wisconsin Investment Board19,956$461K0.0%N/A0.040%
2/17/2026Royal Bank of Canada7,595$175K0.0%-98.0%0.015%
2/17/2026Broadwood Capital Inc.15,019,491$346.80M20.4%+11.1%30.196%
2/17/2026Magnetar Financial LLC2,472,390$57.09M0.6%+105.3%4.971%
2/16/2026Verition Fund Management LLC114,085$2.63M0.0%+40.1%0.229%
2/16/2026Barclays PLC77,839$1.80M0.0%+9.4%0.156%
2/13/2026Marshall Wace LLP300,583$6.94M0.0%+136.2%0.604%
2/13/2026The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company 15,011$347K0.0%-9.7%0.030%
2/13/2026Absolute Gestao de Investimentos Ltda.90,000$2.08M0.2%N/A0.181%
2/13/2026Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC455,386$10.52M0.4%N/A0.916%
2/13/2026CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co41,394$955K0.0%-28.2%0.083%
2/13/2026Stifel Financial Corp102,835$2.37M0.0%N/A0.207%
2/13/2026Hudson Bay Capital Management LP19,769$456K0.0%N/A0.040%
2/13/2026Public Sector Pension Investment Board172,125$3.97M0.0%-10.9%0.346%
2/13/2026Headlands Technologies LLC15,688$362K0.0%N/A0.032%
2/13/2026State Street Corp1,940,439$44.81M0.0%+1.5%3.901%
2/13/2026Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd46,326$1.07M0.2%N/A0.093%
2/13/2026UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC97,526$2.25M0.0%-24.0%0.196%
2/13/2026Wells Fargo & Company MN56,653$1.31M0.0%+74.8%0.114%
2/12/2026Jane Street Group LLC328,809$7.59M0.0%+26.6%0.661%
2/12/2026Renaissance Technologies LLC37,800$873K0.0%N/A0.076%
2/12/2026Dimensional Fund Advisors LP590,200$13.63M0.0%-0.2%1.187%
2/12/2026Greenfield Seitz Capital Management LLC288,086$6.65M2.2%N/A0.579%
2/12/2026Swiss National Bank66,000$1.52M0.0%-3.2%0.133%
2/12/2026Nuveen LLC161,000$3.72M0.0%+22.2%0.324%
2/11/2026Deutsche Bank AG38,586$891K0.0%+3.7%0.078%
2/11/2026CenterBook Partners LP177,974$4.11M0.2%N/A0.358%
2/11/2026WINTON GROUP Ltd147,822$3.41M0.1%+14.5%0.297%
2/10/2026Goldman Sachs Group Inc.2,076,743$47.95M0.0%+112.7%4.175%
2/10/2026Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS12,314$284K0.0%-67.3%0.025%
2/10/2026Yunqi Capital Ltd2,507,130$57.89M46.2%+0.3%5.040%
2/10/2026Intech Investment Management LLC17,859$412K0.0%-5.1%0.036%
2/9/2026Geode Capital Management LLC1,210,667$27.96M0.0%+3.1%2.434%
2/6/2026GSA Capital Partners LLP39,390$910K0.1%N/A0.079%
2/6/2026ProShare Advisors LLC9,699$224K0.0%-51.0%0.019%
2/5/2026GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC.139,000$3.21M0.5%-22.3%0.279%
2/5/2026Gamco Investors INC. ET AL15,000$346K0.0%+36.4%0.030%
2/5/2026Gabelli Funds LLC225,663$5.21M0.0%+4.4%0.454%
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2/5/2026Abacus Wealth Partners LLC14,763$341K0.0%N/A0.030%
2/5/2026New York Life Investment Management LLC86,748$2.00M0.0%+3.9%0.174%
2/3/2026Maxi Investments CY Ltd18,700$432K0.1%N/A0.038%
2/2/2026Wolverine Asset Management LLC11,589$268K0.0%+56.2%0.023%
2/2/2026Strs Ohio29,800$688K0.0%+156.9%0.060%
1/29/2026Comerica Bank10,753$248K0.0%-20.5%0.022%
1/29/2026UBS Group AG327,852$7.57M0.0%+39.2%0.659%
1/29/2026Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky12,326$284K0.0%-12.4%0.025%
1/29/2026Vanguard Group Inc.4,226,563$97.59M0.0%-1.0%8.497%
1/28/2026Arizona State Retirement System9,106$210K0.0%-11.2%0.018%


STAA Institutional Ownership - Frequently Asked Questions

During the previous two years, 229 institutional investors and hedge funds held shares of STAAR Surgical. The most heavily invested institutionals were Broadwood Capital Inc. ($346.80M), Vanguard Group Inc. ($97.59M), Yunqi Capital Ltd ($57.89M), Magnetar Financial LLC ($57.09M), Soleus Capital Management L.P. ($50.08M), Balyasny Asset Management L.P. ($48.73M), and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ($47.95M).Learn more on STAAR Surgical's institutional investors.

96.70% of STAAR Surgical's stock is owned by institutional investors. Learn more on STAA's institutional investor holdings.

Of the 194 institutional investors that purchased STAAR Surgical's stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have bought the highest volume of shares: Broadwood Capital Inc. ($4.25M), Magnetar Financial LLC ($2.47M), Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. ($2.42M), Armistice Capital LLC ($2.13M), Yunqi Capital Ltd ($1.99M), Balyasny Asset Management L.P. ($1.81M), and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. ($1.24M).

Institutional investors have bought a total of 17,953,721 shares in the last 24 months. This purchase volume represents approximately $450.43M in transactions.

Of the 54 institutional investors that sold STAAR Surgical's stock in the last 24 months, the following investors and hedge funds have sold the highest volume of shares: Bank of America Corp DE ($1.08M), Water Island Capital LLC ($590.46K), Royal Bank of Canada ($371.81K), Two Sigma Investments LP ($293.52K), BNP Paribas Financial Markets ($227.88K), JPMorgan Chase & Co. ($225.30K), and Defender Capital LLC. ($214.78K).

Institutional investors have sold a total of 4,776,741 shares in the last 24 months. This volume of shares sold represents approximately $121.89M in transactions.



Institutional ownership data for NASDAQ:STAA is compiled from quarterly 13F filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with the most recent received on 10/1/2026. New 13F filings are added each quarter as they're published.
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