Staar Surgical Co (STAA) Institutional Ownership

Institutions by Trading Activity

Ownership Statistics

49,355,556Shares Outstanding

248,773Shares held by institutions

$4,005,245Value of institutional holdings

56.97%Institutional ownership %

13.55%Shares Changed QoQ

142No. of institutional investors

Shares Owned by Institutions

Shares Purchased/Sold by Institutions

Ownership Summary

A total of 142 institutions have reported a stake in Staar Surgical Co (NASDAQ:STAA) as of December 2025, according to recent 13F filings with the SEC.

These investors collectively held 57.0% of the company's total shares outstanding in December 2025, down from 103.1% in September 2025.
Quarterly data indicates a 13.55% shift in institutional share volume, and the annual owner count reflects a decrease of 33.02%.
The latest 13F cycle for Staar Surgical reveals that of 142 total investors, 70 funds grew their exposure, whereas 45 reduced theirs and 27 made no changes.
The total number of shares held by institutions in Staar Surgical increased to 28.12Mn as of December 2025, a net change of up by 3.36Mn shares quarter on quarter, and down 20.29Mn shares year over year.
With 7.36Mn shares, BlackRock, Inc. commands the largest institutional position in Staar Surgical as of December 31, 2025, equating to 14.91% of the company.
Among the most significant buyers of Staar Surgical during December 2025 were GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (1.10Mn), Defender Capital, LLC. (668.22K), Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC (455.39K), MORGAN STANLEY (432.32K), Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC (288.09K).
Leading sellers of Staar Surgical stock in December 2025 included Soleus Capital Management, L.P. (475.00K), ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. (446.48K), VANGUARD GROUP INC (42.56K), GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. (40.00K), UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (30.88K).
The top 10 institutional holders of Staar Surgical for the quarter ending December 2025 included BlackRock, Inc. (7.36Mn), VANGUARD GROUP INC (4.23Mn), Yunqi Capital Ltd (2.51Mn), GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (2.08Mn), STATE STREET CORP (1.94Mn), GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC (1.21Mn), MORGAN STANLEY (928.91K), Defender Capital, LLC. (668.22K), DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP (590.20K), CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC (480.60K).

142 Institutional Holders

248,773 Total Shares Held

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Owner Name	Date	Shares Held	Change (QoQ)	Change (%)	Value (USD)
BlackRock, Inc.	31 Dec, 2025	7,360,335	101,381	1.40%	$169,950,136.00
VANGUARD GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	4,226,563	-42,560	-1.00%	$97,591,340.00
Yunqi Capital Ltd	31 Dec, 2025	2,507,130	7,069	0.28%	$57,889,632.00
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	2,076,743	1,100,484	112.72%	$47,951,996.00
STATE STREET CORP	31 Dec, 2025	1,940,439	29,504	1.54%	$44,804,737.00
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	1,210,667	36,844	3.14%	$27,959,757.00
MORGAN STANLEY	31 Dec, 2025	928,914	432,323	87.06%	$21,448,645.00
Defender Capital, LLC.	31 Dec, 2025	668,222	668,222	0.00%	$15,429,246.00
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	31 Dec, 2025	590,200	-972	-0.16%	$13,627,892.00
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	31 Dec, 2025	480,604	515	0.11%	$11,097,146.00
ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC.	31 Dec, 2025	466,607	-446,480	-48.90%	$10,773,957.00
Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC	31 Dec, 2025	455,386	455,386	0.00%	$10,514,863.00
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	328,809	69,117	26.61%	$7,592,200.00
UBS Group AG	31 Dec, 2025	327,852	92,321	39.20%	$7,570,103.00
MARSHALL WACE, LLP	31 Dec, 2025	300,583	173,310	136.17%	$6,940,460.00
Greenfield Seitz Capital Management, LLC	31 Dec, 2025	288,086	288,086	0.00%	$6,651,906.00
Bank of New York Mellon Corp	31 Dec, 2025	271,189	-26,127	-8.79%	$6,261,759.00
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC	31 Dec, 2025	263,288	6,713	2.62%	$6,079,320.00
Walleye Trading LLC	31 Dec, 2025	232,145	232,145	0.00%	$5,360,228.00
GABELLI FUNDS LLC	31 Dec, 2025	225,663	9,478	4.38%	$5,210,559.00

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