Staar Surgical Co (STAA) Institutional Ownership

Ownership Summary

A total of 54 institutions have reported a stake in Staar Surgical Co (NASDAQ:STAA) as of December 2025, according to recent 13F filings with the SEC.

• Staar Surgical saw its institutional ownership percentage fell to 13.8% in December 2025 from 103.1% in September 2025.
• Institutional share ownership changed by 4.85% QoQ, while the number of institutional owners saw a decrease of 74.53% YoY.
• During the quarter, 23 institutions bought more Staar Surgical shares, 19 sold shares, and 12 of the 54 total investors held their position steady.
• The total number of shares held by institutions in Staar Surgical increased to 6.82Mn as of December 2025, a net change of up by 315.21K shares quarter on quarter, and down 41.59Mn shares year over year.
• The top institutional stake in Staar Surgical as of December 31, 2025 belongs to VANGUARD GROUP INC, which owns 4.23Mn shares, or 8.56% of the company.
• Among the most significant buyers of Staar Surgical during December 2025 were Defender Capital, LLC. (668.22K), UBS Group AG (92.32K), SG Americas Securities, LLC (26.26K), Maxi Investments CY Ltd (18.70K), STRS OHIO (18.20K).
• Leading sellers of Staar Surgical stock in December 2025 included ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. (446.48K), VANGUARD GROUP INC (42.56K), GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. (40.00K), Cannon Global Investment Management, LLC (15.41K), COMERICA BANK (2.78K).
• The top 10 institutional holders of Staar Surgical for the quarter ending December 2025 included VANGUARD GROUP INC (4.23Mn), Defender Capital, LLC. (668.22K), ALPINE ASSOCIATES MANAGEMENT INC. (466.61K), UBS Group AG (327.85K), PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC (263.29K), GABELLI FUNDS LLC (225.66K), GABELLI & Co INVESTMENT ADVISERS, INC. (139.00K), NEW YORK LIFE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC (86.75K), NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM (53.76K), THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS (34.18K).