STAAR Surgical Ownership | Who Owns STAAR Surgical?

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STAAR Surgical Ownership Summary

STAAR Surgical is owned by 42.86% institutional investors, 0.49% insiders, and 56.64% retail investors. Broadwood capital is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 27.30% of STAA shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.09% of its assets in STAAR Surgical shares.

STAA Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	STAAR Surgical	42.86%	0.49%	56.64%
Sector	Healthcare Stocks	232.86%	10.65%	-143.51%
Industry	Medical Instruments & Supplies Stocks	32.32%	13.56%	54.11%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Broadwood capital	13.52M	27.30%	$363.27M
Blackrock	7.49M	15.31%	$356.54M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	7.36M	14.86%	$169.95M
Vanguard group	4.23M	8.54%	$97.59M
Yunqi capital	3.26M	6.57%	$60.91M
Goldman sachs group	2.08M	4.19%	$47.95M
State street	1.91M	3.86%	$51.35M
Geode capital management	1.21M	2.44%	$27.96M
Magnetar financial	1.20M	2.43%	$32.36M
Morgan stanley	928.91K	1.88%	$21.45M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Yunqi capital	3.26M	65.92%	$60.91M
Broadwood capital	13.52M	21.86%	$363.27M
Sand grove capital management llp	829.12K	10.88%	$22.28M
Defender capital, llc.	644.54K	4.28%	$12.05M
Ai-squared management	268.08K	3.65%	$5.01M
Water island capital	658.32K	2.23%	$17.69M
Burren capital advisors	24.58K	2.00%	$660.38K
Kryger capital	623.94K	1.94%	$16.77M
Act capital management	55.50K	0.82%	$1.04M
Cannon global investment management	21.80K	0.80%	$407.66K

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Magnetar financial	1.20M	0.20%	1.20M
Goldman sachs group	2.08M	0.01%	1.10M
Sand grove capital management llp	829.12K	10.88%	829.12K
Yunqi capital	3.26M	65.92%	750.00K
Water island capital	658.32K	2.23%	658.32K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Armistice capital	-	-	-2.81M
Resona asset management	-	-	-2.42M
Baillie gifford	-	-	-1.15M
Palo alto investors lp	-	-	-791.88K
Geneva capital management	-	-	-662.83K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Magnetar financial	1.20M	0.20%	1.20M	$32.36M
Sand grove capital management llp	829.12K	10.88%	829.12K	$22.28M
Water island capital	658.32K	2.23%	658.32K	$17.69M
Aqr arbitrage	630.50K	0.43%	630.50K	$16.94M
Kryger capital	623.94K	1.94%	623.94K	$16.77M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Hughes financial services	-1.00
Dunhill financial	-1.00
Twin peaks wealth advisors	-2.00
Kayne anderson rudnick investment management	-2.00
Financial gravity asset management	-5.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	95	-54.55%	21,226,232	-57.99%	42	0.41%	44	-61.74%	32	-46.67%
Sep 30, 2025	85	-49.10%	17,040,702	-66.97%	34	0.32%	45	-46.43%	27	-49.06%
Jun 30, 2025	173	-11.73%	53,832,176	3.05%	108	0.97%	86	-13.13%	54	-5.26%
Mar 31, 2025	7	-96.82%	4,312,579	-91.09%	8	0.09%	6	-94.23%	1	-98.67%
Dec 31, 2024	208	-16.47%	46,066,682	-3.93%	93	0.99%	97	-20.49%	73	-5.19%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	3.03M	6.09%	753.00
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.56M	3.16%	185.00
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.10M	2.21%	-
Vanguard Small Cap Index	808.17K	1.63%	15.45K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	811.22K	1.63%	6.86K
Resona RM Global Selected Equity MF	663.59K	1.34%	451.65K
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr	557.09K	1.13%	12.47K
Fidelity Small Cap Index	488.87K	0.99%	5.19K
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Inv	454.85K	0.92%	16.46K
State Street SPDR Port S&P 600 Sm CpETF	453.76K	0.92%	158.00

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Activity	Value
Mar 12, 2026	BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.	Buy	-
Mar 13, 2026	BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.	Buy	-
Mar 13, 2026	BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.	Buy	$5.88M
Mar 12, 2026	BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.	Buy	$5.42M
Mar 11, 2026	BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P.	Buy	$959.56K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q1	16	-
2025 Q4	6	-
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	20	-
2025 Q1	48	-

STAA Ownership FAQ

Who Owns STAAR Surgical?

STAAR Surgical shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 42.86%, followed by 0.49% insiders and 56.65% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in STAAR Surgical's industry, Medical Instruments & Supplies Stocks, is 32.32%, which STAAR Surgical exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of STAAR Surgical?

STAAR Surgical’s largest shareholders are Broadwood capital (13.52M shares, 27.30%), Blackrock (7.49M shares, 15.31%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (7.36M shares, 14.86%). Together, they hold 57.48% of STAAR Surgical’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own STAAR Surgical?

Yes, BlackRock owns 15.31% of STAAR Surgical, totaling 7.49M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 356.54M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -234K shares, a -3.04% change.

Who is STAAR Surgical’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Yunqi capital is STAAR Surgical’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 65.92% of its assets in 3.26M STAAR Surgical shares, valued at 60.91M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of STAAR Surgical shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of STAAR Surgical shares, with 6.09% of its total shares outstanding invested in 3.03M STAAR Surgical shares.

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