GLAUKOS CORP GKOS
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 377322102 · ISIN US3773221029
- SectorHealth care
- IndustrySurgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
- HeadquartersAliso Viejo, CA
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($10.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 55.1m as of 2024-10-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $130.29. Options: 11 managers hold calls ($19.5m notional), 11 hold puts ($27.8m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 222 |
| Q4 2022 | 214 |
| Q1 2023 | 203 |
| Q2 2023 | 220 |
| Q3 2023 | 233 |
| Q4 2023 | 246 |
| Q1 2024 | 254 |
| Q2 2024 | 282 |
| Q3 2024 | 315 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 92 | 114 |
| Q1 2023 | 101 | 100 |
| Q2 2023 | 111 | 96 |
| Q3 2023 | 112 | 97 |
| Q4 2023 | 124 | 110 |
| Q1 2024 | 110 | 140 |
| Q2 2024 | 162 | 108 |
| Q3 2024 | 177 | 109 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $58.5m | $59.1m | 1.01 |
| Q1 2024 | $9.6m | $20.8m | 2.16 |
| Q2 2024 | $9.6m | $17.2m | 1.80 |
| Q3 2024 | $19.5m | $27.8m | 1.43 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +1.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +420.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +296.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +250.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +207.3k |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +206.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +128.8k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP | Added | +120.9k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P | Added | +119.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +98.1k |
Biggest sellers
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Iron Triangle Partners LP | Reduced | -290.5k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -263.4k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -232.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -224.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -215.7k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -203.4k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -201.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -186.6k |
Biggest calls
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $6.5m50.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $4.0m30.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.6m27.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.2m16.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $1.0m8.0k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $807.7k6.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $651.4k5.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $320.7k2.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $247.5k1.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $65.1k500 shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $9.5m73.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $6.6m51.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $3.3m25.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.7m21.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $2.6m19.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $846.8k6.5k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $807.7k6.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | New | $705.6k5.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $521.1k4.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $13.0k100 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-29 | 14.4% |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 13G · institution +3.9 pts · filed 2026-05-15 | 9.2% |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 13G · institution new · filed 2026-02-11 | 5.9% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.6% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC), WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP (0.8%, 2026-02-10)
Insider purchases and sales in Q3 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $5.0m | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $9.7m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $20.7m | $20.6m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $30.3m | $28.0m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $8.7m | $8.1m |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | $5.1m | $1.7m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-09 | Kliman Gilbert H Director | Sold | $392.0k3.0k shares |
| 2024-08-21 | Gilliam Joseph E PRESIDENT & COO | Sold plan | $646.8k5.0k shares |
| 2024-08-15 | Stapley Marc Director | Sold plan | $787.1k6.2k shares |
| 2024-08-08 | WEISNER AIMEE S Director | Sold | $3.0m25.0k shares |
| 2024-07-05 | Gilliam Joseph E PRESIDENT & COO | Sold plan | $273.1k2.2k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.5m $1.1bn | First filing |
| FMR LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.6m $857.8m | Reduced -203.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.9m $765.2m | Added +420.4k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.2m $284.5m | Added +1.6m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $254.6m | Added +98.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.6m $213.7m | Added +296.9k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.58% of their portfolio | 1.6m $213.0m | Reduced -263.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 1.5m $199.1m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $181.1m | Reduced -224.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $172.7m | Reduced -131.7k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $162.2m | Added +24.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $152.7m | Added +66.1k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.1m $140.3m | Reduced -201.7k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.96% of their portfolio | 861.6k $112.3m | Added +58.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.16% of their portfolio | 795.2k $103.6m | Reduced -232.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 718.6k $93.6m | Added +250.1k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.12% of their portfolio | 673.8k $87.8m | Added +119.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 662.5k $86.3m | Added +46.8k |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 658.6k $85.8m | Added +24.7k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 641.8k $83.6m | Added +207.3k |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.62% of their portfolio | 617.4k $80.4m | Added +206.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 550.3k $71.7m | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 538.6k $70.2m | Added +17.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 532.1k $69.3m | Reduced -5.8k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 476.7k $62.1m | Reduced -16.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.07% of their portfolio | 393.1k $51.2m | Reduced -109.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 390.6k $50.9m | Reduced -21.8k |
| RTW INVESTMENTS, LP 0.73% of their portfolio | 386.3k $50.3m | Unchanged |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 385.5k $50.2m | Reduced -28.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 383.4k $49.9m | Reduced -186.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 359.4k $46.8m | Reduced -169.3k |
| Avidity Partners Management LP 2.29% of their portfolio | 344.9k $44.9m | Added +120.9k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 312.3k $40.7m | Added +8.1k |
| BRAIDWELL LP 1.15% of their portfolio | 311.6k $40.6m | Reduced -185.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 310.1k $40.4m | Added +91.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 300.3k $39.1m | Reduced -19.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 288.5k $37.6m | Reduced -9.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 285.8k $37.2m | Reduced -215.7k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 242.2k $31.6m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Atika Capital Management LLC 3.36% of their portfolio | 241.0k $31.4m | Added +1.0k |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.68% of their portfolio | 217.9k $28.4m | Added +42.5k |
| Iron Triangle Partners LP 3.99% of their portfolio | 217.7k $28.4m | Reduced -290.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 181.2k $23.6m | Added +15.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.04% of their portfolio | 173.4k $22.6m | Reduced -26.6k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 0.22% of their portfolio | 162.2k $21.1m | Reduced -15.0k |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.07% of their portfolio | 142.4k $18.6m | Added +70 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 141.4k $18.4m | Added +296 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.4k $17.5m | Reduced -2.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.2k $17.1m | Reduced -20.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.8k $16.8m | New |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.6k $15.6m | Reduced -55.6k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.08% of their portfolio | 116.6k $15.2m | Added +5.7k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 114.6k $14.9m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 1.17% of their portfolio | 111.0k $14.5m | Added +61.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 106.3k $13.9m | Reduced -2.2k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 106.0k $13.8m | Reduced -4.3k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 104.6k $13.6m | Reduced -28.7k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 99.2k $12.7m | Added +31.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 98.4k $12.8m | Reduced -300 |
| First Turn Management, LLC 1.98% of their portfolio | 96.1k $12.5m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.7k $11.7m | Added +71.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 86.2k $11.2m | Added +12.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.8k $10.5m | Added +13.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.2k $10.3m | Added +64.0k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 78.5k $11.1m | Reduced -11.0k |
| Altium Capital Management LLC 2.99% of their portfolio | 77.0k $10.0m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.8k $9.9m | Added +18.1k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.5k $9.8m | Reduced -1.8k |
| CASTLEARK MANAGEMENT LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 73.8k $9.6m | Reduced -640 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.9k $8.7m | Added +31.3k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.3k $8.4m | Added +3.1k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 63.5k $8.3m | Unchanged |
| Bellevue Group AG 0.13% of their portfolio | 63.0k $8.2m | Added +7.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.7k $8.2m | Added +405 |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.46% of their portfolio | 62.0k $8.1m | Added +9.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.1k $8.0m | Reduced -541 |
| PEREGRINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 60.0k $7.8m | Reduced -16.7k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.01% of their portfolio | 59.6k $7.8m | Added +42.4k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.7k $7.6m | Added +4.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.2k $7.6m | Added +11.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.2k $7.3m | Reduced -11.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.8k $7.1m | Reduced -7.8k |
| Point72 (DIFC) Ltd 0.54% of their portfolio | 53.2k $6.9m | New |
| Exome Asset Management LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 51.7k $6.7m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.1k $6.3m | Added +200 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 48.1k $6.3m | Reduced -1.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.5k $6.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 46.9k $6.1m | Reduced -42.8k |
| PURA VIDA INVESTMENTS, LLC 9.42% of their portfolio | 44.0k $5.7m | Reduced -43.0k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 43.3k $5.6m | Added +15.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.2k $5.6m | Added +1.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.8k $5.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.5k $5.3m | New |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 39.7k $5.2m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.8k $5.1m | Reduced -38.1k |
| THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 38.5k $5.0m | Added +8.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.0k $4.9m | Reduced -83.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.7k $4.9m | Added +441 |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.7k $4.9m | Reduced -17.6k |
| LMR Partners LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 37.0k $4.8m | Added +4.1k |