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 ($33.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 59.0m as of 2026-07-28, 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 ≈ $139.07. Options: 8 managers hold calls ($25.9m notional), 9 hold puts ($126.3m).
Trends to Q2 2026
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 322 |
| Q1 2025 | 318 |
| Q2 2025 | 299 |
| Q3 2025 | 315 |
| Q4 2025 | 332 |
| Q1 2026 | 336 |
| Q2 2026 | 366 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 177 | 109 |
| Q4 2024 | 157 | 146 |
| Q1 2025 | 167 | 169 |
| Q2 2025 | 188 | 148 |
| Q3 2025 | 163 | 157 |
| Q4 2025 | 178 | 154 |
| Q1 2026 | 150 | 169 |
| Q2 2026 | 213 | 141 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $14.7m | $35.4m | 2.42 |
| Q4 2025 | $19.9m | $96.5m | 4.84 |
| Q1 2026 | $18.4m | $85.9m | 4.67 |
| Q2 2026 | $25.9m | $126.3m | 4.88 |
Biggest buyers
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | New | +529.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | New | +491.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +450.0k |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +446.6k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. | New | +416.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +407.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +343.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Added | +300.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +280.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +279.1k |
Biggest sellers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -477.9k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -412.1k |
| Capital International Investors | Sold out | -373.3k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -329.9k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Reduced | -298.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -295.7k |
| PFM Health Sciences, LP | Sold out | -215.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -207.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -194.0k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -179.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $15.0m107.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $3.7m26.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $2.3m16.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $2.2m15.4k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $1.4m10.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $824.6k5.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $237.6k1.7k shares |
| LPL Financial LLC | New | $209.6k1.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $77.0m551.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $36.4m260.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $5.9m41.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $2.8m20.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.2m15.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $950.4k6.8k shares |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Unchanged | $870.0k550.0k shares |
| Axxion S.A. | First filing | $209.6k1.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $69.9k500 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 since 1 Apr 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.6m | $2.3m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.2m | $665.0k |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $497.2k | $497.2k |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $2.3m | $33.1k |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 6 | $37.8m | $35.9m |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $6.3m | $1.8m |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 5 | $22.7m | $8.8m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Navratil Tomas CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Sold plan | $249.2k1.6k shares |
| 2026-09-16 | Navratil Tomas CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Sold plan | $243.2k1.5k shares |
| 2026-08-28 | Navratil Tomas CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Sold | $2.5m13.7k shares |
| 2026-08-19 | Kliman Gilbert H Director | Sold | $475.0k2.5k shares |
| 2026-08-11 | Gilliam Joseph E PRESIDENT & COO | Sold | $10.8m60.0k shares |
| 2026-08-07 | Thurman Alex R. SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $3.6m20.0k shares |
| 2026-07-31 | WEN LEANA Director | Sold | $88.0k525 shares |
| 2026-07-16 | Thurman Alex R. SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $1.6m10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-09 | Thurman Alex R. SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $1.6m10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-06 | Thurman Alex R. SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $1.5m10.0k shares |
| 2026-07-01 | Navratil Tomas CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Sold plan | $99.6k716 shares |
| 2026-06-16 | Navratil Tomas CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Sold plan | $200.9k1.5k shares |
| 2026-05-14 | Kliman Gilbert H Director | Sold | $703.8k5.0k shares |
| 2026-05-11 | Kliman Gilbert H Director | Sold | $675.0k5.0k shares |
| 2026-05-01 | Gilliam Joseph E PRESIDENT & COO | Sold | $2.8m19.6k shares |
| 2026-05-01 | WEN LEANA Director | Sold | $243.7k1.7k shares |
| 2026-04-30 | Thurman Alex R. SVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold plan | $1.4m10.0k shares |
| 2026-04-10 | Navratil Tomas CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Sold plan | $246.2k2.1k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.5m $1.3bn | Added +450.0k |
| Jupiter Topco LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 4.9m $679.6m | First filing |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.3m $464.3m | Added +113.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 3.0m $425.0m | Reduced -329.9k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $356.5m | Added +42.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $323.7m | Added +133.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $221.0m | Added +407.3k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 1.5m $211.7m | Added +131.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $204.6m | Added +107.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $194.3m | Reduced -56.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $183.8m | Reduced -295.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $135.1m | Reduced -142.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $142.0m | Added +26.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 897.0k $125.4m | Reduced -477.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 752.6k $105.2m | Added +38.3k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 706.9k $98.8m | Reduced -207.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 679.6k $95.0m | Added +343.2k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 661.7k $92.5m | Reduced -412.1k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 650.6k $90.9m | Added +162.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.14% of their portfolio | 647.4k $90.5m | Added +35.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 612.5k $85.6m | Added +36.3k |
| BRAIDWELL LP 3.06% of their portfolio | 591.9k $82.7m | Reduced -171.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 589.8k $82.4m | Reduced -89.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 587.3k $82.1m | Reduced -70.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 578.3k $80.8m | Added +191.9k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.20% of their portfolio | 529.9k $74.1m | New |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 498.5k $69.7m | Not comparable |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 491.6k $68.7m | New |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 491.5k $68.7m | Added +4.5k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 483.4k $67.6m | Added +1.2k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.08% of their portfolio | 469.4k $65.6m | Added +48.1k |
| SUMMIT PARTNERS PUBLIC ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.62% of their portfolio | 446.6k $62.4m | New |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 431.1k $60.2m | Added +145.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 428.2k $59.8m | Added +279.1k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 420.5k $58.8m | Added +300.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 418.0k $57.5m | Added +24.2k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 417.4k $58.3m | Added +20.7k |
| VAUGHAN NELSON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P. 0.51% of their portfolio | 416.2k $58.2m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 377.5k $52.8m | Added +74.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 358.8k $50.1m | Added +78.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 357.1k $49.9m | Added +14.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 322.6k $45.1m | Reduced -75.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 314.8k $44.0m | Added +280.7k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.07% of their portfolio | 309.3k $43.2m | Reduced -298.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 300.8k $42.0m | Added +152.9k |
| RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 282.1k $39.4m | Reduced -151.1k |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP 1.47% of their portfolio | 276.0k $38.6m | New |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 275.2k $38.5m | Reduced -43.9k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.06% of their portfolio | 268.2k $37.5m | Added +232.0k |
| Longaeva Partners L.P. 0.95% of their portfolio | 236.2k $33.0m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 217.5k $30.4m | Added +206.9k |
| C WorldWide Group Holding A/S 0.70% of their portfolio | 207.2k $29.0m | Unchanged |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 201.7k $28.2m | Reduced -3.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 195.7k $27.4m | Added +101.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 172.2k $24.9m | Reduced -151.6k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 168.4k $23.5m | Added +43.5k |
| BROWN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 4.69% of their portfolio | 167.9k $23.5m | Reduced -62.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.8k $23.2m | Added +5.3k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 154.9k $21.7m | New |
| GILDER GAGNON HOWE & CO LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 152.4k $21.3m | Reduced -449 |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 150.0k $21.0m | Unchanged |
| Integral Health Asset Management, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 150.0k $21.0m | Reduced -25.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 147.2k $20.6m | Added +28.3k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 145.2k $20.3m | New |
| KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/OH 0.07% of their portfolio | 145.1k $20.3m | Reduced -193 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.5k $20.0m | Reduced -10.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 139.5k $19.5m | Added +81.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 139.0k $19.4m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 138.3k $19.3m | Added +37.0k |
| Bellevue Group AG 0.38% of their portfolio | 128.7k $18.0m | Reduced -17.0k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 125.9k $17.6m | Added +12.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.7k $17.6m | Reduced -78.5k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 121.9k $17.0m | Reduced -6.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.3k $17.0m | Reduced -40.4k |
| Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB 1.57% of their portfolio | 119.0k $16.6m | Added +35.0k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.8k $15.5m | Reduced -2.8k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 102.5k $14.3m | Added +97.1k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 93.5k $13.1m | Added +5.7k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 93.3k $13.3m | Reduced -160 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.1k $13.0m | Reduced -5.1k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.9k $12.8m | Added +70.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 87.5k $12.2m | Added +43.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 87.3k $12.2m | Reduced -111.8k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.47% of their portfolio | 85.1k $11.9m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 78.9k $11.0m | Added +17.4k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 78.2k $10.9m | Reduced -33.7k |
| ASSETMARK, INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 73.6k $10.3m | Reduced -2.7k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 72.3k $10.1m | Added +3.8k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.1k $10.1m | Added +68.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.7k $9.9m | Added +2.0k |
| Defilade Capital Management, L.P. 1.24% of their portfolio | 66.5k $9.3m | New |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.04% of their portfolio | 65.3k $9.1m | Reduced -66.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.2k $9.1m | Added +35.7k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.6k $9.0m | Reduced -1.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.4k $8.9m | Unchanged |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.2k $8.7m | Reduced -13.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.0k $8.7m | Added +9.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.3k $8.4m | Reduced -15.9k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.2k $8.0m | Reduced -194.0k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.0k $8.0m | Added +106 |