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Iridium Communications

127 hedge funds and large institutions have $583M invested in Iridium Communications in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

156% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 25

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 14

68% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $347M → $583M (+$236M)

56% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.87M | Put options by funds: $2.48M

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 114127 (+13)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
127
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+11.4%
% of All Funds
3.65%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
27
Increased
64
Reduced
25
Closed
14
Calls
$3.87M
Puts
$2.48M
Net Calls
+$1.39M
Net Calls Change
-$2.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$3.86M +$888K +118,019 +35%
BCM
27
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$3.73M +$1.47M +194,997 +79%
IMIM
28
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.71M
William Blair & Company
29
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$3.61M +$21.4K +2,850 +0.7%
SC
30
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$3.57M -$335K -44,507 -10%
ECP
31
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$3.36M +$1.3M +172,498 +77%
DMK
32
David M. Knott
$2.88M +$2.56M +340,000 New
BTS
33
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$2.84M +$252K +33,545 New
Susquehanna International Group
34
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$2.62M +$1.19M +158,645 +105%
SCM
35
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$2.22M +$128K +17,058 +7%
GC
36
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.21M +$1.86M +247,424 +1,767%
BPGAM
37
BTG Pactual Global Asset Management
Bermuda
$2.13M +$1.9M +252,006 New
BIM
38
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.13M +$250K +33,300 +15%
GMCM
39
Gruber & McBaine Capital Management
California
$2.02M +$66.5K +8,840 +4%
OAM
40
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
$1.98M -$1.41M -188,145 -44%
Brown Advisory
41
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$1.8M +$13.5K +1,790 +0.8%
WMSA
42
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
$1.77M +$1.58M +209,500 New
NFA
43
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$1.75M +$1.13M +150,252 +266%
Charles Schwab
44
Charles Schwab
California
$1.53M +$181K +24,096 +15%
TA
45
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.52M +$606K +80,638 +81%
BNP Paribas Asset Management
46
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$1.51M +$1.34M +178,075 New
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
47
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.25M +$229K +30,500 +26%
SIM
48
Sterling Investment Management
Arizona
$1.21M +$5.58K +742 +0.5%
Morgan Stanley
49
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.15M +$522K +69,350 +104%
PPA
50
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$1.13M +$382K +50,805 +61%

IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

127 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $583M — up 68% from $347M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new IRDM positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BAMCO Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $68.7M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $9.86M.

  • 127 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q2 2014, up from 114 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $583M of Iridium Communications stock for Q2 2014, up 68% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q2 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q2 2014 was BAMCO Inc, an estimated $68.7M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q2 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $9.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.