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Iridium Communications
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167 hedge funds and large institutions have $797M invested in Iridium Communications in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

342% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.52M | Put options by funds: $345K

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 24

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 42

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $703M → $797M (+$94.3M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 154 → 167 (+13)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
167
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+8.44%
% of All Funds
4.45%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
38
Increased
61
Reduced
42
Closed
24
Calls
$1.52M
Puts
$345K
Net Calls
+$1.18M
Net Calls Change
+$63K

Top Buyers

1
Invesco
Invesco
Georgia
+$33M
2
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$26.9M
3
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
+$9.5M
4
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$9.2M
5
Bank of New York Mellon
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
+$5.25M

Top Sellers

1
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$5.53M
2
NIP
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
-$4.71M
3
EI
EAM Investors
California
-$3.55M
4
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$2.99M
5
OAM
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$2.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Stifel Financial
26
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.65M +$104K +11,164 +2%
RFC
27
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$5.29M +$1.91M +205,304 +60%
LCM
28
Leonard Capital Management
Florida
$4.93M +$84K +9,014 +2%
Principal Financial Group
29
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.89M +$4.57M +490,633 +3,666%
Geode Capital Management
30
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.89M +$256K +27,458 +6%
TCIM
31
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$4.48M +$45.7K +4,900 +1%
BCM
32
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$4.45M -$9.32K -1,000 -0.2%
IMIM
33
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$4.26M – – –
BGIM
34
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.91M +$1.15M +123,122 +44%
William Blair & Company
35
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$3.88M +$571K +61,305 +18%
UCFA
36
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$3.73M +$1.09M +116,775 +47%
PPA
37
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$3.65M +$697K +74,807 +25%
Envestnet Asset Management
38
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$3.56M +$1.07M +114,783 +46%
Ameriprise
39
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.56M +$2.35M +252,016 +221%
DMK
40
David M. Knott
$3.3M – – –
PIMJS
41
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$3.21M +$3.08M +331,000 New
Susquehanna International Group
42
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$3M -$245K -26,287 -8%
BIM
43
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.94M +$453K +48,670 +19%
WA
44
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$2.53M +$327K +35,050 +16%
SC
45
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$2.46M -$6.52K -700 -0.3%
Axa
46
Axa
France
$2.3M +$101K +10,800 +5%
Charles Schwab
47
Charles Schwab
California
$2.24M +$105K +11,271 +5%
GMCM
48
Gruber & McBaine Capital Management
California
$2.2M – – –
Brown Advisory
49
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.14M +$6.71K +720 +0.3%
NFA
50
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$2.04M -$210K -22,538 -10%
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IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

167 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $797M — up 13% from $703M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new IRDM positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $33M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, cutting an estimated $5.53M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q1 2015, up from 154 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $797M of Iridium Communications stock for Q1 2015, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q1 2015 and 24 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q1 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $33M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q1 2015 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $5.53M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.