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Iridium Communications

170 hedge funds and large institutions have $725M invested in Iridium Communications in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

312% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.38M | Put options by funds: $334K

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $546M → $725M (+$179M)

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 19

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 56

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 167170 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
170
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.8%
% of All Funds
4.46%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
23
Increased
62
Reduced
56
Closed
19
Calls
$1.38M
Puts
$334K
Net Calls
+$1.04M
Net Calls Change
+$1.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
RJA
26
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$5.85M -$353K -46,382 -6%
California Public Employees Retirement System
27
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.38M +$229K +30,100 +5%
PPA
28
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$5.36M +$672K +88,217 +16%
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.15M +$318K +41,712 +7%
PI
30
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$4.84M -$4.1M -538,550 -48%
Principal Financial Group
31
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$4.6M +$182K +23,884 +5%
Geode Capital Management
32
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$4.51M +$70.4K +9,243 +2%
Stifel Financial
33
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.3M -$67.7K -8,885 -2%
IMIM
34
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.69M
William Blair & Company
35
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$3.69M +$223K +29,252 +7%
First Trust Advisors
36
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$3.58M +$441K +57,953 +16%
BGIM
37
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.48M -$109K -14,261 -3%
Ameriprise
38
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.22M -$46.8K -6,143 -2%
WA
39
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$3.19M +$86.8K +11,400 +3%
TCIM
40
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.16M -$47.3K -6,212 -2%
Charles Schwab
41
Charles Schwab
California
$2.98M +$322K +42,286 +14%
BIM
42
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$2.88M +$4.11K +540 +0.2%
DMK
43
David M. Knott
$2.86M
UCFA
44
United Capital Financial Advisors
Texas
$2.86M +$129K +16,913 +5%
Envestnet Asset Management
45
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$2.85M +$152K +19,972 +6%
GC
46
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.52M +$592K +77,757 +35%
RFC
47
Russell Frank Company
Washington
$2.33M -$3.11M -407,858 -60%
Deutsche Bank
48
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$2.23M -$1.5M -196,990 -43%
IMAS
49
ID Management A/S
Denmark
$2.19M
Bank of America
50
Bank of America
North Carolina
$2.08M -$27K -3,546 -1%

IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

170 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $725M — up 33% from $546M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new IRDM positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $6.24M. The largest seller was Boston Partners, cutting an estimated $4.94M.

  • 170 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q4 2015, up from 167 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $725M of Iridium Communications stock for Q4 2015, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q4 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $6.24M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q4 2015 was Boston Partners, an estimated $4.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.