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Iridium Communications

187 hedge funds and large institutions have $970M invested in Iridium Communications in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

112% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 17

103.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%103.14% (+103%)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $763M → $970M (+$208M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 170187 (+17)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 59

75% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.08M | Put options by funds: $4.36M

Holders
187
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
4.67%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
36
Increased
54
Reduced
59
Closed
17
Calls
$1.08M
Puts
$4.36M
Net Calls
-$3.28M
Net Calls Change
-$1.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Geode Capital Management
26
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$6.13M +$466K +52,227 +9%
Principal Financial Group
27
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$5.82M +$81.3K +9,108 +2%
PPA
28
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$5.69M -$882K -98,868 -14%
RJFSA
29
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$5.68M -$23.3K -2,616 -0.4%
California Public Employees Retirement System
30
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.51M -$221K -24,800 -4%
IMIM
31
Irving Magee Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$5.5M +$892 +100 +0%
William Blair & Company
32
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$4.9M +$585K +65,586 +15%
Charles Schwab
33
Charles Schwab
California
$4.7M -$142K -15,947 -3%
Stifel Financial
34
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$4.44M -$459K -51,486 -10%
Morgan Stanley
35
Morgan Stanley
New York
$4.4M +$2.49M +279,202 +156%
BIM
36
BlackRock Investment Management
Delaware
$4.34M +$649K +72,774 +19%
Ameriprise
37
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$3.91M +$49.2K +5,513 +1%
Bank of America
38
Bank of America
North Carolina
$3.83M +$1.15M +129,444 +48%
WA
39
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$3.77M -$107K -11,975 -3%
Boston Partners
40
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$3.71M
BGIM
41
Brandywine Global Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$3.66M -$120K -13,410 -3%
TCIM
42
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$3.32M -$204K -22,900 -6%
DMK
43
David M. Knott
$3.25M
GC
44
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$2.93M -$126K -14,085 -4%
EAM
45
Eagle Asset Management
Florida
$2.82M +$61.7K +6,920 +2%
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.81M +$1.95M +218,465 +295%
Brown Advisory
47
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$2.55M +$432K +48,457 +22%
CS
48
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$2.44M -$275K -30,820 -11%
Wells Fargo
49
Wells Fargo
California
$2.2M -$850K -95,278 -29%
Goldman Sachs
50
Goldman Sachs
New York
$2.19M +$1.43M +159,993 +234%

IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

187 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $970M — up 27% from $763M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new IRDM positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $8.31M. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.97M.

  • 187 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q4 2016, up from 170 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $970M of Iridium Communications stock for Q4 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q4 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q4 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $8.31M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q4 2016 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $3.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.