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Iridium Communications
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278 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.51B invested in Iridium Communications in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.4M | Put options by funds: $10M

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

3.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.03% → 84.73% (+3.7%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.47B → $4.51B (+$40.8M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 300 → 278 (-22)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 110

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 51

Holders
278
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-7.33%
% of All Funds
4.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
30
Increased
81
Reduced
110
Closed
51
Calls
$21.4M
Puts
$10M
Net Calls
+$11.3M
Net Calls Change
-$7.98M

Top Buyers

1
AIM
ARK Investment Management
Florida
+$126M
2
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
+$69.6M
3
NAMA
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
+$68.9M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$36.1M
5
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$19.6M

Top Sellers

1
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
-$33.5M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$30.8M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$27.9M
4
VBA
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
-$25M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$17.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ITFISA
26
Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna
$20.5M -$4.54M -117,000 -19%
Brown Advisory
27
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$20.5M +$9.45M +243,262 +90%
JP Morgan Chase
28
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$20.4M +$5.27M +135,589 +36%
PPA
29
Parametric Portfolio Associates
Washington
$19.2M -$895K -23,032 -5%
Legal & General Group
30
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$17.8M -$800K -20,585 -4%
Principal Financial Group
31
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$16.7M -$84.7K -2,181 -0.5%
Fidelity Investments
32
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$16.5M +$554K +14,254 +4%
William Blair & Company
33
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$14.7M -$148K -3,805 -1%
GI
34
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$14.4M -$233K -6,000 -2%
PIMJS
35
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$13.6M – – –
RhumbLine Advisers
36
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$13.1M -$568K -14,630 -4%
AllianceBernstein
37
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$11.6M -$231K -5,950 -2%
Man Group
38
Man Group
United Kingdom
$11.5M +$405K +10,426 +4%
Susquehanna International Group
39
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$11M -$5M -128,656 -32%
VOYA Investment Management
40
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$11M +$3.08M +79,258 +41%
California Public Employees Retirement System
41
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$10.8M -$767K -19,749 -7%
Swiss National Bank
42
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$10.7M -$299K -7,700 -3%
Bank of America
43
Bank of America
North Carolina
$10.4M -$2.92M -75,148 -22%
RJA
44
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.42M -$2.11M -54,328 -19%
American Century Companies
45
American Century Companies
Missouri
$8.95M +$2.25M +58,022 +35%
WA
46
WealthTrust Axiom
Pennsylvania
$8.94M -$318K -8,187 -4%
RJFSA
47
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors
Florida
$8.47M +$24.4K +628 +0.3%
D.E. Shaw & Co
48
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
$8.38M +$2.75M +70,801 +51%
Select Equity Group
49
Select Equity Group
New York
$8.16M +$7.93M +204,030 New
Millennium Management
50
Millennium Management
New York
$7.79M +$515K +13,248 +7%
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IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

278 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $4.51B — up 0.91% from $4.47B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of IRDM and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 110 trimmed existing stakes and 81 added.

The largest buyer was ARK Investment Management, adding an estimated $126M. The largest seller was BAMCO Inc, cutting an estimated $33.5M.

  • 278 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q2 2021, down from 300 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $4.51B of Iridium Communications stock for Q2 2021, up 0.91% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q2 2021 and 51 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q2 2021 was ARK Investment Management, an estimated $126M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q2 2021 was BAMCO Inc, an estimated $33.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.