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Iridium Communications
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154 hedge funds and large institutions have $703M invested in Iridium Communications in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 10

137% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.94M | Put options by funds: $818K

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 38

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 154 (+22)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $635M → $703M (+$68.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
154
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
4.11%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
35
Increased
51
Reduced
38
Closed
10
Calls
$1.94M
Puts
$818K
Net Calls
+$1.12M
Net Calls Change
+$213K

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$5.4M
2
NIP
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
+$4.52M
3
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$3.4M
4
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
+$3.18M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.51M

Top Sellers

1
AC
Avenir Corporation
Virginia
-$20.4M
2
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$3.37M
3
VBA
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
-$2.56M
4
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$2.25M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
GC
51
Guggenheim Capital
Illinois
$1.76M -$150K -16,054 -8%
TA
52
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.75M – – –
Invesco
53
Invesco
Georgia
$1.62M -$232K -24,766 -13%
CS
54
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1.59M +$921K +98,451 +152%
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
55
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.46M +$5.95K +636 +0.4%
WSCM
56
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$1.45M -$321K -34,300 -19%
Morgan Stanley
57
Morgan Stanley
New York
$1.43M -$138K -14,776 -9%
SIM
58
Sterling Investment Management
Arizona
$1.37M -$15.1K -1,609 -1%
Deutsche Bank
59
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1.22M -$209K -22,358 -15%
Allianz Asset Management
60
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$1.2M +$498K +53,253 +77%
PP
61
PDT Partners
New York
$1.15M +$790K +84,436 +256%
QI
62
QS Investors
New York
$1.14M +$1.09M +116,609 New
BNP Paribas Asset Management
63
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
$1.13M -$857K -91,565 -44%
BTS
64
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1.13M – – –
Ameriprise
65
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.11M +$1.06M +112,822 +8,235%
FWIA
66
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$1.07M +$90.3K +9,650 +10%
RhumbLine Advisers
67
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$973K +$49.1K +5,245 +6%
AllianceBernstein
68
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$962K – – –
AC
69
Avenir Corporation
Virginia
$929K -$20.4M -2,181,445 -96%
GI
70
GAMCO Investors
Connecticut
$917K – – –
FIM
71
Freedom Investment Management
Connecticut
$898K -$21.7K -2,323 -2%
PH
72
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$897K -$31.3K -3,350 -4%
Swiss National Bank
73
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$880K +$15.9K +1,700 +2%
SO
74
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$871K -$14K -1,500 -2%
IAM
75
Integre Asset Management
New York
$782K -$75 -8 -0%
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IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

154 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $703M — up 11% from $635M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new IRDM positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $5.4M. The largest seller was Avenir Corporation, cutting an estimated $20.4M.

  • 154 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q4 2014, up from 132 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $703M of Iridium Communications stock for Q4 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q4 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $5.4M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q4 2014 was Avenir Corporation, an estimated $20.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.