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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
TA
51
Teachers Advisors
New York
$1.96M +$34.9K +3,907 +2%
Lazard Asset Management
52
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$1.93M
Macquarie Group
53
Macquarie Group
Australia
$1.71M
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
54
California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS)
California
$1.63M -$41K -4,600 -3%
First Trust Advisors
55
First Trust Advisors
Illinois
$1.52M +$327K +36,703 +30%
GLA
56
Great Lakes Advisors
Illinois
$1.46M +$1.36M +152,508 New
BG
57
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.39M +$520K +58,325 +67%
Swiss National Bank
58
Swiss National Bank
Switzerland
$1.29M
Legal & General Group
59
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$1.29M +$592K +66,372 +98%
RFC
60
Regions Financial Corp
Alabama
$1.24M -$27.2K -3,051 -2%
Russell Investments Group
61
Russell Investments Group
United Kingdom
$1.19M +$1.06M +118,985 New
RhumbLine Advisers
62
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$1.13M -$10.1K -1,137 -1%
PH
63
Pinnacle Holdings
Oklahoma
$1.11M -$15.4K -1,729 -1%
CMANY
64
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$1.02M
WSCM
65
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$1.01M -$17.8K -2,000 -2%
BTS
66
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$1M
AllianceBernstein
67
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$965K
Comerica Bank
68
Comerica Bank
Texas
$934K +$42.1K +4,717 +6%
Susquehanna International Group
69
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$926K +$861K +96,468 New
SCM
70
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$885K +$34K +3,805 +4%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
71
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$869K +$357K +40,000 +79%
Walleye Trading
72
Walleye Trading
New York
$846K +$706K +79,100 +874%
EI
73
EAM Investors
California
$845K +$785K +87,969 New
US Bancorp
74
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$834K -$51.5K -5,771 -6%
New York State Common Retirement Fund
75
New York State Common Retirement Fund
New York
$778K +$53.5K +6,000 +8%

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.