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Iridium Communications
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $635M invested in Iridium Communications in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 19 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 36 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

61% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $2.39M | Put options by funds: $1.48M

53% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 36

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 19 | Existing positions closed: 14

9% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $583M → $635M (+$51.3M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 127 → 132 (+5)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
132
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.94%
% of All Funds
3.83%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
19
Increased
55
Reduced
36
Closed
14
Calls
$2.39M
Puts
$1.48M
Net Calls
+$904K
Net Calls Change
-$490K

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
PA
Pinnacle Associates
New York
+$10.4M
2
ACH
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
+$5.33M
3
VBA
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
+$4.61M
4
Stifel Financial
Stifel Financial
Missouri
+$4.58M
5
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
+$2.21M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
-$3.44M
2
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$2.52M
3
AC
Avenir Corporation
Virginia
-$2.16M
4
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$1.9M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$1.85M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
MLICM
76
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$558K – – –
Group One Trading
77
Group One Trading
Illinois
$496K +$486K +56,064 New
AIG
78
American International Group
New York
$477K +$10.1K +1,160 +2%
CMANY
79
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$459K +$450K +51,900 New
BAM
80
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$420K -$104K -12,000 -20%
U
81
UBS
Switzerland
$412K -$429K -49,488 -51%
VOYA Investment Management
82
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$412K – – –
BA
83
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$406K -$6.53K -753 -2%
ProShare Advisors
84
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$382K -$97.9K -11,294 -21%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
85
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$382K +$86.4K +9,965 +30%
ACM
86
Ativo Capital Management
Illinois
$362K +$355K +40,883 New
GF
87
Gabelli Funds
New York
$354K – – –
UBS AM
88
UBS AM
Illinois
$335K – – –
IMS
89
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
$313K +$307K +35,407 New
Mackenzie Financial
90
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$312K +$305K +35,200 New
PP
91
PDT Partners
New York
$292K +$286K +33,000 New
Goldman Sachs
92
Goldman Sachs
New York
$285K +$45.1K +5,204 +19%
EVC
93
Eidelman Virant Capital
Missouri
$266K – – –
OTPPB
94
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
$265K +$111K +12,796 +75%
PPSG
95
Princeton Portfolio Strategies Group
New Jersey
$252K +$67.1K +7,740 +37%
AG
96
Aperio Group
California
$248K +$5.69K +656 +2%
CL
97
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$212K -$69.4K -8,000 -25%
Neuberger Berman Group
98
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
$200K +$82.4K +9,505 +73%
HighTower Advisors
99
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$192K – – –
TDC
100
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$179K +$13K +1,500 +8%
2 3
4
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IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

132 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $635M — up 8.8% from $583M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 19 funds opened new IRDM positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 5 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 36 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Pinnacle Associates, adding an estimated $10.4M. The largest seller was BlackRock Fund Advisors, cutting an estimated $3.44M.

  • 132 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q3 2014, up from 127 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $635M of Iridium Communications stock for Q3 2014, up 8.8% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 19 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q3 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +5 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q3 2014 was Pinnacle Associates, an estimated $10.4M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q3 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $3.44M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.