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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
AQR Capital Management
76
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$756K +$725K +77,500 New
GIA
77
Gargoyle Investment Advisor
New Jersey
$727K – – –
MCM
78
Mork Capital Management
California
$634K +$608K +65,000 New
MLICM
79
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$615K – – –
VIA
80
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$550K +$527K +56,374 New
CMANY
81
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$506K – – –
AIG
82
American International Group
New York
$494K -$30K -3,204 -6%
UBS AM
83
UBS AM
Illinois
$490K +$116K +12,400 +33%
PMAM
84
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$488K +$468K +50,000 New
Bank of America
85
Bank of America
North Carolina
$475K -$505K -53,957 -53%
GCP
86
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$467K +$448K +47,910 New
Barclays
87
Barclays
United Kingdom
$463K +$443K +47,401 +1,201%
R
88
RQSI
Bahamas
$459K +$440K +47,083 New
VOYA Investment Management
89
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$454K – – –
HHC
90
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
$448K +$429K +45,900 New
ProShare Advisors
91
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$438K +$15.9K +1,699 +4%
BA
92
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$426K -$20.8K -2,222 -5%
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
93
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$421K – – –
Tudor Investment Corp
94
Tudor Investment Corp
Connecticut
$420K +$251K +26,855 +166%
ACM
95
Ativo Capital Management
Illinois
$399K – – –
Arrowstreet Capital
96
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
$394K +$378K +40,400 New
GF
97
Gabelli Funds
New York
$390K – – –
SCM
98
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$362K +$348K +37,162 New
Nomura Holdings
99
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$350K +$341K +36,439 New
UBS Group
100
UBS Group
Switzerland
$330K +$316K +33,800 New
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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.