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Iridium Communications

170 hedge funds and large institutions have $725M invested in Iridium Communications in 2015 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 62 increasing their positions, 56 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

312% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.38M | Put options by funds: $334K

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $546M → $725M (+$179M)

21% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 19

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 62 | Existing positions reduced: 56

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 167170 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
170
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.8%
% of All Funds
4.46%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
23
Increased
62
Reduced
56
Closed
19
Calls
$1.38M
Puts
$334K
Net Calls
+$1.04M
Net Calls Change
+$1.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
AG
76
Aperio Group
California
$528K +$38.5K +5,054 +9%
NFA
77
Nationwide Fund Advisors
Ohio
$523K -$1.1M -143,766 -70%
GIA
78
Gargoyle Investment Advisor
New Jersey
$518K
UBS AM
79
UBS AM
Illinois
$516K
Allianz Asset Management
80
Allianz Asset Management
Germany
$507K -$861K -113,019 -65%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
81
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$505K +$457K +60,000 New
AIG
82
American International Group
New York
$496K +$4.85K +637 +1%
SC
83
Skylands Capital
Wisconsin
$483K -$1.02M -133,700 -70%
MLICM
84
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$480K
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
85
Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Quebec, Canada
$468K -$253K -33,200 -37%
CS
86
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$444K -$497K -65,234 -55%
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
87
New York State Teachers Retirement System (NYSTRS)
New York
$427K -$762 -100 -0.2%
CMANY
88
Capital Management Associates (New York)
New York
$425K
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
89
State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System
Florida
$425K +$51.2K +6,717 +15%
SKK
90
Shepherd Kaplan Krochuk
Massachusetts
$384K +$348K +45,698 New
BTS
91
BB&T Securities
Virginia
$362K +$167K +21,971 +104%
Citadel Advisors
92
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$344K -$267K -35,113 -46%
ASRS
93
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$333K +$7.62K +1,000 +3%
TRSOTSOK
94
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$326K
VOYA Investment Management
95
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
$321K
GF
96
Gabelli Funds
New York
$320K -$53.3K -7,000 -16%
CAM
97
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$319K +$130K +17,010 +82%
AL
98
Airain Ltd
Guernsey
$306K +$277K +36,400 New
LSERS
99
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$300K +$1.52K +200 +0.6%
BA
100
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
$295K -$131K -17,168 -33%

IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review

170 of the 3,812 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q4 2015, worth a combined $725M — up 33% from $546M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 23 funds opened new IRDM positions and 19 closed out — a net gain of 4 holders — while 62 added to existing stakes and 56 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $6.24M. The largest seller was Boston Partners, cutting an estimated $4.94M.

  • 170 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q4 2015, up from 167 in Q3 2015.
  • Funds reported $725M of Iridium Communications stock for Q4 2015, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q4 2015 and 19 closed out, a net change of +4 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q4 2015 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $6.24M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q4 2015 was Boston Partners, an estimated $4.94M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2015.