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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
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
101
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$292K +$10.1K +1,320 +4%
Asset Management One
102
Asset Management One
Japan
$278K -$164K -21,500 -39%
PTC
103
Petrus Trust Company
Texas
$271K +$73.2K +9,606 +43%
Susquehanna International Group
104
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$265K +$240K +31,511 New
PPSG
105
Princeton Portfolio Strategies Group
New Jersey
$259K +$2.29K +300 +1%
Morgan Stanley
106
Morgan Stanley
New York
$234K -$323K -42,360 -60%
RCM
107
Riverhead Capital Management
Delaware
$223K +$202K +26,500 New
SCM
108
Stevens Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$222K -$408K -53,527 -67%
EGM
109
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
$222K +$201K +26,368 New
O
110
OppenheimerFunds
New York
$222K +$201K +26,391 New
ProShare Advisors
111
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$221K +$29.9K +3,919 +18%
HighTower Advisors
112
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$215K +$10.6K +1,387 +6%
GCP
113
GSA Capital Partners
United Kingdom
$214K -$32.2K -4,229 -14%
PNC Financial Services Group
114
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$211K +$30.5K +4,000 +19%
CL
115
Croft-Leominster
Maryland
$201K
WSCM
116
Wellington Shields Capital Management
New York
$193K -$45.7K -6,000 -21%
DC
117
Deere & Company
Illinois
$191K
SO
118
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$190K -$509K -66,857 -75%
LPL Financial
119
LPL Financial
California
$189K -$23.3K -3,056 -12%
Goldman Sachs
120
Goldman Sachs
New York
$172K -$46.1K -6,046 -23%
WSTAM
121
Wilbanks Smith & Thomas Asset Management
Virginia
$169K -$122 -16 -0.1%
BBHC
122
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
New York
$168K
BAM
123
Brave Asset Management
New Jersey
$151K
MC
124
Moors & Cabot
Massachusetts
$151K +$11.3K +1,480 +9%
MERSOM
125
Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan
Michigan
$138K +$7.46K +980 +6%

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.