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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
Barclays
126
Barclays
United Kingdom
$131K +$118K +15,472 +1,667%
CL
127
CSS LLC
Illinois
$130K -$152K -19,900 -56%
BCM
128
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
$117K +$106K +13,900 New
CAS
129
Cue Advisory Services
Arizona
$109K -$3.81K -500 -4%
MSA
130
Mason Street Advisors
Wisconsin
$109K +$8.61K +1,130 +10%
Squarepoint
131
Squarepoint
New York
$107K -$65.6K -8,613 -40%
RJT
132
Raymond James Trust
Florida
$106K +$472 +62 +0.5%
SB
133
Suntrust Banks
Georgia
$104K +$94.5K +12,410 New
Lazard Asset Management
134
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$101K
Legal & General Group
135
Legal & General Group
United Kingdom
$101K
Nomura Holdings
136
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$97K +$87.6K +11,505 New
RCM
137
Rotella Capital Management
Washington
$95K +$85.8K +11,269 New
PI
138
PineBridge Investments
New York
$91K +$5.64K +740 +7%
Victory Capital Management
139
Victory Capital Management
Texas
$88K -$2.72K -357 -3%
MC
140
Menta Capital
California
$86K +$77.7K +10,200 New
CIBC Asset Management
141
CIBC Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$86K +$78K +10,235 New
Royal Bank of Canada
142
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$71K -$196K -25,723 -75%
LTFS
143
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$64K -$746 -98 -1%
CG
144
Cutler Group
California
$64K +$58.7K +7,706 New
JP Morgan Chase
145
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$62K -$53.5K -7,018 -49%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
146
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$61K -$19.5K -2,564 -26%
ST
147
Spot Trading
Illinois
$45K
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
148
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio
$43K +$7.24K +951 +23%
TCM
149
Tanaka Capital Management
New York
$42K +$38.1K +5,000 New
MFS
150
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$40K +$28.2K +3,700 +370%

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.