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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
Creative Planning
151
Creative Planning
Kansas
$10K – – –
CCS
152
Crosspoint Capital Strategies
California
$5K +$4.5K +481 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
153
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$501 -$9.69K -1,036 -2%
BPGAM
154
BTG Pactual Global Asset Management
Bermuda
– -$1.77M -200,000 Closed
Balyasny Asset Management
155
Balyasny Asset Management
Illinois
– -$885K -100,000 Closed
IMS
156
Index Management Solutions
Pennsylvania
– -$313K -35,407 Closed
LCM
157
Landscape Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$150K -16,900 Closed
SC
158
Sumit Capital
New York
– -$126K -14,238 Closed
TH
159
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$132K -14,140 Closed
PP
160
Paloma Partners
Connecticut
– -$108K -12,240 Closed
JG
161
Jefferies Group
New York
– -$107K -12,111 Closed
HRIA
162
Haberer Registered Investment Advisor
Ohio
– -$44K -4,925 Closed
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
163
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
– -$43.4K -4,899 Closed
ST
164
Spot Trading
Illinois
– +$243 +26 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.