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Iridium Communications

167 hedge funds and large institutions have $797M invested in Iridium Communications in 2015 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 38 funds opening new positions, 61 increasing their positions, 42 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

342% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.52M | Put options by funds: $345K

58% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 24

45% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 42

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $703M → $797M (+$94.3M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 154167 (+13)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
167
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+8.44%
% of All Funds
4.45%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
38
Increased
61
Reduced
42
Closed
24
Calls
$1.52M
Puts
$345K
Net Calls
+$1.18M
Net Calls Change
+$63K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
LTFS
151
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Florida
$81K -$17.1K -1,830 -18%
Royal Bank of Canada
152
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$77K -$1.17K -125 -2%
Bank of Montreal
153
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$76K -$7.05K -757 -9%
US Bancorp
154
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$64K +$6.12K +657 +11%
Nomura Holdings
155
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$60K -$281K -30,139 -83%
Canada Life
156
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$42K +$5.37K +576 +15%
Parallax Volatility Advisers
157
Parallax Volatility Advisers
California
$32K -$44.9K -4,821 -59%
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
158
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas
$22K +$177 +19 +0.8%
BlackRock
159
BlackRock
New York
$18K
MFS
160
MSI Financial Services
Massachusetts
$10K +$9.32K +1,000 New
FNYS
161
First New York Securities
New York
$8.74K +$8.38K +900 New
EWM
162
Evercore Wealth Management
New York
$8K +$7.91K +849 New
Zurich Cantonal Bank
163
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$5K +$4.62K +496 New
AF
164
Allworth Financial
California
$2K +$1.86K +200 New
Fifth Third Bancorp
165
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1K +$1.31K +141 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
166
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$523 +$22.7K +2,438 +5%
NIP
167
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
-$4.71M -483,373 Closed
EI
168
EAM Investors
California
-$3.55M -363,894 Closed
OAM
169
Oxford Asset Management
United Kingdom
-$2.85M -291,828 Closed
PP
170
PDT Partners
New York
-$1.15M -117,436 Closed
BNP Paribas Asset Management
171
BNP Paribas Asset Management
France
-$1.13M -115,427 Closed
VIA
172
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
-$550K -56,374 Closed
HHC
173
Hutchin Hill Capital
New York
-$448K -45,900 Closed
Arrowstreet Capital
174
Arrowstreet Capital
Massachusetts
-$394K -40,400 Closed
OTPPB
175
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board
Ontario, Canada
-$292K -29,945 Closed

IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2015 in Review

167 of the 3,752 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q1 2015, worth a combined $797M — up 13% from $703M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 38 funds opened new IRDM positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 14 holders — while 61 added to existing stakes and 42 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Invesco, adding an estimated $33M. The largest seller was Putnam Investments, cutting an estimated $5.53M.

  • 167 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q1 2015, up from 154 in Q4 2014.
  • Funds reported $797M of Iridium Communications stock for Q1 2015, up 13% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 38 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q1 2015 and 24 closed out, a net change of +14 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q1 2015 was Invesco, an estimated $33M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q1 2015 was Putnam Investments, an estimated $5.53M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2015.