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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
WA
151
Winfield Associates
Ohio
$34K
Zurich Cantonal Bank
152
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$34K +$22.8K +2,995 +275%
TRCT
153
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$34K +$27.8K +3,648 +881%
LIA
154
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$22K
Bank of Montreal
155
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$21K -$34.2K -4,491 -64%
Walleye Trading
156
Walleye Trading
New York
$20K -$120K -15,800 -87%
BlackRock
157
BlackRock
New York
$14K
AIM
158
Advantage Investment Management
Iowa
$6K -$209K -27,394 -97%
CAW
159
Cornerstone Advisors (Washington)
Washington
$6K
QCG
160
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$6K +$5.58K +733 New
VCM
161
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$6K +$5.77K +758 New
Creative Planning
162
Creative Planning
Kansas
$5K +$4.35K +571 New
TDC
163
Thompson Davis & Co
Virginia
$4K
AIS
164
Accurate Investment Solutions
Pennsylvania
$4K +$3.81K +500 New
AF
165
Allworth Financial
California
$2K
Fifth Third Bancorp
166
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$2K +$23 +3 +1%
CB
167
Community Bank
New York
$1K
QI
168
QS Investors
New York
$1K +$267 +35 New
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
169
Manulife (Manufacturers Life Insurance)
Ontario, Canada
$466 +$3.92K +514 +0.9%
VIG
170
Vienna Insurance Group
Poland
-$2.89M -470,000 Closed
NAM
171
Nichols Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$2.77M -450,336 Closed
Renaissance Technologies
172
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$1.1M -178,399 Closed
AQR Capital Management
173
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
-$290K -47,183 Closed
Group One Trading
174
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$344K -45,207 Closed
MPAM
175
Monarch Partners Asset Management
Massachusetts
-$261K -42,400 Closed

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.