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Iridium Communications
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278 hedge funds and large institutions have $4.51B invested in Iridium Communications in 2021 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 30 funds opening new positions, 81 increasing their positions, 110 reducing their positions, and 51 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

113% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $21.4M | Put options by funds: $10M

33% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 3 → 4 (+1)

3.7% more ownership

Funds ownership: 81.03% → 84.73% (+3.7%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $4.47B → $4.51B (+$40.8M)

7% less funds holding

Funds holding: 300 → 278 (-22)

26% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 81 | Existing positions reduced: 110

41% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 51

Holders
278
Holders Change
-22
Holders Change %
-7.33%
% of All Funds
4.84%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+33.33%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
30
Increased
81
Reduced
110
Closed
51
Calls
$21.4M
Puts
$10M
Net Calls
+$11.3M
Net Calls Change
-$7.98M

Top Buyers

1
AIM
ARK Investment Management
Florida
+$126M
2
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group
Japan
+$69.6M
3
NAMA
Nikko Asset Management Americas
New York
+$68.9M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$36.1M
5
Capital International Investors
Capital International Investors
California
+$19.6M

Top Sellers

1
BAMCO Inc
BAMCO Inc
New York
-$33.5M
2
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
-$30.8M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$27.9M
4
VBA
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
-$25M
5
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$17.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
VRS
151
Virginia Retirement Systems
Virginia
$556K -$381K -9,800 -41%
ACI
152
AMP Capital Investors
Australia
$546K – – –
AIM
153
Aigen Investment Management
New York
$522K +$507K +13,054 New
TA
154
Teton Advisors
New York
$520K -$19.4K -500 -4%
HSBC Holdings
155
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$511K -$259K -6,660 -34%
PA
156
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$502K -$13.4K -345 -3%
Pacer Advisors
157
Pacer Advisors
Pennsylvania
$498K -$5.83K -150 -1%
EWA
158
Exencial Wealth Advisors
Oklahoma
$494K +$60.5K +1,558 +14%
Zurich Cantonal Bank
159
Zurich Cantonal Bank
Switzerland
$483K +$3.92K +101 +0.8%
Lazard Asset Management
160
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$482K – – –
PWP
161
Private Wealth Partners
California
$480K – – –
TRCT
162
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$478K -$1.66M -42,674 -78%
DCM
163
Dupont Capital Management
Delaware
$477K -$663K -17,073 -59%
Macquarie Group
164
Macquarie Group
Australia
$475K -$231K -5,952 -33%
KBC Group
165
KBC Group
Belgium
$474K – – –
VIA
166
Vident Investment Advisory
Georgia
$467K +$59.7K +1,537 +15%
QOP
167
Quinn Opportunity Partners
Virginia
$440K -$117K -3,000 -21%
SAM
168
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$432K -$13.8K -356 -3%
WG
169
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$429K +$417K +10,733 New
SO
170
STRS Ohio
Ohio
$423K -$175K -4,500 -30%
Osaic Holdings
171
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$414K -$40.8K -1,050 -9%
Citigroup
172
Citigroup
New York
$412K -$18K -463 -4%
II
173
Inspire Investing
Idaho
$409K +$12K +310 +3%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
174
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$400K – – –
CIM
175
CIM Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$396K +$131K +3,365 +52%
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IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2021 in Review

278 of the 5,745 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q2 2021, worth a combined $4.51B — up 0.91% from $4.47B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 51 funds closed out of IRDM and 30 opened new positions — a net loss of 21 holders — while 110 trimmed existing stakes and 81 added.

The largest buyer was ARK Investment Management, adding an estimated $126M. The largest seller was BAMCO Inc, cutting an estimated $33.5M.

  • 278 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q2 2021, down from 300 in Q1 2021.
  • Funds reported $4.51B of Iridium Communications stock for Q2 2021, up 0.91% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 30 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q2 2021 and 51 closed out, a net change of -21 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q2 2021 was ARK Investment Management, an estimated $126M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q2 2021 was BAMCO Inc, an estimated $33.5M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2021.