Iridium Communications
IRDM
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.
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: 167 → 170 (+3)
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
Top Sellers
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
176
Axa
Paris,
France
| – | -$250K | -40,700 | Closed |
|
|
PP
177
PDT Partners
New York
| – | -$185K | -30,100 | Closed |
|
178
Tudor Investment Corp
Stamford,
Connecticut
| – | -$176K | -28,600 | Closed |
|
179
KBC Group
Brussels,
Belgium
| – | -$122K | -19,876 | Closed |
|
|
MFBTD
180
MB Financial Bank - Trust Department
Rosemont,
Illinois
| – | -$111K | -18,000 | Closed |
|
181
Neuberger Berman Group
New York
| – | -$99K | -16,043 | Closed |
|
|
PL
182
Parkwood LLC
Cleveland,
Ohio
| – | -$92K | -14,990 | Closed |
|
183
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | -$84K | -13,600 | Closed |
|
|
BFM
184
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
| – | -$80K | -13,032 | Closed |
|
|
ARTA
185
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
| – | -$71K | -11,587 | Closed |
|
|
PA
186
Profund Advisors
Bethesda,
Maryland
| – | -$64K | -10,329 | Closed |
|
|
QT
187
Quantbot Technologies
New York
| – | -$51K | -8,415 | Closed |
|
188
Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management
Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
| – | -$4K | -659 | Closed |
|
189
Simplex Trading
Chicago,
Illinois
| – | +$206 | +27 | New |
|
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.