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Iridium Communications

127 hedge funds and large institutions have $583M invested in Iridium Communications in 2014 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 27 funds opening new positions, 64 increasing their positions, 25 reducing their positions, and 14 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

156% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 25

93% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 27 | Existing positions closed: 14

68% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $347M → $583M (+$236M)

56% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.87M | Put options by funds: $2.48M

11% more funds holding

Funds holding: 114127 (+13)

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 21 (-1)

Holders
127
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+11.4%
% of All Funds
3.65%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-50%
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
27
Increased
64
Reduced
25
Closed
14
Calls
$3.87M
Puts
$2.48M
Net Calls
+$1.39M
Net Calls Change
-$2.41M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BAMCO Inc
1
BAMCO Inc
New York
$77.3M +$68.7M +9,139,870 New
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$46.1M +$8.11M +1,078,344 +25%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$39.2M +$19.5M +2,587,327 +126%
LSV Asset Management
4
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$36.6M +$4.7M +624,800 +17%
VBA
5
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$36.2M +$2.16M +286,657 +7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
6
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$34.2M +$37.3K +4,956 +0.1%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$29.9M +$14.2M +1,894,086 +116%
AC
8
Avenir Corporation
Virginia
$21.4M -$5.79M -769,789 -23%
PI
9
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$20.9M +$3.86M +512,797 +26%
RA
10
Royce & Associates
New York
$20.2M +$1.52M +202,500 +9%
Franklin Resources
11
Franklin Resources
California
$16.7M +$14.9M +1,975,883 New
BIT
12
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$16.2M +$1.41M +187,155 +11%
Boston Partners
13
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$16M +$7.58M +1,007,628 +114%
Wells Fargo
14
Wells Fargo
California
$11.5M -$9.86M -1,311,357 -49%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$10.8M +$757K +100,629 +9%
PA
16
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$10.1M +$9.01M +1,198,700 New
Fidelity Investments
17
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8.75M +$741K +98,500 +11%
NAM
18
Nichols Asset Management
Massachusetts
$8.18M +$7.27M +966,443 New
Northern Trust
19
Northern Trust
Illinois
$7.64M +$830K +110,359 +14%
RJA
20
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$6.04M +$3.53M +469,920 +192%
California Public Employees Retirement System
21
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.21M -$152K -20,174 -3%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$4.78M +$666K +88,577 +19%
LCM
23
Leonard Capital Management
Florida
$4.22M
TCIM
24
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$4.07M +$1.12M +148,330 +45%
ACH
25
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$3.95M +$3.51M +467,000 New

IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2014 in Review

127 of the 3,479 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q2 2014, worth a combined $583M — up 68% from $347M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 27 funds opened new IRDM positions and 14 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 64 added to existing stakes and 25 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BAMCO Inc, opening a new position worth an estimated $68.7M. The largest seller was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $9.86M.

  • 127 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q2 2014, up from 114 in Q1 2014.
  • Funds reported $583M of Iridium Communications stock for Q2 2014, up 68% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 27 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q2 2014 and 14 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q2 2014 was BAMCO Inc, an estimated $68.7M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q2 2014 was Wells Fargo, an estimated $9.86M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2014.