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Iridium Communications
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154 hedge funds and large institutions have $703M invested in Iridium Communications in 2014 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 35 funds opening new positions, 51 increasing their positions, 38 reducing their positions, and 10 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

250% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 35 | Existing positions closed: 10

137% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.94M | Put options by funds: $818K

34% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 51 | Existing positions reduced: 38

17% more funds holding

Funds holding: 132 → 154 (+22)

11% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $635M → $703M (+$68.1M)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)

Holders
154
Holders Change
+22
Holders Change %
+16.67%
% of All Funds
4.11%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
35
Increased
51
Reduced
38
Closed
10
Calls
$1.94M
Puts
$818K
Net Calls
+$1.12M
Net Calls Change
+$213K

Top Buyers

1
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
+$5.4M
2
NIP
Nicholas Investment Partners
California
+$4.52M
3
EI
EAM Investors
California
+$3.4M
4
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Washington
+$3.18M
5
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$2.51M

Top Sellers

1
AC
Avenir Corporation
Virginia
-$20.4M
2
PI
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
-$3.37M
3
VBA
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
-$2.56M
4
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
-$2.25M
5
LSV Asset Management
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
-$2.19M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BAMCO Inc
1
BAMCO Inc
New York
$89.6M – – –
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$58.2M +$2.51M +268,267 +5%
Capital World Investors
3
Capital World Investors
California
$47.7M – – –
VBA
4
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$44.3M -$2.56M -273,492 -6%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
5
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$39.6M +$201K +21,503 +0.5%
LSV Asset Management
6
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$38.1M -$2.19M -234,400 -6%
BFA
7
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$36.2M +$5.4M +577,731 +18%
RA
8
Royce & Associates
New York
$26.2M +$1.93M +206,500 +8%
PA
9
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$24.7M +$1.34M +143,180 +6%
BIT
10
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$20.9M +$363K +38,847 +2%
Franklin Resources
11
Franklin Resources
California
$19.3M – – –
PI
12
Putnam Investments
Massachusetts
$17.7M -$3.37M -360,513 -17%
Boston Partners
13
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$13.9M -$2.25M -240,598 -14%
State Street
14
State Street
Massachusetts
$13.8M +$639K +68,285 +5%
Wells Fargo
15
Wells Fargo
California
$13M +$167K +17,839 +1%
ACH
16
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$11.4M +$842K +90,000 +8%
NAM
17
Nichols Asset Management
Massachusetts
$9.4M -$226K -24,149 -2%
Bank of New York Mellon
18
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$8.44M +$524K +55,970 +7%
Fidelity Investments
19
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8.17M +$159K +17,000 +2%
Northern Trust
20
Northern Trust
Illinois
$8.13M -$375K -40,087 -5%
RJA
21
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$7.84M +$730K +77,986 +11%
California Public Employees Retirement System
22
California Public Employees Retirement System
California
$5.71M +$87.6K +9,360 +2%
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$5.56M +$393K +42,039 +8%
ECP
24
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$4.9M +$654K +69,938 +16%
LCM
25
Leonard Capital Management
Florida
$4.86M – – –
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IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2014 in Review

154 of the 3,749 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q4 2014, worth a combined $703M — up 11% from $635M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 35 funds opened new IRDM positions and 10 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 51 added to existing stakes and 38 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock Fund Advisors, adding an estimated $5.4M. The largest seller was Avenir Corporation, cutting an estimated $20.4M.

  • 154 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q4 2014, up from 132 in Q3 2014.
  • Funds reported $703M of Iridium Communications stock for Q4 2014, up 11% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 35 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q4 2014 and 10 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q4 2014 was BlackRock Fund Advisors, an estimated $5.4M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q4 2014 was Avenir Corporation, an estimated $20.4M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2014.