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, 61 increasing their positions, 57 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
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 167 → 170 (+3)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 57
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 1 (0)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
BlackRock Fund Advisors
San Francisco,
California
|
+$6.24M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
+$2.41M |
| 3 |
PIMJS
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Warsaw,
Poland
|
+$1.23M |
| 4 |
PMAM
Picton Mahoney Asset Management
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.21M |
| 5 |
D.E. Shaw & Co
New York
|
+$808K |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.94M |
| 2 |
PI
Putnam Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$4.1M |
| 3 |
RFC
Russell Frank Company
Seattle,
Washington
|
-$3.11M |
| 4 |
VIG
Vienna Insurance Group
Warsaw,
Poland
|
-$2.89M |
| 5 |
NAM
Nichols Asset Management
Sudbury,
Massachusetts
|
-$2.77M |
IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2015 in Review
170 of the 3,824 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 61 added to existing stakes and 57 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.