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Iridium Communications

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.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

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: 167170 (+3)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 11 (0)

Holders
170
Holders Change
+3
Holders Change %
+1.8%
% of All Funds
4.46%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.03%
New
23
Increased
62
Reduced
56
Closed
19
Calls
$1.38M
Puts
$334K
Net Calls
+$1.04M
Net Calls Change
+$1.35M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BAMCO Inc
1
BAMCO Inc
New York
$76.1M -$110K -14,500 -0.2%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$62.5M +$2.41M +315,980 +4%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$61.5M +$6.24M +818,872 +13%
Capital World Investors
4
Capital World Investors
California
$41.1M
VBA
5
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$40.1M -$89.1K -11,700 -0.2%
Invesco
6
Invesco
Georgia
$36.2M -$2.52M -330,195 -7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$34.4M +$11.4K +1,500 +0%
LSV Asset Management
8
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$33.4M +$700K +91,846 +2%
GT
9
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$23.6M -$1.61M -211,930 -7%
PA
10
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$20.3M -$1.19M -155,796 -6%
BIT
11
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$19M +$247K +32,446 +1%
RA
12
Royce & Associates
New York
$18.3M -$717K -94,156 -4%
Franklin Resources
13
Franklin Resources
California
$16.6M
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$13.7M +$216K +28,398 +2%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$13.7M +$23K +3,023 +0.2%
PIMJS
16
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$10.7M +$1.23M +161,000 +14%
Wells Fargo
17
Wells Fargo
California
$9.79M -$348K -45,676 -4%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$9.34M +$37.4K +4,914 +0.4%
Prudential Financial
19
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$8.4M +$225K +29,600 +3%
Boston Partners
20
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
$8.18M -$4.94M -648,120 -40%
Fidelity Investments
21
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8.15M +$174K +22,900 +2%
ACH
22
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$7.87M -$469K -61,606 -6%
Canada Life
23
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$7.54M -$161K -21,134 -2%
ECP
24
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$7.52M -$309K -40,526 -4%
BCM
25
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$6.38M

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.