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Iridium Communications

187 hedge funds and large institutions have $970M invested in Iridium Communications in 2016 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 36 funds opening new positions, 54 increasing their positions, 59 reducing their positions, and 17 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

112% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 36 | Existing positions closed: 17

103.14% more ownership

Funds ownership: 0%103.14% (+103%)

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 (+2)

27% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $763M → $970M (+$208M)

10% more funds holding

Funds holding: 170187 (+17)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 54 | Existing positions reduced: 59

75% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.08M | Put options by funds: $4.36M

Holders
187
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+10%
% of All Funds
4.67%
Holding in Top 10
4
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.1%
New
36
Increased
54
Reduced
59
Closed
17
Calls
$1.08M
Puts
$4.36M
Net Calls
-$3.28M
Net Calls Change
-$1.27M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BAMCO Inc
1
BAMCO Inc
New York
$112M +$427K +47,844 +0.5%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$91.6M +$2.05M +229,821 +2%
BFA
3
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$84.1M -$1.54M -172,575 -2%
Fidelity Investments
4
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$73.3M -$335K -37,500 -0.5%
Capital World Investors
5
Capital World Investors
California
$66.6M +$8.31M +931,384 +16%
VBA
6
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$48.5M -$868K -97,280 -2%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
7
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$39.1M -$1.63K -183 -0%
Invesco
8
Invesco
Georgia
$33.6M -$1.36M -152,510 -4%
SHCM
9
Silver Heights Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$32.5M +$30.2M +3,388,750 New
LSV Asset Management
10
LSV Asset Management
Illinois
$32.2M -$3.97M -444,400 -12%
GT
11
Glenmede Trust
Pennsylvania
$25.5M -$527K -59,037 -2%
PA
12
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$21.3M -$1.16M -129,910 -6%
BIT
13
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$21.2M +$76.9K +8,624 +0.4%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$20.7M +$2.89M +324,103 +18%
State Street
15
State Street
Massachusetts
$18.3M +$1.67M +187,491 +11%
Prudential Financial
16
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
$12.5M +$480K +53,850 +4%
PIMJS
17
PKO Investment Management Joint-Stock
Poland
$12.4M +$1.27M +142,483 +12%
Northern Trust
18
Northern Trust
Illinois
$12M +$390K +43,724 +4%
Canada Life
19
Canada Life
Manitoba, Canada
$11.9M -$805K -90,214 -7%
RJA
20
Raymond James & Associates
Florida
$9.13M -$584K -65,464 -6%
ACH
21
ArrowMark Colorado Holdings
Colorado
$8.98M
ECP
22
Elk Creek Partners
Colorado
$8.11M -$2.77M -310,734 -27%
BCM
23
Bridgeway Capital Management
Texas
$7.52M
Franklin Resources
24
Franklin Resources
California
$7.41M
RA
25
Royce & Associates
New York
$6.37M -$1.23M -138,000 -17%

IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2016 in Review

187 of the 4,000 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q4 2016, worth a combined $970M — up 27% from $763M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 36 funds opened new IRDM positions and 17 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 54 added to existing stakes and 59 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Capital World Investors, adding an estimated $8.31M. The largest seller was LSV Asset Management, cutting an estimated $3.97M.

  • 187 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q4 2016, up from 170 in Q3 2016.
  • Funds reported $970M of Iridium Communications stock for Q4 2016, up 27% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 36 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q4 2016 and 17 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q4 2016 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $8.31M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q4 2016 was LSV Asset Management, an estimated $3.97M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2016.