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Iridium Communications

264 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.65B invested in Iridium Communications in 2019 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 44 funds opening new positions, 79 increasing their positions, 77 reducing their positions, and 27 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 44 | Existing positions closed: 27

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 57 (+2)

26% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.11B → $2.65B (+$538M)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 254264 (+10)

2.88% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.04%81.92% (+2.9%)

3% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 79 | Existing positions reduced: 77

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $6.65M | Put options by funds: $9.3M

Holders
264
Holders Change
+10
Holders Change %
+3.94%
% of All Funds
5.2%
Holding in Top 10
7
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+40%
% of All Funds
0.14%
New
44
Increased
79
Reduced
77
Closed
27
Calls
$6.65M
Puts
$9.3M
Net Calls
-$2.65M
Net Calls Change
+$20.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$373M +$10.9M +455,267 +3%
BAMCO Inc
2
BAMCO Inc
New York
$319M +$14M +582,928 +5%
Vanguard Group
3
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$277M +$7.43K +310 +0%
Dimensional Fund Advisors
4
Dimensional Fund Advisors
Texas
$137M -$1.49M -62,320 -1%
Fidelity Investments
5
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$129M -$18.3M -762,843 -13%
VBA
6
Van Berkom & Associates
Quebec, Canada
$107M +$170K +7,113 +0.2%
Invesco
7
Invesco
Georgia
$97.8M +$94.2K +3,932 +0.1%
Capital World Investors
8
Capital World Investors
California
$95.5M +$9.59M +400,000 +12%
Capital International Investors
9
Capital International Investors
California
$82M
State Street
10
State Street
Massachusetts
$82M +$9.31M +388,532 +13%
Select Equity Group
11
Select Equity Group
New York
$79.9M +$45.3M +1,892,103 +140%
Northern Trust
12
Northern Trust
Illinois
$61.6M -$388K -16,182 -0.6%
SHCM
13
Silver Heights Capital Management
Ontario, Canada
$61.5M -$12.7M -529,100 -17%
BC
14
Brahman Capital
New York
$42M +$23.4M +978,507 +135%
Renaissance Technologies
15
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$40.8M -$8.46M -353,100 -18%
PA
16
Pinnacle Associates
New York
$36.8M -$3.71M -155,002 -9%
Geode Capital Management
17
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$33.4M +$941K +39,269 +3%
ClearBridge Investments
18
ClearBridge Investments
New York
$28.5M +$27.5M +1,149,311 New
DS
19
Dudley & Shanley
Florida
$28M +$4.46M +185,925 +20%
Morgan Stanley
20
Morgan Stanley
New York
$27.4M +$3.62M +150,954 +16%
Norges Bank
21
Norges Bank
Norway
$26.5M +$1.69M +70,585 +7%
Bank of New York Mellon
22
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$26.1M -$863K -36,015 -3%
N
23
Nuveen
North Carolina
$20.6M +$1.92M +80,005 +11%
Goldman Sachs
24
Goldman Sachs
New York
$19.8M +$12.6M +525,086 +189%
Principal Financial Group
25
Principal Financial Group
Iowa
$18.9M -$977K -40,779 -5%

IRDM Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2019 in Review

264 of the 5,075 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Iridium Communications (IRDM) for Q4 2019, worth a combined $2.65B — up 26% from $2.11B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 44 funds opened new IRDM positions and 27 closed out — a net gain of 17 holders — while 79 added to existing stakes and 77 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Select Equity Group, adding an estimated $45.3M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $18.3M.

  • 264 institutional investors held Iridium Communications (IRDM) as of Q4 2019, up from 254 in Q3 2019.
  • Funds reported $2.65B of Iridium Communications stock for Q4 2019, up 26% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 44 funds opened new Iridium Communications positions in Q4 2019 and 27 closed out, a net change of +17 holders.
  • The largest Iridium Communications buyer in Q4 2019 was Select Equity Group, an estimated $45.3M added.
  • The largest Iridium Communications seller in Q4 2019 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $18.3M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2019.