Iridium Communications Ownership | Who Owns Iridium Communications?

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Iridium Communications Ownership Summary

Iridium Communications is owned by 93.97% institutional investors, 12.53% insiders. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 10.20% of IRDM shares. Baron Small Cap Growth Strategy is the top mutual fund, with 5.45% of its assets in Iridium Communications shares.

IRDM Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	Iridium Communications	93.97%	12.53%	-6.51%
Sector	Communication Services Stocks	46.72%	16.75%	36.53%
Industry	Telecom Stocks	41.38%	12.03%	46.60%
Idea	Space Stocks List	56.89%	5.95%	37.15%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	11.00M	10.20%	$191.99M
Blackrock	11.71M	9.51%	$311.67M
Vanguard group	9.48M	8.79%	$165.52M
Bamco inc /ny/	8.38M	7.77%	$252.76M
Ark investment management	6.49M	6.02%	$113.32B
Silver heights capital management	5.19M	4.81%	$90.61M
Sumitomo mitsui trust	4.34M	4.03%	$75.84M
Nikko asset management americas	4.31M	4.00%	$75.26M
State street	4.23M	3.44%	$112.68M
American century companies	2.88M	2.67%	$50.27M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Silver heights capital management	5.19M	40.63%	$90.61M
Anchor capital management company	890.92K	22.27%	$26.88M
Robertson opportunity capital	283.35K	3.17%	$8.55M
New century financial group	56.66K	1.76%	$989.34K
Carolina wealth advisors	205.53K	1.55%	$3.59M
Synergy asset management	1.32M	1.45%	$39.96M
Archpoint investors	195.71K	0.94%	$3.42M
Nikko asset management americas	4.31M	0.73%	$75.26M
Arrowmark colorado	1.30M	0.70%	$39.12M
Bamco inc /ny/	8.38M	0.69%	$252.76M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Ark investment management	6.49M	0.67%	1.16M
Norges bank	973.11K	0.00%	973.11K
Silver heights capital management	5.19M	40.63%	961.44K
Pacer advisors	1.74M	0.08%	744.84K
M&g	680.86K	0.06%	680.86K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Van berkom & associates	-	-	-2.86M
Clearbridge investments	-	-	-1.32M
Schroder investment management group	992.55K	0.01%	-1.09M
Capital world investors	-	-	-1.00M
Bamco inc /ny/	8.38M	0.69%	-893.38K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Norges bank	973.11K	0.00%	973.11K	$28.24M
M&g	680.86K	0.06%	680.86K	$11.57M
Wedge capital management l l p/nc	66.55K	0.02%	66.55K	$1.16M
Oak thistle	61.50K	0.16%	61.50K	$1.07M
New century financial group	56.66K	1.76%	56.66K	$989.34K

Sold Out

Holder	Change
True wealth design	-1.00
Stephens consulting	-1.00
Highmark wealth management	-1.00
Tfo-tdc	-6.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /	-6.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2025	336	-6.93%	101,314,687	-1.83%	93	1.06%	154	-19.37%	142	20.34%
Mar 31, 2025	357	-0.56%	103,079,517	2.95%	93	1.32%	187	3.89%	118	-4.84%
Dec 31, 2024	330	-9.34%	94,312,655	-2.35%	80	1.19%	167	0.60%	112	-15.15%
Sep 30, 2024	360	0.56%	96,277,538	-4.90%	81	1.16%	166	-4.05%	129	2.38%
Jun 30, 2024	354	3.51%	101,156,062	-0.83%	82	1.25%	171	-6.56%	124	15.89%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
Baron Small Cap Growth Strategy	5.90M	5.45%	-100.00K
Baron Growth Retail	5.90M	5.45%	-100.00K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	3.52M	3.32%	-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	3.30M	3.03%	-174.89K
Van Berkom Sm-Cap Eq	3.40M	2.87%	-686.20K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	2.93M	2.76%	-62.42K
ARK Innovation ETF	2.73M	2.57%	-41.79K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF	2.39M	2.25%	4.73K
ARK Disruptive Innovation Full Composite	2.26M	2.13%	198.80K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	2.23M	2.10%	-16.11K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Oct 31, 2025	FITZPATRICK THOMAS	-	Sell	$375.10K
Oct 30, 2025	DESCH MATTHEW J	CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER	Buy	$346.60K
Oct 28, 2025	FITZPATRICK THOMAS	-	Sell	$122.35K
Oct 27, 2025	FITZPATRICK THOMAS	-	Sell	$59.96K
Oct 28, 2025	NIEHAUS ROBERT H	-	Buy	$524.70K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q4	1	2
2025 Q3	-	-
2025 Q2	-	1
2025 Q1	-	4
2024 Q4	-	2

IRDM Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Iridium Communications?

Iridium Communications shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 93.97%, followed by 12.53% insiders and -6.50% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Iridium Communications's industry, Telecom Stocks , is 41.38%, which Iridium Communications exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Iridium Communications?

Iridium Communications’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (11M shares, 10.20%), Blackrock (11.71M shares, 9.51%), and Vanguard group (9.48M shares, 8.79%). Together, they hold 28.50% of Iridium Communications’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Iridium Communications?

Yes, BlackRock owns 9.51% of Iridium Communications, totaling 11.71M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 311.67M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 34.71K shares, a 0.30% change.

Who is Iridium Communications’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Silver heights capital management is Iridium Communications’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 40.63% of its assets in 5.19M Iridium Communications shares, valued at 90.61M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Iridium Communications shares?

Baron Small Cap Growth Strategy is the top mutual fund holder of Iridium Communications shares, with 5.45% of its total shares outstanding invested in 5.9M Iridium Communications shares.

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