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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 9.85% of IRDM shares. Baron Growth Retail is the top mutual fund, with 5.45% of its assets in Iridium Communications shares.

IRDM Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockIridium Communications93.97%12.53%-6.51%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 46.53%15.90%37.58%
IndustryTelecom Stocks 40.63%11.79%47.58%
IdeaSpace Stocks List56.89%5.95%37.15%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.62M9.85%$320.30M
Blackrock11.71M9.51%$311.67M
Vanguard group10.81M9.21%$313.75M
Bamco inc /ny/8.38M7.77%$252.76M
Ark investment management5.33M4.95%$160.91M
Nikko asset management americas4.31M4.00%$130.04M
Silver heights capital management4.23M3.92%$127.57M
State street4.23M3.44%$112.68M
Van berkom & associates3.17M2.70%$92.05M
American century companies2.64M2.45%$79.67M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Silver heights capital management4.23M48.65%$127.57M
Anchor capital management company890.92K22.27%$26.88M
Robertson opportunity capital283.35K3.17%$8.55M
Van berkom & associates3.17M2.73%$92.05M
Synergy asset management662.18K2.29%$19.98M
Nikko asset management americas4.31M1.30%$130.04M
Ark investment management5.33M1.18%$160.91M
Allen wealth management43.61K0.92%$1.32M
Archpoint investors93.61K0.83%$2.82M
Arrowmark colorado1.30M0.70%$39.12M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Norges bank973.11K0.00%973.11K
Synergy asset management662.18K2.29%662.18K
Silver heights capital management4.23M48.65%501.40K
American century companies2.64M0.04%442.31K
Ark investment management5.33M1.18%441.85K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Clearbridge investments---1.32M
Capital world investors---1.00M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de10.62M0.01%-905.77K
Bamco inc /ny/8.38M0.69%-893.38K
Cooper creek partners management---518.77K

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank973.11K0.00%973.11K$28.24M
Synergy asset management662.18K2.29%662.18K$19.98M
Archpoint investors93.61K0.83%93.61K$2.82M
Agf management87.02K0.01%87.02K$2.53M
Caption management45.00K0.02%45.00K$1.20M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Highmark wealth management-1.00
Claris advisors, llc / mo /-6.00
Tfo-tdc-6.00
Modus advisors-6.00
Advisornet financial-6.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 2025336-6.93%101,314,687-1.83%931.06%154-19.37%14220.34%
Mar 31, 2025357-0.56%103,079,5172.95%931.32%1873.89%118-4.84%
Dec 31, 2024330-9.34%94,312,655-2.35%801.19%1670.60%112-15.15%
Sep 30, 20243600.56%96,277,538-4.90%811.16%166-4.05%1292.38%
Jun 30, 20243543.51%101,156,062-0.83%821.25%171-6.56%12415.89%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
Baron Growth Retail5.90M5.45%-100.00K
Baron Small Cap Growth Strategy5.90M5.45%-100.00K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF3.52M3.32%-6.33K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF3.30M3.03%-174.89K
Van Berkom Sm-Cap Eq3.40M2.87%-686.20K
ARK Innovation ETF2.97M2.80%282.58K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv2.93M2.76%-62.42K
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF2.33M2.20%1.82K
ARK Disruptive Innovation Full Composite2.26M2.13%198.80K
Vanguard Small Cap Index2.23M2.10%-16.11K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Jun 03, 2025Kapalka Timothy CAO IRIDIUM SATELLITE LLCSell$50.13K
Feb 18, 2025Olson Eric T-Sell$168.62K
Feb 18, 2025Morgan Kathleen A. CHIEF LEGAL OFFICERSell$503.87K
Jan 10, 2025FITZPATRICK THOMAS-Sell$356.63K
Jan 02, 2025Last Timothy James EVP, Sales & MarketingSell$1.67K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2025 Q3--
2025 Q2-1
2025 Q1-4
2024 Q4-2
2024 Q3--

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 40.63%, which Iridium Communications exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of Iridium Communications?

Iridium Communications’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (10.62M shares, 9.85%), Blackrock (11.71M shares, 9.51%), and Vanguard group (10.81M shares, 9.21%). Together, they hold 28.56% 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 48.65% of its assets in 4.23M Iridium Communications shares, valued at 127.57M$.

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

Baron Growth Retail 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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