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Iridium Communications Ownership | Who Owns Iridium Communications?

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Iridium Communications Ownership Summary

Iridium Communications is owned by 23.05% institutional investors, 12.29% insiders, and 64.66% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 13.00% of IRDM shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.05% of its assets in Iridium Communications shares.

IRDM Ownership Benchmark

TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockIridium Communications23.05%12.29%64.66%
SectorCommunication Services Stocks 28.85%18.19%52.95%
IndustryTelecom Stocks 27.20%14.43%58.38%
IdeaSpace Stocks List28.80%3.91%67.30%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Blackrock funding, inc. /de13.94M13.00%$386.68M
Vanguard group10.16M9.57%$176.53M
Blackrock11.71M9.51%$311.67M
Silver heights capital management5.15M4.80%$142.74M
State street5.05M4.71%$140.09M
American century companies3.47M3.24%$96.26M
Gotham asset management3.35M3.13%$93.04M
Aqr capital management2.92M2.72%$80.94M
Dimensional fund advisors lp2.16M2.01%$59.88M
Geode capital management2.01M1.87%$55.69M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Silver heights capital management5.15M54.85%$142.74M
Anchor capital management company735.37K11.05%$12.84M
Morgens waterfall vintiadis154.00K5.26%$4.27M
Robertson opportunity capital287.35K3.07%$7.97M
New century financial group56.66K1.76%$989.34K
Archpoint investors197.07K1.30%$5.47M
Sherbrooke park advisers89.34K0.73%$1.56M
Icon advisers inc/co106.47K0.68%$2.95M
Range financial group68.63K0.64%$1.90M
Ark investment management1.73M0.37%$47.90M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Aqr capital management2.92M0.04%2.44M
Gotham asset management3.35M0.28%1.04M
Norges bank973.11K0.00%973.11K
Vanguard group10.16M0.00%677.26K
Vanguard fiduciary trust636.86K0.00%636.86K

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Van berkom & associates---2.86M
Goldman sachs group928.39K0.00%-1.39M
Pacer advisors---1.36M
Synergy asset management---1.32M
Clearbridge investments---1.32M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank973.11K0.00%973.11K$28.24M
Vanguard fiduciary trust636.86K0.00%636.86K$17.67M
Panagora asset management529.52K0.06%529.52K$14.69M
Cx institutional272.79K0.23%272.79K$7.57M
Morgens waterfall vintiadis154.00K5.26%154.00K$4.27M

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends

DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Mar 31, 2026193-42.56%24,718,773-73.64%230.30%116-32.16%44-61.40%
Dec 31, 2025255-24.33%74,236,350-26.84%690.79%128-30.05%84-24.32%
Sep 30, 2025325-2.40%101,399,5564.28%941.16%17814.10%107-22.46%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

HolderShares% HoldingChange
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF6.40M6.05%1.38K
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%-
Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF3.26M3.08%-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF3.30M3.03%-174.89K
Van Berkom Sm-Cap Eq3.40M2.87%-686.20K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv2.78M2.63%-101.53K
ARK Innovation ETF2.73M2.57%-41.79K
ARK Disruptive Innovation Full Composite2.26M2.13%198.80K

Recent Insider Transactions

DateNameRoleActivityValue
Apr 02, 2026Kapalka Timothy CAO Iridium Satellite LLCSell$117.49K
Apr 06, 2026Kapalka Timothy CAO Iridium Satellite LLCSell$67.42K
Oct 31, 2025FITZPATRICK THOMAS-Sell$375.10K
Oct 30, 2025DESCH MATTHEW J CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERBuy$346.60K
Oct 28, 2025FITZPATRICK THOMAS-Sell$122.35K

Insider Transactions Trends

DateBuySell
2026 Q2-2
2026 Q1--
2025 Q423
2025 Q3--
2025 Q2-1

IRDM Ownership FAQ

Who Owns Iridium Communications?

Iridium Communications shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 23.05%, followed by 12.29% insiders and 64.66% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in Iridium Communications's industry, Telecom Stocks , is 27.20%, which Iridium Communications falls below.

Who owns the most shares of Iridium Communications?

Iridium Communications’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (13.94M shares, 13.00%), Vanguard group (10.16M shares, 9.57%), and Blackrock (11.71M shares, 9.51%). Together, they hold 32.08% 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 54.85% of its assets in 5.15M Iridium Communications shares, valued at 142.74M$.

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

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of Iridium Communications shares, with 6.05% of its total shares outstanding invested in 6.4M Iridium Communications shares.

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