AST SPACEMOBILE INC ASTS
COM CL A · Common Stock · CUSIP 00217D100 · ISIN US00217D1000
American satellite manufacturer
- SectorCommunication
- IndustryCommunications Services, NEC
- HeadquartersMidland, TX
- Founded2017
- Websiteast-science.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($28 this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $4.71. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($22.4m notional), 18 hold puts ($20.1m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 86 |
| Q4 2022 | 108 |
| Q1 2023 | 105 |
| Q2 2023 | 133 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 68 | 27 |
| Q1 2023 | 56 | 43 |
| Q2 2023 | 85 | 47 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $33.5m | $33.1m | 0.99 |
| Q4 2022 | $20.7m | $27.4m | 1.33 |
| Q1 2023 | $23.8m | $22.9m | 0.96 |
| Q2 2023 | $22.4m | $20.1m | 0.90 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.9m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | +2.1m |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC | New | +2.0m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | New | +1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.5m |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | Added | +1.0m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +938.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +887.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | Added | +634.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +623.7k |
Biggest sellers
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -1.1m |
| No Street GP LP | Sold out | -829.1k |
| BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd | Sold out | -425.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -422.5k |
| Ionic Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -399.6k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Reduced | -250.5k |
| BRC Group Holdings, Inc. | Sold out | -202.7k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | -199.2k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -124.4k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -113.5k |
Biggest calls
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | New | $6.6m14.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $4.6m987.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.5m749.2k shares |
| Skaana Management L.P. | Added | $2.8m599.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $2.7m584.7k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $744.0k158.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $737.4k156.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $376.0k80.0k shares |
| MYDA Advisors LLC | Reduced | $94.0k20.0k shares |
| Belvedere Trading LLC | Added | $58.8k12.5k shares |
Biggest puts
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | $8.3m17.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $2.6m558.7k shares |
| Ionic Capital Management LLC | Reduced | $2.4m521.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $1.3m276.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.0m218.8k shares |
| Centiva Capital, LP | New | $940.0k200.0k shares |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | New | $912.0k153.8k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $898.2k191.1k shares |
| Sculptor Capital LP | Added | $760.9k161.9k shares |
| Skaana Management L.P. | Added | $255.7k54.4k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Avellan Abel Antonio
13D · may seek influence
no change · filed 2026-06-23
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to include the following: On June 22, 2026, AA Gables 2, LLC ("AA Gables 2"), a Delaware limited liability company of which the Reporting Person is the sole member and managing member, entered into a variable prepaid forward transaction with an unaffiliated dealer covering up to a maximum of 2,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. The Reporting Person entered into the transaction for personal financial planning purposes, including to provide liquidity for taxes and other general purposes, while retaining voting rights in the pledged securities during the term of the transaction, as described in Item 6. The information set forth in Item 6 of this Amendment No. 18, including, without limitation, information as to the rights and obligations of … Full filing |
20.8% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution +0.7 pts · filed 2026-10-27 | 5.4% |
Mikitani Hiroshi
13D · may seek influence
-1.9 pts · filed 2026-05-05
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Original Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following: The Trading Plan has been completed. All Sale Shares have been sold pursuant to the Trading Plan. Full filing |
5.3% |
| Vodafone Ventures Ltd 13D · may seek influence -1.0 pts · filed 2026-02-17 | 5.0% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26), AMERICAN TOWER CORP /MA/ (0.8%, 2025-12-11)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 1 | $200.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0m $18.8m | Added +2.9m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.8m $17.9m | Added +938.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.4m $11.3m | Added +634.2k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 1.27% of their portfolio | 2.3m $10.7m | Reduced -48.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $9.9m | New |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 2.0m $9.3m | New |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.7m $8.2m | Added +1.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $7.9m | Added +1.5m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $7.2m | New |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $5.8m | Added +623.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $5.1m | Added +887.5k |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 801.2k $3.8m | Reduced -250.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 654.1k $3.1m | Reduced -113.5k |
| Maven Securities LTD 0.40% of their portfolio | 599.6k $2.8m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 530.7k $2.5m | Added +420.2k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.01% of their portfolio | 338.1k $1.6m | Reduced -79.8k |
| ONCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 332.3k $1.6m | Added +43.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 307.5k $1.4m | New |
| AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.40% of their portfolio | 272.7k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.02% of their portfolio | 268.0k $1.3m | New |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 267.2k $1.3m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 247.2k $1.2m | Added +70.3k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 245.7k $1.2m | New |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 234.6k $1.1m | Added +113.3k |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 225.0k $1.1m | New |
| LA FINANCIERE DE L'ECHIQUIER 0.05% of their portfolio | 213.5k $1.0m | Added +79.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 188.6k $886.5k | Added +146.1k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.9k $841.1k | New |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 175.0k $815.3k | Reduced -1.1m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.6k $773.6k | Added +138.5k |
| Sculptor Capital LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 161.9k $760.9k | Added +50.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 161.7k $958.6k | New |
| HBK INVESTMENTS L P 0.02% of their portfolio | 150.0k $705.0k | Not comparable |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.6k $688.8k | Reduced -11.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.3k $640.7k | Reduced -422.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.6k $608.9k | Added +70.1k |
| DARK FOREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 114.1k $536.5k | Added +94.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 98.1k $461.3k | Reduced -74.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 97.0k $455.7k | Reduced -97 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 92.9k $436.5k | Added +1.1k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.0k $395.0k | Added +26.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.0k $385.4k | Reduced -12.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.2k $358.1k | New |
| Vident Investment Advisory, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.9k $333.3k | Added +36.5k |
| Vontobel Holding Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.8k $328.1k | Added +12.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.2k $325.0k | New |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 67.9k $319.1k | Added +7.0k |
| AtonRa Partners 0.49% of their portfolio | 67.8k $318.7k | Reduced -6.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.8k $295.2k | New |
| HAP Trading, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 60.3k $283.5k | New |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.4k $255.5k | Added +45.6k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.0k $236.0k | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 48.8k $229.2k | Added +37.9k |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 0.42% of their portfolio | 46.4k $218.3k | New |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.7k $200.6k | Reduced -685 |
| NATIXIS 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.3k $170.5k | Reduced -15.4k |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.2k $161.0k | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.9k $154.8k | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.9k $145.4k | New |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.9k $140.3k | New |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.2k $137.1k | New |
| Jaffetilchin Investment Partners, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.1k $127.4k | Reduced -6.8k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.6k $125.0k | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $119.0k | Added +12.3k |
| Salvus Wealth Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 25.0k $117.3k | Added +694 |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.8k $116.5k | New |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.7k $116.0k | Added +10.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.5k $115.2k | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $112.3k | New |
| Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.9k $112.2k | Reduced -4.0k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.4k $105.0k | Added +10.5k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.9k $102.0k | Added +1.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $100.2k | Added +5.3k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.2k $94.7k | New |
| Cutler Group LLC / CA 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.5k $87.0k | Added +11.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.0k $84.8k | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.9k $84.3k | Reduced -4.2k |
| SANDERS MORRIS HARRIS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.7k $82.4k | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.2k $80.8k | New |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.1k $80.5k | New |
| Summit Trail Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.1k $55.1k | New |
| AVANTAX ADVISORY SERVICES, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.2k $71.4k | Reduced -1.8k |
| Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.4k $68.0k | New |
| MBE Wealth Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.4k $62.9k | New |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.3k $62.5k | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.8k $60.4k | New |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.0k $56.2k | New |
| NORTHWEST WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.6k $49.9k | Unchanged |
| CWM, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $47.0k | New |
| Sandia Investment Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 10.0k $47.0k | New |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 9.2k $43.0k | New |
| Banque Cantonale Vaudoise 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.3k $34.0k | New |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.1k $33.4k | Reduced -3.3k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.8k $32.1k | Reduced -10.6k |
| Bartlett & Co. LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8k $27.0k | New |
| BARTLETT & CO. WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8k $27.3k | New |
| Ameritas Investment Partners, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.0k $23.5k | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5k $21.0k | Added +2.4k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.0k $19.0k | Unchanged |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Co/NY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4k $16.0k | New |