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 ($1.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $21.10. Options: 28 managers hold calls ($374.5m notional), 27 hold puts ($251.6m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 86 |
| Q4 2022 | 108 |
| Q1 2023 | 105 |
| Q2 2023 | 133 |
| Q3 2023 | 125 |
| Q4 2023 | 131 |
| Q1 2024 | 143 |
| Q2 2024 | 175 |
| Q3 2024 | 257 |
| Q4 2024 | 267 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 56 | 43 |
| Q2 2023 | 85 | 47 |
| Q3 2023 | 59 | 45 |
| Q4 2023 | 63 | 50 |
| Q1 2024 | 85 | 46 |
| Q2 2024 | 107 | 71 |
| Q3 2024 | 193 | 67 |
| Q4 2024 | 158 | 100 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $160.5m | $16.0m | 0.10 |
| Q2 2024 | $114.6m | $54.0m | 0.47 |
| Q3 2024 | $421.6m | $282.8m | 0.67 |
| Q4 2024 | $374.5m | $251.6m | 0.67 |
Biggest buyers
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +5.0m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | New | +2.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.5m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +790.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +348.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +344.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +279.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +262.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +234.5k |
Biggest sellers
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| NORGES BANK | Sold out | -1.5m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -992.7k |
| Privium Fund Management B.V. | Reduced | -709.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -658.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -547.9k |
| Tidal Investments LLC | Reduced | -355.6k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT | Sold out | -213.6k |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC | Sold out | -192.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $88.2m4.2m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $87.0m4.1m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $31.0m1.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $23.3m1.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $20.8m987.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $18.0m850.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.3m791.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $14.8m701.1k shares |
| Skaana Management L.P. | Added | $13.5m637.8k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $12.6m596.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITIGROUP INC | New | $40.1m1.9m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $38.0m1.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $35.4m1.7m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $23.1m1.1m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $20.3m961.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $17.5m828.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $13.9m660.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.7m444.7k shares |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | $9.2m4.3k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $8.4m400.0k 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 Q4 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $129.9k | 2 | $2.1m | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-08 | Yao Huiwen Chief Technology Officer | Sold | $1.1m45.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 15.0m $316.2m | Added +5.0m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.8m $227.7m | Added +790.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.0m $84.9m | Reduced -658.9k |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC 10.82% of their portfolio | 3.8m $79.6m | Reduced -25.7k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $76.7m | Added +6.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $73.8m | Added +229.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4m $72.5m | Added +344.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.1m $65.2m | Added +1.5m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $59.5m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.2m $45.5m | Reduced -547.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $26.7m | Added +135.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $26.2m | Added +262.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $26.0m | Added +100.2k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $24.7m | Added +1.0m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.1m $22.4m | Added +32.6k |
| OPPENHEIMER & CO INC 0.27% of their portfolio | 854.1k $18.0m | Added +8.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 812.6k $17.1m | Reduced -992.7k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.88% of their portfolio | 800.0k $16.9m | Added +88.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 775.3k $16.4m | Added +279.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 641.7k $13.5m | Added +234.5k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 514.9k $10.9m | Reduced -5.8k |
| ONCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 4.79% of their portfolio | 500.5k $10.6m | Added +40.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 402.6k $8.5m | Reduced -1.4m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 369.6k $7.8m | Added +190.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 354.7k $7.5m | Reduced -51.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.0k $7.4m | Reduced -87.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 349.2k $7.4m | Added +348.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 314.0k $6.6m | Added +49.7k |
| IHT Wealth Management, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 282.6k $6.0m | Added +25.1k |
| Marex Group Ltd 0.10% of their portfolio | 280.1k $5.9m | Added +59.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 275.8k $5.8m | Added +91.5k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 272.2k $5.7m | Reduced -3.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 263.6k $5.6m | Added +3.6k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 258.7k $5.5m | Added +155.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 256.9k $5.4m | Added +1.5k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 227.6k $4.8m | Added +160.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.8k $4.8m | Added +187.1k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 222.0k $4.7m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.7k $4.6m | Added +4.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.2k $4.5m | Added +137.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.6k $4.4m | New |
| Sender Co & Partners, Inc. 5.35% of their portfolio | 204.0k $4.3m | Added +182.7k |
| Key Colony Management, LLC 6.17% of their portfolio | 196.0k $4.1m | Added +60.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 186.1k $3.9m | Added +79.7k |
| FORA Capital, LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 181.3k $3.8m | Added +20.1k |
| DNB Asset Management AS 0.02% of their portfolio | 178.3k $3.8m | Added +75.4k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 165.2k $3.5m | Reduced -4.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 155.4k $3.3m | Reduced -75.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.7k $3.3m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.3k $3.1m | Added +6.1k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.4k $3.1m | Added +19.5k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 145.5k $3.1m | Added +11.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.9k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 127.4k $2.7m | Added +28.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 117.8k $2.5m | Added +23.7k |
| Privium Fund Management B.V. 0.53% of their portfolio | 111.5k $2.4m | Reduced -709.8k |
| Salvus Wealth Management, LLC 1.46% of their portfolio | 108.6k $2.3m | Reduced -1.6k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.3k $2.3m | Added +20.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.9k $2.2m | Added +14.0k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 99.9k $2.1m | Added +41.5k |
| INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 96.6k $2.0m | New |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 88.5k $1.9m | Reduced -20.8k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.7k $1.8m | Added +47.6k |
| Magnetar Financial LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 86.3k $1.8m | New |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.6k $1.8m | Added +30.2k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.4k $1.8m | Added +2.0k |
| Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 81.9k $1.7m | Added +26.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 81.6k $1.7m | Added +5.3k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 80.3k $1.7m | Added +21.6k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.8k $1.7m | Added +48.7k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.2k $1.6m | Added +3.0k |
| HighTower Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.1k $1.6m | Added +51.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.7k $1.5m | Added +17.9k |
| Meteora Capital, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 70.0k $1.5m | Reduced -300 |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.8k $1.5m | Added +9.6k |
| Harvest Investment Services, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 69.2k $1.5m | Added +19.1k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.6k $1.4m | Reduced -5.0k |
| IPG Investment Advisors LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 66.2k $1.4m | Added +45.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.0k $1.4m | First filing |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.0k $1.3m | Added +19.6k |
| Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 61.9k $1.4m | Added +10.0k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.7k $1.3m | Added +25.1k |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 56.5k $1.2m | New |
| Nebula Research & Development LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 53.1k $1.1m | Added +22.5k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.1k $1.1m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.9k $1.1m | Added +28.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.6k $1.1m | Reduced -60.4k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.0k $1.1m | New |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 50.0k $1.1m | Reduced -61.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.7k $1.0m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 46.5k $981.4k | New |
| ARIZONA STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.4k $978.0k | Added +7.4k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 45.2k $952.9k | New |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 42.8k $934.0k | Reduced -64.4k |
| Zurcher Kantonalbank (Zurich Cantonalbank) 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.5k $897.1k | Added +18.6k |
| Bayesian Capital Management, LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 42.5k $896.3k | Added +29.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.4k $893.9k | Added +6.2k |
| HUSSMAN STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC. 0.26% of their portfolio | 42.0k $886.2k | Reduced -84.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.3k $850.6k | Reduced -3.0k |
| MBE Wealth Management, LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 39.7k $838.1k | Added +2.6k |