AST SpaceMobile
ASTS
33 hedge funds and large institutions have $155M invested in AST SpaceMobile in 2020 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 14 funds opening new positions, 7 increasing their positions, 5 reducing their positions, and 6 closing their positions.
133% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 14 | Existing positions closed: 6
45% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $107M → $155M (+$48M)
40% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 7 | Existing positions reduced: 5
32% more funds holding
Funds holding: 25 → 33 (+8)
21.72% more ownership
Funds ownership: 47.17% → 68.89% (+22%)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
GCL
Glazer Capital LLC
New York
|
+$15.9M |
| 2 |
Millennium Management
New York
|
+$9.9M |
| 3 |
LA
Linden Advisors
New York
|
+$7.43M |
| 4 |
SCM
Shaolin Capital Management
Miami,
Florida
|
+$6.93M |
| 5 |
WRBC
W.R. Berkley Corp
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$6.73M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RIA
RP Investment Advisors
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$13.1M |
| 2 |
KIM
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
|
-$12.9M |
| 3 |
FIG
Fortress Investment Group
New York
|
-$3.46M |
| 4 |
MSU
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
|
-$3.04M |
| 5 |
WAM
Wolverine Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$2.23M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BCM
26
BlueCrest Capital Management
St Helier,
Jersey
| $977K | – | – | – |
|
|
DAM
27
Deltec Asset Management
New York
| $977K | – | – | – |
|
|
MF
28
Magnetar Financial
Evanston,
Illinois
| $599K | +$605K | +61,111 | New |
|
|
TCM
29
Tenor Capital Management
New York
| $489K | – | – | – |
|
|
MIM
30
Monashee Investment Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $416K | – | – | – |
|
|
KIM
31
Karpus Investment Management
Pittsford,
New York
| $227K | -$12.9M | -1,298,650 | -98% |
|
32
Morgan Stanley
New York
| $5K | -$55.8K | -5,637 | -91% |
|
|
PAM
33
Panagora Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
| $1K | – | – | – |
|
|
RIA
34
RP Investment Advisors
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
| – | -$13.1M | -1,325,000 | Closed |
|
|
FIG
35
Fortress Investment Group
New York
| – | -$3.46M | -350,000 | Closed |
|
|
MSU
36
Mizuho Securities USA
New York
| – | -$3.04M | -308,150 | Closed |
|
|
JG
37
Jefferies Group
New York
| – | -$606K | -61,422 | Closed |
|
|
CAC
38
Cowen and Company
New York
| – | -$164K | -16,573 | Closed |
|
39
Citigroup
New York
| – | -$5K | -500 | Closed |
|
ASTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2020 in Review
33 of the 4,538 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) for Q1 2020, worth a combined $155M — up 45% from $107M a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 14 funds opened new ASTS positions and 6 closed out — a net gain of 8 holders — while 7 added to existing stakes and 5 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Glazer Capital LLC, adding an estimated $15.9M. The largest seller was RP Investment Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $13.1M sold.
- 33 institutional investors held AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) as of Q1 2020, up from 25 in Q4 2019.
- Funds reported $155M of AST SpaceMobile stock for Q1 2020, up 45% quarter-over-quarter.
- 14 funds opened new AST SpaceMobile positions in Q1 2020 and 6 closed out, a net change of +8 holders.
- The largest AST SpaceMobile buyer in Q1 2020 was Glazer Capital LLC, an estimated $15.9M added.
- The largest AST SpaceMobile seller in Q1 2020 was RP Investment Advisors, an estimated $13.1M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2020.