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141 hedge funds and large institutions have $150M invested in AST SpaceMobile in 2024 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 31 funds opening new positions, 55 increasing their positions, 28 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

905% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $161M | Put options by funds: $16M

96% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 55 | Existing positions reduced: 28

72% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 18

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 130 → 141 (+11)

2.05% more ownership

Funds ownership: 40.12% → 42.16% (+2%)

31% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $218M → $150M (-$67.8M)

Holders
141
Holders Change
+11
Holders Change %
+8.46%
% of All Funds
2.03%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
31
Increased
55
Reduced
28
Closed
18
Calls
$161M
Puts
$16M
Net Calls
+$145M
Net Calls Change
+$128M

Top Buyers

1
Janus Henderson Group
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
+$16.9M
2
NSGL
No Street GP LP
California
+$8.39M
3
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
+$7.44M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$7.12M
5
MCM
Masters Capital Management
Georgia
+$3.36M

Top Sellers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$9.04M
2
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
-$2.2M
3
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
-$1.02M
4
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$725K
5
Vontobel Holding
Vontobel Holding
Switzerland
-$417K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
ZIM
26
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$778K +$156K +46,465 +21%
LFDLE
27
La Financiere de L'Echiquier
France
$737K -$146K -43,500 -15%
PCM
28
Penserra Capital Management
California
$728K +$164K +48,991 +24%
N
29
Nuveen
North Carolina
$725K -$34.8K -10,355 -4%
Capstone Investment Advisors
30
Capstone Investment Advisors
New York
$580K +$671K +200,000 New
UBS Group
31
UBS Group
Switzerland
$570K +$349K +103,899 +112%
IWM
32
IHT Wealth Management
Illinois
$535K +$213K +63,460 +52%
PNC Financial Services Group
33
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$522K +$56.4K +16,800 +10%
AAG
34
Accordant Advisory Group
Maryland
$463K +$536K +159,677 New
MS
35
Maven Securities
Jersey
$377K +$403K +120,000 +1,200%
GS
36
GTS Securities
New York
$354K -$153K -45,641 -27%
RhumbLine Advisers
37
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$340K +$70.9K +21,125 +22%
SWM
38
Salvus Wealth Management
New Jersey
$326K -$2.23K -663 -0.6%
ECM
39
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$322K +$373K +111,135 New
Hudson Bay Capital Management
40
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$290K -$2.2M -655,384 -87%
SC
41
Sculptor Capital
New York
$290K -$39.9K -11,900 -11%
Osaic Holdings
42
Osaic Holdings
Arizona
$267K +$78.4K +23,345 +34%
Goldman Sachs
43
Goldman Sachs
New York
$263K -$269K -80,214 -47%
ICM
44
Ionic Capital Management
New York
$259K +$300K +89,284 New
Simplex Trading
45
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$256K -$290K -86,254 -49%
JP Morgan Chase
46
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$244K +$13.9K +4,141 +5%
VA
47
Vident Advisory
Georgia
$239K +$53.6K +15,962 +24%
Barclays
48
Barclays
United Kingdom
$234K -$100K -29,887 -27%
MIM
49
MetLife Investment Management
New Jersey
$178K +$57.5K +17,141 +39%
VanEck Associates
50
VanEck Associates
New York
$172K +$62.5K +18,606 +46%
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ASTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2024 in Review

141 of the 6,942 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) for Q1 2024, worth a combined $150M — down 31% from $218M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 31 funds opened new ASTS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 55 added to existing stakes and 28 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Janus Henderson Group, adding an estimated $16.9M. The largest seller was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $9.04M.

  • 141 institutional investors held AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) as of Q1 2024, up from 130 in Q4 2023.
  • Funds reported $150M of AST SpaceMobile stock for Q1 2024, down 31% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 31 funds opened new AST SpaceMobile positions in Q1 2024 and 18 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest AST SpaceMobile buyer in Q1 2024 was Janus Henderson Group, an estimated $16.9M added.
  • The largest AST SpaceMobile seller in Q1 2024 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $9.04M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2024.