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130 hedge funds and large institutions have $218M invested in AST SpaceMobile in 2023 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 25 funds opening new positions, 38 increasing their positions, 33 reducing their positions, and 18 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

117% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $31M | Put options by funds: $14.3M

94% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $112M → $218M (+$106M)

39% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 18

15% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 38 | Existing positions reduced: 33

7.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 33.05% → 40.12% (+7.1%)

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 123 → 130 (+7)

Holders
130
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+5.69%
% of All Funds
1.9%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
–
New
25
Increased
38
Reduced
33
Closed
18
Calls
$31M
Puts
$14.3M
Net Calls
+$16.7M
Net Calls Change
+$8.82M

Top Buyers

1
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
+$8.66M
2
Susquehanna International Group
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
+$7.5M
3
BRIM
Broad Run Investment Management
Virginia
+$7.35M
4
Group One Trading
Group One Trading
Illinois
+$2.22M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
+$1.65M

Top Sellers

1
PAMP
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
-$2.78M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$2.01M
3
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
-$1.28M
4
DFCM
Dark Forest Capital Management
Puerto Rico
-$913K
5
CC
Centiva Capital
New York
-$875K
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BlackRock
1
BlackRock
New York
$34.1M +$1.5M +344,743 +6%
Vanguard Group
2
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$26.8M +$447K +103,030 +2%
BRIM
3
Broad Run Investment Management
Virginia
$23.9M +$7.35M +1,695,805 +75%
Morgan Stanley
4
Morgan Stanley
New York
$20.1M +$8.66M +1,997,575 +149%
Janus Henderson Group
5
Janus Henderson Group
United Kingdom
$14.5M -$2.21K -509 -0%
Susquehanna International Group
6
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$13.9M +$7.5M +1,729,098 +299%
Geode Capital Management
7
Geode Capital Management
Massachusetts
$11.1M +$410K +94,504 +5%
State Street
8
State Street
Massachusetts
$10.7M +$1.65M +380,781 +27%
PAMP
9
Polar Asset Management Partners
Ontario, Canada
$6.65M -$2.78M -641,900 -37%
Hudson Bay Capital Management
10
Hudson Bay Capital Management
Connecticut
$4.55M -$1.28M -296,231 -28%
OCM
11
Once Capital Management
New York
$4.55M +$819K +188,800 +33%
Group One Trading
12
Group One Trading
Illinois
$4.52M +$2.22M +511,097 +215%
Northern Trust
13
Northern Trust
Illinois
$4.34M +$118K +27,171 +4%
DnB Asset Management
14
DnB Asset Management
Norway
$2.2M -$189K -43,514 -11%
LFDLE
15
La Financiere de L'Echiquier
France
$1.79M – – –
Bank of New York Mellon
16
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.69M +$94.2K +21,725 +8%
AFG
17
American Financial Group
Ohio
$1.65M – – –
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$1.59M +$681K +157,104 +147%
N
19
Nuveen
North Carolina
$1.57M +$239K +55,013 +27%
Bank of Montreal
20
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$1.44M +$824K +190,064 +451%
Charles Schwab
21
Charles Schwab
California
$1.42M – – –
ZIM
22
Zacks Investment Management
Illinois
$1.34M +$962K +221,910 New
Stifel Financial
23
Stifel Financial
Missouri
$1.24M -$203K -46,769 -19%
PCM
24
Penserra Capital Management
California
$1.22M -$124K -28,668 -12%
Simplex Trading
25
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$1.05M +$385K +88,799 +104%
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ASTS Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2023 in Review

130 of the 6,859 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) for Q4 2023, worth a combined $218M — up 94% from $112M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 25 funds opened new ASTS positions and 18 closed out — a net gain of 7 holders — while 38 added to existing stakes and 33 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $8.66M. The largest seller was Polar Asset Management Partners, cutting an estimated $2.78M.

  • 130 institutional investors held AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) as of Q4 2023, up from 123 in Q3 2023.
  • Funds reported $218M of AST SpaceMobile stock for Q4 2023, up 94% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 25 funds opened new AST SpaceMobile positions in Q4 2023 and 18 closed out, a net change of +7 holders.
  • The largest AST SpaceMobile buyer in Q4 2023 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $8.66M added.
  • The largest AST SpaceMobile seller in Q4 2023 was Polar Asset Management Partners, an estimated $2.78M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2023.