Ranked by reported Q1 2026 13F market value
Share of total reported institutional value in ASTS held by the largest 10 / 25 filers.
| # | Institution | Shares Held | Market Value | QoQ Change | Ownership % | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakuten Group, Inc. | 31.0M | $2.57B | 0.0% | 10.383% | 99.83% |
| 2 | SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 15.0M | $1.25B | -19.9% | 5.035% | 0.14% |
| 3 | BlackRock, Inc. | 14.5M | $1.20B | +21.5% | 4.859% | 0.02% |
| 4 | VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 11.5M | $952.1M | β | 3.846% | 0.02% |
| 5 | VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 11.0M | $915.2M | β | 3.697% | 0.05% |
| 6 | Alphabet Inc. | 8.9M | $741.1M | 0.0% | 2.994% | 18.46% |
| 7 | UBS Group AG | 7.6M | $633.5M | +15.0% | 2.559% | 0.10% |
| 8 | STATE STREET CORP | 5.6M | $462.9M | +41.3% | 1.870% | 0.02% |
| 9 | Vodafone Ventures Ltd | 5.5M | $453.4M | 0.0% | 1.832% | 100.00% |
| 10 | D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | 4.9M | $405.2M | β | 1.637% | 0.38% |
| 11 | GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 4.8M | $394.2M | +5.4% | 1.595% | 0.02% |
| 12 | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 3.6M | $297.1M | +58.4% | 1.200% | 0.03% |
| 13 | Clear Street Group Inc. | 3.5M | $286.3M | -1.4% | 1.156% | 1.17% |
| 14 | MORGAN STANLEY | 3.2M | $264.7M | -31.5% | 1.069% | 0.02% |
| 15 | JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC | 2.6M | $218.3M | -1.3% | 0.882% | 0.11% |
| 16 | FMR LLC | 2.3M | $188.6M | +94.8% | 0.762% | 0.01% |
| 17 | HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 1.7M | $141.5M | β | 0.583% | 0.07% |
| 18 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 1.6M | $136.3M | +140.3% | 0.550% | 0.01% |
| 19 | VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO | 1.6M | $131.0M | β | 0.529% | 0.03% |
| 20 | CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC | 1.6M | $128.9M | +7.2% | 0.521% | 0.02% |
| 21 | Broad Run Investment Management, LLC | 1.5M | $121.2M | -6.9% | 0.490% | 21.35% |
| 22 | NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 1.4M | $119.5M | +24.2% | 0.483% | 0.02% |
| 23 | FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | 1.3M | $109.1M | +14.3% | 0.441% | 0.08% |
| 24 | Walleye Trading LLC | 1.3M | $107.6M | -29.6% | 0.435% | 0.27% |
| 25 | Focus Partners Wealth | 1.3M | $104.4M | -0.8% | 0.422% | 0.12% |
denotes a marquee investor (Buffett, Burry, ARK, Tiger Global, Pershing Square, Baupost and other widely-followed managers). β% of Fundβ shows how much of that investorβs total 13F portfolio is invested in ASTS β a direct measure of their conviction.
Filings activity in ASTS during Q1 2026, grouped by how each filer changed its position.
Institutions that opened a new ASTS position in Q1 2026
Institutions that fully closed their ASTS position in Q1 2026
8 quarters of 13F filings Β· Ξ columns show change vs prior quarter
| Quarter | Inst. Holders | Ξ Holders | Ownership % | Ξ Ownership | Total 13F Value | Ξ Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | 661 | +27% | 61.31% | +10.66 pp | $15.09B | +21% |
| Q4 2025 | 519 | +40% | 50.65% | +19.44 pp | $12.47B | +62% |
| Q3 2025 | 372 | +5.1% | 31.21% | +3.73 pp | $7.68B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | 354 | +27% | 27.48% | +14.94 pp | $6.77B | +119% |
| Q1 2025 | 279 | +11% | 12.54% | +5.87 pp | $3.09B | +88% |
| Q4 2024 | 251 | +1.2% | 6.67% | 1.69 pp | $1.64B | 20% |
| Q3 2024 | 248 | +48% | 8.36% | +5.63 pp | $2.06B | +206% |
| Q2 2024 | 168 | β | 2.73% | β | $673M | β |
Source: SEC 13F institutional filings. Ownership % requires market cap data and will show once linked. Ξ columns compare to the immediately prior filed quarter.
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ASTS stock.
Based on Q1 2026 13F filings, institutional ownership of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. stands at 61.3%, held across 661 reporting institutions.
Rakuten Group, Inc. is the largest reported institutional holder of ASTS, with approximately 31,020,155 shares worth $2.57B as of Q1 2026.
Yes β 1 widely-followed marquee investor appear among the top 25 institutional holders of ASTS, including SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP.
Our composite Smart Money Score for ASTS is 75 out of 100 (Bullish). It combines net institutional buying activity, ownership shift, marquee investor presence, and holder-count growth.
211 institutions opened new positions in ASTS during Q1 2026, while 69 fully exited. 364 added to existing positions and 85 trimmed.
ASTS institutional ownership rose by 10.66 percentage points quarter-over-quarter, with a net change of +142 holders.
The top 10 institutions account for 63.5% of all reported 13F value in ASTS, and the top 25 account for 81.7%.
All data is sourced from SEC Form 13F filings, which institutional investment managers with at least $100M in assets are required to file each quarter. We process every 13F filing from EDGAR and recompute the aggregates after each cycle. Insider transactions are sourced from Form 4 filings.
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) Institutional Ownership