AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) shareholders
ASTSNasdaqCommunications Services, NECFiscal year ends December 31
$34.50−2.12 (-5.79%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $13.43BP/E –Yield –
Ownership
Institutional holdings as of Jun 30, 2026, from 13F filings
Held by institutions
44.3%
173M of 389M shares
Institutional holders
752
178 new, 102 sold out
Net institutional buying
11M
In Q2 2026
Insider trades, 12 months
8 buys · 14 sales
Net sold $450.81M
Shares held by institutions
Holders of more than 5%
Latest Schedule 13D (active) or 13G (passive) filed by each holder
| Holder | Shares | % of class | Filing | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel Avellan | 78,252,625 | 20.80% | 13D (active) amendment | Jun 22, 2026 |
| Rakuten Group, Inc. Joint filing with Rakuten Mobile, Inc. (7.20%), Hiroshi Mikitani (7.20%) | 21,020,155 | 7.20% | 13D (active) amendment | Apr 22, 2026 |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 16,115,870 | 5.40% | 13G (passive) | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Rakuten Mobile, Inc. Joint filing with Hiroshi Mikitani (5.30%), Rakuten Group, Inc. (5.30%) | 15,510,078 | 5.30% | 13D (active) amendment | May 1, 2026 |
| Vanguard Capital Management | 15,330,194 | 5.11% | 13G (passive) | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Vodafone Ventures Ltd Joint filing with Vodafone Group Plc (5.00%) | 14,516,197 | 5.00% | 13D (active) amendment | Jan 29, 2026 |
| Vodafone Group Plc Joint filing with Vodafone Ventures Ltd (6.00%) | 14,516,197 | 6.00% | 13D (active) amendment | Mar 10, 2025 |
| Sequent (North America) LLC Joint filing with 2014 Scesaplana I Trust (7.60%), Antares Technologies LLC (7.60%) | 10,542,310 | 7.60% | 13D (active) amendment | Mar 4, 2024 |
Top institutional holders
13F holdings as of Jun 30, 2026
| Holder | Shares | % of ASTS | Value | Change | % of portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakuten Group, Inc. | 15,510,078 | 3.99% | $1.38B | −15,510,077 | 99.68% |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 15,273,481 | 3.92% | $1.36B | +756,247 | 0.02% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 13,330,558 | 3.43% | $1.18B | +2,286,995 | 0.05% |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 12,515,363 | 3.22% | $1.11B | +1,026,242 | 0.02% |
| Alphabet Inc. | 8,943,486 | 2.30% | $794.72M | – | 0.80% |
| Morgan Stanley | 7,317,827 | 1.88% | $650.26M | +4,124,149 | 0.03% |
| UBS Group AG | 6,602,096 | 1.70% | $586.66M | +2,058,762 | 0.07% |
| State Street Corp | 6,533,847 | 1.68% | $580.60M | +948,360 | 0.02% |
| Marex Group plc | 6,220,357 | 1.60% | $552.74M | +3,579,695 | 2.34% |
| Vodafone Ventures Ltd | 5,471,743 | 1.41% | $486.22M | – | 100.00% |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | 5,105,125 | 1.31% | $453.13M | +340,038 | 0.02% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 3,872,227 | 1.00% | $344.09M | +1,559,322 | 0.03% |
| Jane Street Group, LLC | 3,584,274 | 0.92% | $318.50M | +3,559,370 | 0.03% |
| Norges Bank | 3,334,326 | 0.86% | $296.29M | New | 0.03% |
| Clear Street Group Inc. | 2,415,249 | 0.62% | $214.62M | −974,155 | 0.54% |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | 2,191,222 | 0.56% | $194.71M | +1,084,014 | 0.12% |
| Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Co | 1,695,027 | 0.44% | $150.62M | +114,608 | 0.03% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc | 1,640,466 | 0.42% | $145.77M | +85,483 | 0.02% |
| Northern Trust Corp | 1,593,315 | 0.41% | $141.58M | +150,764 | 0.02% |
| Broad Run Investment Management, LLC | 1,455,969 | 0.37% | $129.38M | −7,125 | 19.91% |
Institutional buying and selling by quarter
Positions opened, added to, reduced and closed by 13F filers
| Quarter | Holders | Shares held | % of shares | New / added | Reduced / closed | Shares bought | Shares sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 752 | 173M | 44.3% | 178 / 367 | 139 / 102 | 40M | 29M |
| Q1 2026 | 687 | 164M | 42.2% | 206 / 251 | 149 / 50 | 48M | 13M |
| Q4 2025 | 539 | 151M | 38.7% | 192 / 212 | 93 / 41 | 29M | 13M |
| Q3 2025 | 393 | 136M | 34.8% | 91 / 176 | 78 / 59 | 21M | 13M |
| Q2 2025 | 367 | 127M | 32.7% | 124 / 119 | 96 / 41 | 19M | 15M |
| Q1 2025 | 289 | 123M | 31.6% | 68 / 120 | 65 / 40 | 53M | 5M |
| Q4 2024 | 265 | 75M | 19.4% | 57 / 114 | 58 / 43 | 17M | 10M |
| Q3 2024 | 256 | 69M | 17.7% | 108 / 87 | 43 / 23 | 33M | 11M |
| Q2 2024 | 173 | 55M | 14.2% | 62 / 46 | 41 / 29 | 11M | 9M |
| Q1 2024 | 141 | 53M | 13.7% | 31 / 55 | 28 / 18 | 21M | 4M |
| Q4 2023 | 130 | 36M | 9.3% | 25 / 39 | 32 / 18 | 9M | 3M |
| Q3 2023 | 123 | 31M | 7.9% | 13 / 47 | 26 / 20 | 6M | 9M |
Top mutual fund and ETF holders
Latest monthly portfolio reports (Form N-PORT)
355 funds held ASTS in Q2 2026, 74% of their shares through ETFs. Each fund counts once per quarter, from its quarter-end report.
| Fund | Shares | % of ASTS | Value | % of fund | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 9,010,445 | 2.32% | $800.67M | 0.03% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund | 3,253,155 | 0.84% | $289.08M | 0.15% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | 3,074,623 | 0.79% | $273.21M | 0.12% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 2,980,725 | 0.77% | $264.87M | 0.27% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Growth Index Fund | 2,255,426 | 0.58% | $200.42M | 0.05% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund | 1,876,194 | 0.48% | $166.72M | 0.35% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF | 1,418,992 | 0.36% | $126.09M | 0.58% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Tema Space Innovators ETF | 1,296,708 | 0.33% | $147.06M | 5.65% | May 31, 2026 |
| Fidelity Extended Market Index Fund | 1,285,878 | 0.33% | $145.83M | 0.34% | May 31, 2026 |
| Hennessy Focus Fund | 1,125,142 | 0.29% | $66.36M | 14.38% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund | 1,086,469 | 0.28% | $96.54M | 0.28% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 1,051,147 | 0.27% | $93.40M | 0.16% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Fidelity Mid Cap Index Fund | 969,859 | 0.25% | $57.20M | 0.11% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | 917,315 | 0.24% | $81.51M | 0.06% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund | 823,909 | 0.21% | $93.44M | 1.42% | May 31, 2026 |
Officers, directors and major owners
People who filed Forms 3, 4 or 5 in the last two years
| Name | Role | Shares owned | % of shares | Latest filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Martin Johnson | CFO and CLO, Director | 556,484 | 0.14% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Abel Antonio Avellan | Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10% owner | 156,855,287 | 40.31% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Maya Bernal | Chief Accounting Officer | 128,514 | 0.03% | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Wayne Thorsen | EVP & Chief Commercial Officer | 200,000 | 0.05% | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Huiwen Yao | Chief Technology Officer | 34,750 | 0.01% | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Shanti B. Gupta | Chief Operating Officer | 462,980 | 0.12% | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Christopher Edward Turco | EVP and Chief of Staff | 200,500 | 0.05% | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Scott Wisniewski | President | 782,443 | 0.20% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Adriana Cisneros | Director | 3,167,162 | 0.81% | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Johan Wibergh | Director | 30,917 | 0.01% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Julio A. Torres | Director | 45,363 | 0.01% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Ronald L. Rubin | Director | 73,363 | 0.02% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Richard Sarnoff | Director | 80,363 | 0.02% | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Keith R. Larson | Director | 2,015 | 0.00% | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Hiroshi Mikitani | 10% owner | 31,020,155 | 7.97% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Rakuten Group, Inc. | 10% owner | 27,980,155 | 7.19% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Rakuten Mobile, Inc. | 10% owner | – | – | Apr 16, 2026 |
| Tower Corp /Ma/ American | – | 2,382,036 | 0.61% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| AT&T Venture Investments, LLC | – | 6,260,440 | 1.61% | Feb 10, 2025 |
| Inc. At&t | – | – | – | Feb 10, 2025 |
Insider trades
Common stock transactions reported on Form 4, newest first
| Insider | Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Shares after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Bernal Chief Accounting Officer | Oct 17, 2026 | Tax withholding | −3,935 | $40.66 | $160.00K | 128,514 |
| Wayne Thorsen EVP & Chief Commercial Officer | Sep 28, 2026 | Award | +200,000 | – | – | 200,000 |
| Shanti B. Gupta Chief Operating Officer | Sep 16, 2026 | Sale | −12,000 | $58.89 | $706.68K | 462,980 |
| Huiwen Yao Chief Technology Officer | Sep 16, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −40,000 | $58.93 | $2.36M | 34,750 |
| Adriana Cisneros Director | Aug 31, 2026 | Buy | +1,384 | $57.79 | $79.98K | 787,585 |
| Adriana Cisneros Director | Aug 31, 2026 | Buy | +8,768 | $57.00 | $499.78K | 796,353 |
| Adriana Cisneros Director | Aug 31, 2026 | Buy | +670 | $58.87 | $39.44K | 797,023 |
| Huiwen Yao Chief Technology Officer | Aug 19, 2026 | Option exercise | +40,000 | $0.06 | $2.40K | 74,750 |
| Christopher Edward Turco EVP and Chief of Staff | Aug 17, 2026 | Award | +200,000 | – | – | 200,500 |
| Shanti B. Gupta Chief Operating Officer | Aug 17, 2026 | Award | +75,000 | – | – | 474,980 |
| Christopher Edward Turco EVP and Chief of Staff | Aug 17, 2026 | Award | +200,000 | – | – | 200,500 |
| Scott Wisniewski President | Aug 17, 2026 | Award | +75,000 | – | – | 782,443 |
| Maya Bernal Chief Accounting Officer | Aug 17, 2026 | Award | +20,000 | – | – | 132,449 |
| Abel Antonio Avellan Chief Executive Officer, Director, 10% owner | Aug 17, 2026 | Award | +150,000 | – | – | 78,692,209 |
| Andrew Martin Johnson CFO and CLO, Director | Aug 17, 2026 | Award | +75,000 | – | – | 556,484 |
| Maya Bernal Chief Accounting Officer | Aug 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,919 | $70.98 | $207.19K | 112,449 |
| Andrew Martin Johnson CFO and CLO, Director | Aug 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −9,838 | $70.98 | $698.30K | 493,781 |
| Andrew Martin Johnson CFO and CLO, Director | Aug 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −12,297 | $70.98 | $872.84K | 481,484 |
| Shanti B. Gupta Chief Operating Officer | Aug 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −12,767 | $70.98 | $906.20K | 399,980 |
| Scott Wisniewski President | Aug 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −12,297 | $70.98 | $872.84K | 707,443 |
| Scott Wisniewski President | Aug 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −9,838 | $70.98 | $698.30K | 719,740 |
| Julio A. Torres Director | Jun 12, 2026 | Award | +2,124 | – | – | 45,363 |
| Ronald L. Rubin Director | Jun 12, 2026 | Award | +2,124 | – | – | 73,363 |
| Adriana Cisneros Director | Jun 12, 2026 | Award | +2,124 | – | – | 786,201 |
| Richard Sarnoff Director | Jun 12, 2026 | Award | +2,124 | – | – | 80,363 |
| Johan Wibergh Director | Jun 12, 2026 | Award | +2,124 | – | – | 7,527 |
| Andrew Martin Johnson CFO and CLO, Director | Jun 11, 2026 | Sale | −45,809 | $93.81 | $4.30M | 503,619 |
| Johan Wibergh Director | Jun 6, 2026 | Tax withholding | −208 | $93.60 | $19.47K | 28,793 |
| Huiwen Yao Chief Technology Officer | Jun 5, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −40,000 | $96.37 | $3.85M | 34,750 |
| Scott Wisniewski President | May 30, 2026 | Tax withholding | −16,395 | $113.41 | $1.86M | 729,578 |
| Shanti B. Gupta Chief Operating Officer | May 30, 2026 | Tax withholding | −21,275 | $113.41 | $2.41M | 412,747 |
| Scott Wisniewski President | May 30, 2026 | Tax withholding | −16,377 | $113.41 | $1.86M | 729,596 |
| Maya Bernal Chief Accounting Officer | May 30, 2026 | Tax withholding | −2,621 | $113.41 | $297.25K | 115,368 |
| Andrew Martin Johnson CFO and CLO, Director | May 30, 2026 | Tax withholding | −16,377 | $113.41 | $1.86M | 549,428 |
| Abel Antonio Avellan Chief Executive Officer, Director | May 30, 2026 | Tax withholding | −32,754 | $113.41 | $3.71M | 78,542,209 |
| Huiwen Yao Chief Technology Officer | May 22, 2026 | Award | +30,000 | – | – | 74,750 |
| Andrew Martin Johnson CFO and CLO, Director | May 20, 2026 | Sale | −5,000 | $90.25 | $451.25K | 565,805 |
| Huiwen Yao Chief Technology Officer | May 19, 2026 | Option exercise | +40,000 | $0.06 | $2.40K | 44,750 |
| Shanti B. Gupta Chief Operating Officer | May 18, 2026 | Tax withholding | −11,350 | $86.83 | $985.52K | 434,022 |
| Shanti B. Gupta Chief Operating Officer | May 18, 2026 | Award | +66,667 | – | – | 445,372 |
| Julio A. Torres Director | May 13, 2026 | Sale | −15,000 | $76.34 | $1.15M | 43,239 |
| Andrew Martin Johnson CFO and CLO, Director | May 6, 2026 | Tax withholding | −29,513 | $70.68 | $2.09M | 570,805 |
| Rakuten Group, Inc. 10% owner | Apr 15, 2026 | Sale | −1,350,000 | $86.22 | $116.40M | 27,980,155 |
| Rakuten Group, Inc. 10% owner | Apr 14, 2026 | Sale | −1,690,000 | $91.42 | $154.50M | 29,330,155 |
| Abel Antonio Avellan Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 31, 2026 | Tax withholding | −22,490 | $82.87 | $1.86M | 78,574,963 |
| Shanti B. Gupta Chief Operating Officer | Mar 31, 2026 | Tax withholding | −8,357 | $82.87 | $692.54K | 378,705 |
| Andrew Martin Johnson CFO and CLO, Director | Mar 31, 2026 | Tax withholding | −12,167 | $82.87 | $1.01M | 600,318 |
| Scott Wisniewski President | Mar 31, 2026 | Tax withholding | −15,241 | $82.87 | $1.26M | 771,877 |
| Shanti B. Gupta Chief Operating Officer | Mar 24, 2026 | Award | +54,687 | – | – | 387,062 |
| Andrew Martin Johnson CFO and CLO, Director | Mar 24, 2026 | Award | +100,000 | – | – | 612,485 |
| Abel Antonio Avellan Chief Executive Officer, Director | Mar 24, 2026 | Award | +184,375 | – | – | 78,597,453 |
| Scott Wisniewski President | Mar 24, 2026 | Award | +123,437 | – | – | 787,118 |
| Huiwen Yao Chief Technology Officer | Mar 23, 2026 | Sale(10b5-1 plan) | −40,000 | $88.88 | $3.56M | 4,750 |
| Maya Bernal Chief Accounting Officer | Mar 21, 2026 | Tax withholding | −3,664 | $89.93 | $329.50K | 117,989 |
| Huiwen Yao Chief Technology Officer | Mar 11, 2026 | Option exercise | +40,000 | $0.06 | $2.40K | 44,750 |
| Maya Bernal Chief Accounting Officer | Feb 15, 2026 | Tax withholding | −833 | $82.51 | $68.73K | 121,653 |
| Keith R. Larson Director | Dec 24, 2025 | Buy | +625 | $80.00 | $50.00K | 2,015 |
| Keith R. Larson Director | Dec 17, 2025 | Buy | +715 | $70.02 | $50.06K | 1,390 |
| Shanti B. Gupta Chief Operating Officer | Dec 10, 2025 | Sale | −10,000 | $77.34 | $773.40K | 382,375 |
| Keith R. Larson Director | Dec 10, 2025 | Buy | +675 | $72.71 | $49.08K | 675 |
Awards, option exercises, tax withholding and gifts are shown alongside open-market buys and sales. Each name links to the filing on SEC EDGAR.
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet bought back, as of Oct 30, 2026 (FINRA, reported twice a month)
Short % of float
35.50%
68M shares short
Days to cover
5.1
At 13M shares a day
Change since last report
+2.5%
From 66M shares
Short volume, 20 days
51.4%
Of volume reported to FINRA
Shares sold short, last 12 months
Short sale volume counts trades marked short on any given day, including market-maker hedging, so it runs far higher than the share of AST SpaceMobile's stock actually held short. Settlement fails (shares not delivered on time) peaked at 447,162 shares on Oct 7, 2026 over the last 90 days.
Planned insider sales
Notices of proposed sale filed on Form 144 before shares are sold
| Seller | Filed | Shares | Market value | Planned sale | Acquired through |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanti B. Gupta Officer | Sep 16, 2026 | 12,000 | $706.64K | Sep 16, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Huiwen Yao Officer | Sep 16, 2026 | 40,000 | $2.36M | Sep 16, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| AA Gables 2, LLC (1) | Jun 22, 2026 | 2,500,000 | $182.98M | Jun 22, 2026 | (3) |
| Andrew Martin Johnson Officer, Director | Jun 11, 2026 | 25,289 | $2.36M | Jun 11, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Andrew Martin Johnson EVP, CFO & CLO | Jun 11, 2026 | 20,520 | $1.94M | Jun 11, 2026 | ASTS Employee Stock Plan |
| Huiwen Yao Officer | Jun 5, 2026 | 40,000 | $4.29M | Jun 5, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Scott Wisniewski Officer | May 27, 2026 | 25,904 | $3.28M | May 27, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Andrew Martin Johnson Officer | May 20, 2026 | 5,000 | $451.00K | May 20, 2026 | ASTS Employee Stock Plan |
| Julio A. Torres Director | May 13, 2026 | 15,000 | $1.09M | May 13, 2026 | Vested RSUs |
| Huiwen Yao Officer | Mar 23, 2026 | 40,000 | $3.60M | Mar 23, 2026 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Scott Wisniewski Officer | Mar 17, 2026 | 47,000 | $4.45M | Mar 17, 2026 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Shanti B. Gupta Officer | Dec 10, 2025 | 10,000 | $773.40K | Dec 10, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Huiwen Yao Officer | Dec 5, 2025 | 40,000 | $2.94M | Dec 5, 2025 | Stock Option Exercise |
| Maya Bernal Officer | Dec 5, 2025 | 6,000 | $442.54K | Dec 5, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
| Andrew Martin Johnson Officer, Director | Nov 26, 2025 | 10,000 | $560.01K | Nov 26, 2025 | Restricted Stock Vesting |
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