AEROVIRONMENT INC AVAV
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 008073108 · ISIN US0080731088
Company that designs and manufactures UAVs for U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($3.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 26.2m as of 2023-06-21, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $102.31. Options: 13 managers hold calls ($30.7m notional), 12 hold puts ($24.3m).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 273 |
| Q4 2022 | 251 |
| Q1 2023 | 266 |
| Q2 2023 | 272 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 95 | 125 |
| Q1 2023 | 116 | 105 |
| Q2 2023 | 135 | 112 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $26.0m | $17.5m | 0.67 |
| Q4 2022 | $12.8m | $7.5m | 0.58 |
| Q1 2023 | $11.6m | $9.6m | 0.83 |
| Q2 2023 | $30.7m | $24.3m | 0.79 |
Biggest buyers
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +228.7k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | New | +113.3k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC | New | +102.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Added | +101.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +69.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +65.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Added | +63.5k |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +50.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +37.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +36.2k |
Biggest sellers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -367.7k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. | Reduced | -254.4k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | Reduced | -253.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -185.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | -93.7k |
| INTRINSIC EDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -65.9k |
| Granite Investment Partners, LLC | Sold out | -65.8k |
| SG Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -53.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | Reduced | -38.2k |
| Heard Capital LLC | Reduced | -30.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $8.6m84.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.2m60.9k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $4.2m40.6k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $2.9m28.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $2.7m26.7k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $2.4m23.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.3m22.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $838.0k8.2k shares |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC | Reduced | $204.6k2.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $204.6k2.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $11.9m116.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $4.3m41.8k shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $3.8m36.9k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | $1.3m12.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $951.2k9.3k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | New | $716.0k7.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $715.0k7.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $337.5k3.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $225.0k2.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $71.6k700 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
Altitude V Holdings, LLC
13D · may seek influence
-1.2 pts · filed 2026-06-24
Stated purposeItem 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to include the following: On June 16, 2026, each of David Wodlinger and Henry Albers provided separate notices informing the Company of their resignation from the Company's board of directors (the "Board") effective June 17, 2026. Both Mr. Wodlinger and Mr. Albers noted in their separate letters that their decision to resign from the Board is not the result of any disagreement with management on any matter relating to the Company's operations, policies, or practices. As previously disclosed, on May 1, 2025, Mr. Wodlinger and Mr. Albers were appointed to the Board after being named designees of ACP V and ACP VI (collectively, the "Shareholder"), in accordance with the terms of the Shareholder's Agreement, which was previously filed as Exhibit 9… Full filing |
13.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution -1.5 pts · filed 2026-07-27 | 6.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2023
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | $21.7k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $176.6k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.5m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q2 2023.
Holders, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.5m $457.0m | Added +50.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $271.2m | Reduced -112 |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $149.4m | Reduced -7.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $144.6m | Added +21.6k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.35% of their portfolio | 846.7k $86.6m | Added +101.7k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 790.5k $80.8m | Added +34.2k |
| Heard Capital LLC 5.41% of their portfolio | 688.1k $70.4m | Reduced -30.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 625.5k $64.0m | Reduced -20.1k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 600.3k $61.4m | Added +7.7k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 538.2k $55.1m | Added +17.5k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 506.1k $51.8m | Added +21.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 489.6k $50.1m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 478.8k $49.0m | Reduced -253.4k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.51% of their portfolio | 477.4k $48.8m | Reduced -254.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 398.3k $40.7m | Reduced -17.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 324.5k $33.2m | Added +228.7k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 284.5k $29.1m | Added +63.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 272.5k $27.9m | Added +8.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 271.5k $27.8m | Added +9.7k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.23% of their portfolio | 259.7k $26.6m | Added +31.2k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.42% of their portfolio | 235.7k $24.1m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 218.4k $22.3m | Added +5.3k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 208.3k $21.3m | Added +13.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.0k $19.7m | Added +4.1k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 187.2k $19.2m | Added +8.3k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 0.95% of their portfolio | 170.9k $17.5m | Added +13.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.5k $17.4m | Reduced -38.2k |
| Redwood Investments, LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 160.0k $16.4m | Added +2.3k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.7k $16.3m | Added +1.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.8k $14.7m | Reduced -7.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 120.8k $12.4m | Added +36.2k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 113.3k $11.6m | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.9k $10.9m | Added +37.7k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 1.01% of their portfolio | 102.9k $10.5m | New |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.0k $9.7m | Reduced -367.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 92.3k $9.4m | Added +24.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 87.1k $8.9m | Added +65.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.4k $8.8m | Added +3.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.9k $7.9m | Reduced -558 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.1k $7.2m | Added +1.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.7k $7.1m | Added +69.6k |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. 0.91% of their portfolio | 65.2k $6.7m | Added +25.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.1k $6.6m | Reduced -24.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.0k $6.2m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Canal Insurance CO 1.72% of their portfolio | 60.0k $6.1m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 58.1k $5.9m | Reduced -312 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.0k $5.6m | Added +3.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.8k $5.2m | Reduced -185.2k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.4k $5.1m | Reduced -93.7k |
| CWM, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 49.2k $5.0m | Reduced -21.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.3k $4.8m | Added +12.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.1k $4.6m | Added +8.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.8k $4.6m | Added +599 |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.6k $4.3m | Added +6.1k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 39.2k $4.0m | Added +1.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 35.2k $3.6m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 33.4k $3.4m | Added +17.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.2k $3.4m | Added +3.9k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 32.4k $3.3m | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 32.1k $3.3m | Added +6.6k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.6k $3.1m | First filing |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.6k $3.1m | Added +544 |
| CONNORS INVESTOR SERVICES INC 0.35% of their portfolio | 30.3k $3.1m | Added +134 |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.5k $3.0m | Reduced -1.6k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 29.3k $3.0m | Reduced -4.1k |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA PUBLIC SCHOOL EMPLS RETRMT SYS 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.6k $2.9m | Added +1.9k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 27.6k $2.8m | Reduced -8.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.2k $2.8m | Reduced -995 |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.6k $2.6m | Reduced -1.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.3k $2.6m | Added +21.2k |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC 1.37% of their portfolio | 24.4k $2.5m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.2k $2.5m | Reduced -763 |
| Aquila Investment Management LLC 2.01% of their portfolio | 24.0k $2.5m | Added +7.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.4k $2.4m | Added +2.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.8k $2.1m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.3k $2.3m | Reduced -1.5k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 22.2k $2.3m | Reduced -316 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.6k $2.2m | Reduced -23.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.2k $2.2m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Aubrey Capital Management Ltd 1.34% of their portfolio | 20.0k $2.0m | New |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.7k $2.0m | Added +717 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.7k $1.8m | Reduced -200 |
| SITTNER & NELSON, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 17.3k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.2k $1.8m | Reduced -687 |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.9k $1.7m | Added +8.4k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.6k $1.7m | Reduced -635 |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 16.0k $1.6m | Reduced -2.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $1.6m | Added +399 |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.8k $1.5m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.5k $1.5m | Reduced -284 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.2k $1.4m | Added +1.6k |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 13.7k $1.4m | Reduced -824 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.5k $1.4m | Reduced -17 |
| Louisiana State Employees Retirement System 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.3k $1.4m | Added +1.6k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.3k $1.4m | Added +183 |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 13.0k $1.3m | Unchanged |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.9k $1.3m | New |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.9k $1.3m | New |
| SteelPeak Wealth, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 12.6k $1.3m | Reduced -2.2k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.2k $1.3m | Added +1.9k |