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 ($53.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 28.2m as of 2024-08-28, 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 ≈ $198.17. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($66.5m notional), 16 hold puts ($75.5m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 273 |
| Q4 2022 | 251 |
| Q1 2023 | 266 |
| Q2 2023 | 272 |
| Q3 2023 | 302 |
| Q4 2023 | 322 |
| Q1 2024 | 369 |
| Q2 2024 | 408 |
| Q3 2024 | 421 |
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 |
| Q3 2023 | 152 | 108 |
| Q4 2023 | 153 | 141 |
| Q1 2024 | 190 | 135 |
| Q2 2024 | 213 | 164 |
| Q3 2024 | 205 | 178 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $54.1m | $43.0m | 0.79 |
| Q1 2024 | $104.7m | $92.7m | 0.89 |
| Q2 2024 | $165.7m | $122.4m | 0.74 |
| Q3 2024 | $66.5m | $75.5m | 1.13 |
Biggest buyers
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Added | +439.7k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +265.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +195.4k |
| Heard Capital LLC | Added | +120.4k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +118.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +94.1k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp | Added | +80.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +54.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +44.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +43.8k |
Biggest sellers
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Reduced | -524.7k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC | Reduced | -119.7k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -61.3k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | Reduced | -58.8k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -53.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD | Reduced | -50.9k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | Reduced | -49.6k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP | Sold out | -44.1k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | Reduced | -35.8k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -34.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $14.1m70.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $10.0m49.8k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $7.7m38.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.7m28.2k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $5.0m25.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.6m22.9k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $4.4m21.8k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.5m17.3k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $3.4m17.2k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $2.2m11.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $20.3m101.3k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $19.3m96.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.6m42.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $6.8m34.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.1m25.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $4.1m20.3k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $2.4m12.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $2.1m10.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.1m10.4k shares |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC | Reduced | $1.8m8.9k 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 Q3 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.1m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $53.6k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $526.8k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.9m | $258.5k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-03 | McDonnell Kevin Patrick Sr. VP and CFO | Sold plan | $77.7k396 shares |
| 2024-08-01 | McDonnell Kevin Patrick Sr. VP and CFO | Sold plan | $89.6k513 shares |
| 2024-07-05 | Nawabi Wahid Chair, President and CEO, director | Sold | $1.7m9.9k shares |
| 2024-07-01 | McDonnell Kevin Patrick Sr. VP and CFO | Sold plan | $91.2k511 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.5m $910.5m | First filing |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $614.2m | Added +1.2k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.29% of their portfolio | 2.0m $391.3m | Added +439.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $317.4m | Added +7.5k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 7.75% of their portfolio | 1.2m $237.0m | Reduced -34.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 634.2k $127.2m | Added +4.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 603.8k $121.1m | Added +7.7k |
| Heard Capital LLC 6.66% of their portfolio | 592.1k $118.7m | Added +120.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 476.0k $95.4m | Reduced -23.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 459.9k $92.2m | Added +43.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 423.3k $84.9m | Reduced -3.3k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 412.6k $82.7m | Added +535 |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.06% of their portfolio | 386.8k $77.6m | Reduced -17.2k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 378.2k $75.8m | Reduced -524.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 332.9k $66.8m | Added +43.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 321.5k $64.5m | Added +195.4k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.41% of their portfolio | 300.5k $60.3m | Reduced -49.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 267.8k $53.7m | Added +6.2k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 267.1k $1.3k | Added +265.7k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 264.9k $53.1m | Reduced -58.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.7k $51.5m | Added +9.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 256.0k $51.3m | Added +118.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 242.3k $48.6m | Added +5.5k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.19% of their portfolio | 240.2k $48.2m | Added +32.2k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 225.9k $45.3m | Reduced -27.6k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.51% of their portfolio | 224.3k $44.9m | Reduced -27.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 220.6k $44.2m | Added +223 |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.69% of their portfolio | 217.7k $43.6m | Added +20.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 215.4k $43.2m | Reduced -33.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 180.8k $36.3m | Added +94.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 177.9k $35.7m | Added +44.8k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.36% of their portfolio | 165.6k $20.9m | Added +20.5k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.71% of their portfolio | 163.9k $32.9m | Added +5.0k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 147.4k $29.6m | Added +10.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 142.7k $30.6m | Added +29.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 136.0k $27.3m | Added +80.1k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.6k $26.8m | Reduced -301 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.7k $26.6m | Reduced -4.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.5k $26.6m | Reduced -7.9k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 110.1k $25.1m | Reduced -53.6k |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. 2.56% of their portfolio | 105.4k $21.1m | Added +2.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.4k $21.1m | Added +23.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 104.5k $20.9m | Reduced -10.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 101.7k $20.4m | Added +9.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.02% of their portfolio | 94.9k $19.0m | Reduced -50.9k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.95% of their portfolio | 92.7k $18.6m | Added +16.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.6k $17.8m | Reduced -9.4k |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 84.8k $17.0m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 82.4k $16.5m | Reduced -1.0k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.14% of their portfolio | 81.9k $16.4m | Reduced -35.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 77.2k $15.5m | Added +3.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.2k $14.5m | Added +14.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 70.9k $14.2m | Added +54.1k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 64.8k $13.0m | Added +21.6k |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 62.6k $12.5m | Reduced -119.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 60.3k $12.1m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Canal Insurance CO 2.83% of their portfolio | 60.0k $12.0m | Unchanged |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.06% of their portfolio | 59.4k $11.9m | Reduced -2.1k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.2k $11.5m | Added +34.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 57.0k $11.4m | Added +2.1k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.4k $11.3m | Reduced -10.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.9k $11.0m | Reduced -500 |
| Palisades Investment Partners, LLC 4.66% of their portfolio | 53.4k $10.7m | Added +3.3k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 48.1k $9.7m | Added +2.6k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 46.3k $9.3m | Added +257 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.0k $9.2m | Reduced -6.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.0k $9.2m | Added +28.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 41.3k $8.3m | Reduced -25.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.9k $7.8m | Added +6.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.0k $6.8m | Added +3.4k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.8k $6.0m | Reduced -275 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.9k $5.8m | Reduced -1.0k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.4k $5.5m | Reduced -979 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.5k $5.3m | Reduced -845 |
| CWM, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.7k $5.1m | Reduced -4.3k |
| Traynor Capital Management, Inc. 0.41% of their portfolio | 25.2k $5.0m | Added +14.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.0k $5.0m | Added +22.3k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 24.4k $4.9m | New |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 23.2k $4.7m | Added +423 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.5k $4.5m | Added +3.9k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.4k $4.5m | Reduced -21.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.3k $4.5m | Added +5.1k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.0k $4.4m | Reduced -1.2k |
| ClariVest Asset Management LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 21.7k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 21.5k $4.3m | Added +3.6k |
| Washington Harbour Partners LP 7.60% of their portfolio | 21.2k $4.3m | Added +8.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.9k $4.2m | Added +7.6k |
| MADDEN SECURITIES Corp 1.74% of their portfolio | 20.2k $4.0m | Added +300 |
| Aubrey Capital Management Ltd 1.55% of their portfolio | 20.0k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.8k $3.8m | Added +353 |
| Gunderson Capital Management LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 18.6k $3.7m | Reduced -250 |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.5k $3.7m | Reduced -4.7k |
| NWAM LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 18.4k $3.7m | Reduced -1.0k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.0k $3.6m | Added +2.0k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.8k $3.6m | Added +1.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.5k $3.5m | Reduced -149 |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 17.1k $3.4m | Reduced -188 |
| COMERICA BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.1k $3.4m | Reduced -588 |
| SITTNER & NELSON, LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 16.9k $3.4m | Reduced -125 |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.05% of their portfolio | 16.1k $3.2m | Added +1.9k |