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 ($43.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 28.2m as of 2024-11-27, 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 ≈ $153.95. Options: 23 managers hold calls ($76.3m notional), 19 hold puts ($85.1m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 411 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 210 | 194 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $104.7m | $92.7m | 0.89 |
| Q2 2024 | $165.7m | $122.4m | 0.74 |
| Q3 2024 | $66.5m | $75.5m | 1.13 |
| Q4 2024 | $76.3m | $85.1m | 1.12 |
Biggest buyers
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +609.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +354.8k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +236.1k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Added | +183.9k |
| Heard Capital LLC | Added | +158.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +155.9k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Added | +154.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +129.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +121.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +111.5k |
Biggest sellers
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC | Sold out | -378.2k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -265.7k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -251.5k |
| FULLER & THALER ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. | Reduced | -240.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -220.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -193.1k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -89.9k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE | Sold out | -81.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -79.2k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -71.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $22.4m145.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $12.7m82.3k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $9.4m60.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $7.8m50.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.7m43.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.0m26.3k shares |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | New | $3.8m25.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $2.6m16.7k shares |
| Arrowpoint Investment Partners (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | First filing | $1.1m7.0k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $984.9k6.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $25.6m166.2k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $21.9m142.6k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.9m44.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $6.0m38.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.7m37.0k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $5.6m36.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.4m22.1k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $2.9m18.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $2.6m16.8k shares |
| Arrowpoint Investment Partners (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | First filing | $984.9k6.4k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $373.6k | $373.6k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-02 | McDonnell Kevin Patrick Sr. VP and CFO | Sold plan | $78.7k396 shares |
| 2024-11-01 | McDonnell Kevin Patrick Sr. VP and CFO | Sold plan | $110.1k508 shares |
| 2024-10-01 | McDonnell Kevin Patrick Sr. VP and CFO | Sold plan | $184.9k878 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $735.2m | Added +236.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $476.9m | Added +35.5k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.1m $328.6m | Added +183.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.9m $298.2m | Added +354.8k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.33% of their portfolio | 930.7k $143.2m | Reduced -251.5k |
| Heard Capital LLC 6.87% of their portfolio | 750.2k $115.4m | Added +158.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 654.0k $100.7m | Added +19.8k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.35% of their portfolio | 609.3k $93.8m | New |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 541.5k $83.3m | Added +154.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 532.3k $81.9m | Reduced -71.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 458.4k $70.5m | Reduced -17.6k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 423.3k $65.1m | Added +10.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 413.1k $63.6m | Reduced -10.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 380.7k $58.6m | Reduced -79.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.35% of their portfolio | 333.2k $51.3m | Added +32.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 304.0k $46.8m | First filing |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 299.6k $46.1m | Added +31.8k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 287.9k $44.3m | Added +45.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 270.5k $41.6m | Added +55.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 264.1k $40.6m | Added +7.4k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 263.6k $40.6m | Reduced -1.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 261.2k $40.2m | Added +155.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 243.7k $37.5m | Reduced -12.3k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 217.8k $33.5m | Added +84.2k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 214.0k $32.9m | Reduced -3.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 199.0k $30.6m | Added +121.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 190.0k $29.2m | Reduced -36.0k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 188.6k $29.0m | Reduced -35.7k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 187.2k $28.8m | Added +39.8k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 175.6k $27.0m | Added +32.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.7k $26.3m | Reduced -7.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.06% of their portfolio | 152.9k $23.5m | Added +17.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 146.4k $22.5m | Added +74.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 144.2k $22.2m | Added +86.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 140.6k $21.6m | Added +129.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 139.4k $21.5m | Reduced -41.4k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.7k $21.0m | Added +4.1k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 130.7k $20.1m | Reduced -89.9k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.21% of their portfolio | 129.8k $20.0m | Reduced -34.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 128.4k $19.8m | Reduced -193.1k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.26% of their portfolio | 123.0k $18.9m | Reduced -42.7k |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. 2.28% of their portfolio | 121.6k $18.7m | Added +16.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.8k $17.4m | Reduced -220.1k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 111.5k $17.2m | New |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.3k $16.7m | Added +6.6k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 0.75% of their portfolio | 102.7k $15.8m | Added +10.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.0k $15.2m | Reduced -33.8k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.4k $15.0m | Added +51.4k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 93.0k $14.3m | Added +4.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 84.2k $13.0m | Added +59.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 83.2k $12.8m | Added +763 |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 82.9k $12.8m | Reduced -1.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.8k $11.8m | Reduced -18.1k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 76.4k $11.8m | Added +75.4k |
| Canal Insurance CO 2.80% of their portfolio | 70.0k $10.8m | Added +10.0k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 69.8k $10.7m | Added +10.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.3k $10.2m | Added +54.9k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 63.9k $9.8m | Added +56.3k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.8k $9.7m | Added +2.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 55.5k $8.5m | Added +600 |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.1k $8.3m | Reduced -10.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 52.8k $8.1m | Added +50.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 52.8k $8.1m | Added +13.9k |
| Palisades Investment Partners, LLC 3.41% of their portfolio | 52.5k $8.1m | Reduced -905 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.0k $7.2m | Reduced -9.4k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 46.0k $7.1m | Reduced -330 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.3k $7.0m | Reduced -11.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.6k $6.7m | Added +9.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.8k $6.3m | Added +22.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.6k $6.2m | Reduced -5.4k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 35.0k $5.4m | Added +20.2k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.7k $4.9m | First filing |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.7k $4.7m | Added +932 |
| Traynor Capital Management, Inc. 0.37% of their portfolio | 30.7k $4.7m | Added +5.6k |
| Man Group plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.2k $4.5m | Added +6.9k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.4k $4.4m | Added +13.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.3k $5.7m | Reduced -631 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.6k $4.2m | Added +5.3k |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 0.82% of their portfolio | 27.5k $4.2m | New |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.9k $4.1m | Added +16.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 26.8k $4.1m | Reduced -561 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.4k $4.1m | Reduced -103 |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 25.3k $3.9m | Added +21.7k |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 25.2k $3.9m | Added +2.0k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.0k $3.9m | Added +17.6k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.7k $3.8m | Added +23.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.4k $3.8m | Added +11.5k |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 23.2k $3.6m | Added +1.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.9k $3.5m | New |
| CWM, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.5k $3.5m | Reduced -3.2k |
| Washington Harbour Partners LP 6.30% of their portfolio | 22.0k $3.4m | Added +844 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.6k $3.3m | Reduced -354 |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.06% of their portfolio | 21.5k $3.3m | Added +18.6k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.4k $3.1m | Added +2.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.3k $3.1m | Added +1.5k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 19.0k $2.9m | Added +4.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.9k $2.9m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.04% of their portfolio | 18.8k $2.9m | Added +2.8k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 18.0k $2.8m | Unchanged |
| MADDEN SECURITIES Corp 1.11% of their portfolio | 18.0k $2.8m | Reduced -2.2k |