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 ($32.2m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 28.2m as of 2025-02-26, 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 ≈ $119.33. Options: 15 managers hold calls ($42.9m notional), 15 hold puts ($42.3m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 383 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 188 | 196 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $165.7m | $122.4m | 0.74 |
| Q3 2024 | $66.5m | $75.5m | 1.13 |
| Q4 2024 | $76.3m | $85.1m | 1.12 |
| Q1 2025 | $42.9m | $42.3m | 0.98 |
Biggest buyers
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +317.5k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | Added | +293.6k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +272.2k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Added | +221.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +206.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +184.3k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. | New | +141.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +124.8k |
| Heard Capital LLC | Added | +89.2k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +88.7k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -220.8k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -187.2k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -155.1k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -128.3k |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ | Sold out | -102.7k |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd | Sold out | -82.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -66.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -65.6k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Reduced | -58.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -54.5k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $10.9m91.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $9.1m76.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $5.6m46.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.6m30.1k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $2.6m21.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $2.2m18.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $2.1m17.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.1m17.2k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $1.5m12.7k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.2m10.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $12.3m103.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $7.7m64.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $4.3m36.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $3.8m32.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $3.7m30.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $2.0m16.9k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | $1.8m15.2k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $1.7m14.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m12.9k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.4m11.6k 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 Q1 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $3.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-24 | Nawabi Wahid Chair, President and CEO, director | Sold | $3.8m29.4k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $543.1m | Reduced -220.8k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $362.8m | Reduced -54.5k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.0m $236.0m | Reduced -155.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $235.8m | Added +40.5k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.60% of their portfolio | 947.9k $113.0m | Added +17.3k |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.43% of their portfolio | 902.8k $107.6m | Added +293.6k |
| Heard Capital LLC 5.94% of their portfolio | 839.4k $100.0m | Added +89.2k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.31% of their portfolio | 763.5k $91.0m | Added +221.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 672.0k $80.1m | Added +17.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 507.1k $60.4m | Reduced -25.2k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.12% of their portfolio | 456.5k $54.4m | Added +33.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.02% of their portfolio | 444.3k $53.0m | Reduced -14.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 430.3k $51.3m | Added +317.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 383.7k $45.7m | Added +272.2k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.32% of their portfolio | 363.3k $43.3m | Added +30.1k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.06% of their portfolio | 359.9k $42.9m | Added +184.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 349.9k $41.7m | Added +88.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.4k $41.4m | Reduced -65.6k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 347.0k $41.4m | Added +206.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 346.8k $41.3m | Reduced -33.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 323.8k $38.6m | Added +124.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 310.7k $37.0m | Added +67.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 293.1k $34.9m | Reduced -6.4k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 281.3k $33.5m | Added +17.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 266.5k $31.8m | Reduced -37.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 265.1k $31.6m | Added +1.0k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 260.3k $31.0m | Added +42.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 258.9k $30.9m | Reduced -11.6k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.21% of their portfolio | 224.8k $26.8m | Added +10.8k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 198.3k $23.6m | Added +8.3k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 197.2k $23.5m | First filing |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 196.5k $23.4m | Added +7.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.1k $19.3m | Added +33.8k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.27% of their portfolio | 155.9k $18.6m | Added +32.9k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.27% of their portfolio | 141.0k $16.8m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.8k $16.7m | Added +3.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 138.1k $16.5m | Reduced -14.9k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.11% of their portfolio | 131.1k $15.6m | Added +1.2k |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. 2.13% of their portfolio | 129.8k $15.5m | Added +8.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.6k $13.3m | Reduced -32.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.8k $13.0m | Reduced -37.6k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 108.5k $12.9m | Added +32.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.6k $12.5m | Reduced -3.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 104.6k $12.5m | Reduced -66.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 96.0k $11.4m | Added +43.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 89.0k $10.6m | Reduced -50.5k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.05% of their portfolio | 88.8k $10.6m | Added +19.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 88.0k $10.5m | Added +63.6k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 81.0k $9.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.1k $8.7m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Canal Insurance CO 1.97% of their portfolio | 70.0k $8.3m | Unchanged |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 68.7k $8.2m | Added +2.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.0k $7.5m | Added +205 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.8k $7.0m | Reduced -40.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.9k $6.5m | Reduced -29.3k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.7k $6.5m | Reduced -800 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 54.5k $6.5m | Reduced -42.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.1k $6.4m | Added +8.8k |
| Palisades Investment Partners, LLC 3.15% of their portfolio | 52.7k $6.3m | Added +260 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.02% of their portfolio | 49.0k $5.8m | Added +22.1k |
| CW Advisors, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 46.1k $5.5m | Added +105 |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 46.0k $5.5m | New |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 45.9k $5.5m | Added +26.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.1k $5.1m | Reduced -3.8k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 42.5k $5.1m | Reduced -34.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.3k $5.0m | Reduced -1.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 39.6k $4.7m | Reduced -14.5k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.9k $4.6m | Added +32.7k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 37.6k $4.5m | Added +2.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.4k $4.3m | Reduced -16.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.3k $4.1m | Reduced -6.5k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.08% of their portfolio | 33.9k $4.0m | Added +12.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.6k $3.8m | Reduced -9.0k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 31.1k $3.7m | New |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.12% of their portfolio | 30.4k $3.6m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.4k $3.5m | Added +21.3k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.4k $3.4m | Unchanged |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 28.1k $3.4m | New |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 27.4k $5.5m | Reduced -942 |
| SIT INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 26.3k $3.1m | Added +3.0k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.0k $3.1m | Reduced -317 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 24.3k $2.9m | Reduced -2.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.1k $2.9m | Reduced -572 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.9k $2.7m | First filing |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 22.7k $2.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 22.2k $2.6m | Added +20.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 21.6k $2.6m | New |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 21.4k $2.6m | Added +13.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.8k $2.5m | Added +451 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.6k $2.5m | Reduced -1.1k |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.5k $2.2m | Added +1.3k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 18.0k $2.1m | Added +5 |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 17.9k $2.1m | Added +4.7k |
| SITTNER & NELSON, LLC 0.88% of their portfolio | 17.3k $2.1m | Reduced -305 |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.03% of their portfolio | 17.3k $2.1m | Reduced -1.5k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.3k $2.1m | Added +780 |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.3k $2.1m | Reduced -351 |
| Bouvel Investment Partners, LLC 1.29% of their portfolio | 17.1k $3.4m | Reduced -166 |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 17.0k $2.1m | Reduced -8.4k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.6k $2.0m | Reduced -2.3k |