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 ($52.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 49.9m as of 2025-12-03, 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 ≈ $242.41. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($376.2m notional), 16 hold puts ($332.2m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 493 |
| Q3 2025 | 583 |
| Q4 2025 | 605 |
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 2024 | 190 | 135 |
| Q2 2024 | 213 | 164 |
| Q3 2024 | 205 | 178 |
| Q4 2024 | 210 | 194 |
| Q1 2025 | 188 | 196 |
| Q2 2025 | 296 | 172 |
| Q3 2025 | 367 | 187 |
| Q4 2025 | 324 | 261 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $42.9m | $42.3m | 0.98 |
| Q2 2025 | $239.0m | $268.5m | 1.12 |
| Q3 2025 | $439.1m | $511.0m | 1.16 |
| Q4 2025 | $376.2m | $332.2m | 0.88 |
Biggest buyers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +857.1k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +319.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | +277.5k |
| Swedbank AB | Added | +260.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +254.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +240.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP | Added | +218.7k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC | Added | +165.1k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | New | +112.9k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | Added | +105.4k |
Biggest sellers
| GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT | Sold out | -1.0m |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO | Reduced | -603.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -493.3k |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC | Reduced | -312.4k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -264.6k |
| Heard Capital LLC | Reduced | -250.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -227.3k |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC | Sold out | -200.0k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -181.6k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | Reduced | -104.2k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $108.4m448.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $67.4m278.6k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $49.1m202.8k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $47.5m196.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $27.9m115.5k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $23.7m97.9k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $9.7m40.0k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $8.5m35.0k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Reduced | $7.2m29.7k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $7.0m28.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $88.8m367.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $61.4m253.7k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $37.9m156.7k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $37.6m155.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $30.1m124.4k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | $27.7m114.4k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $22.5m93.2k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $9.2m38.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.7m27.5k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $5.2m21.6k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.6m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.4m | $746.6k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | Shackley Brian Charles Chief Accounting Officer | Sold plan | $50.2k200 shares |
| 2025-12-10 | McDonnell Kevin Patrick CFO · See Footnote | Sold plan | $127.4k511 shares |
| 2025-11-10 | McDonnell Kevin Patrick CFO · See Footnote | Sold plan | $170.0k513 shares |
| 2025-10-10 | McDonnell Kevin Patrick CFO · See Footnote | Sold plan | $398.9k998 shares |
| 2025-10-06 | Stevenson Trace E President, Autonomous Systems | Sold | $654.2k1.7k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.7m $1.4bn | Added +857.1k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.5m $855.6m | Added +7.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $479.3m | Added +218.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $367.4m | Added +240.3k |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.2m $285.4m | Reduced -603.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 884.4k $214.0m | Added +71.9k |
| Heard Capital LLC 8.20% of their portfolio | 722.1k $174.7m | Reduced -250.8k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.26% of their portfolio | 719.8k $174.0m | Added +105.4k |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 6.91% of their portfolio | 647.7k $156.7m | Reduced -73.4k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.13% of their portfolio | 638.9k $154.5m | Reduced -47.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 624.0k $150.9m | Added +319.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 557.2k $134.8m | Added +50.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 441.1k $106.7m | Reduced -28.3k |
| ARK Investment Management LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 433.1k $104.8m | Added +32.7k |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 412.8k $99.9m | Reduced -104.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 391.5k $94.7m | Added +10.6k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 391.3k $94.7m | Not comparable |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.27% of their portfolio | 389.8k $94.3m | Added +85.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 360.1k $87.1m | Reduced -77.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 354.5k $85.7m | Reduced -227.3k |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 319.8k $77.4m | Reduced -14.4k |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO 0.53% of their portfolio | 310.2k $75.0m | Reduced -36.8k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 297.3k $71.9m | Added +20.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 289.7k $70.1m | Added +277.5k |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 283.7k $68.6m | Reduced -29.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 262.6k $63.5m | Reduced -493.3k |
| Swedbank AB 0.06% of their portfolio | 261.2k $63.2m | Added +260.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 260.2k $62.9m | Added +254.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 238.4k $57.7m | Reduced -39.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 223.3k $54.0m | Reduced -16.4k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 222.1k $53.7m | Added +165.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 220.4k $53.3m | Added +75.7k |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 211.5k $51.2m | Reduced -36.0k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 203.2k $49.1m | Reduced -18.3k |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. 0.56% of their portfolio | 199.8k $48.3m | Reduced -17.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 184.9k $44.7m | Added +7.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 180.1k $43.6m | Added +31.2k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 172.2k $54.6m | Reduced -6.0k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.4k $40.0m | Reduced -73.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 163.4k $39.5m | Added +87.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 163.0k $39.4m | Reduced -23.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 147.0k $35.6m | Added +60.2k |
| Rheos Capital Works Inc. 2.17% of their portfolio | 140.0k $33.9m | Added +20.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.5k $33.7m | Reduced -82.3k |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST 1.48% of their portfolio | 125.7k $30.4m | Reduced -15.9k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.6k $29.4m | Reduced -85.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.7k $29.0m | Reduced -18.6k |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. 2.78% of their portfolio | 118.9k $28.8m | Added +5.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.4k $27.9m | Added +11.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 112.9k $27.3m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.4k $26.2m | Added +10.2k |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 97.9k $23.7m | Added +92.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 97.4k $23.6m | Reduced -2.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.5k $22.9m | Reduced -181.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 93.8k $22.7m | Reduced -17.4k |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 89.3k $21.6m | Reduced -48.6k |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. 0.31% of their portfolio | 87.7k $21.2m | Reduced -3.9k |
| Vident Advisory, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 83.5k $20.2m | Added +13.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 83.4k $20.2m | Added +70.5k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.05% of their portfolio | 82.0k $19.8m | Reduced -5.1k |
| Portolan Capital Management, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 76.0k $18.4m | Reduced -72.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.5k $18.3m | Reduced -21.3k |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD 0.23% of their portfolio | 74.6k $18.1m | Reduced -17.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 69.8k $16.9m | Reduced -2.2k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 68.3k $16.5m | Added +9.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 66.0k $16.0m | Added +15.7k |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 64.4k $15.6m | First filing |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 64.0k $15.5m | Added +1.4k |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 62.3k $15.1m | New |
| Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 61.4k $14.9m | Added +55.1k |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS 0.03% of their portfolio | 61.2k $14.8m | Added +7.2k |
| KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd 1.53% of their portfolio | 60.9k $14.7m | Reduced -13.2k |
| Canal Insurance CO 3.52% of their portfolio | 60.0k $14.5m | Unchanged |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC 1.11% of their portfolio | 60.0k $14.5m | Reduced -60.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 55.8k $13.5m | Reduced -629 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 54.9k $13.3m | Added +611 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 54.9k $13.3m | Reduced -116 |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 48.1k $11.6m | Reduced -2.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.9k $11.6m | Added +5.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 47.2k $11.4m | Reduced -44.2k |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 47.1k $11.4m | Added +24.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 40.3k $9.8m | Added +10.3k |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 40.0k $9.7m | Added +17.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 38.2k $9.2m | Reduced -282 |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 37.9k $9.2m | Added +32.1k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.5k $9.1m | Added +5.7k |
| FFG Partners, LLC 2.57% of their portfolio | 36.7k $8.9m | Added +7.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.9k $8.7m | Reduced -24.4k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 35.9k $8.7m | Added +1.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.3k $8.5m | Added +304 |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.5k $8.1m | Reduced -6.0k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 33.3k $8.1m | Added +6.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.8k $7.7m | Added +1.8k |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.16% of their portfolio | 31.6k $7.6m | Reduced -9.0k |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd 0.53% of their portfolio | 31.5k $7.6m | Added +3.0k |
| DEEPWATER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.04% of their portfolio | 28.9k $7.0m | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 28.7k $6.9m | Added +26.0k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 27.2k $6.6m | New |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 26.7k $6.5m | Reduced -205 |
| NEXT CENTURY GROWTH INVESTORS LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 26.7k $6.5m | Added +1.9k |