AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP AVD
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 030371108 · ISIN US0303711081
- SectorMaterials
- IndustryAgricultural Chemicals
- HeadquartersNewport Beach, CA
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* 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 ($147.4k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 29.5m as of 2026-08-04, 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 ≈ $2.80. Options: 1 managers hold calls ($1.1k notional), 3 hold puts ($50.7k).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 158 |
| Q4 2022 | 157 |
| Q1 2023 | 160 |
| Q2 2023 | 150 |
| Q3 2023 | 146 |
| Q4 2023 | 137 |
| Q1 2024 | 141 |
| Q2 2024 | 134 |
| Q3 2024 | 120 |
| Q4 2024 | 135 |
| Q1 2025 | 132 |
| Q2 2025 | 126 |
| Q3 2025 | 122 |
| Q4 2025 | 116 |
| Q1 2026 | 118 |
| Q2 2026 | 105 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 58 | 73 |
| Q4 2024 | 73 | 55 |
| Q1 2025 | 62 | 65 |
| Q2 2025 | 57 | 68 |
| Q3 2025 | 52 | 65 |
| Q4 2025 | 38 | 66 |
| Q1 2026 | 66 | 55 |
| Q2 2026 | 56 | 68 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $178.9k | $4.0k | 0.02 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.5k | $2.7k | 1.75 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2k | $0 | 0.00 |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1k | $50.7k | 45.25 |
Biggest buyers
| RBF Capital, LLC | New | +418.6k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +292.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +205.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +202.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +137.0k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +106.8k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | +78.1k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +75.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +68.1k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +56.9k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.1m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -503.2k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -359.3k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP | Reduced | -353.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -345.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -336.3k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -270.2k |
| Potomac Capital Management, Inc. | Reduced | -263.3k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -224.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Reduced | -135.2k |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $1.1k400 shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | New | $47.9k17.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $2.2k800 shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $560200 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 |
|---|---|
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2025-11-12 | 5.7% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: BlackRock, Inc. (3.1%, 2026-07-27), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26), Topline Capital Management, LLC (0.0%, 2026-02-13)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
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 2024 | 1 | $71.6k | 1 | $16.0k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 1 | $9.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $32.1k | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 2 | $197.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2026 | 1 | $39.7k | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | ROSENBLOOM KEITH M +1 Director · See Footnote | Sold | $1.2m556.6k shares |
| 2026-08-17 | Macicek Steven D Director | Bought | $39.7k19.0k shares |
| 2026-06-03 | Kaye Douglas CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Bought | $12.5k5.0k shares |
| 2026-05-19 | Gottschalk Patrick E Director | Bought | $67.5k25.0k shares |
| 2026-05-13 | Gottschalk Patrick E Director | Bought | $59.0k20.0k shares |
| 2026-05-12 | Gottschalk Patrick E Director | Bought | $58.4k20.0k 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, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $4.8m | Added +68.1k |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $3.2m | Added +7.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 933.5k $2.6m | Reduced -1.1m |
| EVR Research LP 1.07% of their portfolio | 775.0k $2.2m | Added +55.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 774.6k $2.2m | Reduced -270.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 732.8k $2.1m | Reduced -13.4k |
| Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC 0.99% of their portfolio | 571.8k $1.6m | Unchanged |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 530.0k $1.5m | Added +26 |
| CastleKnight Management LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 504.3k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| RBF Capital, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 418.6k $1.2m | New |
| Pullen Investment Management, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 379.0k $1.1m | Added +5.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 372.8k $1.0m | Added +205.3k |
| Potomac Capital Management, Inc. 0.73% of their portfolio | 358.8k $1.0m | Reduced -263.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 355.3k $994.8k | Added +137.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 353.9k $990.8k | Reduced -91.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 303.8k $851.2k | Reduced -359.3k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 294.9k $825.7k | Added +24.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 292.5k $818.9k | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.00% of their portfolio | 279.4k $782.4k | Added +78.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 210.0k $587.9k | Reduced -336.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.5k $567.1k | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 183.5k $497.2k | Reduced -345.7k |
| ACADIAN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 180.5k $501.0k | Added +106.8k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 178.3k $499.3k | Added +8.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 154.0k $431.1k | Reduced -15.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 148.3k $415.1k | Reduced -25.4k |
| Curi Capital, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 138.0k $386.3k | Reduced -83.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.6k $382.6k | Reduced -503.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.4k $295.1k | Added +15.9k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.8k $257.1k | Added +30.0k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 89.0k $249.2k | Added +483 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 88.2k $246.9k | Reduced -2.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.3k $210.8k | New |
| IRONWOOD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 73.7k $206.4k | Added +18.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.2k $205.0k | Added +56.9k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 70.4k $197.0k | Reduced -93.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.8k $192.6k | Unchanged |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.3k $191.2k | Reduced -135.2k |
| GAMCO INVESTORS, INC. ET AL 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.0k $190.4k | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 65.3k $182.9k | Added +26.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.5k $177.9k | Added +40.6k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.3k $177.4k | Reduced -353.5k |
| Advisory Services Network, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 61.8k $173.0k | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.5k $170.0k | Added +33.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 49.2k $138.0k | Reduced -2.4k |
| Jain Global LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.9k $134.2k | New |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.8k $128.4k | New |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.4k $127.0k | Reduced -38.7k |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 43.8k $122.8k | New |
| Williams & Novak, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 43.3k $121.4k | Added +17.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.3k $118.3k | New |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.8k $117.0k | Added +25.9k |
| Mariner, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.8k $111.3k | New |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 34.8k $97.5k | Reduced -29.5k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.5k $93.8k | Unchanged |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 31.8k $89.0k | Reduced -15.5k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 29.4k $82.3k | Added +14.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.7k $80.0k | New |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 28.2k $78.9k | Reduced -20.0k |
| GABELLI FUNDS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.5k $77.0k | Unchanged |
| Riverwater Partners LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.6k $68.7k | Unchanged |
| OCCUDO QUANTITATIVE STRATEGIES LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 23.8k $66.7k | Reduced -13.4k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.7k $60.7k | Added +9.6k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.3k $59.6k | New |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.3k $51.1k | Reduced -13.9k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.1k $47.9k | Reduced -16.9k |
| Legato Capital Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $47.4k | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.9k $44.5k | Reduced -3.8k |
| AXQ CAPITAL, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.3k $40.0k | Reduced -899 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $38.7k | Reduced -19.0k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.8k $38.6k | Reduced -81.4k |
| StoneX Group Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.5k $35.0k | New |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 11.0k $29.5k | New |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.2k $28.6k | Unchanged |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.1k $28.4k | New |
| Private Advisor Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $28.0k | New |
| Arax Advisory Partners 0.00% of their portfolio | 7.3k $20.3k | Added +7.0k |
| BFSG, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.5k $18.1k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.2k $17.0k | Added +5.3k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.1k $11.6k | Added +3.8k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0k $8.4k | Reduced -9.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7k $4.7k | Reduced -5.4k |
| Ancora Advisors LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $4.5k | Unchanged |
| Allworth Financial LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $4.3k | Added +1.2k |
| Optiver Holding B.V. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5k $4.1k | New |
| Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1k $3.0k | New |
| Tower Research Capital LLC (TRC) 0.00% of their portfolio | 928 $2.6k | Reduced -3.7k |
| EverSource Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 533 $1.5k | Reduced -91 |
| Essential Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 515 $1.4k | Reduced -1.9k |
| True Wealth Design, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 216 $605 | Added +152 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.00% of their portfolio | 200 $560 | Reduced -3.0k |
| PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 135 $378 | Added +86 |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 121 $339 | Reduced -355 |
| ROTHSCHILD INVESTMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108 $302 | New |
| Farther Finance Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108 $298 | Added +33 |
| IFP Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 102 $286 | Added +51 |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 98 $274 | New |
| Archer Investment Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 80 $224 | Added +40 |
| Fortitude Family Office, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 69 $193 | New |
| HOLLENCREST CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.00% of their portfolio | 35 $98 | Unchanged |