BLACKROCK
Rank #1
9.91%
- Shares
- 4.96M
- Change
- -708.49K
- Change %
- -12.50%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Decreased
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AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) Institutional Ownership & Insider Trading History
Top AVAV institutional shareholders, filing changes, and Form 4 insider activity with filters for buys, sales, option exercises, gifts, and tax withholding.
Ownership read
AVAV insider sentiment: Net selling.
BLACKROCK is the largest loaded institutional holder. 56 sale rows and 0 purchase rows are visible in the loaded Form 4 history. Use the filters below to separate real buying and selling from option exercises, gifts, awards, and tax withholding.
Insider flow
AVAV
Purchases—
Sales17.61M
Directional bars ignore awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding rows.
Top holder
4.96M
BLACKROCK
Insider stance
Net selling
$25.22M sold / — bought
Latest filing
May 15, 2026
Most recent holder or insider filing date
Rows loaded
240
120 holder / 120 insider
- Holder rows
- 120
- Market data feed
- Latest filing
- May 15, 2026
- Most recent holder or insider filing date
- Increased / initiated
- 80
- 40 decreased in loaded rows
- Insider rows
- 120
- Market data feed
Top 120 institutional holders
AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) institutional ownership
Ranked by reported share count, with position changes and latest filing dates where the ownership feed supplies them.
VANGUARD GROUP INC
Rank #2
7.07%
- Shares
- 3.54M
- Change
- +7.19K
- Change %
- +20.00%
- Filing
- Dec 31, 2025
Increased
STATE STREET CORP
Rank #3
4.57%
- Shares
- 2.29M
- Change
- +307.71K
- Change %
- +15.53%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Increased
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
Rank #4
3.38%
- Shares
- 1.69M
- Change
- +1.69M
- Change %
- —
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Initiated
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Rank #5
3.23%
- Shares
- 1.62M
- Change
- +1.62M
- Change %
- —
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Initiated
BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO
Rank #6
2.05%
- Shares
- 1.03M
- Change
- -153.07K
- Change %
- -12.97%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Decreased
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS LTD.
Rank #7
1.87%
- Shares
- 937.46K
- Change
- +217.65K
- Change %
- +30.24%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Increased
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
Rank #8
1.83%
- Shares
- 913.89K
- Change
- +29.50K
- Change %
- +3.33%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Increased
ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP
Rank #9
1.44%
- Shares
- 721.44K
- Change
- +331.66K
- Change %
- +85.09%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Increased
HEARD CAPITAL LLC
Rank #10
1.44%
- Shares
- 721.35K
- Change
- -798
- Change %
- -11.00%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Decreased
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP
Rank #11
1.37%
- Shares
- 687.98K
- Change
- +49.10K
- Change %
- +7.68%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Increased
UBS GROUP AG
Rank #12
1.20%
- Shares
- 599.55K
- Change
- -24.41K
- Change %
- -3.91%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Decreased
INVESCO LTD.
Rank #13
1.20%
- Shares
- 598.29K
- Change
- -920.44K
- Change %
- -60.61%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Decreased
ARK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
Rank #14
1.12%
- Shares
- 559.25K
- Change
- +126.13K
- Change %
- +29.12%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Increased
STEPHENS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC
Rank #15
0.98%
- Shares
- 490.43K
- Change
- +77.62K
- Change %
- +18.80%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Increased
AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
Rank #16
0.87%
- Shares
- 436.37K
- Change
- -211.34K
- Change %
- -32.63%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Decreased
MORGAN STANLEY
Rank #17
0.84%
- Shares
- 420.50K
- Change
- +66.02K
- Change %
- +18.62%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Increased
NORTHERN TRUST CORP
Rank #18
0.80%
- Shares
- 399.95K
- Change
- +8.43K
- Change %
- +2.15%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Increased
CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO
Rank #19
0.78%
- Shares
- 392.51K
- Change
- +82.33K
- Change %
- +26.54%
- Filing
- Mar 31, 2026
Increased
NORGES BANK
Rank #20
0.78%
- Shares
- 391.32K
- Change
- +125.69K
- Change %
- +47.32%
- Filing
- Dec 31, 2025
Increased
| # | Institution | % held | Shares | Change | Change % | Filing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9.91% | 4.96M | -708.49K Decreased | -12.50% | Mar 31, 2026 | |
| 2 | 7.07% | 3.54M | +7.19K Increased | +20.00% | Dec 31, 2025 | |
| 3 | 4.57% | 2.29M | +307.71K Increased | +15.53% | Mar 31, 2026 | |
| 4 | 3.38% | 1.69M | +1.69M Initiated | — | Mar 31, 2026 | |
| 5 | 3.23% | 1.62M | +1.62M Initiated | — | Mar 31, 2026 | |
| 6 | 2.05% | 1.03M | -153.07K Decreased | -12.97% | Mar 31, 2026 | |
| 7 | MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS LTD. | 1.87% | 937.46K | +217.65K Increased | +30.24% | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 8 | 1.83% | 913.89K | +29.50K Increased | +3.33% | Mar 31, 2026 | |
| 9 | ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP | 1.44% | 721.44K | +331.66K Increased | +85.09% | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 10 | HEARD CAPITAL LLC | 1.44% | 721.35K | -798 Decreased | -11.00% | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 11 | VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | 1.37% | 687.98K | +49.10K Increased | +7.68% | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 12 | 1.20% | 599.55K | -24.41K Decreased | -3.91% | Mar 31, 2026 | |
| 13 | 1.20% | 598.29K | -920.44K Decreased | -60.61% | Mar 31, 2026 | |
| 14 | ARK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | 1.12% | 559.25K | +126.13K Increased | +29.12% | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 15 | STEPHENS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | 0.98% | 490.43K | +77.62K Increased | +18.80% | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 16 | AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | 0.87% | 436.37K | -211.34K Decreased | -32.63% | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 17 | 0.84% | 420.50K | +66.02K Increased | +18.62% | Mar 31, 2026 | |
| 18 | 0.80% | 399.95K | +8.43K Increased | +2.15% | Mar 31, 2026 | |
| 19 | CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO | 0.78% | 392.51K | +82.33K Increased | +26.54% | Mar 31, 2026 |
| 20 | 0.78% | 391.32K | +125.69K Increased | +47.32% | Dec 31, 2025 |
Showing 20 of 120 matching institutional rows.Load more institutions
Recent insider transactions
AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) Form 4 filings
Action codes are translated so open-market buys and sales are separate from awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding.
PAGE, STEPHEN F
Director
- Shares
- 250
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $162.31
- Value
- $40,578
Filed May 15, 2026
PAGE, STEPHEN F
Director
- Shares
- 250
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $197.29
- Value
- $49,323
Filed Apr 15, 2026
SMITH, ROBERT FENDLAY
Chief Operating Officer
- Shares
- 1.80K
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $194.39
- Value
- $349,902
Filed Apr 13, 2026
SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES
Chief Accounting Officer
- Shares
- 200
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $212.52
- Value
- $42,504
Filed Mar 16, 2026
SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES
Chief Accounting Officer
- Shares
- 707
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- No cash value
- Value
- No cash value
Filed Mar 16, 2026
PAGE, STEPHEN F
Director
- Shares
- 250
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $212.52
- Value
- $53,130
Filed Mar 16, 2026
MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK
CFO
- Shares
- 396
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $224.55
- Value
- $88,922
Filed Mar 10, 2026
PAGE, STEPHEN F
Director
- Shares
- 250
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $300.00
- Value
- $75,000
Filed Mar 2, 2026
PAGE, STEPHEN F
Director
- Shares
- 250
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $275.00
- Value
- $68,750
Filed Feb 19, 2026
PAGE, STEPHEN F
Director
- Shares
- 500
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $254.95
- Value
- $127,475
Filed Feb 17, 2026
MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK
CFO
- Shares
- 879
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $267.60
- Value
- $235,220
Filed Feb 10, 2026
PAGE, STEPHEN F
Director
- Shares
- 1.00K
- % company
- <0.01%
- Price
- $377.62
- Value
- $377,620
Filed Jan 15, 2026
| # | Insider | % company | Action | Shares | Price | Value | Filing date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAGE, STEPHEN F Director | <0.01% | Sale to issuer | 250 | $162.31 | $40,578 | May 15, 2026 |
| 2 | PAGE, STEPHEN F Director | <0.01% | Sale to issuer | 250 | $197.29 | $49,323 | Apr 15, 2026 |
| 3 | SMITH, ROBERT FENDLAY Chief Operating Officer | <0.01% | Award / grant | 1.80K | $194.39 | $349,902 | Apr 13, 2026 |
| 4 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES Chief Accounting Officer | <0.01% | Sale to issuer | 200 | $212.52 | $42,504 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| 5 | SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES Chief Accounting Officer | <0.01% | Award / grant | 707 | No cash value | No cash value | Mar 16, 2026 |
| 6 | PAGE, STEPHEN F Director | <0.01% | Sale to issuer | 250 | $212.52 | $53,130 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| 7 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK CFO | <0.01% | Sale to issuer | 396 | $224.55 | $88,922 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| 8 | PAGE, STEPHEN F Director | <0.01% | Sale to issuer | 250 | $300.00 | $75,000 | Mar 2, 2026 |
| 9 | PAGE, STEPHEN F Director | <0.01% | Sale to issuer | 250 | $275.00 | $68,750 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 10 | PAGE, STEPHEN F Director | <0.01% | Sale to issuer | 500 | $254.95 | $127,475 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| 11 | MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK CFO | <0.01% | Sale to issuer | 879 | $267.60 | $235,220 | Feb 10, 2026 |
| 12 | PAGE, STEPHEN F Director | <0.01% | Sale to issuer | 1.00K | $377.62 | $377,620 | Jan 15, 2026 |
Showing 12 of 120 matching Form 4 rows. Percent of company uses current shares outstanding when available.Load more insiders
Frequently asked
Common questions.
Who are the largest AVAV shareholders?
BLACKROCK is the largest institutional holder in the loaded AVAV ownership feed, with 4.96 million shares, or about 9.91% of shares outstanding. The table ranks additional institutions by reported share count.
What is institutional ownership of AVAV?
The current TECHi snapshot has 120 loaded institutional rows for AeroVironment Inc. 80 rows are marked increased or initiated, while 40 rows are marked decreased, with the latest holder filing dated Mar 31, 2026.
Where can I see AeroVironment Inc insider transactions?
The insider transaction table currently shows 120 loaded Form 4 rows for AVAV, with the latest insider filing dated May 15, 2026. It separates purchases, sales, option exercises, awards, gifts, and tax withholding so administrative transactions are not confused with open-market trades.
Are AVAV insiders buying or selling?
The loaded AVAV Form 4 rows currently read Net selling: 56 sale rows and 0 purchase rows. Awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding are shown separately because they do not carry the same signal as open-market buying or selling.
Who is the most active AVAV insider in the loaded filings?
BLUEHALO, HOLDINGS PARENT, LLC is the most active insider by absolute share movement in the loaded AVAV rows, with 17.43 million shares moving across the visible filing history. Review the action labels before treating that activity as buying or selling.