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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.

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Ownership read

AVAV insider sentiment: Mixed, sale-heavy.

BLACKROCK is the largest institutional holder. 56 sales and 64 purchases appear in the recent Form 4 filings. Use the filters below to separate real buying and selling from option exercises, gifts, awards, and tax withholding.

Insider flow

AVAV

Purchases363.39K
Sales17.60M

Directional bars ignore awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding rows.

Top holder

4.96M

BLACKROCK

Insider stance

Mixed, sale-heavy

$24.27M sold / $12.27M bought

Latest filing

Jun 15, 2026

Most recent holder or insider filing date

Filings shown

240

120 holder / 120 insider

Holder rows
120
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Latest filing
Jun 15, 2026
Most recent holder or insider filing date
Increased / initiated
80
40 decreased
Insider rows
120
Market data source

Top 120 institutional holders

AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) institutional ownership

Ranked by reported share count, with position changes and latest filing dates where ownership data supplies them.

BLACKROCK

Rank #1

9.91%

Shares
4.96M
Change
-708.49K
Change %
-12.50%
Filing
Mar 31, 2026

Decreased

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

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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

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
250
% company
<0.01%
Price
$174.41
Value
$43,603

Filed Jun 15, 2026

PAGE, STEPHEN F

Director

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
250
% company
<0.01%
Price
$162.31
Value
$40,578

Filed May 15, 2026

PAGE, STEPHEN F

Director

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
250
% company
<0.01%
Price
$197.29
Value
$49,323

Filed Apr 15, 2026

SMITH, ROBERT FENDLAY

Chief Operating Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.80K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$194.39
Value
$349,902

Filed Apr 13, 2026

PAGE, STEPHEN F

Director

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
250
% company
<0.01%
Price
$212.52
Value
$53,130

Filed Mar 16, 2026

SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES

Chief Accounting Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
707
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Mar 16, 2026

SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES

Chief Accounting Officer

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
200
% company
<0.01%
Price
$212.52
Value
$42,504

Filed Mar 16, 2026

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
396
% company
<0.01%
Price
$224.55
Value
$88,922

Filed Mar 10, 2026

PAGE, STEPHEN F

Director

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
250
% company
<0.01%
Price
$300.00
Value
$75,000

Filed Mar 2, 2026

PAGE, STEPHEN F

Director

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
250
% company
<0.01%
Price
$275.00
Value
$68,750

Filed Feb 19, 2026

PAGE, STEPHEN F

Director

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
500
% company
<0.01%
Price
$254.95
Value
$127,475

Filed Feb 17, 2026

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
879
% company
<0.01%
Price
$267.60
Value
$235,220

Filed Feb 10, 2026

PAGE, STEPHEN F

Director

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.00K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$377.62
Value
$377,620

Filed Jan 15, 2026

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
999
% company
<0.01%
Price
$367.60
Value
$367,232

Filed Jan 12, 2026

SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES

Chief Accounting Officer

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
200
% company
<0.01%
Price
$250.92
Value
$50,184

Filed Dec 30, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
511
% company
<0.01%
Price
$249.37
Value
$127,428

Filed Dec 10, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
513
% company
<0.01%
Price
$331.46
Value
$170,039

Filed Nov 10, 2025

PAGE, STEPHEN F

Director

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
31.21K
% company
0.06%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Oct 22, 2025

PAGE, STEPHEN F

Director

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
31.21K
% company
0.06%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Oct 22, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
998
% company
<0.01%
Price
$399.74
Value
$398,941

Filed Oct 10, 2025

STEVENSON, TRACE E

President, Autonomous Systems

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.72K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$381.00
Value
$654,177

Filed Oct 6, 2025

TRUESDELL, BRADLEY DEAN

Chief Operations Officer

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
38
% company
<0.01%
Price
$374.64
Value
$14,236

Filed Oct 5, 2025

NAWABI, WAHID

Director, Chair, President and CEO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
17.30K
% company
0.03%
Price
$263.05
Value
$4,550,765

Filed Jul 16, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.85K
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jul 15, 2025

MULLER, EDWARD R

Director

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.29K
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jul 15, 2025

MULLER, EDWARD R

Director

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.29K
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jul 15, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.85K
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jul 15, 2025

SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES

Chief Accounting Officer

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
177
% company
<0.01%
Price
$263.80
Value
$46,693

Filed Jul 11, 2025

NAWABI, WAHID

Director, Chair, President and CEO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
5.37K
% company
0.01%
Price
$263.80
Value
$1,416,342

Filed Jul 11, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.91K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$263.80
Value
$504,386

Filed Jul 11, 2025

BROWN, MELISSA ANN

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
906
% company
<0.01%
Price
$263.80
Value
$239,003

Filed Jul 11, 2025

TRUESDELL, BRADLEY DEAN

Chief Operations Officer

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
34
% company
<0.01%
Price
$263.80
Value
$8,969

Filed Jul 11, 2025

STEVENSON, TRACE E

President, Autonomous Systems

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
509
% company
<0.01%
Price
$263.80
Value
$134,274

Filed Jul 11, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
18.47K
% company
0.04%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jul 10, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
18.47K
% company
0.04%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jul 10, 2025

NAWABI, WAHID

Director, Chair, President and CEO

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
159
% company
<0.01%
Price
$132.98
Value
$21,144

Filed Jun 30, 2025

TRUESDELL, BRADLEY DEAN

Chief Operations Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
70
% company
<0.01%
Price
$132.98
Value
$9,309

Filed Jun 30, 2025

NAWABI, WAHID

Director, Chair, President and CEO

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
9.91K
% company
0.02%
Price
$278.07
Value
$2,756,230

Filed Jun 27, 2025

PAGE, STEPHEN F

Director

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
609
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$169,345

Filed Jun 27, 2025

MULLER, EDWARD R

Director

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
609
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$169,345

Filed Jun 27, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.79K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$498,023

Filed Jun 27, 2025

VOTEL, JOSEPH L.

Director

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
609
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$169,345

Filed Jun 27, 2025

LONG, MARY BETH

Director

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
609
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$169,345

Filed Jun 27, 2025

DAVIDSON, PHILLIP S

Director

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
609
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$169,345

Filed Jun 27, 2025

LEWIS, CINDY KAY

Director

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
609
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$169,345

Filed Jun 27, 2025

BURBAGE, CHARLES THOMAS

Director

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
609
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$169,345

Filed Jun 27, 2025

BROWN, MELISSA ANN

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.13K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$314,497

Filed Jun 27, 2025

SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES

Chief Accounting Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
387
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$107,613

Filed Jun 27, 2025

TRUESDELL, BRADLEY DEAN

Chief Operations Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
688
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$191,312

Filed Jun 27, 2025

FERGUSON, JAMES WILLIAM III

President, Space, Cyber & DE

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
872
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$242,477

Filed Jun 27, 2025

STEVENSON, TRACE E

President, Autonomous Systems

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
2.18K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$278.07
Value
$606,471

Filed Jun 27, 2025

STEVENSON, TRACE E

President, Autonomous Systems

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.17K
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 27, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
7.99K
% company
0.02%
Price
$193.28
Value
$1,543,534

Filed Jun 24, 2025

NAWABI, WAHID

Director, Chair, President and CEO

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
39.94K
% company
0.08%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 24, 2025

NAWABI, WAHID

Director, Chair, President and CEO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
20.28K
% company
0.04%
Price
$193.28
Value
$3,919,912

Filed Jun 24, 2025

NAWABI, WAHID

Director, Chair, President and CEO

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
19.86K
% company
0.04%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 24, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
17.11K
% company
0.03%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 24, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

CFO

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
8.51K
% company
0.02%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 24, 2025

BROWN, MELISSA ANN

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
7.91K
% company
0.02%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 24, 2025

BROWN, MELISSA ANN

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
3.24K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$193.28
Value
$626,614

Filed Jun 24, 2025

BROWN, MELISSA ANN

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
3.93K
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 24, 2025

SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES

Chief Accounting Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
2.28K
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 24, 2025

SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES

Chief Accounting Officer

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
817
% company
<0.01%
Price
$193.28
Value
$157,910

Filed Jun 24, 2025

SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES

Chief Accounting Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.13K
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 24, 2025

STEVENSON, TRACE E

President, Autonomous Systems

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
3.42K
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 24, 2025

STEVENSON, TRACE E

President, Autonomous Systems

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.23K
% company
<0.01%
Price
$193.28
Value
$236,768

Filed Jun 24, 2025

STEVENSON, TRACE E

President, Autonomous Systems

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
1.70K
% company
<0.01%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed Jun 24, 2025

SHACKLEY, BRIAN CHARLES

VP, Chief Accounting Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
785
% company
<0.01%
Price
$190.89
Value
$149,849

Filed Jun 6, 2025

BROWN, MELISSA ANN

EVP, Chief Legal Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
523
% company
<0.01%
Price
$190.89
Value
$99,835

Filed Jun 6, 2025

TRUESDELL, BRADLEY DEAN

Chief Operations Officer

PurchaseOpen-market or direct purchase reported on Form 4.
Shares
130
% company
<0.01%
Price
$190.89
Value
$24,816

Filed Jun 6, 2025

BLUEHALO, HOLDINGS PARENT, LLC

10% Owner

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
17.43M
% company
34.4%
Price
Not reported
Value
Not reported

Filed May 1, 2025

MCDONNELL, KEVIN PATRICK

Sr. VP and CFO

SaleOpen-market or direct sale reported on Form 4.
Shares
313
% company
<0.01%
Price
$111.65
Value
$34,946

Filed Apr 4, 2025

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Frequently asked

Common questions.

Who are the largest AVAV shareholders?

BLACKROCK is the largest institutional holder of AVAV, with 4.96 million shares, or about 9.91% of shares outstanding. Additional institutions are ranked by reported share count.

What is institutional ownership of AVAV?

AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) has 120 institutional holders on file — 80 that increased or initiated positions and 40 that reduced them, as of the latest filing on Mar 31, 2026.

Where can I see AeroVironment Inc insider transactions?

AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) has 120 Form 4 insider transactions on file, most recently on Jun 15, 2026, separated into purchases, sales, option exercises, awards, gifts, and tax withholding so administrative transactions are distinguished from open-market trades.

Are AVAV insiders buying or selling?

Recent AVAV insider activity reads Mixed, sale-heavy: 56 sales and 64 purchases. Awards, gifts, conversions, and tax withholding are listed separately because they do not carry the same signal as open-market trades.

Who is the most active AVAV insider?

BLUEHALO, HOLDINGS PARENT, LLC is the most active AVAV insider by absolute share movement, with 17.43 million shares moving across the filing history. Review the action labels before treating that activity as buying or selling.