AAR Ownership | Who Owns AAR?

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AAR Ownership Summary

AAR is owned by 19.87% institutional investors, 2.10% insiders, and 78.03% retail investors. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 16.61% of AIR shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.98% of its assets in AAR shares.

AIR Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	AAR	19.87%	2.10%	78.03%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	47.66%	12.56%	39.78%
Industry	Defense Stocks	48.36%	10.81%	40.83%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	6.11M	16.61%	$505.97M
Blackrock	5.65M	16.22%	$410.44M
Vanguard group	4.06M	11.04%	$336.23M
State street	1.98M	5.55%	$177.67M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.94M	5.14%	$212.85M
Wellington management group llp	1.49M	4.16%	$133.32M
Earnest partners	1.34M	3.65%	$111.23M
Westwood group	1.19M	3.34%	$106.86M
Invesco	1.04M	2.92%	$93.48M
Geode capital management	920.74K	2.50%	$76.24M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Ophir asset management pty	661.46K	7.33%	$59.31M
Broad bay capital management, lp	581.57K	6.45%	$52.15M
Wisconsin capital management	72.39K	3.03%	$5.99M
Canal insurance	80.00K	1.88%	$8.76M
Phocas financial	101.51K	1.74%	$11.11M
Stansberry asset management	166.73K	1.56%	$14.95M
Emerald advisers	445.69K	1.54%	$48.79M
Emerald mutual fund advisers trust	280.26K	1.49%	$30.68M
Oberweis asset management inc/	236.50K	0.81%	$21.21M
Westwood group	1.19M	0.76%	$106.86M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Wellington management group llp	1.49M	0.02%	878.19K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	6.11M	0.01%	587.14K
Broad bay capital management, lp	581.57K	6.45%	581.57K
Barrow hanley mewhinney & strauss	594.67K	0.16%	445.03K
Frontier capital management	379.39K	0.30%	379.39K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Rubric capital management lp	-	-	-471.70K
Westwood group	1.19M	0.76%	-363.82K
Macquarie group	-	-	-362.82K
Franklin resources	827.91K	0.02%	-326.25K
Blackrock	5.65M	0.01%	-281.90K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Broad bay capital management, lp	581.57K	6.45%	581.57K	$52.15M
Frontier capital management	379.39K	0.30%	379.39K	$34.02M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	255.83K	0.01%	255.83K	$28.00M
Norges bank	103.16K	0.00%	103.16K	$6.32M
Castleark management	84.19K	0.21%	84.19K	$7.55M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Dunhill financial	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Newsquare capital	-3.00
Annis gardner whiting capital advisors	-3.00
Flagship harbor advisors	-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Dec 31, 2025	112	-63.52%	7,310,466	-80.00%	19	0.19%	64	-61.45%	23	-75.53%
Sep 30, 2025	124	-53.21%	7,360,089	-78.25%	20	0.23%	63	-47.50%	38	-65.14%
Jun 30, 2025	262	1.55%	33,755,301	-1.88%	94	1.00%	122	1.67%	104	23.81%
Mar 31, 2025	256	1.59%	34,396,317	-0.83%	97	1.00%	120	-8.40%	83	16.90%
Dec 31, 2024	249	-0.80%	34,512,983	1.75%	98	1.06%	128	0.79%	71	-8.97%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	2.38M	5.98%	510.00
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.19M	3.00%	7.29K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.06M	2.95%	1.14K
American Funds SMALLCAP World A	1.13M	2.84%	1.13M
Stt Strt® SPDR® S&P® Arspc & Dfnc ETF	1.05M	2.65%	-6.94K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	922.73K	2.32%	7.80K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	868.37K	2.18%	14.50K
SPDR® S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF	576.47K	1.60%	-
American Century U.S. Small Cap Growth	574.75K	1.45%	-18.46K
American Century Small Cap Growth Inv	574.75K	1.45%	-18.46K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Mar 26, 2026	Garascia Jessica A.	Senior VP, GC, CAO & Secretary	Sell	$239.88K
Mar 26, 2026	Holmes John McClain III	Chairman, President & CEO	Sell	$6.74M
Mar 27, 2026	Holmes John McClain III	Chairman, President & CEO	Sell	$2.58M
Mar 26, 2026	Nolen Billy	-	Sell	$173.38K
Feb 04, 2026	Flanagan Sarah Louise	Interim CFO VP Fin Ops	Sell	$1.17M

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	-	-
2025 Q4	-	1
2025 Q3	-	10
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	-	13

AIR Ownership FAQ

Who Owns AAR?

AAR shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 19.87%, followed by 2.10% insiders and 78.03% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in AAR's industry, Defense Stocks, is 48.36%, which AAR falls below.

Who owns the most shares of AAR?

AAR’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (6.11M shares, 16.61%), Blackrock (5.65M shares, 16.22%), and Vanguard group (4.06M shares, 11.04%). Together, they hold 43.87% of AAR’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own AAR?

Yes, BlackRock owns 16.22% of AAR, totaling 5.65M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.01% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 410.44M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -282K shares, a -4.76% change.

Who is AAR’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Ophir asset management pty is AAR’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 7.33% of its assets in 661.46K AAR shares, valued at 59.31M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of AAR shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of AAR shares, with 5.98% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.38M AAR shares.

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