AAR Ownership | Who Owns AAR?

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AAR Ownership Summary

AAR is owned by 105.92% institutional investors, 2.11% insiders. Blackrock funding, inc. /de is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 16.33% of AIR shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 6.00% of its assets in AAR shares.

AIR Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	AAR	105.92%	2.11%	-8.03%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	49.28%	15.95%	34.77%
Industry	Defense Stocks	53.37%	11.19%	35.44%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	6.17M	16.33%	$675.81M
Blackrock	5.65M	16.22%	$410.44M
Vanguard group	4.06M	11.04%	$336.23M
State street	2.59M	6.85%	$283.24M
Dimensional fund advisors lp	1.94M	5.14%	$212.85M
Invesco	1.39M	3.69%	$152.55M
Earnest partners	1.31M	3.45%	$142.85M
Capital research global investors	1.22M	3.24%	$133.90M
Geode capital management	974.33K	2.58%	$106.67M
Westwood group	948.67K	2.51%	$103.84M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Broad bay capital management, lp	818.33K	7.62%	$89.57M
Ophir asset management pty	539.97K	6.88%	$59.11M
Wisconsin capital management	70.47K	4.78%	$10.07M
Bayberry capital partners lp	110.00K	3.72%	$12.04M
Canal insurance	80.00K	2.51%	$11.43M
Stansberry asset management	170.98K	1.92%	$18.72M
Phocas financial	96.45K	1.91%	$13.79M
Resolute capital asset partners	30.00K	1.73%	$3.28M
G2 investment partners management	59.48K	1.60%	$6.51M
Emerald advisers	445.69K	1.54%	$48.79M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Capital research global investors	1.22M	0.02%	1.22M
Westwood group	948.67K	0.76%	937.22K
Vanguard group	4.06M	0.00%	281.87K
Invesco	1.39M	0.02%	270.87K
State street	2.59M	0.01%	266.69K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Wellington management group llp	528.94K	0.01%	-1.22M
Rubric capital management lp	-	-	-471.70K
Macquarie group	-	-	-362.82K
Fred alger management	323.11K	0.16%	-286.28K
Blackrock	5.65M	0.01%	-281.90K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Capital research global investors	1.22M	0.02%	1.22M	$133.90M
Vanguard fiduciary trust	255.83K	0.01%	255.83K	$28.00M
Jane street group	198.35K	0.00%	198.35K	$21.71M
Hodges capital management	132.81K	1.26%	132.81K	$18.98M
Van lanschot kempen investment management	131.74K	0.13%	131.74K	$14.42M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Dunhill financial	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-1.00
Vermillion wealth management	-2.00
Newsquare capital	-3.00
Annis gardner whiting capital advisors	-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Mar 31, 2026	382	17.90%	40,037,081	4.63%	105	0.98%	235	19.29%	101	21.69%
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%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	2.39M	6.00%	173.00
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.20M	3.01%	-836.00
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	1.20M	3.00%	-836.00
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	1.06M	2.95%	1.14K
Stt Strt® SPDR® S&P® Arspc & Dfnc ETF	1.17M	2.94%	-
American Funds SMALLCAP World A	1.13M	2.83%	-
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	1.03M	2.59%	11.16K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	866.46K	2.18%	529.00
SPDR® S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF	576.47K	1.60%	-
American Century U.S. Small Cap Growth	589.81K	1.48%	15.06K

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 105.92%, followed by 2.11% insiders and -8.03% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in AAR's industry, Defense Stocks, is 53.37%, which AAR exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of AAR?

AAR’s largest shareholders are Blackrock funding, inc. /de (6.17M shares, 16.33%), Blackrock (5.65M shares, 16.22%), and Vanguard group (4.06M shares, 11.04%). Together, they hold 43.59% 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?

Broad bay capital management, lp is AAR’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 7.62% of its assets in 818.32K AAR shares, valued at 89.57M$.

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 6.00% of its total shares outstanding invested in 2.39M AAR shares.

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