AeroVironment Ownership | Who Owns AeroVironment?

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AeroVironment Ownership Summary

AeroVironment is owned by 63.58% institutional investors, 0.91% insiders, and 35.52% retail investors. Blackrock is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 16.30% of AVAV shares. iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund, with 5.93% of its assets in AeroVironment shares.

AVAV Ownership Benchmark

Type	Name	% Inst	% Insiders	% Retail
Stock	AeroVironment	63.58%	0.91%	35.52%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	65.59%	16.77%	17.64%
Industry	Defense Stocks	66.50%	12.56%	20.95%
Idea	Self Driving Car Stocks List	50.60%	7.17%	42.23%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	4.55M	16.30%	$828.82M
Vanguard group	3.54M	12.62%	$855.63M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	3.48M	7.09%	$574.57M
State street	2.19M	4.47%	$361.81M
Vanguard capital management	1.65M	3.35%	$271.71M
Baillie gifford	967.45K	1.97%	$159.70M
Heard capital	903.98K	1.84%	$149.22M
Mirae asset global etfs	854.02K	1.74%	$140.83M
Invesco	698.47K	1.42%	$115.30M
Geode capital management	671.97K	1.37%	$110.95M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
Heard capital	903.98K	6.39%	$149.22M
Washington harbour partners lp	22.04K	6.30%	$3.39M
American capital management	422.52K	3.13%	$69.75M
Deepwater asset management	36.74K	2.75%	$6.07M
Canal insurance	70.00K	2.53%	$11.55M
Awm investment company	146.91K	2.10%	$24.25M
Ghisallo capital management	200.00K	2.06%	$62.98M
Aquila investment management	12.00K	2.05%	$2.19M
Fidelis capital partners	145.79K	1.39%	$24.07M
Ars investment partners	187.58K	1.35%	$30.96M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Hood river capital management	564.25K	0.68%	564.25K
Norges bank	473.14K	0.01%	473.14K
Hrt financial lp	346.67K	0.10%	346.67K
Sixth street partners management company	221.34K	0.00%	221.34K
Korea investment	332.60K	0.10%	220.56K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	3.48M	0.01%	-1.48M
Driehaus capital management	-	-	-319.83K
Cibc private wealth group	3.35K	0.00%	-312.37K
Ubs group	326.41K	0.01%	-273.14K
1832 asset management	-	-	-264.60K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
Hood river capital management	564.25K	0.68%	564.25K	$93.14M
Norges bank	473.14K	0.01%	473.14K	$78.10M
Hrt financial lp	346.67K	0.10%	346.67K	$57.23M
Sixth street partners management company	221.34K	0.00%	221.34K	$36.54M
Ghisallo capital management	200.00K	2.06%	200.00K	$62.98M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Richard w. paul & associates	-1.00
Stephens consulting	-1.00
Breakwater investment management	-2.00
Global financial private client	-2.00
Sound income strategies	-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2026	653	-0.31%	31,207,608	0.47%	63	1.57%	328	-17.38%	197	38.73%
Mar 31, 2026	630	0.48%	30,598,595	-6.12%	62	0.46%	381	10.43%	138	-19.77%
Dec 31, 2025	245	-60.10%	8,628,890	-73.20%	30	0.65%	127	-66.49%	69	-44.35%
Sep 30, 2025	290	-43.69%	9,968,681	-64.67%	21	0.21%	162	-47.06%	68	-46.88%
Jun 30, 2025	512	29.62%	28,181,092	3.01%	100	1.05%	305	63.98%	126	5.00%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Change
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	1.67M	5.93%	-4.71K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF	897.12K	3.18%	704.00
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest	1.21M	2.42%	3.80K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor	1.21M	2.38%	12.51K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.21M	2.38%	12.51K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	1.11M	2.19%	34.00
Stt Strt® SPDR® S&P® Arspc & Dfnc ETF	955.47K	1.89%	-1.06K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	904.90K	1.79%	8.37K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	872.66K	1.75%	1.97K
SPDR® S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF	669.20K	1.34%	-

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Aug 17, 2026	PAGE STEPHEN F	-	Sell	$47.99K
Aug 14, 2026	Shackley Brian Charles	SVP, Chief Accounting Officer	Sell	$41.38K
Jul 15, 2026	Shackley Brian Charles	SVP, Chief Accounting Officer	Sell	$42.90K
Jul 15, 2026	PAGE STEPHEN F	-	Sell	$35.46K
Jun 15, 2026	PAGE STEPHEN F	-	Sell	$43.60K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2026 Q3	-	4
2026 Q2	-	3
2026 Q1	-	9
2025 Q4	-	5
2025 Q3	-	1

AVAV Ownership FAQ

Who Owns AeroVironment?

AeroVironment shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 63.58%, followed by 0.91% insiders and 35.51% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in AeroVironment's industry, Defense Stocks, is 66.50%, which AeroVironment falls below.

Who owns the most shares of AeroVironment?

AeroVironment’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (4.55M shares, 16.30%), Vanguard group (3.54M shares, 12.62%), and Blackrock funding, inc. /de (3.48M shares, 7.09%). Together, they hold 36.01% of AeroVironment’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own AeroVironment?

Yes, BlackRock owns 16.30% of AeroVironment, totaling 4.55M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.02% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 828.82M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock decreased its holdings by -130K shares, a -2.77% change.

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

Heard capital is AeroVironment’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 6.39% of its assets in 903.98K AeroVironment shares, valued at 149.22M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of AeroVironment shares?

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is the top mutual fund holder of AeroVironment shares, with 5.93% of its total shares outstanding invested in 1.67M AeroVironment shares.

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