AeroVironment Ownership | Who Owns AeroVironment?

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AeroVironment Ownership Summary

AeroVironment is owned by 100.40% institutional investors, 0.81% insiders. 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	100.40%	0.81%	-1.21%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	64.11%	12.70%	23.19%
Industry	Defense Stocks	62.18%	10.65%	27.17%
Idea	Self Driving Car Stocks List	48.56%	6.22%	45.22%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	4.55M	16.30%	$828.82M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	4.41M	15.71%	$1.26B
Vanguard group	3.10M	11.06%	$476.88M
Baillie gifford	2.14M	7.62%	$328.60M
State street	1.94M	6.92%	$298.19M
Heard capital	839.37K	2.99%	$100.04M
American capital management	757.43K	2.70%	$215.83M
Geode capital management	654.02K	2.33%	$100.67M
Stephens investment management group	633.88K	2.26%	$180.63M
Van eck associates	584.56K	2.08%	$166.57M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
American capital management	757.43K	8.95%	$215.83M
Washington harbour partners lp	22.04K	6.30%	$3.39M
Heard capital	839.37K	5.94%	$100.04M
Canal insurance	70.00K	4.46%	$19.95M
Awm investment company	113.89K	3.64%	$32.45M
Portolan capital management	178.82K	3.19%	$50.95M
Emerald advisers	252.69K	2.64%	$72.00M
Emerald mutual fund advisers trust	141.83K	2.46%	$40.41M
Stephens investment management group	633.88K	2.38%	$180.63M
Aquila investment management	12.00K	2.05%	$2.19M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
State street	1.94M	0.01%	354.81K
Driehaus capital management	293.86K	0.67%	293.86K
T. rowe price investment management	258.93K	0.05%	258.93K
Norges bank	243.69K	0.00%	243.69K
Van eck associates	584.56K	0.19%	224.66K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Alyeska investment group	487.61K	0.49%	-415.20K
Point72 asset management	-	-	-383.66K
Ameriprise financial	112.78K	0.00%	-220.15K
Wellington management group llp	128.37K	0.00%	-193.11K
American capital management	757.43K	8.95%	-190.52K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
T. rowe price investment management	258.93K	0.05%	258.93K	$73.78M
Norges bank	243.69K	0.00%	243.69K	$37.50M
Portolan capital management	178.82K	3.19%	178.82K	$50.95M
Lord, abbett	83.91K	0.08%	83.91K	$23.91M
Frontier capital management	31.86K	0.08%	31.86K	$9.08M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Richard w. paul & associates	-1.00
Laurel wealth advisors	-2.00
Mendota financial group	-2.00
Global financial private client	-2.00
Cva family office	-4.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
Jun 30, 2025	512	29.62%	28,181,092	3.01%	100	1.05%	305	63.98%	126	5.00%
Mar 31, 2025	11	-97.46%	2,016,082	-92.54%	7	0.08%	6	-97.37%	1	-99.15%
Dec 31, 2024	421	-4.32%	26,805,956	4.81%	95	1.15%	217	4.83%	117	-12.69%
Sep 30, 2024	434	1.40%	25,570,618	2.13%	91	1.14%	206	-5.94%	131	8.26%
Jun 30, 2024	424	10.42%	24,991,991	4.09%	89	1.21%	216	10.20%	119	16.67%

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 Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv	1.16M	2.34%	59.91K
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	1.04M	2.09%	-1.87K
Vanguard Small Cap Index	896.34K	1.81%	59.81K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	748.84K	1.51%	-14.28K
SPDR® S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF	661.88K	1.33%	2.75K
Stephens SMID Select Growth	375.25K	1.33%	-68.71K
VanEck Defense ETF A USD Acc	608.89K	1.23%	766.00
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Inv	504.58K	1.02%	35.47K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Jul 16, 2025	Nawabi Wahid	Chair, President and CEO	Sell	$4.55M
Mar 24, 2025	Nawabi Wahid	Chair, President and CEO	Sell	$3.76M
Dec 02, 2024	McDonnell Kevin Patrick	Sr. VP and CFO	Sell	$78.70K
Nov 01, 2024	McDonnell Kevin Patrick	Sr. VP and CFO	Sell	$110.06K
Oct 01, 2024	McDonnell Kevin Patrick	Sr. VP and CFO	Sell	$184.85K

Insider Transactions Trends

Date	Buy	Sell
2025 Q3	-	1
2025 Q2	-	-
2025 Q1	-	1
2024 Q4	-	3
2024 Q3	-	4

AVAV Ownership FAQ

Who Owns AeroVironment?

AeroVironment shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 100.40%, followed by 0.81% insiders and -1.21% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in AeroVironment's industry, Defense Stocks, is 62.18%, which AeroVironment exceeds.

Who owns the most shares of AeroVironment?

AeroVironment’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (4.55M shares, 16.30%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (4.41M shares, 15.71%), and Vanguard group (3.1M shares, 11.06%). Together, they hold 43.07% 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?

American capital management is AeroVironment’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 8.95% of its assets in 757.43K AeroVironment shares, valued at 215.83M$.

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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