AeroVironment Ownership | Who Owns AeroVironment?

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AeroVironment Ownership Summary

AeroVironment is owned by 21.26% institutional investors, 0.77% insiders, and 77.97% 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	21.26%	0.77%	77.97%
Sector	Industrials Stocks	46.77%	12.62%	40.60%
Industry	Defense Stocks	47.02%	10.48%	42.50%
Idea	Self Driving Car Stocks List	35.35%	6.73%	57.92%

Institutional Shareholders

Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

Holder	Shares	% Holding	Value
Blackrock	4.55M	16.30%	$828.82M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	4.81M	10.26%	$1.51B
Vanguard group	3.53M	7.53%	$1.11B
Baillie gifford	1.78M	3.80%	$561.66B
State street	1.76M	3.76%	$555.14M
Invesco	1.28M	2.73%	$402.57M
Geode capital management	812.49K	1.73%	$255.88M
American capital management	721.11K	1.54%	$227.07M
Van eck associates	686.27K	1.46%	$216.10M
Mirae asset global etfs	614.44K	1.31%	$193.39M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Value
American capital management	721.11K	9.05%	$227.07M
Heard capital	486.46K	7.43%	$153.18M
Washington harbour partners lp	22.04K	6.30%	$3.39M
Canal insurance	60.00K	4.02%	$18.89M
Awm investment company	113.89K	3.36%	$35.86M
Amitell capital pte	17.36K	3.33%	$5.47M
Seven grand managers	120.00K	3.07%	$37.79M
Reliant investment management	22.18K	2.65%	$6.98M
Portolan capital management	147.93K	2.52%	$46.58M
Emerald advisers	247.51K	2.50%	$77.94M

Top Buyers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Invesco	1.28M	0.06%	669.42K
Blackrock funding, inc. /de	4.81M	0.03%	400.73K
1832 asset management	264.60K	0.07%	264.60K
Norges bank	243.69K	0.00%	243.69K
Franklin resources	206.61K	0.01%	201.42K

Top Sellers

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change
Point72 asset management	-	-	-383.66K
T. rowe price investment management	15.47K	0.00%	-243.47K
Dimensional fund advisors lp	186.91K	0.01%	-219.65K
Alyeska investment group	304.54K	0.29%	-183.07K
Baillie gifford	1.78M	0.42%	-155.02K

New Positions

Holder	Shares	% Assets	Change	Value
1832 asset management	264.60K	0.07%	264.60K	$83.32M
Norges bank	243.69K	0.00%	243.69K	$37.50M
Ghisallo capital management	200.00K	2.06%	200.00K	$62.98M
Seven grand managers	120.00K	3.07%	120.00K	$37.79M
Rheos capital works	120.00K	2.11%	120.00K	$37.79M

Sold Out

Holder	Change
Stephens consulting	-1.00
Richard w. paul & associates	-1.00
Mendota financial group	-2.00
Global financial private client	-2.00
Laurel wealth advisors	-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends

Date	Holdings	Change %	Shares	Change %	Ownership	Change %	Increased Position	Change %	Decreased Position	Change %
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%
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%

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	2.08%	-
Vanguard Small Cap Index	896.34K	1.81%	59.81K
iShares Russell 2000 ETF	766.57K	1.54%	-
SPDR® S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF	669.20K	1.34%	-
Stephens SMID Select Growth	375.25K	1.33%	-68.71K
VanEck Defense ETF A USD Acc	612.51K	1.23%	-
Vanguard Small Cap Growth Index Inv	504.58K	1.02%	35.47K

Recent Insider Transactions

Date	Name	Role	Activity	Value
Nov 10, 2025	McDonnell Kevin Patrick	CFO	Sell	$170.04K
Oct 10, 2025	McDonnell Kevin Patrick	CFO	Sell	$398.94K
Oct 06, 2025	Stevenson Trace E	President, Autonomous Systems	Sell	$654.18K
Jul 16, 2025	Nawabi Wahid	Chair, President and CEO	Sell	$4.55M
Mar 24, 2025	Nawabi Wahid	Chair, President and CEO	Sell	$3.76M

Insider Transactions Trends

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

AVAV Ownership FAQ

Who Owns AeroVironment?

AeroVironment shareholders are primarily institutional investors at 21.26%, followed by 0.77% insiders and 77.97% retail investors. The average institutional ownership in AeroVironment's industry, Defense Stocks, is 47.02%, which AeroVironment falls below.

Who owns the most shares of AeroVironment?

AeroVironment’s largest shareholders are Blackrock (4.55M shares, 16.30%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (4.81M shares, 10.26%), and Vanguard group (3.53M shares, 7.53%). Together, they hold 34.09% 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 9.05% of its assets in 721.11K AeroVironment shares, valued at 227.07M$.

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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