Who owns AeroVironment (AVAV)
Which tracked institutional funds hold AVAV, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See AVAV company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q1 13F filings (latest filed 2026-05-18). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
115 tracked funds added or opened AVAV while 220 trimmed or exited it between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 — the tape is split. When large holders disagree on a name, the funds moving first are sometimes ahead of the story.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
AVAV’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, VANGUARD GROUP INC, sizes it at 0.0% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.0% of theirs — a 0.0pp gap the other way — the median holder sizes AVAV more heavily than its largest holder by dollar value does.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in AVAV divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1, across 613 tracked filers holding AVAV, 396 increased or opened the position and 252 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, open-market insider Form 4 buying and selling roughly offset.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in AVAV between the 2025-Q4 and 2026-Q1 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 59
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$310M
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$296M
- Champlain Investment Partners, LLC$54M
- VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO$42M
- Atreides Management, LP$30M
- Korea Investment CORP$21M
Full exits 44
- VANGUARD GROUP INC$856M
- Driehaus Capital Management LLC$77M
- Daiwa Securities Group Inc.$24M
- LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC$22M
- AQR Arbitrage LLC$15M
- Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP$10M
Largest adds
- Pacer Advisors, Inc.$39M
- Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.$38M
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC$34M
- Squarepoint Ops LLC$34M
- Man Group plc$15M
- ARS Investment Partners, LLC$11M
Largest trims
- BlackRock, Inc.$607M
- Amundi$548M
- Invesco Ltd.$264M
- BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO$97M
- Bank of New York Mellon Corp$95M
- AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC$77M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, largest reported value first. “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding. Rows marked stale are from an earlier filing than the security’s latest quarter — that fund is absent from the newest snapshot (position exited, or reported under a different name).
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. trimmed | 3,480,740 | $575M | 9.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE STREET CORP trimmed | 2,192,680 | $362M | 6.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC new | 1,693,775 | $310M | 5.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC new | 1,616,315 | $296M | 4.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. added | 937,460 | $172M | 2.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 913,893 | $167M | 2.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO trimmed | 967,448 | $160M | 2.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. added | 721,436 | $132M | 2.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Heard Capital LLC trimmed | 721,352 | $132M | 2.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP added | 687,977 | $126M | 2.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 698,470 | $115M | 1.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG trimmed | 599,551 | $110M | 1.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| ARK Investment Management LLC added | 559,254 | $102M | 1.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC added | 490,426 | $90M | 1.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 436,367 | $80M | 1.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORGES BANK added | 473,141 | $78M | 1.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY added | 420,495 | $77M | 1.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP added | 399,949 | $73M | 1.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO added | 392,508 | $72M | 1.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 327,694 | $60M | 1.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added | 324,843 | $59M | 1.0% | 2026-Q1 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added | 345,162 | $57M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS added | 305,317 | $56M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC added | 303,633 | $56M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC new | 295,077 | $54M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 290,657 | $53M | 0.9% | 2026-Q1 |
| Swedbank AB added | 273,349 | $50M | 0.8% | 2026-Q1 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added | 244,754 | $45M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. added | 200,514 | $43M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO new | 231,352 | $42M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. added | 225,276 | $41M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. added | 221,095 | $40M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp trimmed | 217,374 | $40M | 0.7% | 2026-Q1 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added | 203,153 | $37M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC added | 187,700 | $34M | 0.6% | 2026-Q1 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO trimmed | 186,546 | $33M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC trimmed | 179,874 | $33M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| Atreides Management, LP new | 161,675 | $30M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC trimmed | 154,069 | $28M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP added | 151,775 | $28M | 0.5% | 2026-Q1 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP trimmed | 142,129 | $26M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Vident Advisory, LLC added | 132,406 | $24M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. added | 130,658 | $24M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| Man Group plc added | 129,525 | $24M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 124,838 | $23M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC trimmed | 118,342 | $22M | 0.4% | 2026-Q1 |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST trimmed | 112,407 | $21M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Korea Investment CORP new | 112,035 | $21M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added | 111,285 | $20M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD added | 105,563 | $19M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA trimmed | 102,093 | $19M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP trimmed | 112,495 | $19M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS added | 101,146 | $19M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 100,640 | $18M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| LPL Financial LLC added | 92,491 | $17M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. trimmed | 69,877 | $17M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| Nuveen, LLC trimmed | 87,920 | $16M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP trimmed | 86,624 | $16M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN trimmed | 86,240 | $16M | 0.3% | 2026-Q1 |
| SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC added | 75,000 | $14M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC added | 73,963 | $14M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC added | 72,864 | $13M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Canal Insurance CO added | 70,000 | $13M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL trimmed | 69,962 | $13M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC added | 74,996 | $12M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Rheos Capital Works Inc. trimmed | 67,000 | $12M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS added | 66,526 | $12M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC added | 65,351 | $12M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Swiss National Bank added | 64,160 | $12M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC trimmed | 63,916 | $12M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. trimmed | 59,574 | $11M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. added | 56,836 | $10M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Tidal Investments LLC added | 55,422 | $10M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC trimmed | 54,616 | $10M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| CITIGROUP INC added | 50,624 | $9M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System trimmed | 50,172 | $9M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ added | 49,705 | $9M | 0.2% | 2026-Q1 |
| Legal & General Group Plc trimmed | 49,359 | $9M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 47,407 | $9M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Spear Advisors LLC new | 45,700 | $8M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd trimmed | 43,871 | $8M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. added | 43,831 | $8M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| BARCLAYS PLC trimmed | 42,968 | $8M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| MYDA Advisors LLC added | 42,000 | $8M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP trimmed | 45,557 | $8M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC new | 40,736 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q1 |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC added | 3,537,264 | $856M | 14.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. new | 264,600 | $83M | 1.4% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC trimmed | 319,833 | $77M | 1.3% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Ghisallo Capital Management LLC new | 200,000 | $63M | 1.0% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD added | 96,102 | $27M | 0.5% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| Daiwa Securities Group Inc. added | 97,890 | $24M | 0.4% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD added | 73,501 | $23M | 0.4% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC trimmed | 89,323 | $22M | 0.4% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD new | 65,157 | $21M | 0.3% | 2025-Q3 stale |
| AQR Arbitrage LLC new | 62,300 | $15M | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| CW Advisors, LLC trimmed | 43,450 | $12M | 0.2% | 2025-Q2 stale |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP new | 40,000 | $10M | 0.2% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| FFG Partners, LLC added | 36,660 | $9M | 0.1% | 2025-Q4 stale |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC added | 26,094 | $8M | 0.1% | 2025-Q3 stale |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.