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-Q2 13F filings (latest filed 2026-09-22). 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
131 tracked funds added or opened AVAV while 186 trimmed or exited it between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 — 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, BlackRock, 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 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2, across 574 tracked filers holding AVAV, 306 increased or opened the position and 328 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, open-market insider Form 4s were net sales.
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 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 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 42
- Hood River Capital Management LLC$93M
- Qube Research & Technologies Ltd$32M
- FIDELIS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC$24M
- Weiss Asset Management LP$9M
- Apriem Advisors$7M
- GROUP ONE TRADING LLC$7M
Full exits 73
- Pacer Advisors, Inc.$43M
- Atreides Management, LP$30M
- GW&K Investment Management, LLC$28M
- SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC$14M
- Canal Insurance CO$13M
- Rheos Capital Works Inc.$12M
Largest adds
- NORGES BANK$41M
- Korea Investment CORP$34M
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/$30M
- IMC-Chicago, LLC$21M
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC$19M
- ARS Investment Partners, LLC$19M
Largest trims
- BlackRock, Inc.$190M
- STATE STREET CORP$57M
- GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC$56M
- UBS Group AG$56M
- VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC$54M
- BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS$48M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, most shares held first (every row is from one quarter; reported value breaks ties). “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding.
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFI INVEST ASSET MANAGEMENT new | 6,400,000 | $5M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BlackRock, Inc. trimmed | 3,480,740 | $575M | 12.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| STATE STREET CORP trimmed | 2,192,680 | $362M | 7.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 1,646,011 | $272M | 5.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 1,548,605 | $256M | 5.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO trimmed | 967,448 | $160M | 3.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Heard Capital LLC added | 903,975 | $149M | 3.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. trimmed | 854,017 | $141M | 3.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 698,470 | $115M | 2.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 671,971 | $111M | 2.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP trimmed | 612,915 | $101M | 2.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| ARK Investment Management LLC added | 607,502 | $100M | 2.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC added | 567,423 | $94M | 2.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC new | 564,254 | $93M | 2.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. trimmed | 525,195 | $87M | 1.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO added | 495,640 | $82M | 1.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORGES BANK added | 473,141 | $78M | 1.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY added | 458,955 | $76M | 1.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 422,518 | $70M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added | 409,215 | $68M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Swedbank AB added | 376,664 | $62M | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added | 345,162 | $57M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC added | 341,111 | $56M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Korea Investment CORP added | 332,595 | $55M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG trimmed | 326,408 | $54M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC trimmed | 289,593 | $48M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP added | 270,634 | $45M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP trimmed | 257,049 | $42M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added | 251,265 | $41M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. added | 244,840 | $40M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| Amova Asset Management Americas, Inc. added | 233,246 | $38M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC trimmed | 221,339 | $37M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO trimmed | 208,746 | $34M | 0.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC trimmed | 199,585 | $33M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp trimmed | 194,287 | $32M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd added | 192,467 | $32M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| ARS Investment Partners, LLC added | 187,576 | $31M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC trimmed | 187,041 | $31M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| Vident Advisory, LLC added | 178,162 | $29M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| EMERALD ADVISERS, LLC trimmed | 176,383 | $29M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITIGROUP INC added | 166,793 | $28M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| TOCQUEVILLE ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added | 156,387 | $26M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC added | 148,537 | $21M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC added | 148,179 | $24M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| PINNACLE ASSOCIATES LTD added | 147,645 | $24M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| AWM Investment Company, Inc. added | 146,908 | $24M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIDELIS CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC new | 145,791 | $24M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO added | 144,473 | $24M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added | 143,508 | $24M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC added | 138,755 | $23M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC trimmed | 122,616 | $20M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP trimmed | 116,697 | $19M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| EMERALD MUTUAL FUND ADVISERS TRUST added | 114,482 | $19M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC added | 112,559 | $19M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP trimmed | 112,495 | $19M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| LPL Financial LLC added | 111,796 | $18M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added | 98,052 | $16M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Man Group plc trimmed | 94,265 | $16M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS trimmed | 89,376 | $15M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC added | 86,783 | $14M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. added | 84,673 | $14M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS added | 78,684 | $13M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN trimmed | 77,962 | $13M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC added | 74,996 | $12M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC added | 73,272 | $12M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL added | 70,923 | $12M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC trimmed | 70,829 | $12M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added | 70,266 | $12M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO trimmed | 65,693 | $9M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Swiss National Bank added | 65,160 | $11M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP trimmed | 63,387 | $10M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BARCLAYS PLC added | 61,161 | $10M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| NEEDHAM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC added | 61,000 | $10M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Weiss Asset Management LP new | 57,318 | $9M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Nuveen, LLC trimmed | 57,311 | $9M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. trimmed | 54,815 | $9M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Tidal Investments LLC trimmed | 53,539 | $9M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. added | 46,614 | $8M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd added | 46,011 | $8M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP trimmed | 45,557 | $8M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS trimmed | 45,341 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| California Public Employees Retirement System trimmed | 43,951 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Legal & General Group Plc trimmed | 42,499 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc. added | 41,205 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Apriem Advisors new | 40,991 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Empowered Funds, LLC added | 40,964 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (IRELAND) Ltd added | 40,644 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. trimmed | 40,297 | $7M | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC new | 39,592 | $7M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC trimmed | 38,226 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM trimmed | 37,651 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| DEEPWATER ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC added | 36,742 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. trimmed | 35,825 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ trimmed | 35,236 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MYDA Advisors LLC trimmed | 35,000 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP trimmed | 34,780 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC added | 33,881 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama trimmed | 33,350 | $6M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Marex Group Ltd added | 32,931 | $5M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| FORA Capital, LLC added | 32,721 | $5M | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
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.