AVAV — AEROVIRONMENT INC
As of Q2 2026, 40 SEC-registered investment managers reported holding AVAV (AEROVIRONMENT INC) in their latest 13F filings, with a combined reported value of $1.59B across 49.84M shares. That is -30.4% by share count (-21.74M shares) versus the previous quarter, while reported value moved -18.9%. Ownership is concentrated: the five largest holders account for 67.8% of reported value and the top ten for 88.4%.
Compared with the prior quarter, 2 opened new positions, 12 added to existing stakes, 20 trimmed, 1 exited entirely. 13F holdings are quarter-end snapshots, so these moves reflect positioning as of Q2 2026, not real-time trading.
AVAV is classified in the Industrials sector.
All figures on this page are computed from SEC Form 13F quarterly filings. 13F filers disclose long positions of $100,000 or more within 45 days of quarter end; short positions, options overlays and intra-quarter trades are not included, so treat the numbers as a quarterly snapshot of institutional ownership rather than real-time positioning.
| Fund | Quarter | Shares | Value | Portfolio Weight | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Group history | Q4 2025 | 3.54M | $855.63M | 0.01% | Hold |
| BlackRock Inc history | Q2 2026 | 3.48M | $574.57M | 0.01% | Reduce |
| Baillie Gifford & Co history | Q2 2026 | 967.45K | $159.70M | 0.14% | Reduce |
| Citadel Advisors history | Q2 2026 | 809.01K | $133.54M | 0.02% | Add |
| Geode Capital Management history | Q2 2026 | 671.97K | $110.95M | 0.01% | Reduce |
| ARK Invest history | Q2 2026 | 607.50K | $100.28M | 0.65% | Add |
| Norges Bank Investment Management history | Q2 2026 | 473.14K | $78.10M | 0.01% | Add |
| Morgan Stanley history | Q2 2026 | 458.95K | $75.76M | 0.00% | Add |
| Bank of America Corp history | Q2 2026 | 409.21K | $67.55M | 0.00% | Reduce |
| UBS Group AG history | Q2 2026 | 328.05K | $54.15M | 0.01% | Reduce |
| Goldman Sachs Group history | Q2 2026 | 313.59K | $51.76M | 0.01% | Reduce |
| Northern Trust Corp history | Q2 2026 | 257.05K | $42.43M | 0.01% | Reduce |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management history | Q2 2026 | 221.34K | $36.54M | 0.01% | Reduce |
| Point72 Asset Management history | Q2 2026 | 211.43K | $34.90M | 0.04% | Reduce |
| PSP Investments history | Q2 2025 | 96.10K | $27.38M | 0.12% | Add |
| MFS Investment Management history | Q1 2024 | 122.18K | $18.73M | 0.01% | Reduce |
| Renaissance Technologies history | Q2 2026 | 75.00K | $12.38M | 0.02% | Add |
| Principal Global Investors history | Q2 2026 | 73.27K | $12.10M | 0.01% | Add |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management history | Q4 2025 | 40.00K | $9.68M | 0.16% | Add |
| Marshall Wace history | Q2 2026 | 45.56K | $7.52M | 0.01% | Reduce |
New Positions (Q2 2026)
- Two Sigma Investments 9.12K sh · $1.50M
- JPMorgan Chase & Co 900 sh · $125.10K
Fully Exited (vs previous quarter)
- Janus Henderson Group sold 14.39K sh · $2.63M
Fund Position History — shares by quarter (top 20 funds)
| Fund | Q3 2021 | Q4 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q4 2022 | Q1 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q4 2023 | Q1 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.54M | 4.78M | 4.56M | 4.41M | 4.81M | 5.67M | 4.96M | 3.48M |
| Baillie Gifford & Co | 908.30K | 930.46K | 825.56K | 767.10K | 724.84K | 759.64K | 756.24K | 790.46K | 767.09K | 661.91K | 649.71K | 1.51M | 1.95M | 2.14M | 1.98M | 1.94M | 1.78M | 1.18M | 1.03M | 967.45K |
| Citadel Advisors | 118.25K | 87.30K | 97.49K | 160.40K | 173.47K | 130.80K | 41.96K | 172.41K | 231.92K | 222.50K | 347.41K | 347.54K | 196.70K | 332.72K | 211.19K | 384.28K | 634.50K | 695.68K | 657.94K | 809.01K |
| Geode Capital Management | 391.83K | 394.09K | 410.56K | 412.56K | 445.40K | 462.55K | 484.99K | 506.09K | 542.81K | 571.36K | 617.92K | 629.24K | 634.19K | 654.02K | 671.96K | 678.43K | 812.49K | 884.39K | 913.89K | 671.97K |
| ARK Invest | 874.35K | 918.93K | 1.11M | 1.00M | 750.19K | 644.04K | 592.62K | 600.31K | 536.35K | 494.83K | 452.20K | 323.76K | 264.92K | 263.63K | 281.32K | 310.76K | 400.46K | 433.13K | 559.25K | 607.50K |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | — | — | — | — | — | 9.31K | — | — | — | 77.63K | — | 137.50K | — | 243.69K | — | 265.63K | — | 391.32K | — | 473.14K |
| Morgan Stanley | 183.86K | 297.48K | 188.23K | 216.44K | 214.82K | 276.30K | 263.92K | 272.51K | 298.80K | 366.22K | 392.89K | 426.51K | 423.26K | 413.06K | 347.43K | 408.21K | 581.79K | 354.48K | 420.50K | 458.95K |
| Bank of America Corp | 66.61K | 100.97K | 44.35K | 49.12K | 42.95K | 47.56K | 69.24K | 106.90K | 83.84K | 62.72K | 31.01K | 54.91K | 38.68K | 45.27K | 54.10K | 249.60K | 148.93K | 943.00K | 1.58M | 409.21K |
| UBS Group AG | 64.83K | 72.66K | 74.26K | 64.56K | 71.43K | 78.00K | 82.72K | 86.38K | 72.42K | 87.17K | 101.06K | 81.66K | 105.36K | 263.72K | 349.88K | 444.58K | 304.98K | 636.52K | 610.05K | 328.05K |
| Goldman Sachs Group | 74.67K | 99.61K | 77.98K | 368.51K | 294.68K | 74.77K | 84.67K | 120.83K | 73.07K | 58.62K | 68.42K | 133.12K | 177.88K | 170.71K | 104.61K | 100.26K | 144.64K | 220.38K | 324.84K | 313.59K |
| Northern Trust Corp | 269.12K | 262.34K | 254.25K | 247.50K | 259.82K | 259.68K | 261.76K | 271.50K | 280.17K | 278.29K | 282.95K | 261.64K | 267.80K | 299.59K | 293.15K | 291.40K | 380.90K | 391.52K | 399.95K | 257.05K |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | 159.13K | 161.83K | 166.40K | 164.45K | 182.65K | 186.35K | 188.95K | 193.02K | 231.82K | 237.48K | 245.85K | 246.77K | 256.69K | 264.07K | 265.10K | 287.40K | 276.92K | 297.26K | 290.66K | 221.34K |
| Point72 Asset Management | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.16K | 155 | 1.20K | — | 1.80K | — | — | 111.50K | 383.66K | — | 12.50M | 5.20M | 2.20M | 211.43K |
| Renaissance Technologies | — | — | — | 101.84K | 113.34K | 56.14K | 45.04K | 21.64K | 28.94K | 64.54K | 38.26K | 16.84K | 70.94K | — | — | — | — | 112.86K | 47.98K | 75.00K |
| Principal Global Investors | 161.86K | 157.44K | 156.30K | 145.29K | 154.91K | 153.99K | 151.69K | 143.76K | 144.13K | 143.01K | 148.44K | 140.47K | 132.54K | 136.65K | 139.84K | 182.64K | 71.94K | 69.78K | 72.86K | 73.27K |
| Marshall Wace | 30.79K | — | — | — | 14.19K | 3.48K | 21.46K | 87.14K | 107.76K | — | — | — | 1.13K | 24.65K | 24.08K | 24.19K | 5.34K | 260.21K | 122.33K | 45.56K |
| Legal & General Investment Management America | 72.00K | 73.98K | 73.38K | 74.48K | 73.73K | 76.66K | 77.49K | 76.94K | 79.04K | 78.33K | 83.42K | 86.43K | 85.43K | 83.18K | 81.03K | 83.33K | 56.42K | 55.80K | 49.36K | 42.50K |
| Wellington Management Group | 60.46K | — | 18.74K | 38.85K | 54.46K | 55.81K | 71.65K | 61.01K | 77.12K | 221.75K | 223.56K | 126.04K | 321.48K | 128.37K | 162.14K | 196.34K | 2.48M | 3.06M | 1.09M | 4.42M |
| Manulife Financial | 11.40K | 11.39K | 9.33K | 9.45K | 9.28K | 9.85K | 9.89K | 10.06K | 12.74K | 12.62K | 15.29K | 15.76K | 15.21K | 15.21K | 15.77K | 14.85K | 35.00K | 35.30K | 33.61K | 25.11K |
| Balyasny Asset Management | 3.66K | 4.24K | 3.00K | 12.98K | 29.65K | — | 27.89K | — | — | — | 5.81K | 2.17K | 2.62K | — | 45.95K | — | 9.00M | — | 5.89K | 20.20K |
▲ Bought Low (fund opened/added, stock rose ≥5% next quarter) ▼ Sold High (fund reduced, stock fell ≥5% next quarter)
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