InsiderTrades.com logo

AVAV Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.81%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $0.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $11,152,108.37

AeroVironment Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at AeroVironment by year and by quarter.

Skip ChartChart Data in Insider Trading History Table

AeroVironment Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $197.72
Price Change: ▼ Price Decrease of -13.63 (-6.45%)
As of 03/20/2026 05:00 PM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for AVAV up to the past year.

Skip Chart and Table DataPrice Data in Insider Trading History Table
Days: 30 | 90 | 365

AeroVironment Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
3/16/2026Brian Charles ShackleyCAOSell200$212.52$42,504.005,794View SEC Filing Icon  
3/16/2026Stephen F. PageDirectorSell250$212.52$53,130.0049,751View SEC Filing Icon  
3/10/2026Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell396$224.55$88,921.8016,026View SEC Filing Icon  
3/2/2026Stephen F. PageDirectorSell250$300.00$75,000.0050,001View SEC Filing Icon  
2/19/2026Stephen F. PageDirectorSell250$275.00$68,750.0050,251View SEC Filing Icon  
2/17/2026Stephen F. PageDirectorSell500$254.95$127,475.0050,501View SEC Filing Icon  
2/10/2026Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell879$267.60$235,220.4016,422View SEC Filing Icon  
1/15/2026Stephen F. PageDirectorSell1,000$377.62$377,620.0051,001View SEC Filing Icon  
1/12/2026Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell999$367.60$367,232.4017,301View SEC Filing Icon  
12/30/2025Brian Charles ShackleyCAOSell200$250.92$50,184.005,994View SEC Filing Icon  
12/10/2025Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell511$249.37$127,428.0718,300View SEC Filing Icon  
11/10/2025Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell513$331.46$170,038.9818,811View SEC Filing Icon  
10/10/2025Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell998$399.74$398,940.5219,324View SEC Filing Icon  
10/6/2025Trace E. StevensonInsiderSell1,717$381.00$654,177.004,907View SEC Filing Icon  
7/16/2025Wahid NawabiCEOSell17,300$263.05$4,550,765.00122,233View SEC Filing Icon  
3/24/2025Wahid NawabiCEOSell29,366$128.20$3,764,721.20115,174View SEC Filing Icon  
12/2/2024Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell396$198.73$78,697.0816,472View SEC Filing Icon  
11/1/2024Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell508$216.65$110,058.2016,868View SEC Filing Icon  
10/1/2024Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell878$210.54$184,854.1217,376View SEC Filing Icon  
9/3/2024Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell396$196.22$77,703.1218,254View SEC Filing Icon  
8/1/2024Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell513$174.70$89,621.1018,650View SEC Filing Icon  
7/5/2024Wahid NawabiCEOSell9,867$169.23$1,669,792.4199,892View SEC Filing Icon  
7/1/2024Kevin Patrick McDonnellCFOSell511$178.45$91,187.9521,334View SEC Filing Icon  
3/7/2024Melissa Ann BrownSVPSell1,000$176.77$176,770.0012,339View SEC Filing Icon  
3/7/2024Trace E. StevensonVPSell1,913$183.00$350,079.002,570View SEC Filing Icon  
9/11/2023Brian Charles ShackleyCAOSell475$112.77$53,565.753,222View SEC Filing Icon  
3/30/2023Stephen F. PageDirectorSell2,105$90.78$191,091.9045,721View SEC Filing Icon  
See Full Table

SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV)

86.38% of AeroVironment stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at AVAV by year and by quarter.

Skip Institutional Buying and Selling Chart and Table DataRead Chart Data in Institutional Trading History Table

AeroVironment Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
3/20/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC5,091$1.24M0.0%+31.2%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/17/2026Rockefeller Capital Management L.P.33,477$8.10M0.0%-15.3%0.067%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/9/2026Corient Private Wealth LLC3,228$0.78M0.0%-15.4%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/6/2026Hsbc Holdings PLC5,091$1.24M0.0%+31.2%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/5/2026Mengis Capital Management Inc.1,501$0.36M0.1%+61.2%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
3/3/2026Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd807$0.20M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/25/2026Sit Investment Associates Inc.22,158$5.36M0.1%-4.3%0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/25/2026MidFirst Bank165$40K0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/24/2026Pacer Advisors Inc.6,084$1.47M0.0%+45.5%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/23/2026Virtu Financial LLC4,834$1.17M0.0%N/A0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Mcguire Capital Advisors Inc.6,925$1.68M1.1%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc.8,045$1.95M0.0%-48.0%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Compound Planning Inc.2,506$0.61M0.0%+230.2%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Corient Private Wealth LLC3,228$0.78M0.0%-15.4%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Alpine Woods Capital Investors LLC3,369$0.82M0.2%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Ameriflex Group Inc.450$0.11M0.1%-62.5%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV1,193$0.29M0.0%-28.7%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Vident Advisory LLC83,531$20.21M0.2%+19.6%0.167%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026State of Tennessee Department of Treasury14,187$3.43M0.0%+10.5%0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Mackenzie Financial Corp2,465$0.60M0.0%+257.2%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Cim LLC1,323$0.32M0.0%-13.1%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026SummitTX Capital L.P.3,667$0.89M0.0%N/A0.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Sona Asset Management US LLC25,500$6.17M0.1%N/A0.051%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Polymer Capital Management US LLC1,569$0.38M0.0%+98.9%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Numerai GP LLC1,630$0.39M0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP1,012$0.25M0.0%-80.0%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Moore Capital Management LP27,161$6.57M0.1%N/A0.054%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Janus Henderson Group PLC14,386$3.48M0.0%+5.0%0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Cinctive Capital Management LP2,160$0.52M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Concentric Capital Strategies LP11,341$2.74M0.1%N/A0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Guggenheim Capital LLC3,243$0.78M0.0%+113.4%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026American Capital Management Inc.647,710$156.68M6.9%-10.2%1.297%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026AQR Arbitrage LLC62,300$15.07M0.3%N/A0.125%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026AQR Capital Management LLC12,091$2.93M0.0%+46.9%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Cetera Investment Advisers16,802$4.06M0.0%+123.4%0.034%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Defiance ETFs LLC4,658$1.14M0.0%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Kovack Advisors Inc.5,026$1.22M0.1%+454.7%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026FIL Ltd9,731$2.35M0.0%+0.7%0.019%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD223,255$54M0.0%-6.8%0.447%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc.7,254$1.76M0.0%-53.1%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Quantitative Investment Management LLC3,003$0.73M0.1%+225.7%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026California State Teachers Retirement System31,760$7.68M0.0%+5.9%0.064%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Kemnay Advisory Services Inc.166$40K0.0%N/A0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Captrust Financial Advisors61,226$14.81M0.0%+13.2%0.123%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Fred Alger Management LLC68,329$16.53M0.1%+16.3%0.137%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026ExodusPoint Capital Management LP28,661$6.93M0.1%+966.7%0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Heard Capital LLC722,150$174.68M8.2%+48.4%1.446%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Blair William & Co. IL82,012$19.84M0.1%-5.9%0.164%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Magnetar Financial LLC11,363$2.75M0.0%N/A0.023%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Militia Capital Partners LP1,898$0.46M0.2%+75.7%0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Munro Partners11,215$2.71M0.1%-45.1%0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Capital Financial Group Inc. Co. ADV1,200$0.29M0.2%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Silvant Capital Management LLC4,460$1.08M0.0%+1.6%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Thornburg Investment Management Inc.14,051$3.40M0.0%N/A0.028%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA420$0.10M0.0%+40.0%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC2,667$0.65M0.0%+2.3%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Verition Fund Management LLC12,290$2.97M0.0%-25.3%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026MML Investors Services LLC5,317$1.29M0.0%+49.2%0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026MYDA Advisors LLC15,000$3.63M0.7%N/A0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Mariner LLC1,133$0.27M0.0%-73.3%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Next Century Growth Investors LLC26,691$6.46M0.4%+7.5%0.053%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Clear Street Group Inc.8,347$2.02M0.0%N/A0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Arax Advisory Partners257$62K0.0%+179.3%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Barclays PLC115,390$27.91M0.0%+11.5%0.231%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Brown Advisory Inc.7,273$1.76M0.0%+10.3%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Bullseye Asset Management LLC8,200$1.98M1.1%N/A0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026FORA Capital LLC5,909$1.43M0.2%N/A0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Kestra Advisory Services LLC7,345$1.78M0.0%+26.5%0.015%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Liberty One Investment Management LLC3,077$0.74M0.1%N/A0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Parkside Financial Bank & Trust188$45K0.0%+29.7%0.000%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Marshall Wace LLP260,207$62.94M0.1%+4,770.1%0.521%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co18,412$4.45M0.0%+1.9%0.037%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Williams Jones Wealth Management LLC.7,855$1.90M0.0%+2.1%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026UMB Bank n.a.340$82K0.0%+57.4%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Stifel Financial Corp40,332$9.76M0.0%+34.4%0.081%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026AWM Investment Company Inc.118,893$28.76M2.8%+4.4%0.238%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Hudson Bay Capital Management LP10,133$2.45M0.0%-141.1%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Commerce Bank1,223$0.30M0.0%+63.9%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Smartleaf Asset Management LLC331$81K0.0%-12.9%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Abbot Financial Management Inc.2,000$0.48M0.2%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Morgan Stanley354,479$85.75M0.0%-39.1%0.710%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Rafferty Asset Management LLC7,849$1.90M0.0%-5.1%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026First Trust Advisors LP147,022$35.56M0.0%+69.4%0.294%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026FirstWave Capital Management LLC5,602$1.36M0.8%N/A0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Alyeska Investment Group L.P.389,772$94.28M0.3%+28.0%0.781%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.297,261$71.90M0.0%+7.3%0.595%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Police & Firemen s Retirement System of New Jersey10,187$2.46M0.0%+14.3%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Van ECK Associates Corp638,881$154.54M0.1%-6.9%1.280%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Vontobel Holding Ltd.4,737$1.15M0.0%-45.4%0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC54,850$13.27M0.0%-0.2%0.110%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Keystone Investors PTE Ltd.1,102$0.27M0.0%-85.3%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Allianz SE600$0.15M0.0%N/A0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Summit Financial LLC1,139$0.28M0.0%-37.1%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Quadrant Capital Group LLC3,824$0.93M0.0%+33.1%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Castleark Management LLC10,283$2.49M0.1%-75.7%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Advisors Asset Management Inc.21,603$5.23M0.1%-4.2%0.043%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec2,964$0.72M0.0%-76.6%0.006%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Brooklyn Investment Group870$0.22M0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC2,215$0.54M0.0%N/A0.004%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026MetLife Investment Management LLC35,853$8.67M0.0%+4.1%0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

See Full Table
AeroVironment logo
AeroVironment, Inc. designs, develops, produces, delivers, and supports a portfolio of robotic systems and related services for government agencies and businesses in the United States and internationally. It operates through Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (SUAS), Tactical Missile System (TMS), Medium Unmanned Aircraft Systems (MUAS), and High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite Systems (HAPS) segments. The company supplies UAS, TMS, unmanned ground vehicle, and related services primarily to organizations within the U.S. Department of Defense, other federal agencies, and to international allied governments. It also designs, engineers, tools, and manufactures unmanned aerial and aircraft systems, including airborne platforms, payloads and payload integration, ground control systems, and ground support equipment and other items and services related to unmanned aircraft systems. In addition, the company offers small UAS products, including training, spare parts, product repair, product replacement, and the customer contracted operation. Further, it develops high-altitude pseudo-satellite UAS systems. AeroVironment, Inc. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.
Read More on AeroVironment

Today's Range

Now: $197.72
Low: $193.52
High: $209.73

50 Day Range

MA: $269.32
Low: $197.72
High: $392.86

52 Week Range

Now: $197.72
Low: $102.25
High: $417.86

Volume

2,044,686 shs

Average Volume

2,535,540 shs

Market Capitalization

$9.87 billion

P/E Ratio

N/A

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

1.26

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of AeroVironment?

AeroVironment's top insider shareholders include:
  1. Wahid Nawabi (CEO)
  2. Stephen F Page (Director)
  3. Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell (CFO)
  4. Brian Charles Shackley (CAO)
  5. Trace E Stevenson (Insider)
Learn More about top insider investors at AeroVironment.

Who are the major institutional investors of AeroVironment?

AeroVironment's top institutional investors include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 7.08%
  2. Baillie Gifford & Co. — 2.36%
  3. Geode Capital Management LLC — 1.77%
  4. Heard Capital LLC — 1.45%
  5. American Capital Management Inc. — 1.30%
  6. Van ECK Associates Corp — 1.28%
Learn More about top institutional investors of AeroVironment stock.

Which major investors are selling AeroVironment stock?

During the last quarter, AVAV stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Baillie Gifford & Co.
  2. BNP Paribas Financial Markets
  3. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC
  4. Morgan Stanley
  5. Group One Trading LLC
  6. Stephens Investment Management Group LLC
  7. Nuveen LLC
  8. American Capital Management Inc.
In the last year, company insiders that have sold AeroVironment company stock include:
  1. Wahid Nawabi (CEO)
  2. Stephen F Page (Director)
  3. Kevin Patrick Mcdonnell (CFO)
  4. Brian Charles Shackley (CAO)
  5. Trace E Stevenson (Insider)
Learn More investors selling AeroVironment stock.

Which major investors are buying AeroVironment stock?

During the last quarter, AVAV stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. Norges Bank
  2. Swedbank AB
  3. Swedbank AB
  4. Marshall Wace LLP
  5. Heard Capital LLC
  6. GW&K Investment Management LLC
  7. Squarepoint Ops LLC
  8. Renaissance Technologies LLC