Who owns AVAV?
Institutional ownership of AeroVironment Inc. from Form 13F, Q2 2026
611 institutional managers reported holding AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) in Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, with 31,097,647 shares worth $5.1B. The largest reported holder was BlackRock, Inc. Managers that filed both quarters added a net 21,120 shares (+0.1%). 95 opened new positions and 100 sold out.
- Funds holding
- 611
- Value held
- $5.1B
- New / sold out
- 95 / 100
- Net shares, same filers
- +0.1%
Holdings as of June 30, 2026, the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after a quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.
Largest holders of AVAV
| Fund | Value | Share of 13F holdings | Shares | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | $575M | 11.2% | 3,480,740 | Trimmed |
| State Street Corp | $362M | 7.1% | 2,192,680 | Trimmed |
| Vanguard Capital Management LLC | $272M | 5.3% | 1,646,011 | Added |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | $256M | 5.0% | 1,548,605 | Trimmed |
| Baillie Gifford & Co | $160M | 3.1% | 967,448 | Trimmed |
| Heard Capital LLC | $149M | 2.9% | 903,975 | Added |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. | $141M | 2.7% | 854,017 | Trimmed |
| Invesco Ltd. | $115M | 2.2% | 698,470 | Added |
| Geode Capital Management, LLC | $111M | 2.2% | 671,971 | Trimmed |
| Van Eck Associates Corp | $101M | 2.0% | 612,915 | Trimmed |
| ARK Investment Management LLC | $100M | 2.0% | 607,502 | Added |
| Stephens Investment Management Group LLC | $93.7M | 1.8% | 567,423 | Added |
| Hood River Capital Management LLC | $93.1M | 1.8% | 564,254 | New |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | $86.7M | 1.7% | 525,195 | Trimmed |
| Congress Asset Management Co | $81.8M | 1.6% | 495,640 | Added |
| Norges Bank | $78.1M | 1.5% | 473,141 | New |
| Morgan Stanley | $75.8M | 1.5% | 458,955 | Added |
| American Capital Management Inc | $69.7M | 1.4% | 422,518 | Trimmed |
| Bank of America Corp | $67.5M | 1.3% | 409,215 | Added |
| Swedbank AB | $62.2M | 1.2% | 376,664 | Added |
| HRT Financial LP | $57.2M | 1.1% | 346,673 | New |
| Millennium Management LLC | $57.0M | 1.1% | 345,162 | Added |
| Fisher Asset Management, LLC | $56.3M | 1.1% | 341,111 | Added |
| Korea Investment CORP | $54.9M | 1.1% | 332,595 | Added |
| UBS Group AG | $53.9M | 1.0% | 326,408 | Trimmed |
Share of 13F holdings is each fund's shares as a share of the 31,097,647 AVAV shares all 13F filers reported, not of shares outstanding.
Biggest buyers in Q2 2026
- Hood River Capital Management LLC New+$93.1M
- Norges Bank New+$78.1M
- HRT Financial LP New+$57.2M
- Korea Investment CORP Added+$36.4M
- Bank of America Corp Added+$34.0M
- Qube Research & Technologies Ltd New+$31.8M
- Heard Capital LLC Added+$30.1M
- Fidelis Capital Partners, LLC New+$24.1M
- Millennium Management LLC Added+$22.9M
- IMC-Chicago, LLC Added+$20.9M
Biggest sellers in Q2 2026
- BlackRock, Inc. Trimmed-$244M
- UBS Group AG Trimmed-$45.1M
- BNP Paribas Financial Markets Trimmed-$42.9M
- Geode Capital Management, LLC Trimmed-$39.9M
- Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Trimmed-$32.4M
- Atreides Management, LP Sold out-$29.6M
- Champlain Investment Partners, LLC Trimmed-$28.5M
- Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC Trimmed-$24.0M
- Northern Trust Corp Trimmed-$23.6M
- Ameriprise Financial Inc Trimmed-$21.1M
The change in shares since the quarter before, adjusted for stock splits and priced at the Q2 2026 value per share. Funds bought $930M and sold $940M; 220 added and 188 trimmed.
Schedule 13D and 13G filings on AVAV
Owners of more than 5% must file within days, so these can be newer than the 13F data.
- 2025-08-11STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by AeroVironment Inc.Schedule 13G
- 2025-08-08BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO SCHEDULE 13G filed by AeroVironment Inc.Schedule 13G
- 2025-05-13STATE STREET CORP SCHEDULE 13G filed by AeroVironment Inc.Schedule 13G
Questions about AVAV ownership
- Who owns AVAV stock?
- 611 institutional investment managers reported AVAV positions in their Form 13F filings for Q2 2026, holding 31,097,647 shares worth $5.1B in total. BlackRock, Inc. reported the largest position.
- Are funds buying or selling AVAV?
- In Q2 2026, 95 managers opened new AVAV positions, 220 added, 188 trimmed and 100 sold out. Managers that filed in both quarters added a net 21,120 shares.
- How current is this AVAV institutional ownership data?
- It covers holdings as of the end of Q2 2026. Managers have 45 days after the quarter ends to file Form 13F (by August 14, 2026 for Q2 2026), so positions may have changed since.
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