AeroVironment

AVAV • NASDAQ

AeroVironment is a aerospace & defense company in the industrials sector on NASDAQ, led by Wahid Nawabi, with a market cap of $18.9B. As of Q3 2025, 62% of shares are held by 566 institutional investors, with BlackRock, Inc. as the largest holder at 9.64%.

CEOWahid Nawabi

Market Cap$18.9B

Aerospace & Defense

Industrials

Employees1.4K

Websiteavinc.com

Country

United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in AVAV as of Q3 2025 with a market cap of $15.7B

All Institutions

Institutions: 566
Value Held: $9.8B
Shares Held: 31.2M
Avg Position: $17.3M
Median Position: $790.8K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds: 39
Value Held: $628.7M
Shares Held: 2.0M
Avg Position: $16.1M
Median Position: $2.1M

Ownership Breakdown

Institutional (non-HF)

58.37%

$9.2B

Hedge Funds

4.0%

$628.7M

Retail & Other

37.63%

$5.9B

Based on market cap of $15.7B as of Q3 2025. Institutional (non-HF) excludes hedge funds to avoid double counting.

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in AVAV as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Position Value	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
BlackRock, Inc. Institution	Laurence D. Fink CEO	$1.5B 0.03% of portfolio	9.64% 4.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$5.67T
VANGUARD GROUP INC Institution	Salim Ramji CEO	$1.1B 0.02% of portfolio	7.07% 3.5M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$6.69T
B BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO Institution	-	$561.7M 0.42% of portfolio	3.57% 1.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$134.80B
STATE STREET CORP Institution	Ronald P. O'Hanley CEO	$555.1M 0.02% of portfolio	3.53% 1.8M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$2.88T
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	Brian Christopher Hartigan CEO	$402.6M 0.06% of portfolio	2.56% 1.3M shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$633.08B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	David Kenneth Lane CEO	$255.9M 0.02% of portfolio	1.63% 812.5K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.57T
AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	David Mark La Valle CEO	$227.1M 9.05% of portfolio	1.44% 721.1K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$2.5B
VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP ETF Provider	Jan Frederick Vaneck CEO	$216.1M 0.22% of portfolio	1.37% 686.3K shares	Q1 2023 Held for 2y 9m	$96.6B
M MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. Institution	-	$193.4M 0.31% of portfolio	1.23% 614.4K shares	Q2 2024 Held for 1y 6m	$61.9B
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	Jed Finn CEO	$183.2M 0.01% of portfolio	1.17% 581.8K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$1.65T

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for AVAV in Q3 2025

Traded: +$1.1B
Buyers: 363
Sellers: 180
Total Bought: +$1.7B
Total Sold: −$624.0M
Avg Position: $15.7M

Biggest Buyers

Institution	Net Bought	Current Position
Invesco Ltd. ETF Provider	+$210.8M +669.4K shares	$402.6M 1.3M shares
BlackRock, Inc. Institution	+$126.2M +400.7K shares	$1.5B 4.8M shares
A Atlantic Trust Group, LLC Institution	+$99.0M +314.4K shares	$99.4M 315.7K shares
G GCIC Ltd. Institution	+$83.3M +264.6K shares	$83.3M 264.6K shares
Ghisallo Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	+$63.0M +200.0K shares	$63.0M 200.0K shares
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ Long Only Manager	+$60.0M +190.6K shares	$75.5M 239.6K shares
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC RIA/Wealth	+$59.6M +150.8K shares	$70.4M 178.2K shares
MORGAN STANLEY RIA/Wealth	+$54.7M +173.6K shares	$183.2M 581.8K shares
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC Institution	+$45.5M +201.4K shares	$46.7M 206.6K shares
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC ETF Provider	+$42.2M +134.1K shares	$255.9M 812.5K shares

Biggest Sellers

Institution	Net Sold	Current Position
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP Long Only Manager	−$69.2M −219.7K shares	$58.8M 186.9K shares
A Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	−$57.6M −183.1K shares	$95.9M 304.5K shares
B BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO Institution	−$48.8M −155.0K shares	$561.7M 1.8M shares
UBS Group AG Institution	−$44.0M −139.6K shares	$96.0M 305.0K shares
Stephens Investment Management Group LLC Long Only Manager	−$36.8M −116.9K shares	$162.8M 517.0K shares
PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC Institution	−$34.9M −110.7K shares	$22.7M 71.9K shares
P PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD Institution	−$27.4M −96.1K shares	Sold Off 0 shares
M Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp Institution	−$21.3M −67.7K shares	$17.2M 54.6K shares
Heard Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	−$21.0M −66.6K shares	$153.2M 486.5K shares
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT CO LLP Long Only Manager	−$18.3M −58.1K shares	$43.5M 138.3K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited AVAV in Q3 2025

New Positions: 99
New Value: $389.3M
Exited Positions: 58
Exited Value: $87.0M

New Positions

Institution	Position Value
G GCIC Ltd. Institution	$83.3M 264.6K shares
Ghisallo Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$63.0M 200.0K shares
S SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$37.8M 120.0K shares
R Rheos Capital Works Inc. Institution	$37.8M 120.0K shares
K KADENSA CAPITAL Ltd Institution	$23.4M 74.2K shares
A AGF MANAGEMENT LTD Institution	$20.5M 65.2K shares
GANNETT WELSH & KOTLER Long Only Manager	$17.9M 56.9K shares
R Retirement Systems of Alabama Institution	$12.1M 38.5K shares
FFG Partners, LLC RIA/Wealth	$9.2M 29.2K shares
Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$7.1M 22.5K shares

Exited Positions

Institution	Previous Position
P PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD Institution	$27.4M 96.1K shares
V Virtu Financial LLC Institution	$11.0M 38.5K shares
S Squarepoint Ops LLC Hedge Fund•Quant	$6.1M 21.3K shares
EAM Global Investors LLC Long Only Manager	$5.1M 18.0K shares
T TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND Institution	$5.1M 17.8K shares
CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. Hedge Fund•Quant Macro	$4.3M 15.0K shares
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$2.9M 10.3K shares
BCJ Capital Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	$2.8M 9.8K shares
M Maryland State Retirement & Pension System Institution	$2.4M 8.3K shares
B Bayesian Capital Management, LP Hedge Fund•Quant	$2.1M 7.3K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in AVAV as of Q3 2025

Call Positions: 20
Call Value: $363.1M
Put Positions: 16
Put Value: $386.1M

Call Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$124.0M 3.9K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$86.7M 2.8K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$38.2M 1.2K contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$37.2M 1.2K contracts
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	$29.2M 927.0 contracts
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$11.3M 360.0 contracts
D D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. Institution	$7.2M 230.0 contracts
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$6.7M 212.0 contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$6.1M 195.0 contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$4.7M 150.0 contracts

Put Positions

Institution	Position Value
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP Private Equity	$145.1M 4.6K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$89.3M 2.8K contracts
C Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC Institution	$33.3M 1.1K contracts
J JANE STREET GROUP, LLC Institution	$30.2M 958.0 contracts
W WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC Institution	$27.2M 882.0 contracts
P PEAK6 LLC Institution	$23.2M 738.0 contracts
Walleye Trading LLC RIA/Wealth	$11.3M 358.0 contracts
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$9.1M 290.0 contracts
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$7.9M 250.0 contracts
Walleye Trading Advisors, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	$3.7M 119.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with AVAV as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

Institution	Key People	Portfolio Weight	Ownership	Owned Since	Total AUM (Long)
AMERICAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC Long Only Manager	David Mark La Valle CEO	9.05% $227.1M	1.44% 721.1K shares	≤ Q2 2013 Held for 12y 6m+	$2.5B
Heard Capital LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	William Ellak Heard CEO	7.43% $153.2M	0.97% 486.5K shares	Q3 2020 Held for 5y 3m	$2.1B
C Canal Insurance CO Institution	-	4.24% $18.9M	0.12% 60.0K shares	Q3 2016 Held for 9y 3m	$445.8M
A Amitell Capital Pte Ltd Institution	-	4.04% $5.5M	0.03% 17.4K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$135.2M
Ghisallo Capital Management LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Michael Walter Germino CEO	3.63% $63.0M	0.40% 200.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$1.7B
A AWM Investment Company, Inc. Hedge Fund•Event Driven	David Michael Greenhouse President	3.36% $35.9M	0.23% 113.9K shares	Q4 2021 Held for 4 years	$1.1B
S SEVEN GRAND MANAGERS, LLC Hedge Fund•Multi-Strategy	Chris E Fahy CIO	3.01% $37.8M	0.24% 120.0K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$1.3B
Reliant Investment Management, LLC RIA/Wealth	Lon M. Magness CCO	2.65% $7.0M	0.04% 22.2K shares	Q3 2025 Held for 3 months	$263.6M
Portolan Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund•Long/Short	George Frederic Mccabe CIO	2.52% $46.6M	0.30% 147.9K shares	Q2 2025 Held for 6 months	$1.8B
EMERALD ADVISERS INC/PA Long Only Manager	Kenneth George Mertz CEO	2.50% $77.9M	0.50% 247.5K shares	Q4 2022 Held for 3 years	$3.1B

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in AVAV

ALGERT COLDIRON INVESTORS LLC

Hedge Fund • Quant

Portfolio ManagerRyan Zentner Lafond

Portfolio Value: $6.0B
Positions: 1,110
Last Reported: Q3 2025

Sector Allocation

Position in AeroVironment

Market Value: $2.4M
Shares Held: 7.8K
Portfolio Weight: 0.04%
Owned Since: 2025-Q3

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