Current position

Cathie Wood’s AeroVironment (AVAV) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

ARK Investment ManagementVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ3 2017Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusCurrent positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares1.11MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported35Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

ARK Investment Management first reported AeroVironment in Q3 2017. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. ARK Investment Management currently reports 607.50K shares. The latest verified filing showed: Bought 8.6% more.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q2 2026
Bought 8.6% more+48.25K shares · 607.50K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $165.07 · Estimated holding basis $165.52

Q1 2026
Bought 29.1% more+126.13K shares · 559.25K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $183.05 · Estimated holding basis $165.56

Q4 2025
Bought 8.2% more+32.67K shares · 433.13K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $241.89 · Estimated holding basis $160.47

Q3 2025
Bought 28.9% more+89.70K shares · 400.46K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $314.89 · Estimated holding basis $153.83

Q2 2025
Bought 10.5% more+29.44K shares · 310.76K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $284.95 · Estimated holding basis $107.34

Q1 2025
Bought 6.7% more+17.70K shares · 281.32K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $119.19 · Estimated holding basis $88.75

Portfolio importance

How important is AeroVironment in ARK Investment Management’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Current portfolio weight0.7%Q2 2026
Current rank#42of 190 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight0.9%Q3 2017
Best historical rank#35Q2 2024
At peak importanceQ3 2017
AVAV
0.9%
Largest holding
4.4%
SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$156.452026-09-16

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest filing quarter-end price$165.07Q2 2026

Derived from validated reported value and shares where supported.

Estimated holding basis$165.52Historical reference — not actual purchase price

Calculated from supported filing history.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
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This tracker follows ARK Investment Management’s aggregated Form 13F disclosures. It is not Cathie Wood’s personal brokerage account, and 13F filings do not reveal exact trade dates or execution prices.