AeroVironment, Inc.
US ˙ NasdaqGS ˙ US0080731088

Introduction

This page provides a comprehensive analysis of the known insider trading history of Charles R Holland. Insiders are officers, directors, or significant investors in a company. It is illegal for insiders to make trades in their companies based on specific, non-public information. This does not mean it is illegal for them to make any trades in their own companies. However, they must report all trades to the SEC via a Form 4. Despite these restrictions, academic research suggests that insiders - in general - tend to outperform the market in their own companies.

Average Trade Profitability

The average trade profitability is the average return of all the open market purchases made by the insider in the last three years. To calculate this, we examine every open-market, unplanned purchase made by the insider, excluding all trades that were marked as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. We then calculate the average performance of those trades over 3, 6, and 12 months, averaging each of those durations to generate a final performance metric for each trade. Finally, we average all of the performance metrics to calculate a performance metric for the insider. This list only includes insiders that have made at least three trades in the last two years.

If this insiders trade profitability is "N/A", then the insider either has not made any open-market purchases in the last three years, or the trades they’ve made are too recent to calculate a reliable performance metric.

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Companies with Reported Insider Positions

The SEC filings indicate Charles R Holland has reported holdings or trades in the following companies:

Security Title Latest Reported Holdings
US:AVAV / AeroVironment, Inc. Director 56,998
How to Interpret the Charts

The following charts show the stock performance of securities subsequent to each open-market, non-planned trade made by Charles R Holland. Non-planned trade are trades that were not made as part of a 10b5-1 trading plan. The stock performance is charted as cumulative percent change in share price. For example, if an insider trade was made on January 1, 2019, the chart will show the daily percent change of the security to the present day. If the share price were to go from $10 to $15 during this time, the cumulative percent change in share price would be 50%. A change in price from $10 to $20 would be 100%, and a change in price of $10 to $5 would be -50%.

Ultimately, we are trying to determine how closely the insider’s trades correlate to excess returns (positive or negative) in the share price in order to see if the insider is timing their trades to profit from insider information. Consider the situation where an insider was doing this. In this situation, we would expect either (a) positive returns after purchases, or (b) negative returns after sales. In the case of (a), the PURCHASE chart would show a series of upwardly sloping curves, indicating positive returns after each purchase transaction. In the case of (b), the SALE chart would show a series of downward sloping curves, indicating negative returns after each sale transaction.

However, this alone is not enough to draw conclusions. If, for example, the share price of the company was in a non-cyclical climb over many years, then we would expect all the post-purchase plots to be upwardly sloping. Likewise, non-cyclical declines over many years would result in downward sloping post-trade plots. Neither of these charts would suggest insider trading activity.

The strongest indicator would be a situation where the share price was extremely cyclical, and there were both positive signals in the PURCHASE chart and negative plots on the SALE chart. This situation would be highly suggestive of an insider that was timing trades to their financial advantage.

Insider Purchases AVAV / AeroVironment, Inc. - Short Term Profit Analysis

In this section, we analyze the profitability of every unplanned, open-market insider purchase made in AVAV / AeroVironment, Inc.. This analysis helps to understand if the insider consistently generates abnormal returns, and is worth following. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market purchases that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Max
Price at
Max
Max
Profit ($)
Max Return (%)
There are no known unplanned open-market trades for this insider and security combination

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

AVAV / AeroVironment, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Sales AVAV / AeroVironment, Inc. - Short Term Loss Analysis

In this section, we analyze the short-term loss avoidance of every unplanned, open-market insider sale made in AVAV / AeroVironment, Inc.. A consistent pattern of loss avoidance may suggest that future sale transactions may predict declines in price. This analysis is for one-year following each trade, and the results are theoretical.

The following table shows the most recent open market sales that were not part of an automatic trading plan.

Trade Date Ticker Insider Reported
Shares
Reported
Price
Adjusted
Shares
Adjusted
Price
Cost Basis Days to
Min
Price at
Min
Max Loss
Avoided ($)
Max Loss
Avoided (%)
2022-07-07 AVAV Holland Charles R 4,001 84.2000 4,001 84.2000 336,884 99 75.5900 -34,448 -10.23
2022-07-06 AVAV Holland Charles R 2,001 82.6100 2,001 82.6100 165,303
2022-07-05 AVAV Holland Charles R 3,001 80.8700 3,001 80.8700 242,691
2014-03-10 AVAV Holland Charles R 5,500 35.8200 5,500 35.8200 197,010
2014-03-10 AVAV Holland Charles R 9,500 36.1900 9,500 36.1900 343,805
2014-03-07 AVAV Holland Charles R 20,189 36.2100 20,189 36.2100 731,044

Adjusted Price is the split-adjusted price. Adjusted Shares is the split-adjusted shares.

AVAV / AeroVironment, Inc. Insider Trades
Insider Trading History

This table shows the complete list of insider trades made by Charles R Holland as disclosed to the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC).

File Date Tran Date Form Ticker Security Code 10b5-1 Shares Remaining Shares Percent
Change
Share
Price
Tran
Value
Remaining
Value
2022-07-11 2022-07-07 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
S - Sale -4,001 56,998 -6.56 84.20 -336,884 4,799,232
2022-07-06 2022-07-06 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
S - Sale -2,001 60,999 -3.18 82.61 -165,303 5,039,127
2022-07-06 2022-07-05 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
S - Sale -3,001 63,000 -4.55 80.87 -242,691 5,094,810
2022-07-06 2022-07-01 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 1,513 66,001 2.35
2021-07-07 2021-07-02 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 1,330 64,488 2.11
2020-06-30 2020-06-26 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 1,558 63,158 2.53
2019-07-02 2019-06-28 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 2,113 61,600 3.55
2018-07-03 2018-06-29 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 1,539 59,487 2.66
2018-04-24 2018-04-23 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Option to Purchase Common Stock
M - Exercise -800 0 -100.00
2018-04-24 2018-04-23 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
M - Exercise 800 57,948 1.40 18.07 14,456 1,047,120
2018-01-03 2018-01-02 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Options to Purchase Common Stock
M - Exercise -4,000 0 -100.00
2018-01-03 2018-01-02 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Options to Purchase Common Stock
M - Exercise -3,000 0 -100.00
2018-01-03 2018-01-02 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 4,000 57,148 7.53 29.79 119,160 1,702,439
2018-01-03 2018-01-02 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 3,000 53,148 5.98 31.15 93,450 1,655,560
2018-01-03 2017-12-29 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Options to Purchase Common Stock
M - Exercise -5,000 0 -100.00
2018-01-03 2017-12-29 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Option to Purchase Common Stock
M - Exercise -2,000 0 -100.00
2018-01-03 2017-12-29 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 5,000 50,148 11.07 25.77 128,850 1,292,314
2018-01-03 2017-12-29 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 2,000 45,148 4.64 32.19 64,380 1,453,314
2017-08-29 2017-08-25 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Option to Purchase Common Stock
M - Exercise -3,500 0 -100.00
2017-08-29 2017-08-25 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
M - Exercise 3,500 43,148 8.83 24.57 85,995 1,060,146
2017-07-05 2017-06-30 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
M - Exercise 2,879 39,648 7.83
2017-06-26 2017-06-23 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Option to Purchase Common Stock
M - Exercise -800 800 -50.00
2017-06-26 2017-06-23 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
M - Exercise 800 36,769 2.22 18.07 14,456 664,416
2017-03-07 2017-03-05 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 4,085 35,969 12.81
2016-06-24 2016-06-23 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Stock Option (Right to Purchase)
M - Exercise -2,000 0 -100.00
2016-06-24 2016-06-23 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
M - Exercise 2,000 31,884 6.69 22.38 44,760 713,564
2016-04-26 2016-04-25 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Stock Option (Right to Purchase)
M - Exercise -800 1,600 -33.33
2016-04-26 2016-04-25 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
M - Exercise 800 29,884 2.75 18.07 14,456 540,004
2016-04-19 2016-04-18 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Stock Option (Right to Purchase)
M - Exercise -1,600 2,400 -40.00
2016-04-19 2016-04-18 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
M - Exercise 1,600 29,084 5.82 18.07 28,912 525,548
2015-07-21 2015-07-17 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Stock Option (Right to Exercise)
M - Exercise -14,075 0 -100.00
2015-07-21 2015-07-17 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
M - Exercise 14,075 27,484 104.97 2.13 29,994 58,568
2015-06-26 2015-06-24 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 4,119 13,409 44.34
2014-08-05 2014-07-11 4/A AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 3,290 9,290 54.83
2014-07-15 2014-07-11 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 3,290 9,290 54.83
2014-03-11 2014-03-10 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Stock Options (Right to Purchase)
M - Exercise -15,000 0 -100.00
2014-03-11 2014-03-10 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
S - Sale -9,500 6,000 -61.29 36.19 -343,805 217,140
2014-03-11 2014-03-10 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
S - Sale -5,500 15,500 -26.19 35.82 -197,010 555,210
2014-03-11 2014-03-10 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
M - Exercise 15,000 21,000 250.00 0.78 11,715 16,401
2014-03-11 2014-03-07 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Stock Options (Right to Purchase)
M - Exercise -20,189 15,000 -57.37
2014-03-11 2014-03-07 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
S - Sale -20,189 6,000 -77.09 36.21 -731,044 217,260
2014-03-11 2014-03-07 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
M - Exercise 20,189 26,189 336.48 0.78 15,768 20,454
2013-04-24 2013-04-22 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Stock Option (Right to Purchase)
A - Award 4,000 4,000
2013-04-24 2013-04-22 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Common Stock
A - Award 1,000 6,000 20.00
2012-06-25 2012-06-21 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Stock Option (Right to Purchase)
A - Award 5,000 5,000
2008-09-02 2008-07-30 4 AVAV AeroVironment Inc
Stock Option (Right to Purchase)
A - Award 2,000 2,000
P
Open market or private purchase of non-derivative or derivative security
S
Open market or private sale of non-derivative or derivative security
A
Grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company (such as an option)
C
Conversion of derivative
D
Sale or transfer of securities back to the company
F
Payment of exercise price or tax liability using portion of securities received from the company
G
Gift of securities by or to the insider
K
Equity swaps and similar hedging transactions
M
Exercise or conversion of derivative security received from the company (such as an option)
V
A transaction voluntarily reported on Form 4
J
Other (accompanied by a footnote describing the transaction)