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Insider trades reported on SEC Form 4: when the people who run a company buy or sell its shares with their own money.
How to read it
- Form 4
- The form a company insider (officer, director or owner of more than 10%) must file with the SEC within two business days of buying or selling the company's shares.
- Buy (P) and Sell (S)
- Open-market purchases and sales. Gifts, option exercises and automatic tax withholding are left out because they say little about what the insider thinks.
- Value
- Shares times price, as reported on the filing.
- 10b5-1
- A trade made under a plan set up in advance. Planned sales are common and usually say less than an unplanned purchase.
- Late filing
- A Form 4 filed more than two business days after the trade.
- Vs. S&P 500
- How the stock did after the trade minus how the overall market did in the same weeks.
A real example
In January 2016, when bank stocks were falling, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon bought 500,000 JPMorgan shares with his own money, worth about $26 million. His Form 4 made the purchase public within days, and investors read it as a strong sign of confidence.
Explain it like I'm 13
If the coach of a team bets his own allowance that his team will win, that tells you something. A Form 4 is the note a company boss must hand in whenever he buys or sells his own company's shares, so everyone can see it.
Data from public SEC filings and congressional reports. Information, not investment advice. Check every number against the filing linked on the page.
AeroVironment Inc (AVAV): Insider Trades and Fund Holdings
In the past 12 months, AeroVironment Inc insiders reported no open-market purchases and 7 sales worth $265K; 7 of the sales were reported as made under a 10b5-1 trading plan.
Timeline: news and trades
Company filings (8-K), insider trades, notices of planned sales (Form 144), Congress trades and fund moves in the past year, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2026Planned saleSTEPHEN F. PAGE LIVING TRUST U/A DTD 02/18/2009 (director) filed notice to sell about $90,450 around Oct 15, 2026
- Sep 15, 2026Insider saleDirector Stephen F. Page sold $38,068 under a 10b5-1 plan (6 days after: quarterly or annual results)
- Sep 15, 2026Insider saleCAO Brian Charles Shackley sold $15,227 under a 10b5-1 plan (6 days after: quarterly or annual results)
- Sep 9, 2026NewsCompany reported: Quarterly or annual results
- Aug 17, 2026Insider saleDirector Stephen F. Page sold $47,995 under a 10b5-1 plan (10 days after: executive or director change)
- Aug 14, 2026Insider saleCAO Brian Charles Shackley sold $41,381 under a 10b5-1 plan (7 days after: executive or director change)
- Aug 14, 2026Planned saleBRIAN SHACKLEY (officer) filed notice to sell about $38,833 around Aug 14, 2026
- Aug 7, 2026NewsCompany reported: Executive or director change
- Jul 29, 2026NewsCompany reported: Executive or director change
- Jul 15, 2026Insider saleCAO Brian Charles Shackley sold $42,900 under a 10b5-1 plan
- Jul 15, 2026Insider saleDirector Stephen F. Page sold $35,464 under a 10b5-1 plan
- Jul 2, 2026CongressRep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. sell $1K–$15K
- Jun 30, 2026FundRenaissance Technologies added 56% in Q2 2026 (13F filed Aug 13, 2026)
- Jun 15, 2026Insider saleDirector Stephen F. Page sold $43,603 under a 10b5-1 plan
- Mar 3, 2026CongressRep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. buy $1K–$15K
- Jan 27, 2026CongressRep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. buy $1K–$15K
- Dec 15, 2025CongressRep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. buy $1K–$15K
Recent insider trades
Open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S) from Form 4. Grants, option exercises and gifts are not shown. Latest filing: Sep 17, 2026.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | Stephen F. PageDirector | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $38K |
| Sep 17 | Brian Charles ShackleyCAO | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $15K |
| Aug 19 | Stephen F. PageDirector | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $48K |
| Aug 14 | Brian Charles ShackleyCAO | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $41K |
| Jul 16 | Brian Charles ShackleyCAO | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $43K |
| Jul 16 | Stephen F. PageDirector | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $35K |
| Jun 16 | Stephen F. PageDirector | ▼ SELL10b5-1 | $44K |
Insiders who traded in the past year
| Insider | Role | Buys | Bought | Sells | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F. Page | Director | 0 | $0 | 4 | $165K |
| Brian Charles Shackley | CAO | 0 | $0 | 3 | $100K |
Trades by members of Congress
Reported under the STOCK Act. Amounts are ranges from the form. All Congress trades →
| Filed | Member | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | ▼ SELL | $1K–$15K | |
| Apr 7 | ▲ BUY | $1K–$15K | |
| Feb 13 | ▲ BUY | $1K–$15K | |
| Jan 12 | ▲ BUY | $1K–$15K | |
| Nov 18 | ▲ BUY | $1K–$15K |
Buybacks and executive pay
| Year | CEO pay reported | CEO pay "actually paid" | Value of $100 invested |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.3M | $22.8M | n/a |
| 2024 | $7.41M | $6.57M | n/a |
| 2023 | $7.60M | $16.1M | n/a |
From the company's XBRL data filed with the SEC. "Actually paid" is the SEC's pay-versus-performance measure, which counts changes in the value of stock awards. "Value of $100 invested" is the company's cumulative shareholder return as reported, usually measured from five years earlier. See all buybacks and CEO pay across companies.
A All 7 insider trades reported on time. How it is graded
Tracked funds that report AVAV
From each fund's latest 13F. Holdings are as of quarter end and are filed up to 45 days later.
| Fund | Shares | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies | 74,996 | $12.4M | ▲ +56.3% |
Reading these numbers
Insiders sell for many reasons: taxes, diversification, a house. Purchases with their own money are rarer and are usually read as more informative. A Form 4 is due within two business days of the trade. How to read a Form 4 →