American Vanguard Corporation· AVD

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Basic Materials Agricultural Inputs Website

Price: $2.28
Day: -2.15%
Mkt Cap: $65.22M
52W Range: $2.03 – $5.92
Volume: 146.3K
Beta: 1.44

D55D FrameworkQuarterly Data

Holdings Analysis

Insider activity, institutional flows, and fund ownership.

Smart Money: 2.6 / 5 (Neutral), from 3 of 3 components
Institutions Q2 2026: 106 institutions hold; 55 added, 36 reduced
Insiders Q3 2026: 1 purchase ($39.7K), 1 sale ($1.2M)

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American Vanguard Corporation

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Current price: $2

Smart Money

Dimension 5 of 5

Insider selling pace · Q3 2026

557x

vs own 6-quarter average

Seller breadth · Q3 2026

1 seller

vs 0.3 avg per quarter

Institutional net breadth · Q2 2026

77 adding vs 71 reducing

Institutional ownership · Q2 2026

51.4%

106 institutions

Insider Selling Pace

Each quarter's selling vs this stock's own trailing 6-quarter average

Light <0.5xRoutineElevated >1.5xHeavy >3xBuying

Institutional Positions

Institutions adding above the line, reducing below, net as a line

NewIncreasedReducedClosedNet

Largest Institutional Holders, Q2 2026

By reported market value, and how each moved in the quarter

Holder

Change

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

1.7M

+4.1%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

1.1M

+0.6%

BLACKROCK, INC.

933.5K

-55.1%

EVR RESEARCH LP

775.0K

+7.6%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

774.6K

-25.9%

TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP

732.8K

-1.8%

ETF & Fund Activity, Q2 2026

How the covering funds split between buying, holding and selling

133

13 buying133 unchanged19 selling

165 funds held AVD in Q2 2026, holding 10.1M shares between them, down 12.8% on the quarter.

Largest fund holders

BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.30.5K sh

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust10.0K sh

GABELLI ASSET FUND10.0K sh

Notable Insider Transactions, Q3 2026

Largest open-market purchases and sales by value in the last eight quarters

Sale · Aug 18

ROSENBLOOM KEITH M

$1.2M

Purchase · Nov 15

Macicek Steven D

$71.6K

Purchase · May 19

Gottschalk Patrick E

$67.5K

Insider transactions from SEC Form 4 filings; institutional holdings from quarterly 13F filings, which are reported with a lag and can overlap between filers. 13F: quarterly institutional holdings report · ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund

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Generated September 9, 2026

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Smart Money Sentiment

AVD Smart Money Sentiment Score

A weighted 1-5 sentiment score across three smart money signals.

Smart Money

2.6/5

Neutral

Weighted across 3 components

Component Breakdown (3 of 3 available)

Insider Activity

40% weight

Institutional Flow

50% weight

-46

Fund Flow

10% weight

-25

Overall Smart Money sentiment of 2.6/5 (Neutral) based on a weighted combination of 3 components. Insider activity uses a relative-baseline comparison against the stock's own history; institutional flow tracks position momentum and 13F share changes; fund flow measures ETF / mutual-fund buying vs selling. Higher scores indicate stronger bullish sentiment from professional investors.Last updated September 9, 2026.

Insider Trading Activity

Insider trading analysis comparing the latest quarter against the stock's own historical baseline.

Insider Selling Pace for AVD

Each quarter's selling vs the stock's own trailing 6-quarter average; 1.0x is typical for this stock. Green triangles mark quarters with insider buying.

Neutral

Insiders bought and sold in Q3 2026

Minor: 1 purchase totaling $39.7K (19.0K shares)

1 sale totaling $1.2M (556.6K shares)

Share volume is above the historical average

Net insider flow has deteriorated over recent quarters

557x

Selling pace

vs own 6-qtr average

Heavy

13.95%

Stake sold

of active insiders' holdings

1 seller

Seller breadth

vs 0.2 avg per quarter

$39.7K

Insider buying

1 buyer in Q3 2026

Notable Recent Transactions, AVD

Top 8 highest-value insider trades from the last 8 quarters

ROSENBLOOM KEITH M

Director

Sell

556,580 shares at $2.20

≈97.3% of their stake at the time

Aug 18, 2026$1.22M

Macicek Steven D

Director

Buy

12,000 shares at $5.97

≈38.4% of their stake after buying

Nov 15, 2024$71.64K

Gottschalk Patrick E

Director

Buy

25,000 shares at $2.70

≈13.0% of their stake after buying

May 19, 2026$67.50K

Gottschalk Patrick E

Director

Buy

20,000 shares at $2.95

≈12.0% of their stake after buying

May 13, 2026$59.00K

Gottschalk Patrick E

Director

Buy

20,000 shares at $2.92

≈13.6% of their stake after buying

May 12, 2026$58.40K

Macicek Steven D

Director

Buy

19,000 shares at $2.09

≈19.1% of their stake after buying

Aug 17, 2026$39.71K

Eilers Peter

Officer

Sell

6,000 shares at $5.35

≈15.7% of their stake at the time

Sep 4, 2025$32.10K

Kaye Douglas

CEO

Buy

5,000 shares at $2.50

≈1.7% of their stake after buying

Jun 3, 2026$12.50K

Institutional Ownership Analysis

Institutional ownership analysis with position momentum, 13F share flow, and ownership percentage trends.

Institutional Positions for AVD

Institutions adding (new + increased) above zero, reducing (reduced + closed) below, net as a line

New Increased Reduced Closed Net (adding − reducing)

Bearish Signal

Institutions reducing exposure in Q2 2026

51.4% institutional ownership

Balanced activity: 77 adding vs 71 reducing

13F shares decreased by 19.6%, a significant shift

Momentum weakening from prior quarter

Net breadth

77 adding vs 71 reducing

Balanced

1.08

Add / reduce ratio

in Q2 2026

-13

New − closed

22 initiated, 35 exited

5 of 10

Top holders adding

largest holders that added

Position Changes

Q2 2026: how are institutions adjusting their positions?

+77 growing-71 shrinkingNet: +6

New (22)

Increased (55)

Reduced (36)

Closed (35)

Top Institutional Holders, AVD

Largest 8 institutional positions by ownership percentage as of Q2 2026

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP

1.7M

$4.8M

Ownership

6.01%

+4.1%

VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

1.1M

$3.2M

Ownership

4.01%

+0.6%

BLACKROCK, INC.

933.5K

$2.6M

Ownership

3.26%

-55.1%

EVR RESEARCH LP

775.0K

$2.2M

Ownership

2.71%

+7.6%

DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP

774.6K

$2.2M

Ownership

2.70%

-25.9%

TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP

732.8K

$2.1M

Ownership

2.56%

-1.8%

CRUISER CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC

571.8K

$1.6M

Ownership

2.00%

No change

D. E. SHAW & CO., INC.

530.0K

$1.5M

Ownership

1.85%

+0.0%

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

ETF and mutual fund activity breakdown showing buying vs selling funds, top fund holders, and detailed holdings.

Fund Activity

Q2 2026: 165 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

13 buying19 sellingNet: -6

133

Buying (13)

Unchanged (133)

Selling (19)

In total, funds bought 344.7K shares and sold 1.6M this quarter. Each fund counts once in the bar above, whatever the size of its move.

Bearish Signal

Funds distributing in Q2 2026

165 ETFs and mutual funds reporting

19 funds selling vs 13 buying

Top Fund Holders, AVD

Largest 8 ETF and mutual fund positions by shares held, each fund's latest filing

BNY Mellon Strategic Funds, Inc.

30.5K

Weight

3.55%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Legg Mason Global Asset Management Trust

10.0K

Weight

0.00%

Jun 30, 2026No change

GABELLI ASSET FUND

10.0K

Weight

2.14%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Gabelli ETFs Trust

10.0K

Weight

5.03%

Jun 30, 2026No change

STATE STREET INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENT TRUST

9.6K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026No change

SEI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST

7.3K

Weight

0.01%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Principal Exchange-Traded Funds

6.9K

Weight

0.02%

Jun 30, 2026No change

Gabelli Global Small & Mid Cap Value Trust

6.5K

Weight

2.61%

Jun 30, 2026No change

American Vanguard Corporation· AVD

Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History63Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings25Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights

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Holdings Analysis

Insider Trading Activity

1.3Transaction History63Real market purchases and sales onlyShow All Types

Institutional Ownership Analysis

2.4Detailed Holdings25Most recent institutional positions with changes and valuations

ETF and Mutual Fund Holdings

3.3Fund Holdings Details25Most recent ETF and mutual fund holdings with share counts and weights