AVD — AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
Technicals
Measured signals that fired on AVD
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | Short volume far above its own normal short | -0.76% over 21 days · t = -2.79 · n = 5,897 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
Excess return against a matched control group, on a point-in-time universe that includes delisted companies. Most families do not survive that. How the measurement works →
Insider transactions (Form 4)
| date | insider | what | shares | price | value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC | Open-market sale | 556.6K | 2.20 | 1.2M |
| 2026-08-18 | ROSENBLOOM KEITH M Director | Open-market sale | 556.6K | 2.20 | 1.2M |
| 2026-08-17 | Macicek Steven D Director | Open-market purchase | 19.0K | 2.09 | 39.7K |
| 2026-07-10 | Kaye Douglas CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | Other Acquisition/Disposition | 6.5K | 2.36 | 15.4K |
| 2026-06-04 | ROSENBLOOM KEITH M Director | Grant or award | 31.9K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-04 | McDougal Rubin J Director | Grant or award | 31.9K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-04 | Gottschalk Patrick E Director | Grant or award | 31.9K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-04 | Macicek Steven D Director | Grant or award | 31.9K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-04 | Bassett Mark R Director | Grant or award | 31.9K | 0.00 | 0 |
| 2026-06-04 | Angelini Marisol Director | Grant or award | 31.9K | 0.00 | 0 |
Open-market purchases (code P) are the informative ones. Grants, option exercises and tax withholding are compensation mechanics, not decisions. How to read a Form 4 →
Largest institutional holders
| manager | value | shares |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. | 5.2M | 2.1M |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | 4.1M | 1.7M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.8M | 1.1M |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | 2.6M | 1.0M |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 1.9M | 746.2K |
| EVR Research LP | 1.8M | 720.0K |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 1.7M | 663.1K |
| STATE STREET CORP | 1.6M | 639.8K |
| Potomac Capital Management, Inc. | 1.5M | 622.0K |
| Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC | 1.4M | 571.8K |
13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →
Short selling
This is off-exchange short volume, not short interest: it is flow, not position, and 40–50% is normal because market makers short to fill your buy. Why that number misleads →
Recent headlines
- American Vanguard Corp (AVD) filed form 8-K · 2026-08-11 · SEC EDGAR
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