AVXL — ANAVEX LIFE SCIENCES CORP.
Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21
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Performance
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Measured signals that fired on AVXL
| date | signal | measured base rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 | Equal lows taken out structure | -0.64% over 21 days · t = -4.75 · n = 55,661 statistically distinguishable from its control group |
| 2026-06-11 | Equal lows taken out structure | -0.64% over 21 days · t = -4.75 · n = 55,661 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | MISSLING CHRISTOPHER U President and CEO | Shares withheld for tax | 145.0K | 9.58 | 1.4M |
| 2025-09-11 | MISSLING CHRISTOPHER U President and CEO | Option exercise | 187.5K | 5.04 | 945.0K |
| 2025-06-05 | Thomas Steffen Director | Option exercise | 50.0K | 1.76 | 88.0K |
| 2025-06-05 | Thomas Steffen Director | Shares withheld for tax | 11.3K | 7.75 | 88.0K |
| 2025-03-24 | MISSLING CHRISTOPHER U President and CEO | Shares withheld for tax | 282.5K | 9.63 | 2.7M |
| 2025-03-24 | MISSLING CHRISTOPHER U President and CEO | Option exercise | 500.0K | 0.92 | 460.0K |
| 2024-06-14 | Donhauser Peter D.O. Director | Open-market purchase | 2.8K | 3.64 | 10.3K |
| 2024-05-15 | Thomas Steffen Director | Open-market purchase | 5.0K | 4.52 | 22.6K |
| 2024-03-28 | MISSLING CHRISTOPHER U President and CEO | Open-market sale | 73.4K | 5.11 | 375.0K |
| 2024-03-28 | MISSLING CHRISTOPHER U President and CEO | Option exercise | 73.4K | 1.32 | 96.9K |
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. | 23.4M | 7.6M |
| STATE STREET CORP | 13.9M | 4.5M |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 11.9M | 3.9M |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 10.0M | 3.2M |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 6.7M | 2.2M |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | 3.1M | 995.7K |
| Summit Financial, LLC | 2.9M | 940.5K |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | 2.6M | 863.1K |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | 2.5M | 804.4K |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 2.4M | 783.1K |
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
- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (AVXL) filed form 8-K · 2026-08-17 · SEC EDGAR
- Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (AVXL) filed form 8-K · 2026-08-11 · SEC EDGAR
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