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Shackley Brian Charles sold $43K of AVAV

Shackley Brian Charles (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) sold 300 shares of AeroVironment Inc (AVAV) at $143.00 on 2026-07-15 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Shackley Brian Charles
Published Jul 16, 2026, 9:52 PM UTC
Analysis
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

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Why it matters

The disclosure provides transparency on insider activity but does not include any new operational, financial, or regulatory development.

02

Market read

Traders may treat this as routine insider selling with low incremental information content.

03

What to watch

The sale size ($42,900) is small relative to typical institutional flows, and the 10b5-1 designation suggests the timing was planned rather than information-driven.

Relevance 2/10Novelty 2/10Timing: after-hours, new Form 4 disclosure filed 2026-07-16

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for AeroVironment, reported by its Chief Accounting Officer.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

AeroVironment CFO sold 300 shares at $143 on 2026-07-15 under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, per Form 4 filed 2026-07-16.

Expected impact

Likely minimal, unless follow-on filings show unusual selling patterns.

Evidence & confidence

The filing specifies an open-market sale and that the transaction was pre-arranged under Rule 10b5-1, which typically reduces interpretive value versus discretionary selling.

Market effects

Sector

No sector-level read-across; this is company-specific insider transaction data.

Regional

None indicated.

Global

None indicated.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

Even with 10b5-1, clustered insider sales can coincide with private views on valuation or liquidity needs, so traders may still monitor for additional filings.

Key entities

  • issuer
    AeroVironment Inc

    Subject of the Form 4 insider sale disclosure.

  • insider
    Shackley Brian Charles

    SVP, Chief Accounting Officer who sold 300 shares.

  • trading mechanism
    Rule 10b5-1 plan

    Pre-arranged plan cited as Yes, indicating planned execution timing.

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Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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