Applied Aerospace & Defense AADX
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$244.6K (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 79.8% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has risen from 1.00% to 3.94% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invesco Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,082,030 | 0.6% |
| AllianceBernstein | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,328,618 | 1.9% |
| Temasek Holdings | VC/PE Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,250,000 | 1.9% |
| MFS Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,342,565 | 1.4% |
| Baron Capital Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,173,823 | 1.3% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,045,038 | 1.2% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,924,999 | 1.1% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,741,639 | 1.0% |
| Janus Henderson Group plc | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,332,574 | 0.8% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,273,937 | 0.7% |
| Norges Bank Investment Management | Sovereign Wealth Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,250,000 | 0.7% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,244,415 | 0.7% |
| Driehaus Capital Management LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,227,730 | 0.7% |
| Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,197,165 | 0.7% |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,003,300 | 0.6% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2026 | Kai Kasiguran | Chief Accounting Officer | Other Acquisition | +3,800 | $11.69 | 3,800 |
| 14 Jul 2026 | AA&D Holdings, LP | Other Disposition | -11,456,787 | – | 126,786,731 | |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Susan Lynch | Independent Director | Private Acquisition | +8,000 | $20.00 | 8,000 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Jeffrey McRae | Chief Financial Officer | Private Acquisition | +25,000 | $20.00 | 25,000 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Jay Goldstein | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,250 | $20.00 | 4,750 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Jay Goldstein | Independent Director | Private Acquisition | +500 | $20.00 | 4,750 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | James Katzman | Independent Director | Other Acquisition | +4,250 | $20.00 | 29,250 |
| 3 Jun 2026 | James Katzman | Independent Director | Private Acquisition | +25,000 | $20.00 | 29,250 |
| 2 Jun 2026 | AA&D Holdings, LP | Initial Statement of Beneficial | +0 | – | 138,243,518 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 6,786,111 | 3.9% | 3.1 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 5,386,975 | 3.1% | 2.3 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 3,268,914 | 1.9% | 1.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3,166,050 | 1.8% | 1.9 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 1,626,788 | 0.9% | 1.5 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,708,589 | 1.0% | 1.7 |
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