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American Vanguard

AVD on NYSE. Market value $51m.

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Who owns it

1 long-term investor we follow owns it, unchanged from 1 last quarter. 105 funds in all.

Jun '25
Dec '25
Jun '26
Largest holders overall

From 13F filings for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Big holders and activists

1 investor owns more than 5%.

From Schedule 13D and 13G filings: anyone owning more than 5% must file one.

What insiders did

In the last 12 months, 3 insiders bought $237,110 of shares on the open market. 1 sold $1m.

  • ROSENBLOOM KEITH M
    Director
    Sold
    Date
    18 August 2026
    Shares
    556,580
    Price
    $2.20
    Value
    $1m
  • Macicek Steven D
    Director
    Bought
    Date
    17 August 2026
    Shares
    19,000
    Price
    $2.09
    Value
    $39,710
  • Kaye Douglas
    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
    Bought
    Date
    3 June 2026
    Shares
    5,000
    Price
    $2.50
    Value
    $12,500
  • Gottschalk Patrick E
    Director
    Bought
    Date
    19 May 2026
    Shares
    25,000
    Price
    $2.70
    Value
    $67,500
  • Gottschalk Patrick E
    Director
    Bought
    Date
    13 May 2026
    Shares
    20,000
    Price
    $2.95
    Value
    $59,000
  • Gottschalk Patrick E
    Director
    Bought
    Date
    12 May 2026
    Shares
    20,000
    Price
    $2.92
    Value
    $58,400

From Form 4 filings: insiders must report trades in their own company's shares within two days.

Warning signs in its filings

Problems the company itself reported to the SEC, in its own words.

None of the warning signs we check for were found.

We look for five warning signs: doubt it can keep going, weak checks on its own accounts, a notice that its past accounts can't be relied on, a change of auditor, and one customer bringing in a big share of sales. We don't check lawsuits, investigations or debt yet.

We checked the auditor's report, internal controls, restatement notices, auditor changes and big customers in the 10-K filed 16 Mar 2026, plus the 10-Q filed 10 Aug 2026 and 6 later 8-Ks.

A 10-K is the yearly report every US company files with the SEC. An 8-K is a short notice of a big event.

The deep dive

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