🕵️ American Vanguard Corp ($AVD)
SEC insider & ownership activity, last 12 months · CIK 5981 · every row links its SEC filing
Over the last 12 months insiders sold $32K against $197K of open-market buying. Patrick E. Gottschalk bought $185K in discretionary trades (May). No red-flag 8-Ks in the window.
Monthly net open-market insider flow, last 12 months (up = net buying)
Insider flow
2 buyers, $197K (4 lots) · 1 seller, $32K (1 lots)
| Insider | Buys | Bought | Sells | Sold | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick E. Gottschalk | 3 | $185K | 0 | – | May 19, 2026 |
| Eilers Peter | 0 | – | 1 | $32K | Sep 4, 2025 |
| Kaye Douglas | 1 | $12K | 0 | – | Jun 3, 2026 |
5%+ holders
| Holder | Stake | Class | Schedule | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Management Group LLP | 5.7% | 13G | Nov 12, 2025 | filing ↗ | |
| Wellington Group Holdings LLP | 5.7% | 13G | Nov 12, 2025 | filing ↗ | |
| Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP | 5.7% | 13G | Nov 12, 2025 | filing ↗ | |
| Wellington Management Company LLP | 5.2% | 13G | Nov 12, 2025 | filing ↗ | |
| Blackrock, Inc. | exited | 13G | Jul 27, 2026 | filing ↗ |
Planned insider sales (Form 144)
| Seller | Planned | Approx. sale date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eilers Peter | $32K | Sep 4, 2025 | filing ↗ |
Material events (8-K)
| Item | Event date | |
|---|---|---|
| Officer/director changes (5.02) | Jun 4, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| Shareholder vote (5.07) | Jun 4, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| Other events (8.01) | Jun 4, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| Financial Statements and Exhibits (9.01) | Jun 4, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| Officer/director changes (5.02) | Apr 10, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| Earnings (2.02) | Mar 16, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| Financial Statements and Exhibits (9.01) | Mar 16, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| Material agreement (1.01) | Mar 13, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| Agreement terminated (1.02) | Mar 13, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| New financial obligation (2.03) | Mar 13, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| Financial Statements and Exhibits (9.01) | Mar 13, 2026 | filing ↗ |
| Earnings (2.02) | Nov 10, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Reg FD disclosure (7.01) | Nov 10, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Financial Statements and Exhibits (9.01) | Nov 10, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Material agreement (1.01) | Aug 18, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| New financial obligation (2.03) | Aug 18, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Reg FD disclosure (7.01) | Aug 18, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Financial Statements and Exhibits (9.01) | Aug 18, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Earnings (2.02) | Jul 31, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Reg FD disclosure (7.01) | Jul 31, 2025 | filing ↗ |
| Financial Statements and Exhibits (9.01) | Jul 31, 2025 | filing ↗ |