ALASKA AIR GROUP INC ALK
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 011659109 · ISIN US0116591092
Airline holding company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryAir Transportation, Scheduled
- HeadquartersSeattle, WA
- Founded1985
- Websiteinvestor.alaskaair.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($5.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 127.5m as of 2023-01-31, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $42.96. Options: 22 managers hold calls ($87.6m notional), 21 hold puts ($55.6m).
Trends to Q4 2022
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 496 |
| Q4 2022 | 506 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $75.0m | $55.1m | 0.73 |
| Q4 2022 | $87.6m | $55.6m | 0.63 |
Biggest buyers
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +1.3m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +739.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +566.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +556.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +524.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +486.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Added | +453.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +423.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +312.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +304.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Sold out | -497.6k |
| Amundi | Reduced | -376.3k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Sold out | -304.6k |
| Zimmer Partners, LP | Sold out | -275.0k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -195.6k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -188.0k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -169.2k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -159.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Reduced | -159.3k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -152.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $38.8m903.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $13.5m314.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.6m269.1k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $5.2m122.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $5.0m116.2k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $4.3m99.3k shares |
| Aristides Capital LLC | Unchanged | $2.6m60.0k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | New | $1.5m350 shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.5m34.8k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $1.2m26.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $13.2m306.5k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $9.1m211.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $8.5m197.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $6.3m145.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $5.8m134.1k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | New | $3.0m700 shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $2.5m57.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.4m55.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $1.3m30.4k shares |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | $1.0m23.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-17 | 8.4% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution new · filed 2025-07-15 | 5.1% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: FMR LLC (3.1%, 2026-05-06), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2022
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2021 | 0 | — | 3 | $762.0k | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $159.1k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $93.9k | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $250.4k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q4 2022.
Holders, Q4 2022
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.6m $625.7m | Added +240.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.3m $312.8m | Added +84.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 7.0m $298.7m | Added +486.8k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.17% of their portfolio | 4.3m $184.2m | Reduced -169.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $177.7m | Added +52.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.6m $155.1m | Added +739.9k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.4m $147.1m | Added +556.8k |
| Boston Partners 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.4m $145.6m | Added +59.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $135.2m | Added +423.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $118.6m | Added +49.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $112.9m | Added +68.3k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.0m $84.8m | Added +1.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $71.8m | Added +23.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $68.3m | Added +9.0k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.32% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.4m | Unchanged |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.0m | Added +255.4k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 3.58% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.2m | Reduced -66.9k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.1m | Added +131.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.9m | Added +9.7k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.1m $46.2m | Added +524.4k |
| RWC Asset Management LLP 1.39% of their portfolio | 1.0m $44.4m | Reduced -6.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $43.5m | Reduced -51.8k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 988.7k $42.5m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 984.1k $42.3m | Reduced -49.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 968.1k $41.6m | Added +146.9k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 945.9k $40.6m | Added +10.1k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 936.1k $40.2m | Added +2.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 926.9k $39.8m | Reduced -152.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 923.9k $39.4m | Reduced -142.7k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 908.9k $39.0m | Reduced -45.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 854.0k $36.7m | Added +566.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 833.5k $35.8m | Added +304.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 783.4k $34.6m | Added +453.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 721.5k $31.0m | Reduced -32.9k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 712.8k $30.6m | Added +312.6k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 510.2k $21.9m | Reduced -6.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 491.8k $21.1m | Reduced -58.4k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.57% of their portfolio | 476.6k $20.5m | Reduced -6.5k |
| TOWLE & CO 2.52% of their portfolio | 438.7k $18.8m | Reduced -92.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 418.2k $18.0m | Reduced -119.5k |
| BECKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.82% of their portfolio | 409.9k $17.6m | Added +190.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 374.8k $16.1m | Reduced -16.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 357.4k $15.3m | Reduced -32.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 354.5k $15.2m | Reduced -45.7k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 350.7k $15.1m | Added +24.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 333.2k $14.3m | Added +99.9k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.21% of their portfolio | 331.4k $14.2m | Added +297.1k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.21% of their portfolio | 322.5k $13.8m | Added +262.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 302.3k $13.0m | Added +154.1k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.28% of their portfolio | 296.7k $12.7m | Reduced -12.5k |
| EXENCIAL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 296.6k $12.7m | Added +74.1k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 290.3k $12.5m | Added +27.9k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 284.3k $12.2m | Reduced -13.1k |
| Man Group plc 0.04% of their portfolio | 277.6k $11.9m | Added +94.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.0k $11.9m | Reduced -9.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 273.8k $11.8m | Reduced -21.0k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 255.9k $11.0m | Added +43.9k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 252.3k $10.8m | Reduced -1.7k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 252.2k $10.8m | Reduced -44.4k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 243.4k $10.5m | Added +6.7k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 230.0k $9.9m | Reduced -679 |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 2.62% of their portfolio | 224.4k $9.6m | Added +16.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 215.8k $9.3m | Added +12.6k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.15% of their portfolio | 215.1k $9.2m | Reduced -29.4k |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.11% of their portfolio | 209.9k $9.0m | Reduced -13.0k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 205.3k $8.8m | Added +140.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 203.4k $8.7m | Reduced -159.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 198.3k $8.5m | Reduced -18.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 183.2k $7.9m | Added +157.0k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 170.8k $7.3m | Added +14.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 166.5k $7.2m | Reduced -195.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 165.4k $7.1m | Added +3.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.2k $6.8m | Reduced -159.6k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 156.2k $6.7m | Reduced -499 |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 152.3k $6.5m | Added +7.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 145.4k $6.2m | Reduced -10.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.2k $6.1m | Unchanged |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 143.2k $6.1m | Added +461 |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 132.1k $5.7m | Added +8.3k |
| FIRST AMERICAN TRUST, FSB 0.87% of their portfolio | 131.1k $5.6m | Added +8.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 129.4k $5.6m | Reduced -7.6k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.7k $5.4m | Added +667 |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.08% of their portfolio | 126.4k $5.4m | Unchanged |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 125.0k $5.4m | Added +4.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.5k $5.2m | Added +1.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 120.5k $5.2m | Added +11.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 117.7k $5.1m | Reduced -31 |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 115.9k $5.0m | First filing |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.2k $4.9m | Added +3.7k |
| swisspartners Advisors Ltd 4.29% of their portfolio | 111.8k $4.8m | Reduced -350 |
| W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co 0.87% of their portfolio | 110.6k $4.8m | Reduced -2.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 106.3k $4.6m | Added +18.2k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.8k $4.4m | Added +34.8k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 102.1k $4.4m | Added +17.4k |
| SeaTown Holdings Pte. Ltd. 0.64% of their portfolio | 100.3k $4.3m | Unchanged |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.2k $4.2m | Added +18.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.9k $4.0m | Reduced -2.9k |
| Freemont Management S.A. 0.64% of their portfolio | 93.8k $4.0m | Unchanged |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 91.0k $3.9m | Added +79.5k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.3k $3.8m | Added +75.1k |