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 ($5.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 127.9m as of 2023-04-30, 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 ≈ $42.03. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($58.6m notional), 21 hold puts ($119.1m).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 496 |
| Q4 2022 | 506 |
| Q1 2023 | 515 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 237 | 208 |
| Q1 2023 | 230 | 227 |
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 |
| Q1 2023 | $58.6m | $119.1m | 2.03 |
Biggest buyers
| Capital World Investors | New | +2.0m |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +1.0m |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Added | +850.5k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | New | +721.9k |
| FMR LLC | Added | +433.1k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +368.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | +273.2k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC | Added | +228.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +216.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +211.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -767.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -730.1k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -472.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -447.8k |
| TOWLE & CO | Sold out | -438.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -434.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -431.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -336.8k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -322.5k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -300.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $16.3m389.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $12.6m300.9k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $5.9m139.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $4.4m108.4k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $2.7m63.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $2.6m61.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | New | $2.4m57.6k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $2.4m56.1k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $2.1m50.0k shares |
| Aristides Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.7m40.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $32.3m770.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $15.4m366.8k shares |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. | New | $14.3m340.6k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $12.0m285.9k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Added | $8.4m200.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $8.3m198.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.9m164.7k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $4.4m103.8k shares |
| DYMON ASIA CAPITAL (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. | New | $4.2m100.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $3.5m82.4k 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 Q1 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $251.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-09 | THOMPSON J KENNETH Director | Sold | $170.0k3.5k shares |
| 2023-01-27 | SCHNEIDER ANDREA L SVP PEOPLE | Sold | $81.1k1.6k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 14.5m $607.4m | Reduced -97.2k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 8.0m $335.2m | Added +1.0m |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.3m $305.9m | Added +7.1k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.2m $177.1m | Reduced -69.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $168.4m | Reduced -124.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.8m $157.5m | Added +142.0k |
| Boston Partners 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.4m $143.2m | Added +23.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.1m $128.1m | Reduced -95.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $125.6m | Reduced -431.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.7m $112.3m | Added +47.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $109.6m | Reduced -148.2k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.1m $87.2m | Added +104.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $83.9m | New |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.0m | Added +850.5k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 4.44% of their portfolio | 1.6m $68.5m | Added +228.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $67.8m | Reduced -57.6k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $67.3m | Added +13.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.6m $67.0m | Added +106.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $57.1m | Added +433.1k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.85% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.4m | Reduced -300.0k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.1m | Reduced -136.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $49.7m | Added +216.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $48.6m | Added +19.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.0m | Added +211.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.1m | Reduced -9.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 998.1k $41.9m | Added +9.4k |
| RWC Asset Management LLP 1.29% of their portfolio | 993.8k $41.7m | Reduced -40.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 971.5k $40.8m | Added +25.7k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 949.2k $39.8m | Reduced -34.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 850.4k $35.7m | Added +128.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 721.9k $30.3m | New |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.41% of their portfolio | 699.5k $29.3m | Added +368.1k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 559.9k $23.5m | Added +209.3k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.73% of their portfolio | 543.9k $22.8m | Added +67.3k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 501.7k $21.1m | Reduced -8.5k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 489.4k $20.3m | Reduced -434.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 461.0k $19.3m | Reduced -251.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 446.6k $18.7m | Reduced -336.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 437.5k $18.4m | Added +80.1k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.39% of their portfolio | 434.1k $18.2m | Added +137.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 419.8k $17.6m | Added +1.6k |
| BECKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.67% of their portfolio | 406.3k $17.1m | Reduced -3.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 406.2k $17.0m | Reduced -447.8k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 365.2k $15.3m | Reduced -9.6k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 309.8k $13.0m | Added +32.8k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 307.7k $12.9m | Reduced -767.2k |
| EXENCIAL WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC 0.65% of their portfolio | 300.5k $12.6m | Added +3.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 280.2k $11.8m | Reduced -74.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.22% of their portfolio | 273.2k $11.5m | New |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 267.0k $11.2m | Added +11.1k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 262.0k $11.0m | Added +9.8k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 258.2k $10.8m | Added +5.9k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.02% of their portfolio | 255.8k $10.7m | Added +153.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 252.9k $10.6m | Reduced -20.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 251.4k $10.6m | Added +8.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 243.2k $10.2m | Reduced -90.0k |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.11% of their portfolio | 235.0k $9.9m | Added +25.1k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 229.3k $9.6m | Reduced -55.0k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 228.7k $9.6m | Reduced -1.2k |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 227.4k $9.5m | Added +3.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 219.6k $9.2m | Added +163.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 215.8k $9.1m | Unchanged |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 209.0k $8.8m | New |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.02% of their portfolio | 206.7k $8.7m | Added +3.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.0k $8.5m | Added +3.7k |
| WEDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L L P/NC 0.14% of their portfolio | 199.2k $8.4m | Reduced -15.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 194.6k $8.2m | Added +35.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 178.3k $7.5m | Reduced -112.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 169.3k $7.1m | Added +3.9k |
| GUGGENHEIM CAPITAL LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 159.5k $6.7m | Reduced -11.3k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 153.5k $6.4m | Reduced -2.7k |
| ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 147.8k $6.2m | Reduced -4.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.3k $6.1m | Added +950 |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 146.0k $6.1m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 143.2k $6.0m | Unchanged |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 140.5k $5.9m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 140.0k $5.9m | Added +10.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 139.6k $5.9m | Reduced -3.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 134.5k $5.6m | Reduced -167.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 134.4k $5.6m | Added +18.5k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 131.2k $5.5m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 129.9k $5.4m | Reduced -2.2k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 129.7k $5.4m | Added +3.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 126.5k $5.3m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 124.2k $5.2m | Reduced -768 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 119.9k $5.0m | Added +2.1k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.1k $5.0m | Reduced -3.4k |
| First Eagle Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.8k $4.9m | Added +14.0k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 114.2k $4.8m | Added +995 |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.6k $4.8m | Added +38.3k |
| W.G. Shaheen & Associates DBA Whitney & Co 0.75% of their portfolio | 112.3k $4.7m | Added +1.7k |
| swisspartners Advisors Ltd 3.90% of their portfolio | 111.4k $4.7m | Reduced -420 |
| Eisler Capital (UK) Ltd. 0.40% of their portfolio | 110.7k $4.6m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 110.4k $4.6m | Reduced -10.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.0k $4.5m | Reduced -97.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.2k $4.4m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 103.4k $4.3m | Reduced -730.1k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.0k $3.9m | Added +3.0k |
| Freemont Management S.A. 0.58% of their portfolio | 93.8k $3.9m | Unchanged |
| Employees Retirement System of Texas 0.06% of their portfolio | 91.5k $3.8m | Reduced -34.9k |