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 ($28.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 126.9m as of 2024-10-31, 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 ≈ $45.11. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($115.2m notional), 25 hold puts ($116.6m).
Trends to Q3 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 496 |
| Q4 2022 | 506 |
| Q1 2023 | 515 |
| Q2 2023 | 499 |
| Q3 2023 | 469 |
| Q4 2023 | 455 |
| Q1 2024 | 426 |
| Q2 2024 | 448 |
| Q3 2024 | 445 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 205 | 253 |
| Q3 2023 | 210 | 262 |
| Q4 2023 | 222 | 245 |
| Q1 2024 | 182 | 244 |
| Q2 2024 | 188 | 195 |
| Q3 2024 | 184 | 229 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $101.4m | $163.4m | 1.61 |
| Q1 2024 | $69.8m | $96.4m | 1.38 |
| Q2 2024 | $58.6m | $112.0m | 1.91 |
| Q3 2024 | $115.2m | $116.6m | 1.01 |
Biggest buyers
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +2.2m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.0m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +833.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +797.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Added | +728.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | New | +590.2k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | New | +583.7k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | New | +554.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +553.3k |
Biggest sellers
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -2.1m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Sold out | -1.0m |
| NORGES BANK | Reduced | -787.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -757.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -725.3k |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -704.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -698.4k |
Biggest calls
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. | New | $45.2m1.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $15.8m348.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $8.1m179.9k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.5m166.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $5.9m131.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.7m126.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $5.1m114.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $4.0m88.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $3.2m71.5k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $3.2m70.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $39.3m869.1k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $15.0m332.3k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $11.5m254.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $6.5m143.5k shares |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | Reduced | $5.7m126.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $5.0m109.8k shares |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Unchanged | $4.8m106.8k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Unchanged | $4.7m105.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $4.6m102.7k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Unchanged | $3.7m82.8k 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 Q3 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $251.1k | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $243.6k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $2.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $249.3k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
None reported in Q3 2024.
Holders, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.6m $750.4m | First filing |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 13.6m $614.7m | Reduced -98.8k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 6.2m $278.9m | Reduced -336.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.0m $179.3m | Reduced -10.6k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.9m $174.2m | Reduced -10.2k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.8m $173.0m | Added +2.2m |
| Boston Partners 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.2m $146.4m | Reduced -704.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.1m $142.4m | Reduced -757.1k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $120.1m | Added +335.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.25% of their portfolio | 2.1m $96.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $93.2m | Added +78.2k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.1m $92.6m | Added +2.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $90.1m | Reduced -629.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $88.7m | Added +833.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $72.1m | Added +7.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $64.3m | Added +442.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $58.0m | Added +440.9k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.2m $53.3m | Reduced -277.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $50.0m | Added +1.0m |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.0m | Added +265.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.9m | Added +18.2k |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP 1.44% of their portfolio | 964.7k $43.6m | Added +64.2k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.21% of their portfolio | 945.7k $42.8m | Reduced -19.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 928.2k $42.0m | Reduced -87.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 911.9k $41.2m | Reduced -2.1m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 797.4k $36.0m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.07% of their portfolio | 762.9k $34.5m | Added +728.0k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) 0.14% of their portfolio | 758.6k $34.3m | Reduced -35.5k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 3.30% of their portfolio | 756.8k $34.2m | Reduced -186.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 738.3k $33.4m | Reduced -198.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 732.0k $33.1m | Added +186.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 681.2k $30.8m | Reduced -51.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 664.5k $30.0m | Reduced -318.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 637.5k $28.8m | Added +553.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 633.5k $28.3m | Added +24.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 606.9k $27.4m | Reduced -30.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 597.6k $27.0m | Reduced -725.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 590.2k $26.7m | New |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 583.7k $26.4m | New |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 582.3k $26.0m | Reduced -565.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 554.5k $25.1m | New |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.48% of their portfolio | 543.3k $24.6m | Unchanged |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 1.02% of their portfolio | 521.5k $23.6m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 507.4k $22.9m | Reduced -4.3k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 447.1k $20.2m | Reduced -11.8k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.24% of their portfolio | 416.4k $18.8m | Added +287.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 406.7k $18.4m | Reduced -590.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 406.3k $18.4m | Reduced -52.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 397.3k $18.0m | Reduced -49.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 392.6k $17.7m | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.18% of their portfolio | 371.6k $16.8m | Added +220.8k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 363.4k $16.4m | Added +351.3k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 356.8k $16.1m | Added +31.3k |
| Mesirow Institutional Investment Management, Inc. 1.22% of their portfolio | 352.9k $16.0m | Added +68.8k |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 2.66% of their portfolio | 347.9k $15.7m | Added +6.1k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 339.2k $15.3m | Added +19.0k |
| TOWLE & CO 2.14% of their portfolio | 331.8k $15.0m | Added +306.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 315.3k $14.3m | Reduced -14.6k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 284.4k $12.9m | Added +269.8k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.07% of their portfolio | 267.7k $12.1m | Reduced -11.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.03% of their portfolio | 262.4k $11.9m | Reduced -1.9m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 260.6k $11.8m | Reduced -10.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 257.4k $11.6m | Added +43.4k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 249.5k $11.3m | Reduced -17.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 232.7k $10.5m | Added +17.1k |
| HOTCHKIS & WILEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 230.4k $10.4m | Added +930 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 221.6k $10.0m | Reduced -16.5k |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.08% of their portfolio | 214.7k $9.7m | Reduced -12.6k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.50% of their portfolio | 212.4k $9.6m | Added +5.5k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 199.5k $9.0m | Added +194.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.4k $8.7m | Reduced -91.2k |
| INTERNATIONAL ASSETS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 190.8k $4.2k | New |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 189.8k $8.6m | Reduced -467.0k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 175.4k $7.9m | New |
| Jade Capital Advisors, LLC 5.16% of their portfolio | 175.0k $7.9m | Added +135.0k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 174.8k $7.9m | Added +146.2k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 173.2k $7.8m | Unchanged |
| First Washington CORP 2.99% of their portfolio | 166.3k $7.5m | Added +20.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 166.0k $7.5m | Added +8.7k |
| Blueshift Asset Management, LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 157.8k $7.1m | Added +103.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.3k $7.1m | Added +80.1k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 148.2k $6.7m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 146.4k $6.6m | Reduced -32.2k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 141.4k $6.4m | Added +1.9k |
| swisspartners Advisors Ltd 4.95% of their portfolio | 140.5k $5.4m | Added +7.2k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 140.2k $6.3m | Reduced -678.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 135.9k $6.1m | Reduced -226.4k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 135.0k $6.1m | Reduced -88.6k |
| COMERICA BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 128.6k $5.8m | Reduced -27.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 127.6k $5.8m | Unchanged |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 125.1k $5.7m | Reduced -698.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 122.5k $5.5m | Reduced -11.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.5k $5.5m | Reduced -787.7k |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 120.0k $5.4m | Not comparable |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 119.8k $5.4m | Added +86.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 118.5k $5.4m | Reduced -181.9k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 118.1k $5.3m | New |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.9k $5.1m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 112.1k $5.1m | New |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 111.7k $5.1m | Reduced -4.7k |