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 ($39.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 121.4m as of 2025-04-30, 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 ≈ $49.20. Options: 29 managers hold calls ($364.6m notional), 27 hold puts ($131.2m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q4 2024 | 509 |
| Q1 2025 | 530 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 205 | 253 |
| Q3 2023 | 210 | 262 |
| Q4 2023 | 222 | 245 |
| Q1 2024 | 182 | 244 |
| Q2 2024 | 188 | 195 |
| Q3 2024 | 184 | 229 |
| Q4 2024 | 235 | 197 |
| Q1 2025 | 271 | 255 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $58.6m | $112.0m | 1.91 |
| Q3 2024 | $115.2m | $116.6m | 1.01 |
| Q4 2024 | $401.4m | $180.7m | 0.45 |
| Q1 2025 | $364.6m | $131.2m | 0.36 |
Biggest buyers
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. | New | +4.1m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +3.9m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.9m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.2m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | +775.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +721.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP | New | +687.4k |
Biggest sellers
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -4.1m |
| Boston Partners | Sold out | -3.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.0m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.0m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Sold out | -943.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -824.5k |
| Interval Partners, LP | Sold out | -780.0k |
| Diamond Hill Capital Management, LLC (Investment Advisor) | Sold out | -644.7k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Reduced | -644.3k |
Biggest calls
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | New | $99.4m2.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $60.9m1.2m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $38.1m775.0k shares |
| TOMS Capital Investment Management LP | New | $24.9m505.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $23.8m484.5k shares |
| BlackRock, Inc. | New | $16.2m328.6k shares |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC | New | $15.3m310.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $12.4m251.6k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $12.3m250.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $9.2m186.9k shares |
Biggest puts
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $22.3m453.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $18.5m376.2k shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $13.1m266.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $12.3m249.4k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $8.2m162.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $7.3m148.9k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $7.0m141.9k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Reduced | $4.4m90.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $4.4m89.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $4.1m83.4k 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 2025
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 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $4.0m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $11.6m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-20 | HARRISON ANDREW R EVP AND CCO | Sold | $503.4k6.6k shares |
| 2025-02-18 | VON MUEHLEN CONSTANCE E EVP AND COO | Sold | $1.7m22.2k shares |
| 2025-02-10 | TACKETT SHANE R EVP AND CFO | Sold | $1.7m22.9k shares |
| 2025-01-30 | SCHNEIDER ANDREA L SVP PEOPLE | Sold | $134.2k1.8k shares |
| 2025-01-29 | LEVINE KYLE B SVP LEGAL & GEN COUNSEL | Sold | $314.5k4.3k shares |
| 2025-01-28 | HARRISON ANDREW R EVP AND CCO | Sold | $6.5m91.7k shares |
| 2025-01-24 | MINICUCCI BENITO CEO AND PRESIDENT, director | Sold | $689.6k9.9k shares |
| 2025-01-24 | SPRAGUE JOSEPH A Pres & CEO Hawaiian A/L | Sold | $654.5k9.5k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.9m $586.2m | Reduced -1.7m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.6m $568.7m | Reduced -4.1m |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.5m $419.7m | Added +3.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 5.7m $282.6m | Reduced -482.7k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 3.11% of their portfolio | 4.1m $203.3m | New |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.8m $187.2m | Reduced -18.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $182.2m | Reduced -344.4k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 3.2m $158.7m | Added +47.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 3.1m $154.0m | Added +721.7k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.6m $129.9m | Added +1.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $105.3m | Added +146.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $98.4m | Added +1.2m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $94.0m | Added +321.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $88.8m | Reduced -241.5k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $83.7m | Reduced -375.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.6m $77.5m | Reduced -536.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.5m $72.3m | Added +1.3m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $63.3m | Reduced -16.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $62.0m | Reduced -173.4k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.8m | Added +1.0m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.2m $58.6m | New |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 1.90% of their portfolio | 1.2m $57.1m | Reduced -113.4k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.1m | Added +165.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $56.0m | Added +775.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $54.5m | Reduced -1.0m |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.78% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.9m | Added +224.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $52.3m | Added +285.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.8m | Reduced -148.7k |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP 1.69% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.5m | Reduced -20.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 971.9k $47.8m | Added +79.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 944.9k $46.5m | Reduced -382.7k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 1.54% of their portfolio | 798.4k $39.3m | Added +6.0k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 687.4k $33.8m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 642.5k $31.6m | Added +2.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.39% of their portfolio | 606.4k $29.8m | New |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 565.7k $27.8m | Reduced -413.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 502.0k $24.7m | Added +195.5k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 474.0k $23.3m | Added +415.3k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 442.0k $21.8m | Added +381.5k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 2.78% of their portfolio | 427.6k $21.0m | Reduced -97.6k |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 388.6k $19.1m | Added +320.1k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 377.6k $18.6m | Reduced -189.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 369.4k $18.2m | Added +54.8k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 368.2k $18.1m | Added +269.9k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 367.4k $18.1m | Reduced -168.2k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 348.2k $17.1m | Reduced -340.5k |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd 5.40% of their portfolio | 346.6k $17.1m | New |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 2.74% of their portfolio | 344.8k $17.0m | Reduced -5.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 344.0k $16.9m | Added +44.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 340.3k $16.7m | Added +153.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.15% of their portfolio | 334.7k $16.5m | Added +285.6k |
| Lodge Hill Capital, LLC 3.55% of their portfolio | 304.9k $15.0m | New |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 303.4k $14.9m | Added +301.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.8k $14.6m | Reduced -331.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 289.7k $14.3m | Added +146.2k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.27% of their portfolio | 264.9k $13.0m | Reduced -100.8k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 253.0k $12.5m | New |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 245.6k $12.1m | Added +149.8k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 237.5k $11.7m | Added +188.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 231.1k $11.4m | Added +11.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 229.2k $11.3m | Reduced -145.2k |
| TOWLE & CO 2.45% of their portfolio | 228.0k $11.2m | Reduced -40.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 225.9k $11.8m | First filing |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 219.1k $10.8m | New |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 215.8k $10.6m | Added +169.3k |
| Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 215.0k $10.6m | Reduced -260.0k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 211.4k $10.4m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 197.2k $9.7m | Added +109.3k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 191.7k $9.4m | New |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.07% of their portfolio | 187.9k $9.2m | Reduced -5.1k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 186.4k $9.2m | Added +10.6k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 182.7k $9.0m | Reduced -193.9k |
| NFJ INVESTMENT GROUP, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 167.4k $8.2m | Reduced -11.1k |
| First Washington CORP 2.87% of their portfolio | 166.3k $8.2m | Unchanged |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 159.1k $7.8m | Added +1.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 158.3k $7.8m | New |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 155.0k $7.6m | New |
| swisspartners Advisors Ltd 6.54% of their portfolio | 142.5k $6.2m | Added +2.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 141.6k $7.0m | Added +1.9k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.46% of their portfolio | 139.0k $6.8m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 138.9k $6.8m | Reduced -3.5k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 135.9k $6.7m | Added +130.6k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 128.3k $6.3m | Added +121.9k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.5k $6.1m | Reduced -12.9k |
| Generate Investment Management Ltd 0.42% of their portfolio | 122.5k $6.0m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 121.6k $6.0m | Added +1.5k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 115.4k $5.7m | Unchanged |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 113.9k $5.6m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 112.1k $5.5m | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.9k $5.5m | Added +26.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 110.4k $5.4m | Reduced -148.1k |
| ICON ADVISERS INC/CO 1.27% of their portfolio | 110.0k $5.4m | Added +15.0k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.17% of their portfolio | 108.6k $5.3m | New |
| STRS OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 108.0k $5.3m | Reduced -54.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.9k $5.1m | Reduced -4.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.0k $4.9m | Added +37.0k |
| tru Independence LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 99.7k $4.9m | Added +2.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 99.5k $4.9m | Added +70.1k |
| HEARTLAND ADVISORS INC 0.28% of their portfolio | 99.0k $4.9m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 98.4k $4.8m | Added +6.4k |