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 ($6.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 111.4m as of 2026-04-30, 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 ≈ $36.76. Options: 20 managers hold calls ($99.4m notional), 23 hold puts ($129.5m).
Trends to Q1 2026
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 |
| Q2 2025 | 480 |
| Q3 2025 | 477 |
| Q4 2025 | 467 |
| Q1 2026 | 454 |
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 2024 | 188 | 195 |
| Q3 2024 | 184 | 229 |
| Q4 2024 | 235 | 197 |
| Q1 2025 | 271 | 255 |
| Q2 2025 | 208 | 290 |
| Q3 2025 | 211 | 240 |
| Q4 2025 | 206 | 254 |
| Q1 2026 | 239 | 225 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $237.7m | $139.6m | 0.59 |
| Q3 2025 | $322.6m | $134.1m | 0.42 |
| Q4 2025 | $165.7m | $123.6m | 0.75 |
| Q1 2026 | $99.4m | $129.5m | 1.30 |
Biggest buyers
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | New | +4.4m |
| Capital World Investors | New | +3.5m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.8m |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.2m |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +878.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +782.2k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +618.8k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.9m |
| Capital Research Global Investors | Reduced | -2.7m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -1.8m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Jain Global LLC | Sold out | -1.1m |
| Freestone Grove Partners LP | Reduced | -965.8k |
| ARGA Investment Management, LP | Sold out | -754.3k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Sold out | -687.9k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $23.0m625.4k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $18.4m499.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $13.9m377.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $13.0m352.4k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $5.6m152.9k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | Added | $5.5m150.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $3.9m107.3k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $2.8m76.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $2.4m64.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $1.9m50.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $35.3m959.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $16.4m444.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $14.4m391.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $10.4m282.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $6.7m182.2k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $5.9m159.4k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $5.5m150.0k shares |
| Crawford Fund Management, LLC | Added | $5.2m141.0k shares |
| Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC | New | $4.8m130.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $3.7m99.8k 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 Q1 2026
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 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 7 | $4.0m | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $11.6m | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $554.2k | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.0m | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-18 | TACKETT SHANE R EVP AND CFO | Sold | $1.4m24.0k shares |
| 2026-02-18 | HARRISON ANDREW R EVP AND CCO | Sold | $311.5k5.5k shares |
| 2026-02-13 | HARRISON ANDREW R EVP AND CCO | Sold | $794.7k14.5k shares |
| 2026-02-09 | LEVINE KYLE B EVP Corp Pub Aff & Chf Leg Off | Sold | $176.8k2.9k shares |
| 2026-02-05 | TACKETT SHANE R EVP AND CFO | Sold | $550.0k10.0k 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 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 11.7m $432.1m | Added +1.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.3m $233.5m | Added +145.5k |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.2m $189.7m | First filing |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.1m $185.8m | First filing |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.9m $181.6m | Added +607.2k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.15% of their portfolio | 4.4m $161.8m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $130.7m | Reduced -2.9m |
| Capital World Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.5m $129.8m | New |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.5m $128.1m | Added +62.7k |
| FRONTIER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 3.4m $124.1m | Added +1.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 3.3m $119.5m | Reduced -10.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $105.6m | Reduced -92.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $103.0m | Added +878.2k |
| CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.13% of their portfolio | 2.5m $92.0m | Added +1.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.1m $79.1m | Reduced -21 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $72.4m | Added +1.8m |
| SEMPER AUGUSTUS INVESTMENTS GROUP LLC 7.45% of their portfolio | 1.7m $62.3m | Added +1.3m |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $61.2m | Added +618.8k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.69% of their portfolio | 1.6m $58.2m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $52.4m | Reduced -476.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $46.5m | Added +45.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $41.0m | Added +782.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 965.5k $35.5m | Reduced -577.4k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 902.8k $33.2m | Reduced -8.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 894.9k $32.9m | Added +407.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 831.7k $30.6m | Reduced -1.7m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 726.0k $26.7m | Added +462 |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 715.7k $26.3m | First filing |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 617.7k $22.7m | Reduced -547.1k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 2.56% of their portfolio | 596.6k $21.9m | Added +140.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 578.6k $21.3m | Reduced -10.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 536.2k $19.7m | Reduced -437.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 533.7k $18.2m | Reduced -405.8k |
| Lodge Hill Capital, LLC 3.61% of their portfolio | 507.8k $18.7m | Added +125.0k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 486.0k $17.9m | Added +346.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.00% of their portfolio | 475.4k $17.5m | Reduced -2.7m |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 457.1k $16.8m | Added +40.3k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.31% of their portfolio | 448.3k $16.5m | Added +39.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 426.2k $15.7m | Added +40.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 410.7k $15.1m | Reduced -1.4m |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 386.7k $14.2m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Privium Fund Management (UK) Ltd 6.44% of their portfolio | 351.3k $12.7m | Added +331.3k |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP 1.77% of their portfolio | 339.2k $12.5m | New |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.11% of their portfolio | 333.4k $12.3m | Reduced -394.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.03% of their portfolio | 329.2k $12.1m | Reduced -2.7k |
| Private Advisory Group LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 270.0k $9.9m | Added +43.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 269.7k $9.9m | Added +6.7k |
| DELTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 269.6k $9.9m | Added +239.6k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 258.2k $9.5m | Reduced -276.9k |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.51% of their portfolio | 258.2k $9.5m | Added +196.0k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 255.8k $9.6m | Added +66.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 239.5k $8.8m | Added +88.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 236.4k $8.7m | Added +1.3k |
| Atom Investors LP 0.60% of their portfolio | 229.2k $8.4m | Added +182.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 226.5k $8.3m | Added +12.8k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 215.4k $7.9m | Added +5.6k |
| D.A. DAVIDSON & CO. 0.05% of their portfolio | 211.0k $7.8m | Added +12.7k |
| FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.8k $7.7m | Added +208.7k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.6k $7.6m | Added +151.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 202.4k $7.4m | Reduced -156.7k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 200.8k $7.4m | New |
| Generate Investment Management Ltd 0.36% of their portfolio | 200.0k $7.4m | Reduced -600.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 199.7k $7.3m | Added +117.4k |
| LANDSCAPE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0.46% of their portfolio | 198.6k $7.3m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 198.0k $7.3m | Added +12.1k |
| swisspartners Advisors Ltd 4.45% of their portfolio | 193.5k $7.1m | Added +3.2k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 192.9k $7.1m | Added +150.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 191.5k $7.0m | Reduced -23.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 187.5k $6.8m | Added +19.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 187.4k $6.9m | New |
| XTX Topco Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 178.6k $6.6m | Added +164.2k |
| Black Maple Capital Management LP 4.88% of their portfolio | 172.6k $6.3m | Added +116.1k |
| Channing Capital Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 170.1k $6.3m | New |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.00% of their portfolio | 167.7k $6.2m | Reduced -42.2k |
| ARDSLEY ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 0.92% of their portfolio | 165.0k $6.1m | New |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 164.5k $6.0m | Added +48.0k |
| First Washington CORP 1.71% of their portfolio | 164.2k $6.0m | Reduced -89 |
| Turas Capital Management LP 1.53% of their portfolio | 162.9k $6.0m | New |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 160.3k $5.9m | Reduced -111.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 158.7k $8.0m | Reduced -4.0k |
| Owl Creek Asset Management, L.P. 1.12% of their portfolio | 157.2k $5.8m | New |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 148.5k $5.5m | Reduced -8.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 137.3k $5.0m | Added +11.2k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 133.9k $4.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| AMERICAN ASSETS INC 0.48% of their portfolio | 130.0k $1.4m | New |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.8k $4.6m | Reduced -11.3k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 0.22% of their portfolio | 123.2k $4.5m | Added +23.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 121.1k $4.3m | Reduced -32.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 113.0k $4.2m | Added +10.5k |
| LEVIN CAPITAL STRATEGIES, L.P. 0.31% of their portfolio | 110.3k $4.1m | Added +51.1k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.7k $4.0m | First filing |
| NICOLET BANKSHARES INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 103.6k $3.8m | New |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 101.8k $3.7m | Reduced -171.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.4k $3.7m | Reduced -74 |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 97.7k $3.6m | Reduced -44.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 93.7k $3.4m | Reduced -5.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 91.9k $3.4m | Reduced -5.2k |
| Howard Capital Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 88.5k $3.3m | Added +1 |
| Lesa Sroufe & Co 2.11% of their portfolio | 84.2k $3.1m | Added +47.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 80.3k $3.0m | Reduced -4.0k |