AMERICAN AIRLS GROUP INC AAL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 02376R102 · ISIN US02376R1023
American airline holding company
* 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 ($6.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 652.9m as of 2023-04-21, 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 ≈ $14.79. Options: 47 managers hold calls ($724.9m notional), 72 hold puts ($2.6bn).
Trends to Q1 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 552 |
| Q4 2022 | 571 |
| Q1 2023 | 562 |
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 | 233 | 243 |
| Q1 2023 | 232 | 252 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | $660.3m | $1.9bn | 2.90 |
| Q4 2022 | $800.8m | $2.1bn | 2.57 |
| Q1 2023 | $724.9m | $2.6bn | 3.54 |
Biggest buyers
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +6.5m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | New | +3.6m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +3.6m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +3.4m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +3.4m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +2.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +2.0m |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Added | +1.7m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP | Added | +1.6m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +1.4m |
Biggest sellers
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC | Reduced | -3.5m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP | Sold out | -1.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. | Sold out | -947.1k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | -876.7k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Reduced | -851.4k |
| CSS LLC/IL | Reduced | -729.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -696.0k |
| Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd | Sold out | -696.0k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $131.9m8.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $123.0m8.3m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $57.8m3.9m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $53.9m3.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $33.4m2.3m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $29.9m2.0m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $27.1m1.8m shares |
| CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH | Reduced | $26.4m1.8m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $23.6m1.6m shares |
| Capital Markets Trading UK LLP | Added | $22.6m1.5m shares |
Biggest puts
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp | Added | $247.8m16.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $233.2m15.8m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $221.4m15.0m shares |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Added | $163.7m11.1m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $157.7m10.7m shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | $123.9m8.4m shares |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Reduced | $117.4m8.0m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $116.8m7.9m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $94.0m6.4m shares |
| Capital Markets Trading UK LLP | New | $90.8m6.2m 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 |
|---|---|
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 13G · institution +2.9 pts · filed 2026-06-05 | 10.5% |
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-10-27 | 9.4% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: 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 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $189.9k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $296.4k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-13 | Raja Vasu EVP Chief Commercial Officer | Sold | $150.0k10.0k shares |
| 2023-01-31 | Seymour David EVP Chief Operating Officer | Sold | $1.2m74.6k 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 0.03% of their portfolio | 76.3m $1.1bn | Added +3.4m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.49% of their portfolio | 37.7m $556.6m | Reduced -360.3k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.2m $518.9m | Reduced -446.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.2m $297.8m | Reduced -394.9k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 15.7m $231.9m | Added +6.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.2m $209.2m | Added +331.6k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 12.63% of their portfolio | 13.2m $194.7m | Reduced -3.5m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.31% of their portfolio | 13.0m $192.2m | Added +3.4m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.47% of their portfolio | 12.3m $181.2m | Added +1.6m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.48% of their portfolio | 10.9m $161.0m | Added +2.0m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.5m $139.4m | Reduced -1.3m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.3m $93.5m | Added +1.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 5.5m $80.8m | Added +2.0m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.3m $77.5m | Reduced -13.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.1m $75.4m | Added +1.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.7m $69.9m | Reduced -57.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.2m $75.8m | Reduced -407.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 4.0m $58.4m | Added +3.6m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $56.5m | Reduced -46.8k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 3.6m $53.1m | New |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $46.1m | Added +1.4m |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.52% of their portfolio | 2.8m $41.3m | Reduced -135.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $40.6m | Added +389.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.3m $34.1m | Added +471.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $32.6m | Reduced -2.6m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $30.3m | Added +152.9k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $30.2m | Added +89.3k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.8m $26.7m | Added +1.7m |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $25.9m | Added +23.4k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $20.3m | Reduced -233.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3m $19.8m | Added +111.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $19.1m | Added +494.2k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.50% of their portfolio | 1.2m $18.3m | Added +583.4k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $18.2m | Reduced -156.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $18.1m | Added +17.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $17.8m | Reduced -415.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $17.4m | Added +246.4k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $16.7m | Reduced -147.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $15.0m | Added +168.7k |
| Anson Funds Management LP 2.08% of their portfolio | 1.0m $14.8m | New |
| Hosking Partners LLP 0.61% of their portfolio | 889.0k $13.1m | Reduced -379.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 856.1k $12.6m | Reduced -45.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 855.2k $12.6m | Added +19.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 834.0k $12.3m | Added +51.6k |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.29% of their portfolio | 810.0k $11.9m | Added +60.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 796.7k $11.8m | Added +16.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 780.0k $11.5m | Reduced -3.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 744.5k $11.0m | Added +79.4k |
| NATIXIS 0.10% of their portfolio | 742.6k $11.0m | Added +721.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 708.2k $10.4m | Added +61.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 687.9k $10.1m | Added +20.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 686.6k $10.1m | Added +360.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 681.1k $10.0m | Added +465.8k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 669.4k $9.9m | Added +41.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 651.5k $9.6m | New |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 650.9k $9.6m | Unchanged |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 650.2k $9.6m | Added +632.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 610.9k $9.0m | Unchanged |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 607.6k $9.0m | Added +19.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 586.0k $8.6m | Reduced -372.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 585.7k $8.6m | Reduced -8.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 576.7k $7.9m | Added +12.6k |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.76% of their portfolio | 556.9k $8.2m | Reduced -398.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 555.5k $8.2m | Reduced -696.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 551.8k $8.1m | Reduced -108.0k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 537.5k $7.9m | Reduced -876.7k |
| LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 509.8k $7.5m | Added +279.2k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 499.7k $7.4m | Added +27.1k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 487.5k $7.2m | Added +414.7k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.41% of their portfolio | 482.5k $7.1m | Reduced -533.7k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 470.0k $6.9m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 464.1k $6.8m | Reduced -16.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 452.5k $6.7m | Added +22.3k |
| Portman Square Capital LLP 1.60% of their portfolio | 431.5k $6.4m | Added +88.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 384.6k $5.7m | Reduced -18.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 379.1k $5.6m | Added +56.9k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 378.1k $5.6m | Added +4.3k |
| ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 0.07% of their portfolio | 361.6k $5.3m | New |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 360.9k $5.3m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 350.7k $5.2m | Reduced -41.6k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 334.4k $4.9m | Added +3.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 329.9k $4.9m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 329.5k $4.9m | New |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.34% of their portfolio | 322.1k $4.8m | Reduced -636.7k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 316.6k $4.7m | Added +87.6k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 306.8k $4.5m | Added +3.9k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.02% of their portfolio | 291.4k $4.3m | Added +1.8k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 291.3k $4.3m | Added +42.8k |
| KWMG, LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 279.5k $4.1m | Added +5.6k |
| Point72 Middle East FZE 0.23% of their portfolio | 277.4k $4.1m | Added +151.2k |
| Penserra Capital Management LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 277.1k $4.1m | Added +179.3k |
| AE Wealth Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 269.3k $4.0m | Reduced -22.1k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 256.6k $3.8m | New |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 251.5k $3.7m | Reduced -851.4k |
| Pearl River Capital, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 248.7k $3.7m | New |
| JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd 0.38% of their portfolio | 244.7k $3.6m | Unchanged |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 241.9k $3.6m | Reduced -10.6k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 228.0k $3.4m | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.9k $3.3m | Reduced -6.7k |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 221.9k $3.2m | Added +33.4k |