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 ($40.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 653.4m as of 2023-07-14, 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 ≈ $17.93. Options: 39 managers hold calls ($867.1m notional), 52 hold puts ($2.6bn).
Trends to Q2 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 552 |
| Q4 2022 | 571 |
| Q1 2023 | 562 |
| Q2 2023 | 566 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | 247 | 240 |
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 |
| Q2 2023 | $867.1m | $2.6bn | 2.97 |
Biggest buyers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +8.2m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +4.7m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.4m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +1.9m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +1.8m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | New | +1.2m |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | +1.0m |
Biggest sellers
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -3.4m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -2.6m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -2.6m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ | Reduced | -1.5m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -1.4m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $203.2m11.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $189.9m10.6m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $80.2m4.5m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $66.9m3.7m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $55.5m3.1m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $33.8m1.9m shares |
| CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH | Reduced | $24.2m1.4m shares |
| Capital Markets Trading UK LLP | Reduced | $23.2m1.3m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $22.5m1.3m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $21.8m1.2m shares |
Biggest puts
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp | Added | $312.2m17.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $272.1m15.2m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $234.9m13.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $226.6m12.6m shares |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | $194.8m10.9m shares |
| WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $186.6m10.4m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $132.1m7.4m shares |
| Portman Square Capital LLP | Added | $84.6m4.7m shares |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | Added | $80.6m4.5m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $80.0m4.5m 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $358.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-15 | STEENLAND DOUGLAS M Director | Sold | $27.5k1.9k shares |
| 2023-05-12 | STEENLAND DOUGLAS M Director | Sold | $27.8k2.0k shares |
| 2023-05-01 | Owens Angela SVP Corporate Controller | Sold | $303.2k22.0k 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, Q2 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 78.2m $1.4bn | Added +1.9m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.56% of their portfolio | 37.3m $669.5m | Reduced -420.7k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 36.4m $653.6m | Added +1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.7m $371.2m | Added +502.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 17.1m $306.9m | Added +1.4m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.7m $262.5m | Added +455.5k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.34% of their portfolio | 12.2m $219.6m | Reduced -787.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 11.7m $209.8m | Reduced -589.3k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 12.27% of their portfolio | 11.5m $206.8m | Reduced -1.7m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 11.2m $201.1m | Added +297.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.53% of their portfolio | 10.5m $188.8m | Added +8.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 9.4m $169.5m | Reduced -5.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.5m $135.1m | Added +2.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.1m $110.2m | Reduced -196.2k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 4.7m $84.8m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.7m $83.4m | Reduced -88.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.8m $67.3m | Reduced -80.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.0m $53.5m | Reduced -2.5m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $50.8m | Reduced -1.4m |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.75% of their portfolio | 2.8m $50.2m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $39.4m | Added +440.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.1m $37.7m | Added +45.3k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.1m $37.4m | Added +1.5m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $32.9m | Reduced -3.4m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $32.2m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $30.1m | Added +843.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.7m $29.9m | Added +980.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.5m $27.3m | Added +316.3k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 1.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $25.9m | Added +553.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $24.7m | Reduced -900 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $24.2m | Reduced -1.8m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $24.1m | Reduced -2.6m |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.3m $23.2m | Added +1.0m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $22.6m | Added +34.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $21.5m | Added +737.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $21.0m | Reduced -58.6k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $20.9m | New |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $20.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $19.3m | Reduced -55.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $18.3m | Reduced -2.6m |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 957.8k $17.2m | Reduced -853.5k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 952.7k $17.1m | Reduced -1.8m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 934.2k $16.8m | Added +78.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 861.4k $15.5m | Added +6.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 851.2k $15.2m | Reduced -168.6k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 824.8k $14.8m | Added +325.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 785.1k $14.1m | Added +5.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 783.6k $14.1m | Reduced -508.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 760.0k $13.6m | Reduced -36.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 749.9k $13.5m | Added +5.4k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 744.3k $13.5m | Added +575.9k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 731.8k $13.1m | Reduced -451.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 723.0k $13.0m | Added +41.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 718.9k $12.9m | Added +10.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 687.9k $10.1m | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.03% of their portfolio | 668.8k $12.0m | Added +640.8k |
| Point72 Middle East FZE 0.67% of their portfolio | 667.7k $12.0m | Added +390.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 650.4k $11.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 646.2k $11.6m | Added +158.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 645.9k $11.6m | Reduced -5.0k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 643.6k $11.5m | Reduced -699.2k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 636.6k $11.4m | Added +59.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 610.9k $11.0m | Unchanged |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.24% of their portfolio | 603.1k $10.8m | Reduced -638.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 588.1k $10.6m | Added +36.3k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 581.0k $10.4m | Reduced -88.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 576.6k $10.3m | Reduced -9.1k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 536.7k $9.6m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 534.4k $9.6m | New |
| Portman Square Capital LLP 1.68% of their portfolio | 532.5k $9.6m | Added +101.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 498.4k $8.9m | Added +420.4k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 491.2k $8.8m | Reduced -159.0k |
| CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH 3.54% of their portfolio | 477.0k $8.6m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 474.7k $8.5m | Added +10.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 466.6k $8.4m | Reduced -141.1k |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 462.5k $8.3m | Added +140.5k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 458.3k $8.2m | Added +5.8k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 444.1k $8.0m | Added +65.0k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 437.0k $7.8m | Added +120.4k |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 430.8k $7.6m | Added +209.0k |
| TWO SIGMA SECURITIES, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 428.1k $7.7m | New |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 410.7k $7.4m | Added +397.2k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.42% of their portfolio | 406.9k $7.3m | Reduced -75.5k |
| SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 402.7k $7.2m | New |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 375.6k $6.7m | Reduced -2.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 363.7k $6.5m | Reduced -20.8k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 355.3k $6.4m | Added +4.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 343.1k $6.2m | Added +101.1k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 336.7k $6.0m | Added +141.4k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 333.9k $6.0m | Added +186.8k |
| Jade Capital Advisors, LLC 4.70% of their portfolio | 325.0k $5.8m | Added +135.0k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 318.6k $5.7m | Added +11.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 309.9k $5.6m | Added +209.6k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 303.9k $5.5m | Reduced -26.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 301.1k $5.4m | Added +126.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.02% of their portfolio | 299.5k $5.4m | Reduced -35.0k |
| KWMG, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 297.2k $5.3m | Added +17.7k |
| O'Neil Global Advisors, Inc. 1.05% of their portfolio | 294.6k $5.3m | New |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.03% of their portfolio | 292.4k $5.2m | Added +965 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 292.3k $5.2m | Added +1.0k |