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 ($15.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 660.3m as of 2026-02-13, 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 ≈ $15.33. Options: 38 managers hold calls ($991.2m notional), 57 hold puts ($2.3bn).
Trends to Q4 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 552 |
| Q4 2022 | 571 |
| Q1 2023 | 562 |
| Q2 2023 | 566 |
| Q3 2023 | 570 |
| Q4 2023 | 576 |
| Q1 2024 | 600 |
| Q2 2024 | 582 |
| Q3 2024 | 535 |
| Q4 2024 | 587 |
| Q1 2025 | 576 |
| Q2 2025 | 565 |
| Q3 2025 | 550 |
| Q4 2025 | 557 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 285 | 267 |
| Q2 2024 | 254 | 289 |
| Q3 2024 | 243 | 295 |
| Q4 2024 | 245 | 248 |
| Q1 2025 | 288 | 259 |
| Q2 2025 | 258 | 287 |
| Q3 2025 | 250 | 242 |
| Q4 2025 | 234 | 270 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $683.3m | $1.9bn | 2.83 |
| Q2 2025 | $821.3m | $2.1bn | 2.53 |
| Q3 2025 | $814.2m | $2.1bn | 2.62 |
| Q4 2025 | $991.2m | $2.3bn | 2.31 |
Biggest buyers
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +22.8m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +5.6m |
| APPALOOSA LP | Added | +4.9m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +4.0m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +3.3m |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | +2.6m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +2.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +2.0m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.8m |
Biggest sellers
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -12.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -10.9m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -5.2m |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -4.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -3.0m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -2.7m |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Encompass Capital Advisors LLC | Sold out | -1.5m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -1.4m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $162.2m10.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $134.4m8.8m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $100.6m6.6m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $87.7m5.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $67.3m4.4m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $47.7m3.1m shares |
| Capital Markets Trading UK LLP | Added | $40.8m2.7m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $39.7m2.6m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $36.7m2.4m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $27.5m1.8m shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $221.3m14.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $206.4m13.5m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $191.1m12.5m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $187.6m12.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $171.7m11.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $119.0m7.8m shares |
| Hudson Bay Capital Management LP | Added | $118.0m7.7m shares |
| Lombard Odier Asset Management (USA) Corp | Unchanged | $88.3m5.8m shares |
| Capital Markets Trading UK LLP | Added | $86.3m5.6m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $85.4m5.6m 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.8m | $1.8m |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $890.2k | — |
| Q2 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $1.3m | $1.3m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | Seymour David EVP Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $409.8k25.6k shares |
| 2025-12-09 | Seymour David EVP Chief Operating Officer | Sold plan | $938.2k62.5k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 61.1m $937.1m | Reduced -857.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.8m $871.5m | Added +504.5k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.57% of their portfolio | 49.0m $751.2m | Reduced -639.4k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.38% of their portfolio | 26.0m $398.1m | Added +22.8m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 18.6m $285.2m | Reduced -76.0k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.19% of their portfolio | 16.1m $247.5m | Reduced -10.9m |
| APPALOOSA LP 3.17% of their portfolio | 14.2m $216.9m | Added +4.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.8m $196.3m | Added +159.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.7m $195.0m | Reduced -12.2m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.29% of their portfolio | 12.6m $192.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.36% of their portfolio | 12.1m $185.0m | Reduced -793.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 9.2m $140.8m | Added +3.3m |
| Slate Path Capital LP 1.87% of their portfolio | 9.0m $138.5m | Reduced -947.4k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.9m $106.3m | Added +225.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.5m $99.4m | Added +406.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.8m $88.5m | Added +1.0m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 5.6m $86.0m | New |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 9.14% of their portfolio | 5.6m $85.4m | Reduced -915.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.9m $75.4m | Reduced -71.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 4.9m $74.7m | Added +1.1m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.5m $68.6m | Reduced -734.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.3m $65.3m | Added +2.0m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $62.1m | Reduced -44.7k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.0m $61.4m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $60.8m | Reduced -2.7m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.9m $60.3m | Reduced -2.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.3m $51.4m | Added +96.1k |
| HENNESSY ADVISORS INC 1.69% of their portfolio | 3.1m $47.6m | Reduced -234.5k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.9m $43.9m | Added +2.4m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.8m $43.5m | Added +1.4m |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 2.8m $42.2m | Added +2.6m |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $41.0m | Reduced -27.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $33.2m | Not comparable |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.2m $33.0m | Added +1.8m |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.31% of their portfolio | 2.0m $30.5m | Added +748.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $30.4m | Added +1.9m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.0m $30.3m | Reduced -5.2m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $27.5m | Added +629.1k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.7m $26.5m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $25.7m | Added +20.1k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $24.9m | Added +1.4m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $24.6m | Reduced -471.4k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $24.4m | Reduced -59.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $23.9m | Reduced -3.0m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $22.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $22.1m | Added +364.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $21.8m | Reduced -46.7k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 0.66% of their portfolio | 1.3m $19.3m | Reduced -6.5k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.2m $19.2m | Unchanged |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $18.7m | Reduced -4.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $17.6m | Reduced -1.4m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.1m $17.3m | Added +328.4k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $15.9m | Reduced -5.6k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $15.8m | Added +94.3k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 957.3k $14.7m | Reduced -191.7k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 956.3k $14.7m | Added +102.8k |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 917.7k $14.1m | Added +48.9k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.43% of their portfolio | 902.1k $13.8m | Reduced -769.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 811.1k $12.4m | Reduced -26.7k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 803.1k $12.3m | Added +42.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 756.9k $11.6m | New |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 712.7k $10.9m | Added +244.4k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 708.0k $10.9m | Reduced -340.1k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 696.6k $10.7m | Added +315.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.02% of their portfolio | 671.6k $10.3m | Reduced -17.1k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 639.8k $9.8m | New |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.22% of their portfolio | 638.4k $9.8m | New |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.01% of their portfolio | 630.4k $9.7m | New |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 628.5k $9.6m | Added +136.7k |
| BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. 0.33% of their portfolio | 605.0k $9.3m | New |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.03% of their portfolio | 600.8k $9.2m | Reduced -494.7k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.09% of their portfolio | 588.5k $9.0m | Added +458.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 587.9k $9.0m | Reduced -52.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 584.4k $9.0m | Added +61.2k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 571.3k $8.8m | Reduced -15.6k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 550.7k $8.4m | Added +166.0k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 547.3k $8.4m | Reduced -30.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 545.9k $8.4m | Added +36.1k |
| Leonteq Securities AG 0.44% of their portfolio | 541.2k $8.3m | Reduced -102.7k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 535.9k $8.2m | Reduced -31.3k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 517.0k $7.9m | Reduced -185.6k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 516.3k $7.9m | Added +119.9k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 472.8k $7.2m | Not comparable |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 470.0k $7.2m | Reduced -11.2k |
| SummitTX Capital, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 465.3k $7.1m | Added +405.8k |
| KWMG, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 464.2k $7.1m | Added +18.8k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 448.3k $6.9m | Reduced -255.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 372.6k $5.7m | Reduced -40.3k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 360.0k $5.5m | New |
| Capital Markets Trading UK LLP 3.28% of their portfolio | 354.0k $5.4m | New |
| Centiva Capital, LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 353.5k $5.4m | Reduced -85.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 339.4k $5.2m | Reduced -16.1k |
| Neo Ivy Capital Management 0.80% of their portfolio | 330.3k $5.1m | Added +134.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 325.2k $5.0m | Added +5.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 318.8k $4.9m | Added +759 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 308.9k $4.1m | Added +38.2k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.03% of their portfolio | 308.2k $4.7m | Added +6.4k |
| Creative Planning 0.00% of their portfolio | 300.8k $4.6m | Reduced -4.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 286.2k $4.4m | Added +13.5k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 277.2k $4.2m | Reduced -3.1k |