DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL DAL
COM NEW · Common Stock · CUSIP 247361702 · ISIN US2473617023
Airline in the United States (1929–present)
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryAir Transportation, Scheduled
- HeadquartersAtlanta, GA
- Founded1925
- Websitede.delta.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 ($70.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 643.5m as of 2023-09-30, 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 ≈ $37.01. Options: 55 managers hold calls ($1.2bn notional), 53 hold puts ($964.9m).
Trends to Q3 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 891 |
| Q4 2022 | 974 |
| Q1 2023 | 980 |
| Q2 2023 | 1,079 |
| Q3 2023 | 1,029 |
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 | 399 | 416 |
| Q1 2023 | 469 | 390 |
| Q2 2023 | 480 | 461 |
| Q3 2023 | 446 | 500 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $904.5m | $984.2m | 1.09 |
| Q1 2023 | $785.7m | $953.4m | 1.21 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.4bn | $1.3bn | 0.87 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.2bn | $964.9m | 0.78 |
Biggest buyers
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +4.8m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +3.6m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.6m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP | New | +1.5m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +1.4m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +1.0m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +887.0k |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -11.7m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Reduced | -5.2m |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Reduced | -4.0m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -3.9m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | -2.1m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -943.4k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC | Reduced | -909.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -791.5k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $196.0m5.3m shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | $185.4m5.0m shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Added | $175.7m4.7m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $172.4m4.7m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $50.8m1.4m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $48.2m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $44.2m1.2m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $39.2m1.1m shares |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | New | $37.0m1.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $30.8m832.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $181.1m4.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $94.6m2.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $69.2m1.9m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $67.0m1.8m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $51.8m1.4m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $47.2m1.3m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $44.9m1.2m shares |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Added | $40.9m1.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $38.7m1.0m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $26.8m723.0k 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 |
|---|---|
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 13G · institution +2.6 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 8.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.2% |
| FMR LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-06 | 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | 1 | $429.3k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $670.8k | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $484.3k | 4 | $3.0m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $293.1k | 1 | $1.5m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 1 | $68.4k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $496.9k | 4 | $1.7m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 1 | $503.2k | 2 | $449.9k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.8m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-09 | Sear Steven M EVP - Global Sales & Distrib | Sold | $552.1k12.1k shares |
| 2023-08-07 | Carter Peter W EVP - External Affairs | Sold | $807.5k17.9k shares |
| 2023-08-02 | Carter Peter W EVP - External Affairs | Sold | $317.5k7.1k shares |
| 2023-07-20 | HUERTA MICHAEL P Director | Sold | $162.2k3.4k 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, Q3 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 72.1m $2.7bn | Reduced -371.2k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 37.8m $1.4bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.69% of their portfolio | 22.2m $823.2m | Reduced -94.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 21.8m $804.8m | Reduced -399.1k |
| Capital International Investors 0.18% of their portfolio | 19.2m $712.2m | Reduced -418.0k |
| Capital World Investors 0.11% of their portfolio | 14.9m $551.3m | Reduced -11.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 13.8m $510.1m | Added +313.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.8m $401.0m | Added +865.7k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 10.4m $385.7m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 9.7m $359.9m | Reduced -3.9m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 8.2m $302.9m | Added +4.8m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 7.5m $279.3m | Added +887.0k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 6.9m $254.6m | Added +1.5m |
| GMT Capital Corp 8.98% of their portfolio | 6.5m $238.7m | Added +109.2k |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 18.34% of their portfolio | 5.6m $208.4m | Reduced -99.0k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.61% of their portfolio | 5.1m $188.5m | Added +743.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $183.8m | Added +145.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.8m $178.1m | Added +1.0m |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 6.23% of their portfolio | 4.5m $166.5m | Reduced -20.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.0m $148.3m | Added +815.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.0m $147.1m | Reduced -418.6k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 11.17% of their portfolio | 3.7m $135.5m | Reduced -909.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.7m $135.2m | Reduced -96.8k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.6m $134.3m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $140.0m | Added +841.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $122.2m | Added +25.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.28% of their portfolio | 3.3m $120.4m | Reduced -90.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $117.0m | Reduced -574.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.9m $106.2m | Added +3.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $99.7m | Added +1.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $99.4m | Added +339.6k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.5m $94.2m | Added +128.4k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.53% of their portfolio | 2.5m $91.0m | Reduced -52.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $88.3m | Added +97.9k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $81.8m | Added +1.0m |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $76.8m | Added +651.4k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.50% of their portfolio | 2.1m $76.0m | Reduced -18.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.9m $69.9m | Reduced -23.3k |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 3.96% of their portfolio | 1.8m $67.5m | Reduced -41.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.8m $67.1m | Reduced -166.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $64.6m | Added +1.5k |
| MARSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.68% of their portfolio | 1.7m $62.5m | Added +159.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.6m $58.9m | Added +1.6m |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $54.0m | Reduced -57.4k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 1.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $54.7m | New |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.4m $53.1m | Added +144.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $51.9m | Reduced -943.4k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $51.2m | Added +70.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $50.7m | Reduced -148.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $49.8m | Reduced -622.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.3m $49.8m | Added +1.3m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $46.7m | Reduced -112.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 1.3m $46.5m | Added +256.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.9m | Reduced -84.0k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.2m $45.9m | Added +71.5k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $44.4m | Added +41.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $43.0m | Added +226.5k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $42.5m | Added +372.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.5m | Reduced -62.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.1m $42.0m | Reduced -95.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $40.0m | Reduced -74.4k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $39.5m | Added +359.7k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $39.0m | Reduced -307.8k |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP 3.54% of their portfolio | 1.0m $38.7m | Added +508.9k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $37.1m | Reduced -1.5m |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 998.2k $36.9m | Added +842.5k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. 0.08% of their portfolio | 997.6k $36.7m | Reduced -118.5k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.81% of their portfolio | 969.0k $35.3m | Reduced -604.5k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 962.4k $35.6m | Added +65.9k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 930.5k $34.4m | Added +43.0k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 6.56% of their portfolio | 900.0k $33.3m | Reduced -100.0k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 825.2k $30.5m | Added +167.3k |
| J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. 4.06% of their portfolio | 819.6k $30.3m | Added +15.0k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 805.7k $29.8m | Reduced -175.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 762.1k $28.2m | Added +18.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 731.8k $27.1m | Added +49.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 719.0k $26.6m | Added +699.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 717.4k $26.5m | Added +755 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 688.7k $25.5m | Added +537.7k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.16% of their portfolio | 687.5k $25.4m | Reduced -445.4k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 1.12% of their portfolio | 686.6k $25.4m | Reduced -50.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 685.8k $25.4m | Reduced -1.6m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 651.3k $24.1m | Reduced -49.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 644.1k $23.8m | Added +970 |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.05% of their portfolio | 640.0k $23.7m | Reduced -600 |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.30% of their portfolio | 610.7k $22.6m | Added +600.6k |
| Quantitative Investment Management, LLC 3.47% of their portfolio | 610.0k $22.6m | New |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 609.6k $22.6m | Added +595.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 598.7k $22.2m | Added +40.5k |
| Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C. 3.52% of their portfolio | 595.0k $22.0m | Added +157.3k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 585.7k $21.7m | Added +23.7k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 573.2k $20.9m | Added +182.1k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 1.05% of their portfolio | 567.5k $21.0m | Added +252.7k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.49% of their portfolio | 530.0k $19.6m | Added +447.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 521.4k $19.2m | Added +143.4k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 518.5k $19.2m | Added +37.5k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 515.3k $19.1m | Reduced -62.5k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 487.8k $18.0m | Added +44.9k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 479.4k $17.7m | Added +158.5k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 473.8k $17.5m | Reduced -249.9k |