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 ($150.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 643.3m as of 2024-01-31, 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 ≈ $40.26. Options: 53 managers hold calls ($1.4bn notional), 54 hold puts ($1.5bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2023 | 1,072 |
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 |
| Q4 2023 | 438 | 520 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $785.7m | $953.4m | 1.21 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.4bn | $1.3bn | 0.87 |
| Q3 2023 | $1.2bn | $964.9m | 0.78 |
| Q4 2023 | $1.4bn | $1.5bn | 1.04 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +13.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +5.9m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +4.3m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.5m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.2m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +1.9m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.9m |
| Capital International Investors | Added | +1.7m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Added | +1.4m |
Biggest sellers
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -6.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -5.6m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -2.9m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.3m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -2.2m |
| MARSICO CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -1.3m |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -1.2m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $269.5m6.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $158.8m3.9m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $128.2m3.2m shares |
| BlackRock Inc. | Reduced | $122.6m3.0m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $65.4m1.6m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $62.6m1.6m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $57.0m1.4m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $55.0m1.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $46.7m1.2m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $45.9m1.1m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $175.9m4.4m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $158.8m3.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $128.4m3.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $101.0m2.5m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $96.2m2.4m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $88.4m2.2m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $81.5m2.0m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $70.5m1.8m shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | New | $68.6m1.7m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $50.7m1.3m 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $638.4k | 1 | $427.6k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-27 | Taylor David S Director | Bought | $307.5k10.0k shares |
| 2023-10-19 | Smith Joanne D EVP & Chief People Officer | Sold | $100.9k3.0k shares |
| 2023-10-18 | Taylor David S Director | Bought | $330.9k10.0k shares |
| 2023-10-17 | Smith Joanne D EVP & Chief People Officer | Sold | $326.8k9.4k 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, Q4 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 72.0m $2.9bn | Reduced -124.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 40.0m $1.6bn | Added +2.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 24.0m $966.2m | Added +13.2m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.71% of their portfolio | 22.2m $893.1m | Reduced -49.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.2m $891.7m | Added +413.2k |
| Capital International Investors 0.19% of their portfolio | 20.9m $842.3m | Added +1.7m |
| Capital World Investors 0.11% of their portfolio | 15.0m $602.7m | Added +79.8k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 14.2m $568.8m | Added +356.9k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 1.12% of their portfolio | 10.4m $419.4m | Unchanged |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.6m $346.0m | Added +5.9m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 8.4m $336.9m | Added +826.2k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.5m $303.0m | Added +3.5m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.4m $297.2m | Reduced -2.3m |
| GMT Capital Corp 10.30% of their portfolio | 6.8m $273.5m | Added +347.5k |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.74% of their portfolio | 6.5m $260.2m | Added +1.4m |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 7.57% of their portfolio | 5.5m $220.4m | Reduced -155.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.9m $197.4m | Reduced -59.7k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.89% of their portfolio | 4.5m $179.2m | Reduced -45.0k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 12.00% of their portfolio | 4.4m $178.4m | Added +773.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.3m $173.5m | Reduced -500.2k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.68% of their portfolio | 4.3m $172.3m | New |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.0m $160.7m | Added +19.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.6m $146.8m | Reduced -4.6k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $134.5m | Added +40.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.29% of their portfolio | 3.3m $133.6m | Added +65.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $114.1m | Reduced -33.2k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.6m $105.3m | Added +1.6m |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 2.6m $104.9m | Added +63.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.6m $104.3m | Added +1.9m |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.50% of their portfolio | 2.4m $97.1m | Reduced -44.8k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.4m $95.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.3m $92.6m | Reduced -860.3k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.74% of their portfolio | 2.3m $92.0m | Added +395.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 2.1m $84.6m | Added +1.9m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.0m $82.2m | Reduced -6.1m |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.45% of their portfolio | 2.0m $78.8m | Reduced -96.1k |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 4.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $77.0m | Added +87.9k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $76.2m | Reduced -182.6k |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.74% of their portfolio | 1.9m $74.6m | Added +613.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $74.4m | Reduced -535.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.8m $73.9m | Added +91.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $73.1m | Added +1.1m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.8m $72.5m | Reduced -12.9k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $65.1m | Added +233.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $65.0m | Added +374.1k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.6m $62.8m | Added +124.4k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.19% of their portfolio | 1.5m $62.2m | Added +1.4m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $61.6m | Added +533.2k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $59.7m | Reduced -108.6k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $58.0m | Added +39.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $56.1m | Reduced -815.1k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $54.4m | Reduced -19.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $51.3m | Added +111.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.3m $51.0m | Added +6.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.2m | Reduced -5.6m |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $46.6m | Reduced -41.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.6m | Reduced -17.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.5m | Reduced -22.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.4m | Added +73.9k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.2m | Added +437.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.2m | Reduced -87.1k |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP 3.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $41.1m | Reduced -24.8k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 7.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $40.2m | Added +100.0k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 989.2k $41.9m | Reduced -594.0k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 978.7k $39.4m | Added +16.2k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.13% of their portfolio | 972.4k $39.1m | Added +520.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 930.5k $37.4m | Reduced -46 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 864.0k $34.8m | Reduced -482.1k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 0.82% of their portfolio | 815.9k $32.8m | Reduced -153.0k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 807.4k $32.5m | Reduced -274.9k |
| J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. 3.93% of their portfolio | 797.4k $32.1m | Reduced -22.2k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 794.9k $32.0m | Added +76.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.07% of their portfolio | 757.6k $30.5m | Reduced -2.9m |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 731.0k $29.4m | Reduced -31.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 709.1k $28.5m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 0.89% of their portfolio | 685.1k $27.6m | Added +435.1k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 677.5k $27.3m | Reduced -147.7k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.75% of their portfolio | 673.9k $27.1m | Added +396.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 665.5k $26.8m | Added +14.1k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 644.1k $25.9m | Added +28 |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.05% of their portfolio | 625.3k $25.2m | Reduced -14.7k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 625.0k $25.1m | Added +26.4k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.34% of their portfolio | 613.1k $24.7m | Added +435.5k |
| AustralianSuper Pty Ltd 0.15% of their portfolio | 612.0k $24.6m | Reduced -75.5k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 611.7k $24.6m | Reduced -193.9k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 592.1k $23.8m | New |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.58% of their portfolio | 590.1k $23.7m | Added +190.7k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 1.40% of their portfolio | 578.7k $23.3m | Added +108.1k |
| Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C. 3.50% of their portfolio | 574.8k $23.1m | Reduced -20.2k |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 0.39% of their portfolio | 558.3k $22.5m | Added +160.7k |
| Cartenna Capital, LP 2.32% of their portfolio | 550.0k $22.1m | New |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.67% of their portfolio | 534.5k $21.5m | New |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 532.9k $21.4m | Added +14.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 510.2k $20.5m | Added +80.2k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 506.4k $20.5m | Reduced -66.8k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 0.86% of their portfolio | 506.4k $20.4m | Reduced -180.2k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 501.5k $20.2m | Reduced -13.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.04% of their portfolio | 486.4k $19.6m | Added +114.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 483.2k $19.4m | Reduced -2.2m |
| PAYDEN & RYGEL 1.39% of their portfolio | 477.1k $19.2m | Added +301.7k |