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 ($88.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 645.3m as of 2024-09-30, 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 ≈ $50.82. Options: 58 managers hold calls ($2.3bn notional), 51 hold puts ($2.0bn).
Trends to Q3 2024
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 1,079 |
| Q2 2024 | 1,097 |
| Q3 2024 | 1,087 |
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 |
| Q1 2024 | 483 | 507 |
| Q2 2024 | 512 | 480 |
| Q3 2024 | 505 | 529 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $1.4bn | $1.5bn | 1.04 |
| Q1 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.5bn | 0.80 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.5bn | 0.85 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.3bn | $2.0bn | 0.89 |
Biggest buyers
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | New | +5.5m |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | New | +3.7m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.7m |
| Slate Path Capital LP | Added | +2.4m |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | New | +1.6m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| Interval Partners, LP | Added | +1.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +1.1m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Added | +1.1m |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | +987.4k |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -2.1m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -2.0m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -1.3m |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -1.1m |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP | Reduced | -839.1k |
| Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C. | Sold out | -832.9k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC | Reduced | -721.7k |
Biggest calls
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $479.8m9.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $270.6m5.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $198.9m3.9m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $121.6m2.4m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $102.6m2.0m shares |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Added | $101.6m2.0m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $79.1m1.6m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $67.6m1.3m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $63.4m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $59.7m1.2m shares |
Biggest puts
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $390.6m7.7m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $258.8m5.1m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | New | $176.7m3.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $161.6m3.2m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $136.8m2.7m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $72.1m1.4m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $67.1m1.3m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $59.1m1.2m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $54.1m1.1m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $53.7m1.1m 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 2024
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 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 | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.3m | — |
| Q2 2024 | 1 | $495.0k | 5 | $9.6m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $439.0k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-12 | Chiang Willie CW Director · By Trust | Bought | $439.0k10.0k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 72.0m $3.7bn | Reduced -29.6k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 42.5m $2.2bn | First filing |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 2.05% of their portfolio | 27.8m $1.4bn | Added +749.1k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.84% of their portfolio | 22.4m $1.1bn | Reduced -29.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 21.8m $1.1bn | Reduced -287.9k |
| Capital International Investors 0.21% of their portfolio | 21.4m $1.1bn | Added +2.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.18% of their portfolio | 19.8m $1.0bn | Reduced -2.1m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 15.5m $789.5m | Added +416.3k |
| Capital World Investors 0.12% of their portfolio | 15.1m $768.7m | Added +55.7k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.84% of their portfolio | 12.6m $641.2m | Added +910.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 12.5m $636.4m | Reduced -110.0k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 11.0m $558.6m | Added +1.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.6m $537.1m | Reduced -38.9k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 10.4m $529.5m | Unchanged |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.7m $391.1m | Reduced -1.6m |
| GMT Capital Corp 13.33% of their portfolio | 6.6m $334.1m | Reduced -78.4k |
| Slate Path Capital LP 5.52% of their portfolio | 6.5m $329.5m | Added +2.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.9m $299.3m | Reduced -210.3k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 5.5m $281.2m | New |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD 0.60% of their portfolio | 4.8m $245.3m | Reduced -1.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.7m $240.5m | Reduced -102.8k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 6.42% of their portfolio | 4.5m $226.3m | Unchanged |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 4.4m $225.7m | Added +3.7m |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.8m $191.8m | Added +146.4k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 5.66% of their portfolio | 3.7m $189.3m | New |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.5m $177.6m | Added +10.3k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.38% of their portfolio | 3.5m $176.3m | Reduced -27.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.3m $169.9m | Added +14.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.3m $166.1m | Reduced -150.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3m $165.3m | Added +484.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 3.1m $164.7m | Added +761.5k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.8m $144.1m | Added +62.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.8m $142.8m | Reduced -311.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.6m $131.9m | Added +70.5k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 4.77% of their portfolio | 2.3m $116.4m | Added +58.6k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 11.21% of their portfolio | 2.3m $116.4m | Reduced -721.7k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 2.2m $113.8m | Reduced -55.5k |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP 8.17% of their portfolio | 2.1m $104.5m | Reduced -839.1k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 2.0m $100.6m | Reduced -71.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $99.2m | Added +1.1m |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.54% of their portfolio | 1.9m $96.1m | Reduced -25.2k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $92.9m | Reduced -180.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.8m $90.4m | Added +78 |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.75% of their portfolio | 1.8m $89.2m | Added +330.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.7m $87.8m | Reduced -646.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $85.7m | Added +12.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $82.7m | Reduced -157.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $82.5m | Added +48.8k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $81.1m | Added +793.1k |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP 7.77% of their portfolio | 1.6m $81.0m | New |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.6m $81.0m | Added +358.1k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.5m $78.4m | Added +987.4k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $74.8m | Added +57.6k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $71.9m | Added +464.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.9m | Added +1.3m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $68.9m | Added +63.9k |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 2.60% of their portfolio | 1.3m $67.6m | Added +142.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $67.5m | Added +147.4k |
| Interval Partners, LP 1.91% of their portfolio | 1.3m $66.6m | Added +1.1m |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 3.15% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.2m | Reduced -77.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $61.0m | Added +39.7k |
| SCOUT INVESTMENTS, INC. 1.62% of their portfolio | 1.2m $61.5m | Added +498.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $59.5m | Added +204.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $53.5m | Added +661.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.8m | Added +303.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.2m | Reduced -31.8k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 9.77% of their portfolio | 1.0m $50.8m | Added +65.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 964.1k $49.0m | Reduced -16.0k |
| Palestra Capital Management LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 931.2k $47.3m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 929.0k $47.2m | Reduced -127.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 905.6k $46.0m | Reduced -140.8k |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 900.0k $45.7m | Reduced -142.2k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 888.1k $45.1m | Added +322.5k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 886.8k $45.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 864.8k $43.9m | Reduced -10.1k |
| AVIVA PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 824.0k $41.9m | Added +201.8k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 819.6k $43.6m | Reduced -369.6k |
| J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. 4.02% of their portfolio | 817.9k $41.5m | Reduced -3.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 805.4k $40.9m | Added +217.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 788.8k $40.1m | Added +121.5k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 742.8k $37.7m | Added +19.1k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.05% of their portfolio | 709.9k $36.1m | Added +128.4k |
| Foundry Partners, LLC 1.74% of their portfolio | 691.3k $35.1m | Reduced -3.9k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 645.7k $32.8m | Reduced -442.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 633.9k $32.2m | Added +58.8k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.09% of their portfolio | 626.1k $31.8m | Added +2.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.02% of their portfolio | 622.7k $31.6m | Reduced -79.0k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.72% of their portfolio | 611.2k $31.0m | Added +507.6k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.05% of their portfolio | 604.4k $30.7m | Reduced -277.9k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 574.2k $29.2m | Reduced -175.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 569.1k $28.9m | Reduced -43.0k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.04% of their portfolio | 566.1k $28.7m | Reduced -41.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 564.3k $28.7m | Reduced -100.3k |
| Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 562.1k $28.6m | Added +453.9k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.06% of their portfolio | 557.4k $28.3m | Reduced -19.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 531.4k $27.0m | Added +52.9k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 513.3k $26.1m | Reduced -2.0m |
| Senator Investment Group LP 1.21% of their portfolio | 500.0k $25.4m | Added +25.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 497.4k $25.3m | Reduced -55.1k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 0.97% of their portfolio | 495.1k $25.1m | Reduced -24.1k |