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 ($125.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 646.0m as of 2025-01-31, 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 ≈ $60.53. Options: 62 managers hold calls ($3.1bn notional), 51 hold puts ($2.7bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 1,218 |
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 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 543 | 497 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.5bn | 0.80 |
| Q2 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.5bn | 0.85 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.3bn | $2.0bn | 0.89 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1bn | $2.7bn | 0.89 |
Biggest buyers
| Boston Partners | New | +5.4m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +3.4m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +2.4m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +2.0m |
| Sanders Capital, LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | New | +1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +1.5m |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP | Added | +1.4m |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Added | +1.4m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -5.7m |
| ROYAL LONDON ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD | Reduced | -4.8m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -3.6m |
| Slate Path Capital LP | Reduced | -3.5m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Reduced | -2.8m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -2.4m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.1m |
| GMT Capital Corp | Reduced | -1.1m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -981.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -955.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $410.5m6.8m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $371.5m6.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $250.0m4.1m shares |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Added | $211.8m3.5m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $183.5m3.0m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $179.6m3.0m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | $143.3m2.4m shares |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC | Added | $121.3m2.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $118.8m2.0m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $106.4m1.8m shares |
Biggest puts
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $545.7m9.0m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $462.3m7.6m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $207.7m3.4m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $200.6m3.3m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $99.0m1.6m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $86.8m1.4m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $81.3m1.3m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $80.2m1.3m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $72.7m1.2m shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $72.1m1.2m 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 9 | $19.2m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-21 | Smith Joanne D EVP & Chief People Officer | Sold | $1.3m19.7k shares |
| 2024-11-08 | Carroll William C SVP, Fin & Controller | Sold | $1.3m21.5k shares |
| 2024-11-07 | Samant Rahul D EVP & Chief Info Officer | Sold | $1.2m18.6k shares |
| 2024-11-07 | Smith Joanne D EVP & Chief People Officer | Sold | $255.4k4.2k shares |
| 2024-11-06 | HAUENSTEIN GLEN W President | Sold | $2.5m40.0k shares |
| 2024-11-06 | Ausband Allison C EVP & Chief Cust Exper Officer | Sold | $470.3k7.5k shares |
| 2024-11-01 | Sear Steven M EVP - Global Sales & Distrib | Sold | $603.6k10.3k shares |
| 2024-10-31 | HAUENSTEIN GLEN W President | Sold | $4.4m75.0k shares |
| 2024-10-30 | Samant Rahul D EVP & Chief Info Officer | Sold | $585.3k10.0k shares |
| 2024-10-28 | Bastian Edward H Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold | $3.8m68.0k shares |
| 2024-10-17 | BELLEMARE ALAIN EVP & Pres. - International | Sold | $1.1m19.5k shares |
| 2024-10-17 | Samant Rahul D EVP & Chief Info Officer | Sold | $554.8k10.0k shares |
| 2024-10-16 | Carter Peter W EVP - External Affairs | Sold | $1.0m18.1k shares |
| 2024-10-11 | Smith Joanne D EVP & Chief People Officer | Sold | $173.1k3.4k 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 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 72.4m $4.4bn | Added +456.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 43.5m $2.6bn | Added +938.1k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 2.63% of their portfolio | 29.8m $1.8bn | Added +1.9m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 22.5m $1.4bn | Added +676.9k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.03% of their portfolio | 21.9m $1.3bn | Reduced -472.5k |
| Capital International Investors 0.22% of their portfolio | 19.0m $1.2bn | Reduced -2.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.18% of their portfolio | 16.3m $985.2m | Reduced -3.6m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 15.9m $968.2m | Added +410.6k |
| Capital World Investors 0.14% of their portfolio | 15.2m $918.4m | Added +46.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.06% of their portfolio | 14.1m $850.9m | Added +1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 11.1m $671.0m | Added +92.2k |
| FMR LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 10.0m $602.3m | Added +2.3m |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 1.44% of their portfolio | 9.8m $595.4m | Reduced -583.5k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.78% of their portfolio | 9.8m $594.1m | Reduced -2.8m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.6m $336.5m | Reduced -331.7k |
| GMT Capital Corp 16.10% of their portfolio | 5.5m $330.4m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Boston Partners 0.40% of their portfolio | 5.4m $328.4m | New |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.2m $313.6m | Added +447.6k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 1.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $298.4m | Reduced -604.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.8m $292.9m | Reduced -5.7m |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 6.11% of their portfolio | 4.7m $287.2m | Added +1.0m |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 7.96% of their portfolio | 4.5m $269.5m | Unchanged |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.9m $233.2m | Added +79.0k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 7.99% of their portfolio | 3.7m $222.1m | Added +1.4m |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.7m $221.3m | Added +2.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $217.7m | Added +100.1k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.5m $214.5m | Added +274.1k |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP 15.14% of their portfolio | 3.4m $208.4m | Added +1.4m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.34% of their portfolio | 3.4m $207.3m | New |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.44% of their portfolio | 3.2m $190.6m | Reduced -320.9k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.32% of their portfolio | 3.1m $184.8m | Added +2.4m |
| Slate Path Capital LP 3.25% of their portfolio | 3.0m $180.0m | Reduced -3.5m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 2.9m $176.1m | Reduced -433.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.8m $171.1m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 1.24% of their portfolio | 2.8m $170.2m | Reduced -284.4k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.22% of their portfolio | 2.6m $159.5m | Added +38.0k |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.5m $152.3m | Added +830.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $151.0m | Reduced -757.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.4m $144.4m | Reduced -2.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.3m $139.0m | Added +1.2m |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.83% of their portfolio | 2.1m $129.6m | Reduced -98.9k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 2.0m $123.8m | Added +629.2k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $121.9m | Added +383.7k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 2.0m $119.7m | Reduced -2.1k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.9m $112.6m | Added +265.6k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.84% of their portfolio | 1.9m $112.0m | Reduced -42.5k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 11.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $111.4m | Reduced -449.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $111.3m | Added +37.6k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $110.7m | Reduced -981.8k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.90% of their portfolio | 1.7m $105.1m | Reduced -19.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.7m $104.3m | Reduced -56.6k |
| Senator Investment Group LP 3.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $102.6m | Added +1.2m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $95.1m | Reduced -52.9k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.5m $93.7m | New |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $89.7m | Reduced -470.7k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $89.2m | Added +568.4k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $87.2m | Added +270.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $84.6m | Added +67.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.3m $80.4m | Added +290.0k |
| D1 Capital Partners L.P. 1.33% of their portfolio | 1.3m $80.2m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $78.0m | Reduced -66.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $77.1m | Added +700.0k |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 3.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $75.6m | Reduced -80.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $70.7m | Reduced -303.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.9m | Reduced -62.5k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.8m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $68.1m | Added +197.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.1m $67.8m | Added +232.5k |
| 140 Summer Partners LP 8.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $66.6m | New |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $64.6m | First filing |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.0m $61.8m | Reduced -7.3k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 10.32% of their portfolio | 1.0m $60.5m | Unchanged |
| Interval Partners, LP 1.50% of their portfolio | 966.1k $58.5m | Reduced -345.6k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 958.2k $58.0m | Added +881.6k |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 2.64% of their portfolio | 947.5k $57.3m | Reduced -316.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 946.5k $57.3m | Added +730.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 946.2k $57.2m | Reduced -17.9k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.18% of their portfolio | 931.7k $56.4m | New |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 928.2k $56.2m | Added +122.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 917.3k $55.5m | Reduced -440.1k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.06% of their portfolio | 904.5k $53.2m | Added +39.7k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 903.5k $54.7m | Added +114.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 896.0k $54.2m | Reduced -833.5k |
| JENNISON ASSOCIATES LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 894.1k $54.1m | Added +7.4k |
| Palestra Capital Management LLC 1.43% of their portfolio | 863.0k $52.2m | Reduced -68.2k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 854.5k $51.7m | New |
| Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C. 5.24% of their portfolio | 849.3k $51.4m | New |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.07% of their portfolio | 831.5k $50.3m | Added +265.4k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 1.39% of their portfolio | 817.7k $49.5m | New |
| Cartenna Capital, LP 3.65% of their portfolio | 816.6k $49.4m | New |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.32% of their portfolio | 812.0k $49.1m | Added +405.5k |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 0.89% of their portfolio | 810.5k $49.0m | New |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 803.2k $48.6m | Reduced -16.4k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 4.55% of their portfolio | 799.5k $48.4m | New |
| J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. 4.49% of their portfolio | 786.8k $47.6m | Reduced -31.0k |
| MANE GLOBAL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 2.08% of their portfolio | 751.0k $45.4m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 746.0k $45.1m | Added +100.3k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 731.0k $44.2m | Reduced -11.7k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 2.43% of their portfolio | 701.7k $42.5m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 656.7k $38.7m | Added +22.8k |