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 ($59.0m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 653.0m as of 2025-03-31, 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 ≈ $43.57. Options: 57 managers hold calls ($1.8bn notional), 48 hold puts ($1.2bn).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
| Q1 2025 | 1,132 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 564 | 566 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $1.8bn | $1.5bn | 0.85 |
| Q3 2024 | $2.3bn | $2.0bn | 0.89 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.1bn | $2.7bn | 0.89 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8bn | $1.2bn | 0.70 |
Biggest buyers
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +5.0m |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC | New | +4.5m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +4.3m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +3.6m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +3.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +3.2m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +3.2m |
| Capital World Investors | Added | +3.1m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | Added | +3.1m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.1m |
Biggest sellers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -12.4m |
| Boston Partners | Reduced | -5.4m |
| Castle Hook Partners LP | Reduced | -4.1m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.7m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Reduced | -2.4m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.5m |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP | Reduced | -1.4m |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Reduced | -1.3m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $310.7m7.1m shares |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Added | $295.5m6.8m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $207.9m4.8m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $168.9m3.9m shares |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $82.8m1.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $58.3m1.3m shares |
| Sculptor Capital LP | Unchanged | $54.5m1.2m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $50.7m1.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $49.6m1.1m shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $45.8m1.0m shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $218.7m5.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $153.8m3.5m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $126.8m2.9m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $81.1m1.9m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $79.9m1.8m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $54.1m1.2m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $49.4m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $45.4m1.0m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $42.4m972.4k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $38.9m892.1k 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 Q1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $11.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-11 | Samant Rahul D EVP & Chief Info Officer | Sold | $2.5m38.0k shares |
| 2025-02-05 | Samant Rahul D EVP & Chief Info Officer | Sold | $1.2m18.0k shares |
| 2025-02-03 | Carroll William C SVP, Fin & Controller | Sold | $447.3k6.8k shares |
| 2025-01-22 | Bastian Edward H Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold | $6.4m91.7k shares |
| 2025-01-17 | Carroll William C SVP, Fin & Controller | Sold | $554.6k8.4k 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 72.9m $3.2bn | Added +514.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 46.7m $2.0bn | Added +3.2m |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 2.00% of their portfolio | 30.7m $1.3bn | Added +927.4k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 22.5m $980.1m | Reduced -6.3k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.77% of their portfolio | 21.4m $933.4m | Reduced -524.4k |
| Capital World Investors 0.13% of their portfolio | 18.3m $798.4m | Added +3.1m |
| Capital International Investors 0.15% of their portfolio | 17.2m $749.9m | Reduced -1.8m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 16.2m $706.4m | Added +317.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.6m $547.3m | Reduced -1.5m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 0.83% of their portfolio | 11.3m $492.3m | Added +1.5m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 10.9m $474.3m | Reduced -212.3k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 1.03% of their portfolio | 9.2m $401.8m | Reduced -625.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.57% of their portfolio | 8.4m $367.4m | Added +5.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.9m $345.8m | Added +3.1m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.3m $317.1m | Reduced -2.7m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.2m $315.8m | Added +1.7m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 6.0m $246.5m | Added +3.6m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.9m $257.9m | Added +2.4m |
| GMT Capital Corp 12.39% of their portfolio | 5.4m $233.3m | Reduced -110.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.1m $222.5m | Reduced -80.2k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.1m $220.3m | Added +3.2m |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 6.51% of their portfolio | 4.5m $197.9m | New |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.45% of their portfolio | 4.3m $189.1m | Added +4.3m |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $184.9m | Added +582.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.2m $184.9m | Added +3.3m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.64% of their portfolio | 4.2m $184.5m | Reduced -700.7k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.9m $170.1m | Reduced -12.4m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.7m $160.9m | Added +92.8k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.21% of their portfolio | 3.6m $155.4m | Reduced -891.0k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.35% of their portfolio | 3.4m $146.3m | Added +205.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.3m $145.9m | Added +849.0k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.40% of their portfolio | 3.3m $144.3m | Added +3.1m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.3m $143.3m | Added +376.2k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.0m $132.8m | Added +216.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.9m $128.6m | Added +1.1m |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $122.8m | First filing |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.7m $119.4m | Added +103.3k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.5m $110.4m | Added +495.3k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.33% of their portfolio | 2.1m $90.5m | Reduced -66.9k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 2.0m $88.4m | Added +49.2k |
| MIRABELLA FINANCIAL SERVICES LLP 1.79% of their portfolio | 2.0m $88.6m | Added +1.8m |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP 12.50% of their portfolio | 2.0m $88.3m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.13% of their portfolio | 2.0m $87.8m | Added +1.2m |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 2.0m $85.8m | Reduced -846.1k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.9m $84.0m | Added +980.1k |
| Slate Path Capital LP 1.49% of their portfolio | 1.9m $82.4m | Reduced -1.1m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.8m $80.3m | First filing |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.8m $80.2m | Reduced -459.4k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 1.35% of their portfolio | 1.8m $79.0m | Reduced -37.8k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 10.37% of their portfolio | 1.8m $78.5m | Reduced -41.2k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.69% of their portfolio | 1.8m $77.4m | Added +41.9k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.17% of their portfolio | 1.7m $75.3m | Reduced -1.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.7m $73.1m | Added +104.3k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $64.7m | Reduced -314.3k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $71.8m | Added +478.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $70.1m | Added +540.5k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.32% of their portfolio | 1.6m $69.9m | New |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.6m $67.8m | Reduced -285.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $67.4m | Added +103.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $66.4m | Added +125.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $64.0m | Reduced -6.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.8m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $60.1m | Added +88.2k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $58.9m | Reduced -132.3k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 2.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $57.4m | Reduced -2.4m |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.9m | Added +183.8k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.7m | Added +372.3k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $56.2m | Added +1.2m |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 2.14% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.5m | Reduced -90.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.5m | Added +19.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.9m | Added +1.1m |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.6m | Added +117.0k |
| Man Group plc 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $49.5m | Added +902.7k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 1.16% of their portfolio | 1.1m $48.0m | New |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 10.08% of their portfolio | 1.1m $47.6m | Added +91.6k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 1.36% of their portfolio | 967.3k $42.2m | Added +707.2k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.09% of their portfolio | 957.3k $41.7m | Reduced -180.3k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 945.6k $41.2m | New |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 853.2k $37.2m | Added +459.9k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 833.6k $36.3m | Reduced -69.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.04% of their portfolio | 808.4k $35.2m | Reduced -96.1k |
| J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. 3.45% of their portfolio | 777.9k $33.9m | Reduced -8.9k |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 1.72% of their portfolio | 768.3k $33.5m | Reduced -179.2k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 767.8k $33.5m | Added +418.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 758.9k $33.1m | Added +102.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 750.0k $32.7m | Reduced -53.1k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 749.4k $32.7m | Added +413.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.05% of their portfolio | 738.7k $32.2m | Reduced -590.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 728.6k $31.8m | Reduced -2.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 684.6k $29.8m | Reduced -441.5k |
| Castle Hook Partners LP 0.78% of their portfolio | 678.6k $29.6m | Reduced -4.1m |
| BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA, S.A. 0.30% of their portfolio | 676.5k $29.3m | Added +406.4k |
| WORLDQUANT MILLENNIUM ADVISORS LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 664.7k $29.0m | Reduced -147.3k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 652.6k $28.5m | Added +418.2k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.05% of their portfolio | 645.6k $28.1m | Reduced -2.4m |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.61% of their portfolio | 640.4k $27.9m | New |
| Capital Research Global Investors 0.01% of their portfolio | 632.0k $27.6m | Unchanged |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 0.84% of their portfolio | 593.0k $25.9m | Added +258.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.06% of their portfolio | 588.5k $25.7m | Added +4.8k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.10% of their portfolio | 586.8k $25.6m | Reduced -6.0k |