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 ($115.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 653.0m as of 2025-09-30, 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 ≈ $56.78. Options: 57 managers hold calls ($2.7bn notional), 47 hold puts ($2.2bn).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 1,187 |
| Q3 2025 | 1,228 |
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 2023 | 438 | 520 |
| Q1 2024 | 483 | 507 |
| Q2 2024 | 512 | 480 |
| Q3 2024 | 505 | 529 |
| Q4 2024 | 543 | 497 |
| Q1 2025 | 564 | 566 |
| Q2 2025 | 618 | 506 |
| Q3 2025 | 620 | 495 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $3.1bn | $2.7bn | 0.89 |
| Q1 2025 | $1.8bn | $1.2bn | 0.70 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5bn | $1.6bn | 1.03 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7bn | $2.2bn | 0.82 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +9.6m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +8.4m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | Added | +4.6m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +3.5m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +2.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.6m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Added | +1.3m |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. | Added | +1.0m |
Biggest sellers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -3.9m |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | Sold out | -2.0m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Reduced | -1.9m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -1.7m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.4m |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -1.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -1.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -1.0m |
Biggest calls
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $681.3m12.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $391.1m6.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $321.1m5.7m shares |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Added | $289.5m5.1m shares |
| BlackRock, Inc. | New | $124.5m2.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $109.1m1.9m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $77.9m1.4m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $67.2m1.2m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $58.7m1.0m shares |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | New | $56.8m1.0m shares |
Biggest puts
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $339.5m6.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $306.0m5.4m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $260.6m4.6m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $201.1m3.5m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $122.8m2.2m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $107.7m1.9m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $95.8m1.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $93.5m1.6m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $75.6m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $70.7m1.2m 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 Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q2 2025 | 2 | $601.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 0 | — | 6 | $7.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-27 | HAUENSTEIN GLEN W President | Sold | $613.1k10.0k shares |
| 2025-08-19 | HUERTA MICHAEL P Director | Sold | $151.8k2.5k shares |
| 2025-07-23 | Bastian Edward H Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold | $2.0m35.0k shares |
| 2025-07-15 | Sear Steven M EVP - Global Sales & Distrib | Sold | $1.0m18.0k shares |
| 2025-07-15 | Carter Peter W EVP - External Affairs | Sold | $1.0m17.6k shares |
| 2025-07-11 | BELLEMARE ALAIN EVP & Pres. - International | Sold | $2.5m45.4k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 74.4m $4.2bn | Reduced -201.7k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 45.0m $2.6bn | Reduced -1.0m |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 2.06% of their portfolio | 29.5m $1.7bn | Reduced -843.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.21% of their portfolio | 23.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 23.0m $1.3bn | Reduced -61.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 19.6m $1.1bn | Added +9.6m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.80% of their portfolio | 18.3m $1.0bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 17.2m $981.5m | Added +453.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.2m $862.7m | Added +8.4m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.23% of their portfolio | 13.5m $767.4m | Reduced -526.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.04% of their portfolio | 12.3m $695.4m | Reduced -804.9k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 10.3m $586.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 9.2m $523.0m | Unchanged |
| Capital World Investors 0.06% of their portfolio | 8.3m $473.8m | Reduced -750.8k |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.48% of their portfolio | 7.7m $438.2m | Added +4.6m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.08% of their portfolio | 7.7m $434.8m | Added +1.4m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 7.2m $410.7m | Added +1.4m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.8m $330.2m | Added +2.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.6m $317.5m | Reduced -1.2m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.1m $290.0m | Reduced -60.6k |
| GMT Capital Corp 12.63% of their portfolio | 4.9m $278.6m | Reduced -605.5k |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 8.96% of their portfolio | 4.3m $243.9m | Reduced -126.6k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 4.3m $242.1m | Reduced -1.7m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.78% of their portfolio | 4.2m $240.1m | Reduced -82.0k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.0m $228.6m | Added +958.1k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $215.0m | Reduced -9.8k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.99% of their portfolio | 3.6m $202.8m | Added +10.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 3.6m $202.2m | Added +3.5m |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.6m $201.6m | Reduced -401.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.43% of their portfolio | 3.4m $195.7m | Added +42.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 3.4m $194.5m | Added +301.0k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.4m $193.4m | Reduced -43.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $171.9m | Reduced -64.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 2.9m $167.0m | Reduced -64.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $161.6m | Reduced -347.4k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.8m $158.4m | Added +550.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.7m $150.7m | Added +47.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.30% of their portfolio | 2.6m $150.0m | Added +235.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 2.4m $137.9m | Added +1.6m |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 2.10% of their portfolio | 2.3m $133.2m | Reduced -44.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.3m $131.4m | Added +288.7k |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP 10.94% of their portfolio | 2.3m $129.6m | Added +730.4k |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP 4.99% of their portfolio | 2.3m $128.5m | Added +388.3k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 3.27% of their portfolio | 2.2m $124.8m | Added +800.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $110.7m | Reduced -168.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.76% of their portfolio | 2.0m $110.7m | Reduced -76.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.9m $110.7m | Added +652.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $108.2m | Reduced -1.4m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $103.4m | Added +157.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $102.4m | Added +278.5k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.41% of their portfolio | 1.8m $101.0m | Reduced -186.1k |
| Slate Path Capital LP 1.52% of their portfolio | 1.7m $98.4m | Reduced -28.2k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.82% of their portfolio | 1.7m $98.3m | Added +100.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $93.8m | Reduced -205.4k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.6m $93.5m | Added +1.0m |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $88.2m | Added +20.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $83.9m | Added +119.4k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.4m $80.5m | Reduced -721.6k |
| Interval Partners, LP 1.71% of their portfolio | 1.4m $79.9m | Added +186.2k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $78.3m | Added +30.2k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 1.4m $78.1m | Added +485.2k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 8.75% of their portfolio | 1.4m $77.2m | Reduced -405.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $72.7m | Added +37.7k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.3m $71.7m | Added +1.3m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.2m $68.1m | Reduced -616.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.2m $66.0m | Added +517.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $65.3m | Added +144 |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $63.9m | Reduced -146.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $63.2m | Reduced -21.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $63.1m | Reduced -771.8k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $64.7m | Reduced -558.6k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 9.12% of their portfolio | 1.0m $56.8m | Unchanged |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 957.7k $54.4m | Reduced -427.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 949.4k $53.9m | Added +255 |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 1.20% of their portfolio | 911.1k $51.7m | Added +362.3k |
| Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C. 3.90% of their portfolio | 883.3k $50.1m | New |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 874.7k $49.6m | Added +276.0k |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 1.96% of their portfolio | 861.3k $48.9m | Reduced -38.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 854.1k $48.5m | Added +28.2k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 831.3k $47.2m | Added +19.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 794.3k $45.1m | Reduced -235.9k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 769.4k $43.7m | Reduced -27.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 751.5k $42.6m | Reduced -10.6k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 723.1k $41.0m | Added +660.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 703.1k $39.9m | Reduced -13.9k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 659.1k $37.4m | Added +244.8k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.50% of their portfolio | 624.0k $35.4m | Added +121.3k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 614.1k $34.9m | Added +236 |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 592.2k $33.6m | Reduced -31.3k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 590.0k $33.5m | Unchanged |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.11% of their portfolio | 579.4k $32.9m | Reduced -1.8k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.05% of their portfolio | 551.9k $31.3m | Reduced -31.1k |
| DEROY & DEVEREAUX PRIVATE INVESTMENT COUNSEL INC 1.52% of their portfolio | 536.2k $30.4m | Reduced -6.1k |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 532.7k $30.2m | Added +62.0k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 523.5k $29.7m | Added +60.7k |
| Hosking Partners LLP 1.06% of their portfolio | 515.8k $29.3m | Reduced -8.0k |
| J. L. Bainbridge & Co., Inc. 2.44% of their portfolio | 509.3k $28.9m | Reduced -258.5k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 507.3k $28.8m | Added +378.9k |
| Capital International, Inc./CA/ 0.23% of their portfolio | 499.4k $28.3m | Added +815 |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 498.6k $28.3m | Added +228.4k |