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 ($119.6m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 653.1m as of 2026-01-31, 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 ≈ $69.27. Options: 45 managers hold calls ($2.2bn notional), 43 hold puts ($2.2bn).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 1,333 |
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 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 659 | 494 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $1.8bn | $1.2bn | 0.70 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.5bn | $1.6bn | 1.03 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7bn | $2.2bn | 0.82 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.2bn | $2.2bn | 1.01 |
Biggest buyers
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +8.0m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +7.8m |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P | Added | +6.1m |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Added | +2.5m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.9m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Added | +1.8m |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC | New | +1.8m |
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +1.7m |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +1.5m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -9.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -6.9m |
| Ninety One UK Ltd | Reduced | -4.2m |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | Sold out | -2.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Sold out | -1.4m |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Interval Partners, LP | Reduced | -1.2m |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Reduced | -1.2m |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $462.1m6.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $339.3m4.9m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $284.6m4.1m shares |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | $171.0m2.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $101.9m1.5m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $94.1m1.4m shares |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $69.4m1.0m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Added | $66.5m957.8k shares |
| Capital Markets Trading UK LLP | Added | $60.9m877.8k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $56.1m808.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $295.8m4.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $273.0m3.9m shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | $217.2m3.1m shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $147.5m2.1m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $145.5m2.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $141.8m2.0m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $102.8m1.5m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $89.3m1.3m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | $88.7m1.3m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $83.1m1.2m 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | $2.3m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | Laughter John E EVP & Chief of Operations | Sold | $1.5m23.3k shares |
| 2025-10-15 | Carroll William C SVP, Fin & Controller | Sold | $858.1k14.0k 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, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 74.6m $5.2bn | Added +181.4k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 44.7m $3.1bn | Reduced -322.1k |
| Sanders Capital, LLC 2.36% of their portfolio | 29.6m $2.1bn | Added +52.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 27.4m $1.9bn | Added +7.8m |
| Capital International Investors 0.26% of their portfolio | 24.2m $1.7bn | Added +1.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 23.2m $1.6bn | Added +165.7k |
| HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P 1.73% of their portfolio | 19.7m $1.4bn | Added +6.1m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.92% of their portfolio | 17.6m $1.2bn | Reduced -699.9k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 17.4m $1.2bn | Added +202.9k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 13.8m $958.5m | Added +8.0m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.05% of their portfolio | 12.3m $854.4m | Added +56.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 10.1m $700.8m | Reduced -234.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.12% of their portfolio | 9.5m $659.0m | Added +1.8m |
| Capital World Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 8.4m $582.6m | Added +46.3k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 1.36% of their portfolio | 8.2m $570.2m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Life Cycle Investment Partners Ltd 3.30% of their portfolio | 6.8m $471.5m | First filing |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 6.2m $426.4m | Added +1.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.1m $424.3m | Reduced -9.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.0m $349.7m | Reduced -556.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.0m $348.1m | Reduced -94.3k |
| GMT Capital Corp 16.13% of their portfolio | 4.5m $309.5m | Reduced -450.5k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.34% of their portfolio | 4.3m $300.3m | Added +1.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.2m $289.0m | Added +136.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.1m $283.5m | Added +1.1m |
| Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors, LLC 9.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $280.5m | Reduced -256.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 3.8m $266.7m | Added +53.5k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 6.58% of their portfolio | 3.6m $248.1m | Unchanged |
| Ninety One UK Ltd 0.52% of their portfolio | 3.5m $243.2m | Reduced -4.2m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.50% of their portfolio | 3.3m $231.2m | Reduced -116.2k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.3m $228.8m | Added +1.3m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.2m $219.2m | Added +310.1k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.1m $215.6m | Reduced -302.4k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.12% of their portfolio | 3.1m $214.9m | Added +153.4k |
| PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 3.0m $207.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Slate Path Capital LP 2.74% of their portfolio | 2.9m $203.1m | Added +1.2m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $200.3m | Added +979.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.8m $194.3m | Reduced -752.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.8m $193.2m | Reduced -642.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.8m $192.9m | Added +124.3k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.7m $185.5m | Added +2.5m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.33% of their portfolio | 2.6m $183.4m | Reduced -765 |
| LANSDOWNE PARTNERS (UK) LLP 12.29% of their portfolio | 2.4m $167.6m | Added +130.2k |
| BRISTOL JOHN W & CO INC /NY/ 2.46% of their portfolio | 2.3m $159.9m | Reduced -43.2k |
| Amundi 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.1m $148.8m | Added +1.0m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.0m $141.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.0m $135.6m | Added +132.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.9m $134.4m | Added +131.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.8m $128.3m | Reduced -101.0k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.8m $127.6m | Reduced -112.7k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $125.6m | Added +646.4k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.44% of their portfolio | 1.8m $125.2m | Added +428.4k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 1.8m $124.4m | New |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.7m $120.9m | New |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC 0.97% of their portfolio | 1.7m $119.2m | Reduced -14.7k |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 1.7m $115.1m | Reduced -121.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $111.3m | Reduced -712.0k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $110.0m | Reduced -67.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.6m $107.8m | Added +204 |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 1.5m $88.4m | Added +824.2k |
| Southpoint Capital Advisors LP 2.42% of their portfolio | 1.5m $104.1m | Reduced -700.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.4m $93.8m | Reduced -28.6k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.98% of their portfolio | 1.3m $89.5m | Added +995.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.3m $88.7m | Reduced -3.3k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $86.9m | Not comparable |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 9.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.4m | Reduced -144.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.3m | Added +421.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $84.3m | Added +62.6k |
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $25.7m | Added +1.0m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $78.8m | Added +23.2k |
| Quantinno Capital Management LP 0.15% of their portfolio | 1.1m $77.0m | Added +611.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $76.5m | Reduced -11.5k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $75.6m | Reduced -36.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $72.6m | Added +172.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $72.1m | Added +207.9k |
| MASTERS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 9.60% of their portfolio | 1.0m $69.4m | Unchanged |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 998.5k $69.3m | Reduced -479.4k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 972.6k $67.5m | Added +313.5k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 950.1k $65.9m | Added +758 |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 876.0k $60.5m | Added +21.9k |
| CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC 2.43% of their portfolio | 783.5k $54.4m | Reduced -174.2k |
| SRS Investment Management, LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 736.3k $51.1m | Added +246.6k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 720.4k $50.0m | Added +17.3k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.08% of their portfolio | 715.2k $49.6m | New |
| NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 699.2k $48.5m | First filing |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 688.5k $47.8m | Reduced -63.0k |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 1.82% of their portfolio | 680.4k $47.2m | Reduced -180.9k |
| Duquesne Family Office LLC 1.07% of their portfolio | 650.9k $45.2m | New |
| IEQ CAPITAL, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 643.1k $44.6m | Added +110.4k |
| CSM Advisors, LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 629.1k $43.7m | Added +105.6k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.03% of their portfolio | 624.3k $43.3m | Added +166.5k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.08% of their portfolio | 622.2k $43.2m | Added +8.0k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.37% of their portfolio | 606.3k $42.1m | Added +416.3k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 602.8k $41.8m | Added +10.6k |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.63% of their portfolio | 590.0k $40.9m | Unchanged |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.06% of their portfolio | 585.6k $40.6m | Reduced -1.1m |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.13% of their portfolio | 579.0k $40.2m | Reduced -374 |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 575.2k $39.9m | Reduced -625.1k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 549.2k $38.1m | Added +185.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 544.1k $37.8m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 532.7k $37.0m | Added +126.6k |