SKYWEST INC SKYW
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 830879102
Parent company of SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryAir Transportation, Scheduled
- HeadquartersSt George, UT
- Founded2005
- Websiteinc.skywest.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 ($18.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 40.3m as of 2025-02-07, 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 ≈ $100.12. Options: 12 managers hold calls ($31.4m notional), 11 hold puts ($17.3m).
Trends to Q4 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 204 |
| Q4 2022 | 184 |
| Q1 2023 | 179 |
| Q2 2023 | 198 |
| Q3 2023 | 203 |
| Q4 2023 | 227 |
| Q1 2024 | 251 |
| Q2 2024 | 288 |
| Q3 2024 | 311 |
| Q4 2024 | 350 |
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 | 72 | 95 |
| Q2 2023 | 78 | 108 |
| Q3 2023 | 75 | 119 |
| Q4 2023 | 99 | 114 |
| Q1 2024 | 130 | 109 |
| Q2 2024 | 157 | 131 |
| Q3 2024 | 154 | 137 |
| Q4 2024 | 197 | 129 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $38.1m | $9.5m | 0.25 |
| Q2 2024 | $40.9m | $13.7m | 0.34 |
| Q3 2024 | $24.4m | $14.9m | 0.61 |
| Q4 2024 | $31.4m | $17.3m | 0.55 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +412.3k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +274.0k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +192.5k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | Added | +150.7k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Added | +128.5k |
| NORGES BANK | Added | +117.2k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Added | +116.5k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +116.5k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT | Added | +115.1k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Added | +97.1k |
Biggest sellers
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. | Reduced | -687.3k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -335.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Reduced | -215.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -189.5k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | -148.6k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC | Reduced | -98.8k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. | Reduced | -95.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC | Sold out | -77.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -60.9k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Reduced | -53.4k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $9.3m93.3k shares |
| Caption Management, LLC | New | $5.9m58.5k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $3.8m38.0k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $3.1m30.9k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $2.8m28.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $2.5m24.6k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Reduced | $1.1m11.3k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.1m10.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $921.0k9.2k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | New | $811.1k8.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $6.3m63.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.8m18.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $1.7m16.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $1.6m15.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $1.5m15.4k shares |
| Walleye Capital LLC | Added | $1.5m15.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.5m14.6k shares |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | Added | $941.2k9.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $420.0k4.2k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $30.0k300 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 |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2025-04-30 | 14.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.5% |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 13G · institution filed 2025-04-15 | 6.7% |
| AMERICAN CENTURY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-08-14 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO 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 | $37.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $133.4k | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 6 | $7.3m | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 5 | $10.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-06 | Childs Russell A PRESIDENT & CEO, director | Sold | $3.1m27.9k shares |
| 2024-11-06 | MITTELSTAEDT RONALD J Director | Sold | $2.8m25.0k shares |
| 2024-11-06 | Woodward Eric CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER | Sold | $446.1k4.0k shares |
| 2024-11-05 | Steel Wade J CHIEF COMMERCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $2.0m19.1k shares |
| 2024-11-05 | SIMMONS ROBERT J CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | Sold | $1.7m16.5k 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.8m $680.1m | Added +274.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $482.4m | Reduced -1.6k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $300.6m | Reduced -215.9k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $158.6m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Pacer Advisors, Inc. 0.33% of their portfolio | 1.5m $150.6m | Reduced -687.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 1.4m $139.2m | Added +97.1k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 979.4k $98.1m | Added +412.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 959.1k $96.1m | Reduced -1.7k |
| SW Investment Management LLC 19.97% of their portfolio | 850.0k $85.1m | Added +75.0k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 709.4k $71.0m | Added +26.6k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 686.1k $68.7m | Reduced -189.5k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 543.0k $54.4m | Added +21.6k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 533.1k $53.4m | Reduced -17.0k |
| FMR LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 525.8k $52.6m | Added +41.6k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.04% of their portfolio | 525.7k $52.6m | Added +192.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 472.8k $47.3m | Added +51.6k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 453.2k $45.4m | Reduced -15.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 415.3k $41.6m | Added +57.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 399.3k $40.0m | Added +128.5k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 379.6k $38.0m | Reduced -335.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 355.4k $35.6m | Added +23.8k |
| Slate Path Capital LP 0.64% of their portfolio | 352.7k $35.3m | Unchanged |
| OBERWEIS ASSET MANAGEMENT INC/ 1.51% of their portfolio | 319.1k $32.0m | Added +41.5k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 3.00% of their portfolio | 302.2k $30.3m | Reduced -98.8k |
| BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.66% of their portfolio | 295.8k $29.6m | Reduced -37.2k |
| EP Wealth Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 246.3k $24.7m | Reduced -10.2k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.71% of their portfolio | 239.9k $24.0m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 238.2k $23.9m | Added +117.2k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.6k $22.7m | Added +10.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 199.5k $20.0m | Added +116.5k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 188.8k $18.9m | Reduced -95.6k |
| Phocas Financial Corp. 2.45% of their portfolio | 183.2k $18.3m | Reduced -43.2k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.7k $17.1m | Reduced -26.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 170.5k $17.1m | Added +116.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 170.4k $17.1m | Added +17.5k |
| Cambria Investment Management, L.P. 1.00% of their portfolio | 164.9k $16.5m | Added +3.4k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 159.6k $16.0m | Added +4.4k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 158.2k $15.8m | Added +150.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 147.4k $14.8m | Added +6.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.03% of their portfolio | 147.2k $14.7m | Added +115.1k |
| Empowered Funds, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 138.3k $13.8m | Reduced -35.0k |
| Nicholas Investment Partners, LP 1.11% of their portfolio | 126.5k $12.7m | Reduced -3.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 116.8k $11.7m | Reduced -3.1k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 112.8k $11.3m | Reduced -1.3k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 111.0k $11.1m | Added +17.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.03% of their portfolio | 110.9k $11.1m | Added +19.6k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 104.8k $10.5m | Added +13.3k |
| Public Sector Pension Investment Board 0.04% of their portfolio | 100.5k $10.1m | Added +15.4k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.0k $9.4m | Reduced -15.2k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 91.6k $9.2m | Reduced -18.7k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 91.2k $9.1m | Reduced -22.1k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.5k $9.1m | Added +13.1k |
| Bandera Partners LLC 3.35% of their portfolio | 87.8k $8.8m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 86.5k $8.7m | Added +2.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 79.1k $7.9m | Reduced -5.1k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 75.4k $7.6m | Reduced -53.4k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 72.4k $7.3m | Added +5.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 68.9k $6.9m | Reduced -28.8k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 65.7k $6.6m | Reduced -30.2k |
| NAVELLIER & ASSOCIATES INC 0.78% of their portfolio | 65.3k $6.5m | Added +53.0k |
| Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. 0.32% of their portfolio | 63.9k $6.4m | Reduced -12.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 63.5k $6.4m | Added +1.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 63.1k $6.3m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 60.3k $6.0m | Added +37.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 59.3k $5.9m | Added +7.2k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 56.5k $5.6m | Added +51.8k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 56.3k $5.6m | Added +2.0k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 53.7k $5.4m | Added +27.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 53.4k $5.3m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Harvest Investment Services, LLC 1.28% of their portfolio | 52.1k $5.2m | Added +25.6k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 51.3k $5.1m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.3k $5.0m | Reduced -3.2k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 48.2k $4.8m | Added +11.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.9k $4.5m | Reduced -2.5k |
| HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 44.5k $4.5m | Added +43.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 42.1k $4.2m | Added +12.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 41.8k $4.2m | Reduced -3.3k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 40.6k $4.1m | Added +1.1k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 37.2k $3.7m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 36.8k $3.7m | Added +10.8k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.6k $3.7m | Added +12.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 36.1k $3.6m | Reduced -60.9k |
| Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbH 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.7k $3.6m | First filing |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 34.6k $3.5m | Added +13.2k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 32.3k $3.2m | Added +13.4k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.1k $3.0m | Added +3.3k |
| Stratos Wealth Partners, LTD. 0.04% of their portfolio | 29.3k $2.9m | Added +18.5k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 29.1k $2.9m | Reduced -629 |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 28.7k $2.9m | Added +300 |
| Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 27.7k $2.8m | Reduced -11.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.2k $2.7m | Added +14.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 27.0k $2.7m | First filing |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 26.9k $2.7m | Reduced -1.8k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 26.8k $2.7m | Reduced -148.6k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 26.3k $2.6m | Added +23.5k |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.4k $2.5m | Reduced -2.6k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.9k $2.5m | Added +598 |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 24.1k $2.4m | Added +14.8k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.9k $2.4m | Reduced -55 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.8k $2.4m | Added +1.1k |