UNITED AIRLS HLDGS INC UAL
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 910047109 · ISIN US9100471096
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryAir Transportation, Scheduled
- HeadquartersChicago, IL
- Founded1968
- Websiteir.united.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 ($48.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 328.0m as of 2023-10-12, 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 ≈ $41.29. Options: 51 managers hold calls ($823.1m notional), 58 hold puts ($2.2bn).
Trends to Q4 2023
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 508 |
| Q4 2022 | 578 |
| Q1 2023 | 603 |
| Q2 2023 | 647 |
| Q3 2023 | 624 |
| Q4 2023 | 631 |
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 2022 | 282 | 199 |
| Q1 2023 | 279 | 269 |
| Q2 2023 | 288 | 268 |
| Q3 2023 | 256 | 305 |
| Q4 2023 | 241 | 309 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $872.5m | $1.9bn | 2.18 |
| Q2 2023 | $1.1bn | $2.4bn | 2.17 |
| Q3 2023 | $735.0m | $1.8bn | 2.48 |
| Q4 2023 | $823.1m | $2.2bn | 2.72 |
Biggest buyers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +5.5m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +2.8m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +2.7m |
| BlackRock Inc. | Added | +2.2m |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC | Added | +1.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP | Added | +812.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +775.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | New | +744.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +641.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +515.3k |
Biggest sellers
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -3.1m |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Man Group plc | Sold out | -1.2m |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Capital International Investors | Reduced | -1.2m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -861.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Sold out | -763.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $143.2m3.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $110.0m2.7m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $83.1m2.0m shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $45.2m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $42.4m1.0m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $36.9m894.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $35.6m863.9k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $34.7m840.0k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | $33.1m801.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $29.1m705.6k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $245.5m6.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $212.0m5.1m shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Added | $195.0m4.7m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $167.4m4.1m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $165.9m4.0m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $109.2m2.6m shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $96.7m2.3m shares |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP | New | $92.4m2.2m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $87.2m2.1m shares |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | Reduced | $84.7m2.1m 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 |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Capital International Investors (2.0%, 2026-05-14), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC), PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ (4.9%, 2026-02-11), FMR LLC (5.0%, 2026-02-05)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2023
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 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 1 | $4.1m | 3 | $1.4m | — |
| Q3 2022 | 1 | $1.8m | 1 | $544.3k | — |
| Q4 2022 | 2 | $1.2m | 1 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 1 | $1.1m | 2 | $1.8m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $627.1k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $256.2k | — |
| Q4 2023 | 1 | $218.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-07 | KENNEDY JAMES A C Director | Bought | $55.0k1.5k shares |
| 2023-11-06 | KENNEDY JAMES A C Director | Bought | $163.9k4.5k 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 2023
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 37.0m $1.5bn | Reduced -157.1k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 0.76% of their portfolio | 23.4m $963.6m | Reduced -116.1k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 21.2m $876.0m | Added +2.2m |
| Capital International Investors 0.17% of their portfolio | 18.1m $745.9m | Reduced -1.2m |
| Capital World Investors 0.08% of their portfolio | 11.3m $466.8m | Reduced -621.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.1m $417.3m | Added +233.1k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.8m $362.7m | Added +5.5m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.6m $312.5m | Added +195.9k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.2m $213.1m | Added +515.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 4.7m $193.4m | Added +2.8m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.2m $174.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 11.55% of their portfolio | 4.2m $171.6m | Added +1.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 4.1m $171.0m | Added +812.3k |
| Newport Trust Company, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 3.8m $155.1m | Reduced -46.6k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.31% of their portfolio | 3.4m $140.9m | Reduced -19.9k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.34% of their portfolio | 2.7m $112.4m | Added +2.7m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.4m $100.9m | Added +41.6k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 3.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $91.7m | Added +150.0k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.2m $90.5m | Reduced -759.4k |
| GMT Capital Corp 3.40% of their portfolio | 2.2m $90.3m | Reduced -40.7k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $72.5m | Reduced -62.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.8m $72.3m | Reduced -1.9m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.7m $71.2m | Added +26.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $66.5m | Reduced -115.4k |
| Patient Capital Management, LLC 2.67% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.4m | Added +130.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.1m | Added +641.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.3m | Reduced -573.4k |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.1m | Reduced -86.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.1m | Added +775.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $41.9m | Reduced -1.1m |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 996.5k $41.1m | Reduced -45.5k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 966.7k $39.9m | Added +506.2k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 908.6k $37.5m | Reduced -8.3k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 895.7k $37.0m | Added +240.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 809.7k $33.4m | Added +47.9k |
| PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.19% of their portfolio | 809.1k $33.4m | Reduced -33.8k |
| Amundi 0.02% of their portfolio | 793.6k $34.6m | Added +377.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 783.1k $32.3m | Reduced -447.3k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 775.8k $32.0m | Added +359.2k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.03% of their portfolio | 744.7k $30.7m | New |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 691.1k $28.5m | Reduced -1.1m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.23% of their portfolio | 631.2k $26.0m | Added +385.7k |
| PINEBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, L.P. 0.23% of their portfolio | 600.7k $24.8m | Added +412.4k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 599.9k $24.8m | Reduced -11.9k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.40% of their portfolio | 594.1k $24.5m | Added +311.0k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 586.5k $24.2m | Reduced -58.2k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 584.4k $24.1m | Reduced -15.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 563.1k $23.2m | Added +71.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 546.6k $22.6m | Added +44.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 544.7k $22.5m | Added +176.8k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 542.4k $22.4m | Added +22.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 522.7k $22.0m | Added +35.6k |
| TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY 0.19% of their portfolio | 502.5k $20.7m | Added +90.4k |
| TOWLE & CO 2.38% of their portfolio | 497.4k $20.5m | New |
| Douglas Lane & Associates, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 494.3k $20.4m | Added +22.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 490.8k $20.3m | Added +158.6k |
| TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.43% of their portfolio | 475.8k $19.6m | Added +91.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 470.2k $19.4m | Reduced -68.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 444.2k $18.3m | Added +56.2k |
| Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. 0.31% of their portfolio | 427.0k $17.6m | Reduced -1 |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.54% of their portfolio | 413.4k $17.1m | Reduced -158.3k |
| Man Group plc 0.05% of their portfolio | 402.2k $16.6m | New |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.17% of their portfolio | 395.3k $16.3m | Reduced -393.2k |
| STRS OHIO 0.07% of their portfolio | 394.9k $16.3m | Reduced -832 |
| NWI MANAGEMENT LP 3.14% of their portfolio | 375.0k $15.5m | Added +180.0k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 369.7k $15.3m | Reduced -9.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 363.2k $15.0m | Added +5.5k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 357.0k $14.7m | Added +273.3k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 356.5k $14.7m | Reduced -97.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 355.5k $14.6m | Reduced -1.2m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 345.0k $14.2m | Added +41.0k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 324.7k $13.4m | Reduced -149.6k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 320.0k $13.2m | Reduced -550.4k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 313.5k $12.9m | Added +67 |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 307.0k $12.7m | Reduced -192.2k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 295.6k $12.2m | Added +89.1k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.15% of their portfolio | 276.5k $11.4m | Reduced -684.8k |
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. 0.03% of their portfolio | 271.8k $11.2m | Added +247.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 266.5k $10.9m | Reduced -38.1k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 254.7k $10.5m | Added +63.9k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 254.2k $10.5m | Added +230.8k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 245.3k $10.1m | Reduced -88.4k |
| Walleye Capital LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 240.7k $9.9m | New |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 231.0k $9.5m | Added +5.1k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.24% of their portfolio | 210.7k $8.7m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 209.1k $8.6m | Reduced -28.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 201.5k $8.3m | Reduced -32.7k |
| COBALT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 2.87% of their portfolio | 200.0k $8.3m | Added +50.0k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.11% of their portfolio | 199.3k $8.2m | New |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 197.0k $8.1m | New |
| QRG CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 195.5k $8.1m | Reduced -35.7k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 193.3k $8.0m | Reduced -56.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 193.1k $8.0m | Added +4.6k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 186.6k $7.4m | Added +25.4k |
| MERCER GLOBAL ADVISORS INC /ADV 0.02% of their portfolio | 185.7k $7.7m | Reduced -32.6k |
| GATEWAY INVESTMENT ADVISERS LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 183.2k $7.6m | Reduced -125 |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 183.2k $7.6m | Reduced -1.1k |
| Jade Capital Advisors, LLC 4.35% of their portfolio | 173.2k $7.1m | New |
| CTC LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 172.3k $7.1m | Added +92.4k |
| Sonic GP LLC 8.14% of their portfolio | 171.8k $7.1m | Unchanged |