Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL) Ownership
DAL ownership summary
as of October 18, 2026- Institutions
- 80.5% of shares outstanding
- Insiders
- 9.17% of shares outstanding
- Shares outstanding
- 657.9M
- Float
- 650.0M shares available to trade
- Short interest
- 3.91% 25.6M shares short
- Days to cover
- 3.63 short interest up 1.2% vs prior month
- Institutions 80.48%
- Insiders 9.17%
- Other investors 10.34%
DAL top institutional holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc | 8.71% | 57.3M | $4.32B | +17.5M (+44.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 2 | BlackRock Inc | 6.86% | 45.1M | $3.40B | +981,365 (+2.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 6.28% | 41.3M | $3.11B | −637,003 (−1.5%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 4 | FMR Inc | 5.04% | 33.2M | $2.50B | +5.7M (+20.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Sanders Capital, LLC | 4.43% | 29.1M | $2.20B | −337,526 (−1.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | 4.00% | 26.3M | $1.98B | −1.1M (−3.8%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | State Street Corp | 3.67% | 24.1M | $1.82B | +669,444 (+2.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 8 | Capital Research & Mgmt Co - Division 3 | 3.14% | 20.7M | $1.56B | +119,654 (+0.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.81% | 18.5M | $1.40B | +541,325 (+3.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 10 | PRIMECAP Management Company | 2.66% | 17.5M | $1.32B | −27,400 (−0.2%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Harris Associates L.P. | 2.63% | 17.3M | $1.31B | −673,028 (−3.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 1.92% | 12.6M | $951.7M | +356,768 (+2.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 13 | Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 1.78% | 11.7M | $883.5M | −1.7M (−12.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 1.46% | 9.6M | $723.9M | −434,251 (−4.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 15 | AQR Capital Management LLC | 1.19% | 7.9M | $592.4M | −579,195 (−6.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 16 | JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.02% | 6.7M | $507.2M | −635,867 (−8.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 17 | The Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 0.96% | 6.3M | $478.1M | +1.2M (+23.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 18 | Newport Trust Co. | 0.94% | 6.2M | $468.5M | −1.7M (−21.0%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Northern Trust Corp | 0.76% | 5.0M | $378.5M | +46,094 (+0.9%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 20 | Amvescap Plc. | 0.76% | 5.0M | $377.1M | −1.1M (−18.6%) | June 30, 2026 |
Value at the latest close. Change = shares bought or sold in the latest quarterly filing (13F). In the top 20, 9 holders added 27.1M shares and 11 cut 8.9M.
DAL top mutual fund and ETF holders
20 largest| # | Holder | % of shares | Shares | Value | Change | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest | 3.01% | 19.8M | $1.49B | −36,080 (−0.2%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 2 | Vanguard 500 Index Investor | 2.37% | 15.6M | $1.18B | −1.7M (−10.0%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 3 | American Funds Washington Mutual A | 1.96% | 12.9M | $971.4M | −1.2M (−8.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 4 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl | 1.93% | 12.7M | $955.2M | −826,760 (−6.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 5 | Vanguard Windsor II Inv | 1.50% | 9.9M | $744.7M | −381,000 (−3.7%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 6 | Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv | 1.43% | 9.4M | $710.8M | −10,000 (−0.1%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 7 | Fidelity 500 Index | 1.29% | 8.5M | $639.3M | +32,595 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 8 | Oakmark Investor | 1.22% | 8.0M | $604.5M | −450,000 (−5.3%) | June 30, 2026 |
| 9 | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1.21% | 7.9M | $597.8M | −12,765 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 10 | State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF | 1.11% | 7.3M | $549.0M | — | September 30, 2026 |
| 11 | Vanguard MStar Value Index Investor | 0.86% | 5.6M | $425.0M | −324,411 (−5.4%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 12 | Fidelity Blue Chip Growth | 0.71% | 4.7M | $351.9M | +36,400 (+0.8%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 13 | American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A | 0.69% | 4.5M | $340.1M | −545,375 (−10.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 14 | Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Value ETF | 0.56% | 3.7M | $278.5M | −345,459 (−8.5%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 15 | State Street® IndstrlSelSectSPDR®ETF | 0.51% | 3.3M | $251.8M | −3,744 (−0.1%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 16 | Vanguard Institutional Index I | 0.48% | 3.1M | $237.3M | −342,517 (−9.8%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 17 | BNY Mellon Dynamic Value Fund A | 0.43% | 2.8M | $211.5M | +199,572 (+7.7%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 18 | iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF | 0.39% | 2.5M | $191.6M | +4,674 (+0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
| 19 | Fidelity Mid Cap Index | 0.38% | 2.5M | $187.8M | +10,774 (+0.4%) | August 31, 2026 |
| 20 | Invesco S&P 500® Equal Weight ETF | 0.38% | 2.5M | $187.4M | −5,130 (−0.2%) | September 30, 2026 |
Funds report holdings monthly or quarterly; dates differ by fund.
DAL insider transactions
latest 20| Date | Name | Transaction | Price | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | John E Laughter | Sell | $71.61 | 15,000 | $1.1M |
| 2026-04-10 | John E Laughter | Sell | $68.15 | 69,304 | $4.7M |
| 2026-03-10 | Ro Khanna | Sell | $59.17 | — | — |
| 2026-02-26 | Edward H Bastian | Sell | $70.26 | 100,000 | $7.0M |
| 2026-02-09 | Alain Bellemare | Sell | $75.20 | 35,212 | $2.6M |
| 2026-02-09 | Steven M Sear | Sell | $75.05 | 38,600 | $2.9M |
| 2026-02-06 | Peter W Carter | Sell | $74.82 | 27,000 | $2.0M |
| 2026-02-05 | Rahul D Samant | Sell | $70.18 | 62,528 | $4.4M |
| 2026-02-02 | William C Carroll | Sell | $68.10 | 5,967 | $406,353 |
| 2026-01-16 | Erik Storey Snell | Sell | $71.02 | 39,420 | $2.8M |
| 2026-01-15 | Alain Bellemare | Sell | $69.21 | 36,000 | $2.5M |
| 2026-01-15 | Edward H Bastian | Sell | $71.00 | 173,230 | $12.3M |
| 2026-01-15 | Peter W Carter | Sell | $70.30 | 14,300 | $1.0M |
| 2026-01-14 | Rahul D Samant | Sell | $69.57 | 57,003 | $4.0M |
| 2026-01-14 | Steven M Sear | Sell | $69.69 | 31,290 | $2.2M |
| 2025-10-31 | Lisa C. McClain | Sell | $57.34 | — | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Lisa C. McClain | Buy | $57.03 | — | — |
| 2025-10-30 | Lisa C. McClain | Sell | $57.03 | — | — |
| 2025-10-21 | John E Laughter | Sell | $62.33 | 23,323 | $1.5M |
| 2025-10-15 | William C Carroll | Sell | $61.25 | 14,010 | $858,112 |
Reported trades by company officers, directors and other filers (including disclosures by members of Congress where EODHD lists them). "—" where the filing gives no share count.
DAL shares outstanding
Year-end shares outstanding, adjusted for splits.
Who owns DAL
Institutional investors own 80.5% of Delta Air Lines's shares and insiders 9.17%. The largest holder is Berkshire Hathaway Inc with 8.71% of the shares (57.3M), as of June 30, 2026. Among the top 20 institutions, 9 added shares and 11 reduced their stake in the latest filings. Short interest is 3.91% of the float, or 3.63 days of average trading volume. The share count fell 20.5% since 2014.
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DAL ownership FAQ
Who owns the most Delta Air Lines stock?
The largest shareholders of Delta Air Lines are Berkshire Hathaway Inc (8.71%), BlackRock Inc (6.86%), Vanguard Capital Management, LLC (6.28%), FMR Inc (5.04%), Sanders Capital, LLC (4.43%).
What percentage of Delta Air Lines is owned by institutions?
Institutions hold 80.5% of Delta Air Lines's shares outstanding; insiders hold 9.17%.
Which funds own Delta Air Lines?
The largest fund holders of Delta Air Lines are Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest (3.01%), Vanguard 500 Index Investor (2.37%), American Funds Washington Mutual A (1.96%), Vanguard MStar Mid Cap Index Instl (1.93%), Vanguard Windsor II Inv (1.50%).
What is Delta Air Lines's short interest?
25.6M shares of Delta Air Lines were sold short, 3.91% of the float; at the average daily volume it would take 3.63 days to cover.
Are insiders buying or selling Delta Air Lines?
Of the latest 20 reported insider transactions in Delta Air Lines (since October 15, 2025), 1 were purchases and 19 were sales.
How many shares of Delta Air Lines are outstanding?
Delta Air Lines has 657.9M shares outstanding, of which 650.0M are in the public float.