United Airlines Ownership | Who Owns United Airlines?


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United Airlines Ownership Summary


United Airlines is owned by 89.61% institutional investors, 0.60% insiders, and 9.78% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.43% of UAL shares. American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A is the top mutual fund, with 3.83% of its assets in United Airlines shares.

UAL Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockUnited Airlines89.61%0.60%9.78%
SectorIndustrials Stocks 65.59%16.77%17.64%
IdeaTravel Stocks List64.91%12.98%22.11%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group37.38M11.43%$4.18B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de22.44M6.87%$3.05B
Vanguard capital management21.01M6.43%$2.86B
Fmr19.47M5.96%$2.65B
Blackrock17.97M5.47%$874.50M
Primecap management co/ca/16.46M5.04%$2.24B
Sanders capital15.03M4.60%$2.04B
State street11.79M3.61%$1.60B
Capital world investors11.35M3.47%$1.54B
Geode capital management9.54M2.92%$1.31B

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Par capital management5.36M18.07%$728.87M
Sonic gp111.78K11.23%$5.44M
U s global investors780.72K10.21%$106.17M
Lansdowne partners (uk) llp1.55M8.67%$210.67M
Bwcp, lp431.74K8.39%$58.71M
Slate path capital lp3.33M6.26%$452.23M
Black cypress capital management62.18K5.65%$8.46M
Senator investment group lp1.08M5.34%$146.25M
Candlestick capital management lp2.24M5.24%$216.07M
Gmt capital726.80K5.15%$98.84M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Fmr19.47M0.11%2.45M
Sixth street partners management company2.16M0.04%2.16M
Norges bank1.89M0.03%1.89M
Capital research global investors2.86M0.05%1.56M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de22.44M0.05%1.54M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Susquehanna advisors group---1.78M
Diameter capital partners lp---1.50M
Goldman sachs group3.45M0.04%-1.32M
Qube research725.04K0.09%-1.20M
Toms capital investment management lp---1.20M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Sixth street partners management company2.16M0.04%2.16M$293.58M
Norges bank1.89M0.03%1.89M$256.83M
Holocene advisors, lp1.32M0.40%1.32M$179.52M
Pointstate capital lp889.53K1.55%889.53K$120.97M
Castle hook partners lp882.19K0.55%882.19K$119.97M

Sold Out

HolderChange
West branch capital-1.00
Olistico wealth-3.00
Main street group-3.00
Cnb bank-3.00
Atwood & palmer-3.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Jun 30, 20261,1245.84%292,855,6413.13%891.19%5693.08%34320.77%
Mar 31, 2026826-24.22%186,750,782-35.60%570.73%437-25.81%220-25.42%
Dec 31, 2025900-9.55%240,189,578-17.10%730.94%476-249-17.55%
Sep 30, 20259612.45%288,727,2692.55%881.19%454-5.81%2939.74%
Jun 30, 20259110.55%281,527,441-1.35%861.17%471-2.48%2587.50%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A12.42M3.83%1.31M
Capital Group Growth Fnd of Amer Comp12.42M3.83%1.31M
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A11.12M3.42%-
Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest10.34M3.18%29.41K
Vanguard Morn Total Stk Mkt Idx Investor10.31M3.18%-123.39K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv10.31M3.18%-123.39K
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF10.40M3.17%7.36K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust9.35M2.86%65.34K
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv8.90M2.74%153.10K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor8.52M2.62%89.39K

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Aug 25, 2026Nocella Andrew P EVP & Chief Commercial OfficerSell$585.00K
Aug 03, 2026Leskinen Michael D. EVP & Chief Financial OfficerSell$1.28M
Aug 04, 2026Nocella Andrew P EVP & Chief Commercial OfficerSell$396.90K
Jul 24, 2026Enqvist Torbjorn J EVP & Chief Operations OfficerSell$2.40M
Jul 28, 2026Nocella Andrew P EVP & Chief Commercial OfficerSell$506.02K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2026 Q3-7
2026 Q2-5
2026 Q1-1
2025 Q4-1
2025 Q3-8

UAL Ownership FAQ


Who owns the most shares of United Airlines?

United Airlines’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (37.38M shares, 11.43%), Blackrock funding, inc. /de (22.44M shares, 6.87%), and Vanguard capital management (21.01M shares, 6.43%). Together, they hold 24.73% of United Airlines’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own United Airlines?

Yes, BlackRock owns 5.47% of United Airlines, totaling 17.97M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.02% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 874.5M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 83.3K shares, a 0.47% change.

Who is United Airlines’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

Par capital management is United Airlines’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 18.07% of its assets in 5.36M United Airlines shares, valued at 728.87M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of United Airlines shares?

American Funds Growth Fd of Amer A is the top mutual fund holder of United Airlines shares, with 3.83% of its total shares outstanding invested in 12.42M United Airlines shares.

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