Warren Buffett’s Delta Air Lines DAL Stock Holding History

Warren Buffett’s Portfolio DAL Stock Details DAL Fund Activity

Bought

Maintained

Sold

Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2026 Q1	$2.65B	Buy	+39,809,456	New	+$2.68B	1.01%	14
2020 Q2	–	Sell	-71,886,963	Closed	-$2.05B	–	46
2020 Q1	$2.05B	Buy	71,886,963 +976,507	+1%	+$48.4M	1.17%	14
2019 Q4	$4.15B	Hold	70,910,456	–	–	1.71%	10
2019 Q3	$4.08B	Hold	70,910,456	–	–	1.9%	10
2019 Q2	$4.02B	Hold	70,910,456	–	–	1.93%	10
2019 Q1	$3.66B	Buy	70,910,456 +5,375,456	+8%	+$267M	1.84%	11
2018 Q4	$3.27B	Hold	65,535,000	–	–	1.79%	11
2018 Q3	$3.79B	Buy	65,535,000 +1,869,160	+3%	+$103M	1.71%	12
2018 Q2	$3.15B	Buy	63,665,840 +10,066,483	+19%	+$537M	1.61%	11
2018 Q1	$2.94B	Buy	53,599,357 +488,962	+0.9%	+$27M	1.55%	11
2017 Q4	$2.97B	Hold	53,110,395	–	–	1.56%	12
2017 Q3	$2.56B	Hold	53,110,395	–	–	1.44%	15
2017 Q2	$2.85B	Sell	53,110,395 -1,915,600	-3%	-$93.9M	1.76%	12
2017 Q1	$2.53B	Sell	55,025,995 -5,000,000	-8%	-$244M	1.56%	13
2016 Q4	$2.95B	Buy	60,025,995 +53,692,072	+848%	+$2.45B	2%	9
2016 Q3	$249M	Buy	+6,333,923	New	+$240M	0.19%	34

Other funds holding DAL

BlackRock New York $6.73T AUM 46.02% 1-Year Est. Return

VCM

Vanguard Capital Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $4.04T AUM

Sanders Capital West Palm Beach, Florida $99.8B AUM 47.9% 1-Year Est. Return

Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts $1.9T AUM 41.92% 1-Year Est. Return

VPM

Vanguard Portfolio Management Malvern, Pennsylvania $1.91T AUM

State Street Boston, Massachusetts $3.37T AUM 44.26% 1-Year Est. Return

Capital International Investors Los Angeles, California $427B AUM 29.17% 1-Year Est. Return

Geode Capital Management Boston, Massachusetts $1.61T AUM 30.72% 1-Year Est. Return

Harris Associates Chicago, Illinois $75B AUM 11.27% 1-Year Est. Return

Primecap Management Pasadena, California $127B AUM 44.11% 1-Year Est. Return

Warren Buffett's DAL Position: Q1 2026 in Review

Warren Buffett opened a new position in Delta Air Lines (DAL) in Q1 2026: 39,809,456 shares worth $2.65B. The stake represents 1.01% of the portfolio and ranks #14 among its holdings. This is a return to the name: Warren Buffett previously reported a position in DAL as recently as Q1 2020.

Warren Buffett first reported a position in DAL in Q3 2016 and has held it in 16 quarters since. The position peaked at $4.15B in Q4 2019. 1,335 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold DAL as of Q1 2026.

Warren Buffett held 39,809,456 shares of Delta Air Lines worth $2.65B as of Q1 2026.
Delta Air Lines was a new Warren Buffett position in Q1 2026.
Delta Air Lines made up 1.01% of Warren Buffett's portfolio in Q1 2026, its #14 holding.
Warren Buffett first reported a position in Delta Air Lines in Q3 2016 and has held it in 16 quarters since.
Warren Buffett's Delta Air Lines position peaked at $4.15B in Q4 2019.
1,335 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Delta Air Lines as of Q1 2026.

Based on Berkshire Hathaway's 13F filing for Q1 2026, filed 15 May 2026.