United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Ticker: UALIndustrialsAir TransportationS&P 500The business
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UAL) operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary United Airlines, Inc. as a major North American carrier providing comprehensive air transportation services for passengers and cargo. The company's website is located at www.united.com.
United maintains the most extensive route network among North American carriers, with U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York/Newark, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., plus an additional hub in Guam. The airline operates across six continents, serving destinations throughout North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. The company transports people and cargo through a hub-and-spoke system that enables frequent service between numerous destinations and facilitates expansion to new markets with minimal additional aircraft requirements.
As of December 31, 2025, United employed approximately 113,200 people, with roughly 83 percent represented by various U.S. labor organizations. The company's regional operations account for approximately 6.1 percent of total capacity through contractual relationships with regional carriers operating as United Express, including CommuteAir, GoJet Airlines, Mesa Airlines, Republic Airways, and SkyWest Airlines.
United's business model encompasses multiple revenue streams beyond mainline passenger operations. The MileagePlus loyalty program generated significant value in 2025, with approximately 10.9 million flight awards redeemed representing 10.3 percent of total revenue passenger miles. The company maintains a co-brand credit card agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank. Air cargo operations provide freight and mail transportation services to commercial businesses, freight forwarders, logistics firms, and postal services. Third-party business revenue includes maintenance services, frequent flyer award non-travel redemptions, flight academy services, and ground handling.
United is a member of Star Alliance, the world's largest airline alliance network, which serves more than 1,150 airports across more than 190 countries with approximately 17,500 daily departures. The company maintains bilateral commercial alliance agreements with numerous carriers and participates in four passenger joint business arrangements covering transatlantic, transpacific, and transborder routes.
The United Next strategic plan targets delivery of over 630 new narrow- and widebody aircraft by 2034, with more than 530 aircraft already featuring United's signature interior enhancements. The company has increased employee headcount by more than 38,000 since 2020 and expanded its global network to include new destinations across multiple continents.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Air Transportation
- HQ
- CHICAGO, IL
- FY end
- 12-31
- CIK
- 100517
- SIC
- 4512
Ownership
Who holds United Airlines Holdings, Inc. — across funds, superinvestors and bonds · N-PORT 2026Q2 · 13F 2026-06-30
Top fund holders
| Fund | % of fund | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Growth Fund of America AGTHX | 0.40% | $1.45B |
| VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.06% | $1.40B |
| VANGUARD PRIMECAP FUND VPMCX · VANGUARD CHESTER FUNDS | 1.26% | $1.21B |
| VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND VOO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.07% | $1.14B |
| VANGUARD MID-CAP INDEX FUND VO · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS | 0.43% | $956.62M |
Superinvestors in United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
Share of each manager's reported 13F portfolio.
Bonds held by funds
Funds report holding 19 issues of United Airlines Holdings, Inc.'s debt, $1.60B at fund-held market value — what funds hold, not the company's debt outstanding. Weighted-average coupon 4.97%, maturing 2027–2041.
| Issue | Coupon | Matures | Funds | Fund-held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UAL 4 5/8 04/15/29 | 4.625% | 2029-04-15 | 188 | $538.51M |
| United Airlines Holdings Inc | 5.375% | 2031-03-01 | 281 | $483.65M |
| UNITED AIRLINES HOLDINGS INC 4.875% 03/01/2029 | 4.875% | 2029-03-01 | 194 | $386.91M |
| TX HOUAPT 5.5 07/15/2038 | 5.500% | 2038-07-15 | 13 | $46.76M |
| TX HOUAPT 5.5 07/15/2039 | 5.500% | 2039-07-15 | 8 | $25.03M |
| TX HOUAPT 4 07/15/2041 | 4.000% | 2041-07-15 | 11 | $22.62M |
| TX HOUAPT 5 07/15/2027 | 5.000% | 2027-07-15 | 7 | $17.86M |
| TX HOUAPT 5 07/15/2027 | 5.000% | 2027-07-15 | 7 | $12.79M |
| TX HOUAPT 5.25 07/15/2033 | 5.250% | 2033-07-15 | 3 | $11.24M |
| TX HOUAPT 4 07/01/2041 | 4.000% | 2041-07-01 | 6 | $10.89M |
The 10 largest by fund-held value, of 19.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Fund ownership is a subset of institutional 13F ownership — the two describe overlapping populations and must not be added together.
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