Warren Buffett’s Southwest Airlines LUV Stock Holding History

Warren Buffett’s Portfolio LUV Stock Details LUV Fund Activity

Bought

Maintained

Sold

Quarter	Market Value	Status	Shares	Change in Stake	Trade Value	Portfolio Weight	Portfolio Position
2020 Q2	–	Sell	-53,642,713	Closed	-$1.91B	–	48
2020 Q1	$1.91B	Sell	53,642,713 -6,500	-0%	-$322K	1.09%	15
2019 Q4	$2.9B	Hold	53,649,213	–	–	1.2%	12
2019 Q3	$2.9B	Hold	53,649,213	–	–	1.35%	13
2019 Q2	$2.72B	Hold	53,649,213	–	–	1.31%	14
2019 Q1	$2.78B	Sell	53,649,213 -1,198,186	-2%	-$63.2M	1.4%	13
2018 Q4	$2.55B	Sell	54,847,399 -1,200,000	-2%	-$63.7M	1.39%	13
2018 Q3	$3.5B	Sell	56,047,399 -500,000	-0.9%	-$29.2M	1.58%	13
2018 Q2	$2.88B	Buy	56,547,399 +8,887,943	+19%	+$468M	1.47%	13
2018 Q1	$2.73B	Hold	47,659,456	–	–	1.44%	13
2017 Q4	$3.12B	Hold	47,659,456	–	–	1.63%	11
2017 Q3	$2.67B	Hold	47,659,456	–	–	1.5%	12
2017 Q2	$2.96B	Hold	47,659,456	–	–	1.83%	11
2017 Q1	$2.56B	Buy	47,659,456 +4,455,681	+10%	+$240M	1.58%	12
2016 Q4	$2.15B	Buy	+43,203,775	New	+$1.94B	1.46%	14

Other funds holding LUV

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

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

Vanguard Group Malvern, Pennsylvania $6.9T AUM 27.45% 1-Year Est. Return

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

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

JP Morgan Chase New York $1.56T AUM 27.86% 1-Year Est. Return

Artisan Partners Milwaukee, Wisconsin $62.3B AUM 26.25% 1-Year Est. Return

T. Rowe Price Associates Baltimore, Maryland $865B AUM 30.76% 1-Year Est. Return

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

Putnam Investments Boston, Massachusetts $75.7B AUM 34.45% 1-Year Est. Return

Warren Buffett's LUV Position: Q2 2020 in Review

Warren Buffett sold out of Southwest Airlines (LUV) in Q2 2020, closing a stake of 53,642,713 shares — an estimated $1.91B sold.

Warren Buffett first reported a position in LUV in Q4 2016 and held it in 14 quarters. The position peaked at $3.5B in Q3 2018. 884 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold LUV as of Q2 2020.

Warren Buffett reported no remaining Southwest Airlines position as of Q2 2020 after selling out during the quarter.
Warren Buffett sold 53,642,713 Southwest Airlines shares in Q2 2020, an estimated $1.91B.
Warren Buffett first reported a position in Southwest Airlines in Q4 2016 and held it in 14 quarters.
Warren Buffett's Southwest Airlines position peaked at $3.5B in Q3 2018.
884 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Southwest Airlines as of Q2 2020.

Based on Berkshire Hathaway's 13F filing for Q2 2020, filed 14 Aug 2020.