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726 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.3B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2016 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 75 funds opening new positions, 253 increasing their positions, 289 reducing their positions, and 91 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $261M | Put options by funds: $144M

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 16 → 18 (+2)

0.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 76.53% → 76.48% (-0.05%)

5% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $19.2B → $18.3B (-$902M)

3% less funds holding

Funds holding: 750 → 726 (-24)

12% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 253 | Existing positions reduced: 289

18% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 75 | Existing positions closed: 91

Holders
726
Holders Change
-24
Holders Change %
-3.2%
% of All Funds
19.37%
Holding in Top 10
18
Holding in Top 10 Change
+2
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.48%
New
75
Increased
253
Reduced
289
Closed
91
Calls
$261M
Puts
$144M
Net Calls
+$117M
Net Calls Change
+$128M

Top Buyers

1
JP Morgan Chase
JP Morgan Chase
New York
+$151M
2
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
+$66.5M
3
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
+$53.5M
4
AQR Capital Management
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
+$51.7M
5
NIMC
NWQ Investment Management Company
California
+$46M

Top Sellers

1
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$450M
2
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
-$117M
3
AL
Appaloosa LP
New Jersey
-$110M
4
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
California
-$78.6M
5
Ninety One (UK)
Ninety One (UK)
United Kingdom
-$76.3M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Nomura Asset Management
426
Nomura Asset Management
Japan
$810K – – –
Mariner
427
Mariner
Kansas
$808K +$166K +4,359 +27%
MF
428
Magnetar Financial
Illinois
$793K +$161K +4,247 +26%
Jennison Associates
429
Jennison Associates
New York
$792K +$774K +20,376 New
LW
430
Linscomb Wealth
Texas
$782K -$6.16K -162 -0.8%
Mackenzie Financial
431
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
$782K +$91.6K +2,409 +14%
KRSITF
432
Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund
Kentucky
$781K -$217K -5,717 -22%
MCP
433
Mirador Capital Partners
California
$779K +$761K +20,019 New
AGA
434
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
$778K +$380K +10,000 +100%
IA
435
IFP Advisors
Florida
$754K +$16.3K +429 +2%
HIC
436
Hartline Investment Corp
Illinois
$741K – – –
BOH
437
Bank of Hawaii
Hawaii
$739K -$799K -21,030 -53%
CCM
438
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
$728K -$1.04M -27,347 -59%
CIM
439
CIM Investment Management
Pennsylvania
$725K -$56.3K -1,480 -7%
SDIC
440
South Dakota Investment Council
South Dakota
$723K +$707K +18,600 New
AAS
441
Annex Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$710K +$23.5K +618 +4%
TH
442
TCTC Holdings
Texas
$707K – – –
Acadian Asset Management
443
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
$707K +$686K +18,048 +13,469%
ASN
444
Advisory Services Network
Georgia
$701K +$67.5K +1,776 +11%
SACTSONJ
445
Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust (SACT) of New Jersey
New Jersey
$700K – – –
PA
446
Profund Advisors
Maryland
$695K -$75.9K -1,998 -10%
ID
447
Integral Derivatives
New York
$691K +$123K +3,231 +22%
HCM
448
HMS Capital Management
Tennessee
$679K +$664K +17,463 New
MYAM
449
Meiji Yasuda Asset Management
Japan
$678K +$95K +2,500 +17%
NPC
450
National Planning Corporation
California
$676K +$103K +2,722 +20%
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18
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LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2016 in Review

726 of the 3,748 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q3 2016, worth a combined $18.3B — down 4.7% from $19.2B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 91 funds closed out of LUV and 75 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 289 trimmed existing stakes and 253 added.

The largest buyer was JP Morgan Chase, adding an estimated $151M. The largest seller was Fidelity Investments, cutting an estimated $450M.

  • 726 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q3 2016, down from 750 in Q2 2016.
  • Funds reported $18.3B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q3 2016, down 4.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 75 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q3 2016 and 91 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q3 2016 was JP Morgan Chase, an estimated $151M added.
  • The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q3 2016 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $450M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2016.