Southwest Airlines
807 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.8B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 249 increasing their positions, 340 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.
63% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 57
25% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 30 (+6)
14% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $26.2B → $29.8B (+$3.64B)
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 780 → 807 (+27)
7% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $184M | Put options by funds: $171M
0.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 78.86% → 79.07% (+0.22%)
27% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 249 | Existing positions reduced: 340
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Partners
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$144M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$93M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$68.8M |
| 4 |
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$63.4M |
| 5 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$59.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$262M |
| 2 |
AL
Appaloosa LP
Short Hills,
New Jersey
|
-$144M |
| 3 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$105M |
| 4 |
AL
AJO LP
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
|
-$89.9M |
| 5 |
Bank of Montreal
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
-$70.8M |
LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review
807 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $29.8B — up 14% from $26.2B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new LUV positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 249 added to existing stakes and 340 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Boston Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $144M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $262M.
- 807 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q2 2017, up from 780 in Q1 2017.
- Funds reported $29.8B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q2 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
- 93 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q2 2017 and 57 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
- The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q2 2017 was Boston Partners, an estimated $144M added.
- The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q2 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $262M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.