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764 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.4B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 82 funds opening new positions, 249 increasing their positions, 272 reducing their positions, and 98 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

13% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 9 (+1)

10.07% more ownership

Funds ownership: 87.98% → 98.05% (+10%)

1% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $16.3B → $16.4B (+$162M)

8% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 249 | Existing positions reduced: 272

4% less funds holding

Funds holding: 792 → 764 (-28)

16% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 82 | Existing positions closed: 98

28% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $457M | Put options by funds: $632M

Holders
764
Holders Change
-28
Holders Change %
-3.54%
% of All Funds
10.03%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+12.5%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
82
Increased
249
Reduced
272
Closed
98
Calls
$457M
Puts
$632M
Net Calls
-$175M
Net Calls Change
-$144M

Top Buyers

1
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$588M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$180M
3
IP
Interval Partners
New York
+$131M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$123M
5
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
+$75.1M

Top Sellers

1
Capital World Investors
Capital World Investors
California
-$275M
2
Vanguard Group
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
-$167M
3
EIM
Elliott Investment Management
Florida
-$93.2M
4
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$86M
5
Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
-$78.5M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Charles Schwab
26
Charles Schwab
California
$109M -$4.56M -139,348 -4%
CAM
27
Crake Asset Management
United Kingdom
$103M +$71.4M +2,183,046 +210%
Millennium Management
28
Millennium Management
New York
$85.1M +$44.7M +1,368,009 +105%
USGIU
29
U.S. Global Investors (USGI)
Texas
$85M +$203K +6,212 +0.2%
Bank of New York Mellon
30
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$84.9M -$110K -3,352 -0.1%
SSM
31
Sound Shore Management
Connecticut
$81M -$10.3M -316,314 -11%
Citigroup
32
Citigroup
New York
$78.8M +$32.8M +1,002,913 +68%
SSA
33
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$73.9M +$75.1M +2,295,328 +11,651%
Barclays
34
Barclays
United Kingdom
$73.5M +$11.1M +339,666 +17%
CLGM
35
Capitolis Liquid Global Markets
New York
$72.6M -$50.7M -1,550,000 -41%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
36
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$72.2M -$2.98M -91,112 -4%
Royal Bank of Canada
37
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
$69.4M -$23.7M -724,342 -25%
CBU
38
CIBC Bancorp USA
Illinois
$62.3M +$63.9M +1,953,627 New
CIBC World Market
39
CIBC World Market
Ontario, Canada
$61.1M +$7M +214,092 +13%
NCM
40
Nearwater Capital Markets
Ireland
$51.1M +$13.1M +400,000 +33%
Macquarie Group
41
Macquarie Group
Australia
$45.4M +$24.3M +743,864 +110%
Raymond James Financial
42
Raymond James Financial
Florida
$45M +$5.46M +167,088 +13%
RhumbLine Advisers
43
RhumbLine Advisers
Massachusetts
$43.5M -$1.43M -43,577 -3%
FWIA
44
Fort Washington Investment Advisors
Ohio
$39.7M -$514K -15,722 -1%
N
45
Nuveen
North Carolina
$39.4M -$6.15M -188,046 -13%
N
46
Natixis
France
$38.6M +$38.7M +1,183,242 +4,550%
Amundi
47
Amundi
France
$38.5M +$20.8M +636,261 +116%
Citadel Advisors
48
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$37.5M +$38.4M +1,175,126 New
Deutsche Bank
49
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$35M +$156K +4,772 +0.4%
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
50
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
$34.8M +$24.7M +756,039 +225%
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LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

764 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $16.4B — up 1% from $16.3B a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 98 funds closed out of LUV and 82 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 272 trimmed existing stakes and 249 added.

The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $588M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, exiting entirely with an estimated $275M sold.

  • 764 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q3 2025, down from 792 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $16.4B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q3 2025, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 82 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q3 2025 and 98 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
  • The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q3 2025 was UBS Group, an estimated $588M added.
  • The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q3 2025 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $275M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.