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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
AIP
476
Ameritas Investment Partners
Nebraska
$577K +$83.7K +2,201 +17%
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
477
Luther King Capital Management (LKCM)
Texas
$575K – – –
TCM
478
Traynor Capital Management
Pennsylvania
$571K -$25.7K -675 -5%
QC
479
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
$566K +$553K +14,554 New
Toronto Dominion Bank
480
Toronto Dominion Bank
Ontario, Canada
$561K +$504K +13,263 +1,156%
SRP
481
Saddle Road Partners
Nebraska
$554K – – –
JMPWA
482
JP Morgan Private Wealth Advisors
California
$544K -$3.52M -92,538 -87%
LPL Financial
483
LPL Financial
California
$533K -$43.3K -1,138 -8%
WEC
484
Winslow Evans & Crocker
Massachusetts
$532K – – –
OIA
485
Optimum Investment Advisors
Illinois
$532K -$38.7K -1,018 -7%
NFG
486
Next Financial Group
Texas
$531K +$268K +7,063 +107%
FBFS
487
First Business Financial Services
Wisconsin
$527K +$515K +13,549 New
JIC
488
Johnson Investment Counsel
Ohio
$523K +$50.9K +1,340 +11%
PHK
489
Point72 Hong Kong
Hong Kong
$521K +$163K +4,300 +47%
HCP
490
Holt Capital Partners
Texas
$520K – – –
IR
491
Invictus RG
Bermuda
$516K +$399K +10,485 +378%
SI
492
Stephens Inc
Arkansas
$513K +$41.8K +1,099 +9%
NJBEST
493
New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust
New Jersey
$506K +$152K +4,000 +44%
ED
494
Exane Derivatives
France
$506K +$494K +13,000 +1,300,000%
PFPT
495
Pinnacle Financial Partners (Tennessee)
Tennessee
$505K – – –
V
496
Veritable
Delaware
$505K +$35.8K +943 +8%
AA
497
ALPS Advisors
Colorado
$505K +$105K +2,751 +27%
Bank of Nova Scotia
498
Bank of Nova Scotia
Ontario, Canada
$503K +$6.84K +180 +1%
LIA
499
LS Investment Advisors
Michigan
$496K -$9.33M -245,372 -95%
CFMC
500
Curbstone Financial Management Corp
New Hampshire
$496K +$26.2K +690 +6%
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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.