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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
FA
601
FDx Advisors
Illinois
$204K +$199K +5,244 New
TC
602
Telemus Capital
Michigan
$202K -$23.8K -625 -11%
BDF
603
Balasa Dinverno & Foltz
$201K -$40.4K -1,064 -17%
TCIM
604
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$186K -$6.88M -181,046 -4%
BEAM
605
Baker Ellis Asset Management
Washington
$183K +$22.8K +600 +15%
Lazard Asset Management
606
Lazard Asset Management
New York
$175K – – –
HNB
607
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$169K -$380 -10 -0.2%
SC
608
SRB Corp
Massachusetts
$167K +$36.6K +962 +29%
CTC
609
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$160K -$850K -22,370 -84%
MSV
610
MN Services Vermogensbeheer
Netherlands
$159K – – –
VCM
611
Versant Capital Management
Arizona
$154K -$2.32K -61 -2%
WA
612
WFG Advisors
Texas
$154K +$8.55K +225 +6%
SWA
613
Sutton Wealth Advisors
Florida
$151K – – –
NSIM
614
North Star Investment Management
Illinois
$139K +$38 +1 +0%
QCG
615
Quadrant Capital Group
Ohio
$132K -$2.43K -64 -2%
OMCS
616
Old Mutual Customised Solutions
South Africa
$121K – – –
EOJOAM
617
E. Ohman J:or Asset Management
Sweden
$121K – – –
FAF
618
Fjarde Ap-fonden
Sweden
$118K -$182K -4,788 -61%
1832 Asset Management
619
1832 Asset Management
Ontario, Canada
$114K – – –
FA
620
Friess Associates
Delaware
$112K – – –
ECM
621
Element Capital Management
New York
$111K -$694K -18,247 -86%
WTB
622
Washington Trust Bank
Washington
$105K +$6.61K +174 +7%
AF
623
Allworth Financial
California
$103K – – –
MWM
624
MinichMacGregor Wealth Management
New York
$102K – – –
TRCT
625
Tower Research Capital (TRC)
New York
$99K -$398K -10,460 -80%
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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.