Southwest Airlines
585 hedge funds and large institutions have $18.1B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 70 funds opening new positions, 181 increasing their positions, 261 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.
60% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 15 → 24 (+9)
56% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 70 | Existing positions closed: 45
27% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $118M | Put options by funds: $92.7M
22% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $14.9B → $18.1B (+$3.21B)
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 565 → 585 (+20)
1.59% less ownership
Funds ownership: 79.88% → 78.29% (-1.6%)
31% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 181 | Existing positions reduced: 261
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$189M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
+$59.9M |
| 3 |
Two Sigma Investments
New York
|
+$56.3M |
| 4 |
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
|
+$56M |
| 5 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$50.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$288M |
| 2 |
Vanguard Group
Malvern,
Pennsylvania
|
-$192M |
| 3 |
GA
Greenhaven Associates
Purchase,
New York
|
-$85.5M |
| 4 |
American Century Companies
Kansas City,
Missouri
|
-$68.4M |
| 5 |
Norges Bank
Oslo,
Norway
|
-$60.6M |
| Name | Holding | Trade Value |
Shares Change |
Change in Stake |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
626
First Manhattan
New York
| – | -$13K | -500 | Closed |
|
|
S
627
SignatureFD
Atlanta,
Georgia
| – | -$9.01K | -295 | -99% |
|
|
CGT
628
Capital Guardian Trust
Los Angeles,
California
| – | -$6K | -236 | Closed |
|
|
CG
629
Colony Group
Boston,
Massachusetts
| – | -$6K | -224 | Closed |
|
|
CA
630
CapWealth Advisors
Franklin,
Tennessee
| – | -$3K | -100 | Closed |
|
|
WIL
631
Winifred I. Li
| – | +$153 | +5 | New |
|
LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
585 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $18.1B — up 22% from $14.9B a quarter earlier.
Buyers outnumbered sellers: 70 funds opened new LUV positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 25 holders — while 181 added to existing stakes and 261 trimmed.
The largest buyer was Fidelity Investments, adding an estimated $189M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $288M.
- 585 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q3 2014, up from 565 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $18.1B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q3 2014, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
- 70 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q3 2014 and 45 closed out, a net change of +25 holders.
- The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q3 2014 was Fidelity Investments, an estimated $189M added.
- The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q3 2014 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $288M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.