Southwest Airlines
685 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.9B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2015 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 90 funds opening new positions, 255 increasing their positions, 249 reducing their positions, and 116 closing their positions.
2% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 255 | Existing positions reduced: 249
0.48% less ownership
Funds ownership: 77.13% → 76.65% (-0.48%)
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $201M | Put options by funds: $216M
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 719 → 685 (-34)
22% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 90 | Existing positions closed: 116
27% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $23B → $16.9B (-$6.14B)
54% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 26 → 12 (-14)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$158M |
| 2 |
Deutsche Bank
Frankfurt Am Main Ge,
Germany
|
+$121M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$99.3M |
| 4 |
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Denver,
Colorado
|
+$98.9M |
| 5 |
HCM
Holland Capital Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$91.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
London,
United Kingdom
|
-$213M |
| 2 |
Acadian Asset Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$196M |
| 3 |
Principal Financial Group
Des Moines,
Iowa
|
-$80M |
| 4 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$75M |
| 5 |
Lord, Abbett & Co
Jersey City,
New Jersey
|
-$72.1M |
LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2015 in Review
685 of the 3,712 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q2 2015, worth a combined $16.9B — down 27% from $23B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 116 funds closed out of LUV and 90 opened new positions — a net loss of 26 holders — while 249 trimmed existing stakes and 255 added.
The largest buyer was AQR Capital Management, adding an estimated $158M. The largest seller was Egerton Capital (UK), cutting an estimated $213M.
- 685 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q2 2015, down from 719 in Q1 2015.
- Funds reported $16.9B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q2 2015, down 27% quarter-over-quarter.
- 90 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q2 2015 and 116 closed out, a net change of -26 holders.
- The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q2 2015 was AQR Capital Management, an estimated $158M added.
- The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q2 2015 was Egerton Capital (UK), an estimated $213M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2015.