Southwest Airlines
884 hedge funds and large institutions have $13.7B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2022 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 81 funds opening new positions, 295 increasing their positions, 312 reducing their positions, and 134 closing their positions.
27% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $327M | Put options by funds: $257M
5% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 295 | Existing positions reduced: 312
1.25% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.38% → 75.13% (-1.3%)
7% less funds holding
Funds holding: 947 → 884 (-63)
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 8 (-1)
16% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $16.3B → $13.7B (-$2.59B)
40% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 81 | Existing positions closed: 134
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amundi
Paris,
France
|
+$86.7M |
| 2 |
Balyasny Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$70.2M |
| 3 |
AQR Capital Management
Greenwich,
Connecticut
|
+$50.7M |
| 4 |
Goldman Sachs
New York
|
+$35.3M |
| 5 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$33.8M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$585M |
| 2 |
Fidelity Investments
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$274M |
| 3 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
-$179M |
| 4 |
Ameriprise
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
|
-$107M |
| 5 |
PCM
PAR Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
-$54.5M |
LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2022 in Review
884 of the 5,805 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q3 2022, worth a combined $13.7B — down 16% from $16.3B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 134 funds closed out of LUV and 81 opened new positions — a net loss of 53 holders — while 312 trimmed existing stakes and 295 added.
The largest buyer was Amundi, adding an estimated $86.7M. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $585M.
- 884 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q3 2022, down from 947 in Q2 2022.
- Funds reported $13.7B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q3 2022, down 16% quarter-over-quarter.
- 81 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q3 2022 and 134 closed out, a net change of -53 holders.
- The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q3 2022 was Amundi, an estimated $86.7M added.
- The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q3 2022 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $585M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2022.