Southwest Airlines
792 hedge funds and large institutions have $16.3B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 112 funds opening new positions, 238 increasing their positions, 301 reducing their positions, and 128 closing their positions.
5% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $630M | Put options by funds: $661M
1.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 89.37% → 87.98% (-1.4%)
3% less funds holding
Funds holding: 814 → 792 (-22)
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $17.8B → $16.3B (-$1.52B)
13% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 112 | Existing positions closed: 128
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 238 | Existing positions reduced: 301
33% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 → 8 (-4)
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$293M |
| 2 |
JP Morgan Chase
New York
|
+$97.2M |
| 3 |
CLGM
Capitolis Liquid Global Markets
New York
|
+$97.1M |
| 4 |
Nomura Holdings
Tokyo,
Japan
|
+$64.3M |
| 5 |
CWM
CIBC World Markets
New York
|
+$63.2M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
-$342M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
-$123M |
| 3 |
BlackRock
New York
|
-$118M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$111M |
| 5 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
-$103M |
LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review
792 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $16.3B — down 8.5% from $17.8B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 128 funds closed out of LUV and 112 opened new positions — a net loss of 16 holders — while 301 trimmed existing stakes and 238 added.
The largest buyer was Arrowstreet Capital, adding an estimated $293M. The largest seller was UBS Group, cutting an estimated $342M.
- 792 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q2 2025, down from 814 in Q1 2025.
- Funds reported $16.3B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q2 2025, down 8.5% quarter-over-quarter.
- 112 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q2 2025 and 128 closed out, a net change of -16 holders.
- The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q2 2025 was Arrowstreet Capital, an estimated $293M added.
- The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q2 2025 was UBS Group, an estimated $342M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.