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780 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.2B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2017 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 121 funds opening new positions, 221 increasing their positions, 323 reducing their positions, and 68 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

78% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 121 | Existing positions closed: 68

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 740 → 780 (+40)

5% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $24.9B → $26.2B (+$1.28B)

2.05% less ownership

Funds ownership: 80.9% → 78.86% (-2%)

14% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $164M | Put options by funds: $189M

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 28 → 24 (-4)

32% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 221 | Existing positions reduced: 323

Holders
780
Holders Change
+40
Holders Change %
+5.41%
% of All Funds
19.42%
Holding in Top 10
24
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-14.29%
% of All Funds
0.6%
New
121
Increased
221
Reduced
323
Closed
68
Calls
$164M
Puts
$189M
Net Calls
-$25.9M
Net Calls Change
-$16.7M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
+$1.84B
2
Berkshire Hathaway
Berkshire Hathaway
Nebraska
+$240M
3
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$187M
4
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
+$142M
5
AL
Appaloosa LP
New Jersey
+$102M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
SIG
Senator Investment Group
New York
-$137M
2
ABC
Anchor Bolt Capital
Illinois
-$117M
3
Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
New Jersey
-$110M
4
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
-$110M
5
JHIU
Janus Henderson Investors US
Colorado
-$106M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
CC
801
Carlson Capital
Texas
– -$6.49M -130,267 Closed
WMSA
802
Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers
New York
– -$5.63M -112,944 Closed
SM
803
Seminole Management
New York
– -$3.58M -71,799 Closed
SFM
804
Soros Fund Management
New York
– -$3.15M -63,200 Closed
OA
805
Oxbow Advisors
Texas
– -$2.35M -47,226 Closed
CIM
806
Calvert Investment Management
Maryland
– -$2.31M -46,361 Closed
TG
807
TCW Group
California
– -$2.26M -45,400 Closed
BPM
808
Bowling Portfolio Management
Ohio
– -$1.91M -38,359 Closed
Acadian Asset Management
809
Acadian Asset Management
Massachusetts
– -$1.76M -35,257 Closed
LJAC
810
L.J. Altfest & Co
New York
– -$1.59M -31,856 Closed
AB
811
AT Bancorp
Iowa
– -$1.55M -31,192 Closed
SM
812
Southport Management
Wyoming
– -$1.5M -30,000 Closed
QSS
813
Quantitative Systematic Strategies
Florida
– -$1.37M -27,363 Closed
PAM
814
Princeton Alpha Management
New Jersey
– -$1.35M -27,044 Closed
Massachusetts Financial Services
815
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
– -$1.06M -21,236 Closed
LAM
816
Lingohr Asset Management
Germany
– -$1.01M -20,200 Closed
CCM
817
Cadence Capital Management
Massachusetts
– -$980K -19,660 Closed
ID
818
Integral Derivatives
New York
– -$978K -18,177 Closed
NBC
819
Neuberger Berman Canada
Ontario, Canada
– -$689K -13,822 Closed
RWA
820
RGT Wealth Advisors
Texas
– -$558K -11,188 Closed
Simplex Trading
821
Simplex Trading
Illinois
– -$560K -10,421 Closed
Jennison Associates
822
Jennison Associates
New York
– -$500K -10,034 Closed
SLG
823
Stanley-Laman Group
Pennsylvania
– -$349K -7,000 Closed
MI
824
Markston International
New York
– -$274K -5,500 Closed
SSA
825
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
– -$265K -5,305 Closed
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LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2017 in Review

780 of the 4,017 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q1 2017, worth a combined $26.2B — up 5.1% from $24.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 121 funds opened new LUV positions and 68 closed out — a net gain of 53 holders — while 221 added to existing stakes and 323 trimmed.

The largest buyer was BlackRock, adding an estimated $1.84B. The largest seller was Senator Investment Group, exiting entirely with an estimated $137M sold.

  • 780 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q1 2017, up from 740 in Q4 2016.
  • Funds reported $26.2B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q1 2017, up 5.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 121 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q1 2017 and 68 closed out, a net change of +53 holders.
  • The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q1 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $1.84B added.
  • The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q1 2017 was Senator Investment Group, an estimated $137M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2017.