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807 hedge funds and large institutions have $29.8B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2017 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 93 funds opening new positions, 249 increasing their positions, 340 reducing their positions, and 57 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

63% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 93 | Existing positions closed: 57

25% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 24 → 30 (+6)

14% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $26.2B → $29.8B (+$3.64B)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 780 → 807 (+27)

7% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $184M | Put options by funds: $171M

0.22% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.86% → 79.07% (+0.22%)

27% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 249 | Existing positions reduced: 340

Holders
807
Holders Change
+27
Holders Change %
+3.46%
% of All Funds
20.12%
Holding in Top 10
30
Holding in Top 10 Change
+6
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+25%
% of All Funds
0.75%
New
93
Increased
249
Reduced
340
Closed
57
Calls
$184M
Puts
$171M
Net Calls
+$12.7M
Net Calls Change
+$38.6M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Boston Partners
Boston Partners
Massachusetts
+$144M
2
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$93M
3
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$68.8M
4
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
+$63.4M
5
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
+$59.7M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$262M
2
AL
Appaloosa LP
New Jersey
-$144M
3
ECU
Egerton Capital (UK)
United Kingdom
-$105M
4
AL
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
-$89.9M
5
Bank of Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
-$70.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
BCM
826
Bayesian Capital Management
New York
– -$941K -17,500 Closed
QAM
827
Quantres Asset Management
Cayman Islands
– -$892K -16,600 Closed
Twin Tree Management
828
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$966K -16,596 Closed
HCM
829
Highbridge Capital Management
New York
– -$800K -14,889 Closed
AGA
830
Accuvest Global Advisors
Utah
– -$669K -12,440 Closed
Mackenzie Financial
831
Mackenzie Financial
Ontario, Canada
– -$639K -11,888 Closed
PCA
832
Personal Capital Advisors
California
– -$553K -10,339 Closed
CG
833
Cutler Group
California
– -$597K -10,260 Closed
SCM
834
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
– -$523K -9,722 Closed
BP
835
BBR Partners
New York
– -$446K -8,301 Closed
QC
836
QCM Cayman
Texas
– -$417K -7,755 Closed
LA
837
Lucus Advisors
New York
– -$409K -7,616 Closed
Verition Fund Management
838
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
– -$393K -7,311 Closed
TH
839
Timber Hill
Connecticut
– -$378K -7,040 Closed
IIM
840
Intact Investment Management
Quebec, Canada
– -$339K -6,300 Closed
GCC
841
Guardian Capital (Canada)
Ontario, Canada
– -$330K -6,135 Closed
BUB
842
BBVA USA Bancshares
Texas
– -$282K -5,234 Closed
NIM
843
NXG Investment Management
Texas
– -$278K -5,168 Closed
PCM
844
Palisade Capital Management
New Jersey
– -$269K -5,000 Closed
FWM
845
Frontier Wealth Management
Missouri
– -$263K -4,884 Closed
ZIC
846
ZWJ Investment Counsel
Georgia
– -$238K -4,427 Closed
SGA
847
Strategic Global Advisors
California
– -$235K -4,371 Closed
IAA
848
Independent Advisor Alliance
North Carolina
– -$218K -4,078 Closed
GFPC
849
Global Financial Private Capital
Florida
– -$212K -3,952 Closed
ACM
850
Americafirst Capital Management
California
– -$212K -3,938 Closed
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LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2017 in Review

807 of the 4,011 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q2 2017, worth a combined $29.8B — up 14% from $26.2B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 93 funds opened new LUV positions and 57 closed out — a net gain of 36 holders — while 249 added to existing stakes and 340 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Boston Partners, opening a new position worth an estimated $144M. The largest seller was BlackRock, cutting an estimated $262M.

  • 807 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q2 2017, up from 780 in Q1 2017.
  • Funds reported $29.8B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q2 2017, up 14% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 93 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q2 2017 and 57 closed out, a net change of +36 holders.
  • The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q2 2017 was Boston Partners, an estimated $144M added.
  • The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q2 2017 was BlackRock, an estimated $262M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2017.