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881 hedge funds and large institutions have $28B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2018 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 100 funds opening new positions, 280 increasing their positions, 355 reducing their positions, and 81 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

53% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $427M | Put options by funds: $279M

23% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 81

22% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.9B → $28B (+$5.11B)

1% more funds holding

Funds holding: 868 → 881 (+13)

0.71% more ownership

Funds ownership: 77.73% → 78.44% (+0.71%)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 19 → 19 (0)

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 280 | Existing positions reduced: 355

Holders
881
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+1.5%
% of All Funds
20.14%
Holding in Top 10
19
Holding in Top 10 Change
–
Holding in Top 10 Change %
–
% of All Funds
0.43%
New
100
Increased
280
Reduced
355
Closed
81
Calls
$427M
Puts
$279M
Net Calls
+$148M
Net Calls Change
+$203M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
T. Rowe Price Associates
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
+$200M
2
Two Sigma Advisers
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
+$156M
3
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$132M
4
TCIM
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
+$107M
5
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments
New York
+$101M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Point72 Asset Management
Point72 Asset Management
Connecticut
-$138M
2
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank
Germany
-$119M
3
BlackRock
BlackRock
New York
-$84.2M
4
Ameriprise
Ameriprise
Minnesota
-$70M
5
State Street
State Street
Massachusetts
-$61.6M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
876
Avestar Capital
New York
$1K -$7.78K -133 -84%
RFM
877
Royal Fund Management
Florida
$1K -$3.51K -60 -76%
NR
878
Newfound Research
Massachusetts
$1K – – –
Fidelity International
879
Fidelity International
Bermuda
$1K +$643 +11 New
CF
880
Centaurus Financial
California
$476 -$644K -11,005 -100%
FRA
881
Front Row Advisors
California
$3 – – –
Renaissance Technologies
882
Renaissance Technologies
New York
– -$55.2M -1,085,280 Closed
CVA
883
Ceredex Value Advisors
Florida
– -$47.9M -941,087 Closed
TPCM
884
Tide Point Capital Management
Connecticut
– -$37.2M -731,073 Closed
AC
885
Ashler Capital
Illinois
– -$25M -491,029 Closed
CIC
886
Chilton Investment Company
Connecticut
– -$16M -313,753 Closed
SIM
887
Stelliam Investment Management
New York
– -$13.7M -270,000 Closed
SEC
888
Seven Eight Capital
New York
– -$9.61M -188,948 Closed
GAM
889
GVO Asset Management
Switzerland
– -$7.39M -145,325 Closed
HA
890
Highland Associates
Alabama
– -$7.02M -137,900 Closed
KSCM
891
Kamunting Street Capital Management
Florida
– -$6.45M -126,800 Closed
SCA
892
Secor Capital Advisors
New York
– -$6.22M -122,240 Closed
JCP
893
Jabre Capital Partners
Switzerland
– -$6.11M -120,000 Closed
Twin Tree Management
894
Twin Tree Management
Texas
– -$5.01M -98,421 Closed
EP
895
Edgestream Partners
New Jersey
– -$4.58M -90,076 Closed
CM
896
Crestline Management
Texas
– -$4.38M -85,984 Closed
ARTA
897
A.R.T. Advisors
New York
– -$4.02M -79,000 Closed
ACM
898
Axel Capital Management
New York
– -$3.61M -71,000 Closed
AL
899
AJO LP
Pennsylvania
– -$2.93M -57,556 Closed
EGM
900
Engineers Gate Manager
New York
– -$2.92M -57,351 Closed
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LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2018 in Review

881 of the 4,374 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q3 2018, worth a combined $28B — up 22% from $22.9B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 100 funds opened new LUV positions and 81 closed out — a net gain of 19 holders — while 280 added to existing stakes and 355 trimmed.

The largest buyer was T. Rowe Price Associates, adding an estimated $200M. The largest seller was Point72 Asset Management, cutting an estimated $138M.

  • 881 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q3 2018, up from 868 in Q2 2018.
  • Funds reported $28B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q3 2018, up 22% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 100 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q3 2018 and 81 closed out, a net change of +19 holders.
  • The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q3 2018 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $200M added.
  • The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q3 2018 was Point72 Asset Management, an estimated $138M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2018.