Southwest Airlines
815 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.8B invested in Southwest Airlines in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 103 funds opening new positions, 258 increasing their positions, 297 reducing their positions, and 109 closing their positions.
20% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 10 → 12 (+2)
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $18.5B → $17.8B (-$682M)
6% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 103 | Existing positions closed: 109
2.27% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.64% → 89.37% (-2.3%)
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 835 → 815 (-20)
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 258 | Existing positions reduced: 297
25% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $452M | Put options by funds: $605M
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UBS Group
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$481M |
| 2 |
PCM
PAR Capital Management
Boston,
Massachusetts
|
+$133M |
| 3 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$106M |
| 4 |
Citadel Advisors
Miami,
Florida
|
+$103M |
| 5 |
IP
Interval Partners
New York
|
+$96.7M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Capital World Investors
Los Angeles,
California
|
-$1.55B |
| 2 |
EIM
Elliott Investment Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
-$180M |
| 3 |
Jacobs Levy Equity Management
Florham Park,
New Jersey
|
-$105M |
| 4 |
T. Rowe Price Associates
Baltimore,
Maryland
|
-$89M |
| 5 |
National Bank of Canada
Montreal,
Quebec, Canada
|
-$78.2M |
LUV Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review
815 of the 7,472 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Southwest Airlines (LUV) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $17.8B — down 3.7% from $18.5B a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 109 funds closed out of LUV and 103 opened new positions — a net loss of 6 holders — while 297 trimmed existing stakes and 258 added.
The largest buyer was UBS Group, adding an estimated $481M. The largest seller was Capital World Investors, cutting an estimated $1.55B.
- 815 institutional investors held Southwest Airlines (LUV) as of Q1 2025, down from 835 in Q4 2024.
- Funds reported $17.8B of Southwest Airlines stock for Q1 2025, down 3.7% quarter-over-quarter.
- 103 funds opened new Southwest Airlines positions in Q1 2025 and 109 closed out, a net change of -6 holders.
- The largest Southwest Airlines buyer in Q1 2025 was UBS Group, an estimated $481M added.
- The largest Southwest Airlines seller in Q1 2025 was Capital World Investors, an estimated $1.55B sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.