SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO LUV
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 844741108 · ISIN US8447411088
Airline of the United States
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryAir Transportation, Scheduled
- HeadquartersDallas, TX
- Founded1967
- Websitesouthwest.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($62.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 489.2m as of 2026-07-22, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $51.41. Options: 36 managers hold calls ($495.5m notional), 29 hold puts ($386.1m).
Trends to Q2 2026
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 884 |
| Q4 2022 | 923 |
| Q1 2023 | 855 |
| Q2 2023 | 858 |
| Q3 2023 | 772 |
| Q4 2023 | 793 |
| Q1 2024 | 792 |
| Q2 2024 | 767 |
| Q3 2024 | 800 |
| Q4 2024 | 836 |
| Q1 2025 | 817 |
| Q2 2025 | 796 |
| Q3 2025 | 765 |
| Q4 2025 | 851 |
| Q1 2026 | 871 |
| Q2 2026 | 929 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 321 | 391 |
| Q4 2024 | 324 | 371 |
| Q1 2025 | 350 | 404 |
| Q2 2025 | 337 | 428 |
| Q3 2025 | 323 | 370 |
| Q4 2025 | 347 | 361 |
| Q1 2026 | 412 | 388 |
| Q2 2026 | 465 | 379 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | $463.3m | $646.0m | 1.39 |
| Q4 2025 | $421.2m | $461.0m | 1.09 |
| Q1 2026 | $681.5m | $405.0m | 0.59 |
| Q2 2026 | $495.5m | $386.1m | 0.78 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +6.9m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +4.5m |
| Crake Asset Management LLP | Added | +4.1m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +4.0m |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP | Added | +3.5m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +2.2m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ | Added | +1.7m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +1.5m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +1.3m |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Added | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. | Reduced | -6.0m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -4.7m |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -3.3m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | Sold out | -2.9m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -1.7m |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB | Sold out | -1.1m |
| Amundi | Reduced | -1.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | Reduced | -996.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -886.7k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -839.1k |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $103.3m2.0m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $82.1m1.6m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $78.1m1.5m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $48.2m937.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $24.0m465.8k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $18.0m350.0k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $15.7m304.6k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $14.3m277.4k shares |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | Reduced | $12.9m250.0k shares |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Added | $10.4m202.1k shares |
Biggest puts
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $77.0m1.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $70.5m1.4m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $58.9m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $36.1m701.3k shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $17.8m346.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $17.5m340.7k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $15.2m295.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $14.5m281.9k shares |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | $13.8m268.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $11.4m220.8k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| FRANKLIN TEMPLETON INC 13G · institution +1.2 pts · filed 2026-10-07 | 10.2% |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 13G · institution +0.4 pts · filed 2026-10-05 | 10.0% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 7.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Elliott Investment Management L.P. (4.9%, 2026-04-03), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales since 1 Apr 2026
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $47.6m | 1 | $132.4k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 5 | $369.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 3 | $567.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | $145.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $302.1k | — |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2026 | 0 | — | 1 | $4.5k | — |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | Atherton Lisa M Director · By Spouse | Sold | $4.5k118 shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2026
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.48% of their portfolio | 48.8m $2.5bn | Added +1.7m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.52% of their portfolio | 46.6m $2.4bn | Added +2.2m |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 31.6m $1.6bn | Reduced -30.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.9m $1.5bn | Added +1.3m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 29.3m $1.5bn | Reduced -192.8k |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. 8.75% of their portfolio | 24.3m $1.2bn | Reduced -6.0m |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 24.0m $1.2bn | Added +869.8k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 13.9m $715.0m | Added +10.7k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 12.7m $653.9m | Reduced -236.7k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.11% of their portfolio | 10.8m $554.0m | Added +792.9k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 10.4m $535.2m | Added +6.9m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 9.6m $494.7m | Reduced -141.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.9m $457.4m | Added +4.5m |
| Crake Asset Management LLP 8.69% of their portfolio | 7.1m $363.3m | Added +4.1m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 7.0m $357.5m | Added +436.1k |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.5m $336.0m | Added +4.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.06% of their portfolio | 6.1m $311.3m | Added +291.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.0m $308.1m | Added +260.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.3m $271.3m | Reduced -996.3k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 6.26% of their portfolio | 4.9m $252.3m | Reduced -313.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.04% of their portfolio | 4.6m $234.9m | Added +643.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 4.1m $213.2m | Added +3.5m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.77% of their portfolio | 4.1m $212.9m | Added +1.5m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.8m $195.6m | Reduced -12.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $172.7m | Reduced -47.6k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 3.0m $154.8m | Added +895.7k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.0m $151.8m | Added +31.3k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.8m $144.0m | Added +4.6k |
| VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.7m $141.2m | Reduced -22.3k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 3.87% of their portfolio | 2.4m $125.5m | Added +439.6k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.3m $120.6m | Reduced -218.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $118.7m | Added +298.5k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 9.82% of their portfolio | 2.0m $102.1m | Added +317.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.9m $96.6m | Reduced -3.3m |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $92.0m | Not comparable |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.8m $90.8m | Added +1.2m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $84.0m | Added +591.3k |
| Teewinot Capital Advisers, L.L.C. 5.68% of their portfolio | 1.5m $78.6m | Added +997.8k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $64.6m | Added +638.0k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $63.5m | Added +547.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $60.9m | Reduced -16.0k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.1m $58.8m | Added +456.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $57.3m | Reduced -1.7m |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $55.1m | Added +387.7k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $53.8m | Reduced -886.7k |
| Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.0m $53.5m | Reduced -40.6k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.6m | Added +322.6k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $52.2m | Reduced -92.2k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 994.0k $51.1m | Reduced -68.0k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 990.3k $50.9m | Reduced -283.9k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.25% of their portfolio | 977.0k $50.2m | Added +7.2k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.04% of their portfolio | 958.2k $49.3m | Added +516.5k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.33% of their portfolio | 900.9k $46.3m | Added +655.0k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 900.6k $46.3m | Reduced -17.1k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 859.5k $44.2m | Reduced -685.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.07% of their portfolio | 856.8k $44.1m | New |
| COOKSON PEIRCE & CO INC 1.41% of their portfolio | 830.6k $42.7m | Reduced -32.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 817.3k $42.0m | Added +69.3k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.54% of their portfolio | 814.8k $41.9m | Added +349.4k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 800.8k $41.2m | Added +293.8k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 749.3k $38.5m | Added +355.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 740.4k $38.1m | Reduced -114.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 732.2k $37.6m | Added +139.7k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 718.6k $36.9m | Added +78.0k |
| Dorsal Capital Management, LP 1.20% of their portfolio | 650.0k $33.4m | New |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 7.73% of their portfolio | 619.6k $31.9m | Added +30.7k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 615.6k $31.7m | Added +31.3k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 602.8k $31.0m | Reduced -217.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 587.4k $30.2m | Reduced -31.3k |
| SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.56% of their portfolio | 584.3k $30.0m | Added +112.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 560.1k $28.8m | Added +6.1k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 556.1k $28.6m | Added +257.2k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 553.5k $28.5m | Reduced -231.9k |
| Gradient Investments LLC 0.38% of their portfolio | 539.6k $27.7m | Added +87.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 532.6k $27.4m | Reduced -15.0k |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 3.19% of their portfolio | 526.5k $27.1m | Reduced -20.0k |
| M&G PLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 507.3k $25.9m | Added +49.9k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.05% of their portfolio | 497.0k $25.6m | Added +57.8k |
| Interval Partners, LP 0.80% of their portfolio | 484.6k $24.9m | New |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 460.7k $23.2m | Added +281.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 459.7k $23.6m | Added +122.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 459.5k $23.6m | Added +51.1k |
| Jump Financial, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 451.4k $23.2m | Added +398.1k |
| Vest Financial, LLC 0.24% of their portfolio | 448.0k $23.0m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 445.5k $16.7m | Reduced -57.9k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.06% of their portfolio | 436.1k $22.4m | Added +9.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 435.6k $22.4m | Reduced -47.8k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 429.3k $22.1m | Reduced -1.0m |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 416.7k $21.4m | Added +1.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 390.6k $20.1m | Reduced -7.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 386.4k $19.9m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Ceredex Value Advisors LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 382.3k $19.7m | Added +74.2k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 380.4k $19.7m | Reduced -24.0k |
| PDT Partners, LLC 0.94% of their portfolio | 348.4k $17.9m | Added +191.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 338.9k $17.4m | Reduced -170.5k |
| LOS ANGELES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 332.1k $17.1m | Added +322.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 295.0k $15.2m | Reduced -42.2k |
| STRS OHIO 0.06% of their portfolio | 286.4k $14.7m | Reduced -15.3k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 250.0k $12.9m | Added +80.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 244.9k $12.6m | Reduced -2.7k |