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 ($20.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 592.7m as of 2025-02-05, 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 ≈ $33.60. Options: 34 managers hold calls ($370.6m notional), 34 hold puts ($540.9m).
Trends to Q4 2024
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 351 | 457 |
| Q2 2023 | 310 | 437 |
| Q3 2023 | 302 | 472 |
| Q4 2023 | 290 | 415 |
| Q1 2024 | 332 | 404 |
| Q2 2024 | 309 | 395 |
| Q3 2024 | 321 | 391 |
| Q4 2024 | 324 | 371 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $367.0m | $521.7m | 1.42 |
| Q2 2024 | $643.0m | $540.8m | 0.84 |
| Q3 2024 | $488.4m | $580.3m | 1.19 |
| Q4 2024 | $370.6m | $540.9m | 1.46 |
Biggest buyers
| UBS Group AG | Added | +4.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +2.9m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Added | +2.6m |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ | New | +2.5m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Added | +2.4m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans | Added | +2.0m |
| FMR LLC | Added | +1.5m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Added | +1.4m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +1.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +1.3m |
Biggest sellers
| PROVIDENT TRUST CO | Sold out | -4.9m |
| MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC | Reduced | -3.0m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | -2.2m |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. | Reduced | -1.9m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -1.5m |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. | Reduced | -1.4m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -1.3m |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Sold out | -1.0m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | Reduced | -835.4k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $74.5m2.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $56.2m1.7m shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $34.8m1.0m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $25.9m769.3k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $23.5m699.6k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $22.7m675.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $14.8m441.1k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | $13.0m388.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $12.4m370.5k shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | Unchanged | $12.0m356.4k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $120.2m3.6m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $76.5m2.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $31.9m950.2k shares |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | $29.6m880.0k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $25.7m765.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $25.0m743.5k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $24.1m716.6k shares |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS | Added | $19.8m5.9k shares |
| Eisler Capital Management Ltd. | First filing | $18.8m564.1k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $18.7m556.2k 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 in Q4 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $147.8k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 2 | $60.1m | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 1 | $47.6m | 1 | $132.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-06 | Rutherford Linda B. Chief Administration Officer | Sold | $132.4k3.8k shares |
| 2024-10-28 | Elliott Investment Management L.P. 10% owner · See footnote | Sold | $35.9m1.2m shares |
| 2024-10-01 | GANGWAL RAKESH Director | Bought | $19.3m643.8k shares |
| 2024-10-01 | GANGWAL RAKESH Director | Bought | $15.9m530.9k shares |
| 2024-10-01 | GANGWAL RAKESH Director | Bought | $4.8m165.6k shares |
| 2024-10-01 | GANGWAL RAKESH Director | Bought | $3.9m132.5k shares |
| 2024-10-01 | GANGWAL RAKESH Director | Bought | $3.8m127.2k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 68.7m $2.3bn | Added +426.9k |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. 21.66% of their portfolio | 59.7m $2.0bn | Reduced -1.4m |
| Capital World Investors 0.29% of their portfolio | 57.5m $1.9bn | Added +58.6k |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.27% of their portfolio | 48.9m $1.6bn | Reduced -769.5k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 38.1m $1.3bn | Reduced -177.5k |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 34.9m $1.2bn | Added +74.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.31% of their portfolio | 33.0m $1.1bn | Added +2.9m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.10% of their portfolio | 25.7m $862.8m | Reduced -354.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.2m $475.1m | Added +320.4k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.56% of their portfolio | 10.9m $366.5m | Reduced -10.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.7m $361.3m | Added +1.3m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.5m $251.3m | Added +1.5m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.6m $222.6m | Reduced -1.5m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.6m $222.1m | Reduced -103.6k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.6m $220.4m | Added +1.3m |
| UBS Group AG 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.5m $217.8m | Added +4.2m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.1m $205.5m | Added +372.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.72% of their portfolio | 6.0m $202.2m | Added +2.4m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 5.3m $177.0m | Reduced -1.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $164.7m | Added +400.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $153.9m | Reduced -553.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $123.4m | Added +204.9k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.5m $116.5m | Added +88.9k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 11.52% of their portfolio | 3.5m $116.2m | Added +56.8k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.9m $97.0m | Reduced -835.4k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.12% of their portfolio | 2.8m $95.5m | Added +2.6m |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 2.81% of their portfolio | 2.5m $85.3m | New |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $73.3m | Added +1.4m |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.44% of their portfolio | 2.2m $73.6m | Added +133.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.1m $69.9m | Added +2.0m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $62.6m | Added +99.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.7m $57.7m | Added +735.1k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 1.70% of their portfolio | 1.7m $57.6m | Added +3.0k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $52.6m | Reduced -104.5k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.2m $41.2m | Added +212.1k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $40.5m | First filing |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $39.6m | Added +274.9k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.2m | Reduced -75.7k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.2m | Added +253.0k |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 6.28% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.0m | Reduced -121.3k |
| Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC 2.73% of their portfolio | 1.1m $37.6m | Unchanged |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $35.1m | Reduced -11.2k |
| Oldfield Partners LLP 10.17% of their portfolio | 1.0m $35.1m | Reduced -447.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.7m | Added +203.8k |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.1m | Added +979.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 940.8k $31.7m | Added +24.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 848.6k $28.5m | Added +166.6k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.04% of their portfolio | 832.8k $28.0m | Reduced -125.9k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 780.8k $26.3m | Reduced -2.2m |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 776.8k $26.1m | Added +233.2k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 769.5k $25.9m | Added +15.7k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 768.9k $25.9m | Added +13.8k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 735.7k $24.7m | Reduced -88.4k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.16% of their portfolio | 733.7k $24.7m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.02% of their portfolio | 733.2k $24.7m | Added +175.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 689.9k $23.2m | Added +45.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 677.8k $22.8m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 662.2k $22.3m | Added +65.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 642.6k $21.6m | Reduced -12.7k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 623.6k $21.0m | Added +30.8k |
| TOWLE & CO 3.50% of their portfolio | 605.4k $20.4m | Reduced -133.1k |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 3.11% of their portfolio | 600.0k $20.2m | New |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 599.4k $20.2m | Added +325.0k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 562.3k $18.9m | Added +111.5k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 558.2k $18.8m | Added +91.0k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 550.0k $18.5m | Reduced -60.3k |
| Slate Path Capital LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 542.0k $18.2m | Added +434.0k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 492.2k $16.5m | Added +455.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 486.8k $16.4m | Reduced -42.0k |
| Gradient Investments LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 477.4k $16.1m | Reduced -18.3k |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.45% of their portfolio | 473.1k $15.9m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 464.0k $15.6m | Reduced -43.3k |
| M&G PLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 453.6k $15.4m | Reduced -1.4k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 423.1k $14.2m | Reduced -19.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 408.6k $13.7m | Reduced -45.3k |
| SUSQUEHANNA FUNDAMENTAL INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 377.4k $12.7m | First filing |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.00% of their portfolio | 374.1k $541.8k | Added +358.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 347.8k $11.7m | Added +72.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 339.1k $11.4m | Reduced -9.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 328.1k $11.0m | Reduced -38.4k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 327.3k $11.0m | Unchanged |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 318.6k $10.7m | Reduced -6.5k |
| PARUS FINANCE (UK) Ltd 3.12% of their portfolio | 296.0k $10.0m | Reduced -4.7k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.04% of their portfolio | 289.8k $9.7m | Added +210.8k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF OHIO 0.03% of their portfolio | 284.3k $9.6m | Added +67.3k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.19% of their portfolio | 280.5k $9.4m | Reduced -62.9k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.0k $9.1m | Added +9.7k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.04% of their portfolio | 269.7k $9.1m | Added +1.2k |
| LBP AM SA 0.12% of their portfolio | 266.9k $9.0m | New |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 254.8k $8.6m | Added +35.6k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 245.9k $8.3m | Reduced -20.5k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 244.8k $8.2m | Reduced -24.6k |
| Olstein Capital Management, L.P. 1.42% of their portfolio | 240.0k $8.1m | Reduced -18.0k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 219.4k $7.4m | Added +108.6k |
| NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 217.5k $7.3m | Reduced -483.9k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 214.8k $7.2m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Handelsbanken Fonder AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 212.3k $7.1m | Added +102.5k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 210.3k $7.1m | Reduced -9.1k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 207.1k $7.0m | Added +38.2k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.45% of their portfolio | 203.6k $6.8m | Added +155.7k |