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 ($10.8m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 569.9m as of 2025-04-23, 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 ≈ $33.58. Options: 32 managers hold calls ($451.6m notional), 36 hold puts ($604.9m).
Trends to Q1 2025
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q1 2025 | 350 | 404 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $643.0m | $540.8m | 0.84 |
| Q3 2024 | $488.4m | $580.3m | 1.19 |
| Q4 2024 | $370.6m | $540.9m | 1.46 |
| Q1 2025 | $451.6m | $604.9m | 1.34 |
Biggest buyers
| UBS Group AG | Added | +15.2m |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Added | +4.2m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +3.3m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +3.3m |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | +3.1m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | New | +2.9m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Added | +2.4m |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +1.7m |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. | New | +1.7m |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Reduced | -49.1m |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. | Reduced | -5.7m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC | Reduced | -3.3m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -2.8m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ | Reduced | -2.5m |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP | Reduced | -1.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Jefferies Financial Group Inc. | Sold out | -1.0m |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ | Reduced | -949.5k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $84.7m2.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $77.2m2.3m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $54.4m1.6m shares |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | $39.7m1.2m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $35.8m1.1m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $16.8m501.6k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $16.7m498.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $16.7m497.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $15.8m469.2k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $15.5m463.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $143.3m4.3m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $118.6m3.5m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $81.4m2.4m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $42.2m1.3m shares |
| BlackRock, Inc. | New | $28.5m850.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $27.9m832.1k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $19.2m573.1k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $18.6m554.9k shares |
| Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. | New | $15.1m450.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $15.1m449.0k 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 Q1 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| Q1 2025 | 5 | $369.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-14 | Feinberg Sarah Director | Bought | $15.7k500 shares |
| 2025-03-13 | Reynolds Christopher P. Director | Bought | $100.0k3.3k shares |
| 2025-03-13 | Watson Patricia A Director | Bought | $99.9k3.3k shares |
| 2025-03-12 | Cush C. David Director | Bought | $150.2k5.0k shares |
| 2025-01-30 | Atherton Lisa M Director · By Spouse | Bought | $3.7k118 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, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 68.1m $2.3bn | Reduced -508.6k |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. 16.36% of their portfolio | 54.0m $1.8bn | Reduced -5.7m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.38% of their portfolio | 49.7m $1.7bn | Added +788.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.05% of their portfolio | 36.8m $1.2bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 35.1m $1.2bn | Added +258.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.33% of their portfolio | 34.4m $1.2bn | Added +1.4m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.09% of their portfolio | 22.9m $767.4m | Reduced -2.8m |
| UBS Group AG 0.16% of their portfolio | 21.7m $727.2m | Added +15.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 14.5m $486.3m | Added +356.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.58% of their portfolio | 10.7m $358.2m | Reduced -236.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 10.0m $334.5m | Added +3.3m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 10.0m $333.9m | Reduced -786.5k |
| Capital World Investors 0.05% of their portfolio | 8.5m $284.0m | Reduced -49.1m |
| FMR LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 8.1m $271.8m | Added +619.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 7.7m $259.7m | Added +1.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.04% of their portfolio | 6.9m $231.8m | Added +296.7k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.1m $203.3m | Reduced -57.5k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 6.66% of their portfolio | 5.9m $198.7m | Added +4.2m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.9m $196.9m | Added +1.3m |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.9m $164.0m | Reduced -13.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.0m $135.0m | Reduced -1.2m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.7m $123.6m | Added +11.4k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.6m $121.0m | Added +136.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.4m $115.4m | Added +3.3m |
| Interval Partners, LP 3.63% of their portfolio | 3.1m $102.6m | New |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.28% of their portfolio | 2.9m $98.4m | New |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 3.36% of their portfolio | 2.9m $95.9m | Added +321.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.8m $93.7m | Reduced -92.2k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.36% of their portfolio | 2.7m $90.9m | Reduced -3.3m |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 11.83% of their portfolio | 2.7m $89.5m | Reduced -793.2k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.19% of their portfolio | 2.6m $88.1m | Added +542.3k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.21% of their portfolio | 2.5m $83.8m | Added +2.4m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.2m $74.3m | Added +350.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $63.6m | Added +1.7m |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 1.8m $60.1m | Added +1.8m |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.7m $56.6m | New |
| Alyeska Investment Group, L.P. 0.22% of their portfolio | 1.7m $56.2m | New |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.5m $50.4m | First filing |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.9m | Added +101.2k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.9m | Added +72.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.1m | Added +115.6k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.26% of their portfolio | 1.2m $41.7m | Reduced -949.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.6m | Added +14.4k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $38.1m | Added +104.3k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.20% of their portfolio | 1.1m $36.9m | Added +316.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $36.3m | Added +36.8k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $36.1m | Added +134.8k |
| NORGES BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.1m | Reduced -701.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.0m $34.0m | First filing |
| Oldfield Partners LLP 9.88% of their portfolio | 1.0m $33.8m | Reduced -36.1k |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 6.18% of their portfolio | 965.4k $32.4m | Reduced -164.3k |
| Greenbrier Partners Capital Management, LLC 2.47% of their portfolio | 938.9k $31.5m | Reduced -179.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 935.8k $31.4m | Added +200.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 887.6k $29.8m | Reduced -336.7k |
| Bridgewater Associates, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 853.1k $28.6m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 797.5k $26.8m | Added +697.9k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 783.2k $26.3m | Added +121.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 778.5k $26.1m | Added +9.1k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.15% of their portfolio | 761.3k $25.6m | Added +27.7k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 739.1k $24.8m | Reduced -1.5m |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.03% of their portfolio | 737.0k $24.7m | Reduced -95.8k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 670.1k $22.5m | Added +107.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 667.7k $22.4m | Reduced -10.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 647.8k $21.8m | Reduced -121.1k |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 3.62% of their portfolio | 636.6k $21.4m | Added +36.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 632.9k $21.3m | Reduced -9.7k |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 599.4k $20.1m | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.04% of their portfolio | 597.6k $20.1m | Reduced -26.0k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 584.1k $19.6m | Added +175.5k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 540.9k $18.2m | New |
| Gradient Investments LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 525.0k $17.6m | Added +47.6k |
| TOWLE & CO 3.81% of their portfolio | 519.4k $17.4m | Reduced -86.0k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 513.2k $17.2m | Reduced -45.0k |
| Creative Planning 0.02% of their portfolio | 506.7k $17.0m | Added +234.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 456.5k $15.3m | Reduced -320.3k |
| M&G PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 444.9k $15.1m | Reduced -8.7k |
| J. Goldman & Co LP 0.53% of their portfolio | 442.1k $14.8m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 421.2k $14.1m | Reduced -1.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 419.1k $14.1m | Reduced -130.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 416.1k $14.0m | Reduced -48.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 409.7k $13.8m | Added +61.8k |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.01% of their portfolio | 404.2k $13.6m | New |
| Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd 0.38% of their portfolio | 400.0k $13.4m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 383.8k $12.9m | Added +193.7k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 381.8k $11.0m | Added +196.7k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 381.4k $12.8m | Reduced -105.4k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 369.6k $12.4m | Reduced -2.5m |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.39% of their portfolio | 367.6k $12.3m | Reduced -105.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 357.8k $12.0m | New |
| Federation des caisses Desjardins du Quebec 0.06% of their portfolio | 336.1k $11.3m | Added +165.3k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 333.0k $11.2m | Reduced -6.2k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 330.9k $11.1m | Added +3.7k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 328.0k $11.0m | Reduced -68 |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 314.3k $10.6m | Reduced -4.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 300.5k $10.1m | Added +241.2k |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 294.3k $9.9m | Added +213.0k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.19% of their portfolio | 280.1k $9.4m | Reduced -456 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.8k $9.3m | Added +69.8k |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 276.6k $9.3m | Added +21.9k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.31% of their portfolio | 275.9k $9.3m | New |