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 ($15.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 525.2m as of 2025-07-23, 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 ≈ $32.45. Options: 35 managers hold calls ($652.1m notional), 38 hold puts ($681.7m).
Trends to Q2 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 796 |
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 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 |
| Q2 2025 | 337 | 428 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | $488.4m | $580.3m | 1.19 |
| Q4 2024 | $370.6m | $540.9m | 1.46 |
| Q1 2025 | $451.6m | $604.9m | 1.34 |
| Q2 2025 | $652.1m | $681.7m | 1.05 |
Biggest buyers
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Added | +9.7m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | +4.7m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +3.2m |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC | Added | +3.2m |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | +2.1m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP | Added | +2.1m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | New | +1.7m |
| Crake Asset Management LLP | New | +1.0m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | +977.5k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD | Added | +947.3k |
Biggest sellers
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -11.4m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -4.1m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -3.9m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -3.7m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Sold out | -3.4m |
| Interval Partners, LP | Sold out | -3.1m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Sold out | -2.9m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -2.5m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -2.3m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
Biggest calls
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $237.3m7.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $97.7m3.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $70.2m2.2m shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Added | $30.0m926.0k shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $29.7m916.5k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $22.2m691.5k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $14.6m451.4k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $13.9m429.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $12.4m381.8k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $12.0m370.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $83.0m2.6m shares |
| UBS Group AG | Added | $69.0m2.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $65.3m2.0m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Reduced | $53.8m1.7m shares |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | New | $48.7m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $47.6m1.5m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $40.9m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $35.2m1.1m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $31.1m959.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $29.0m902.6k 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 Q2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 3 | $567.9k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-30 | SARETSKY GREGG A Director | Bought | $100.2k3.7k shares |
| 2025-04-29 | Breber Pierre R Director · By Family Trust | Bought | $268.9k10.0k shares |
| 2025-04-28 | Hess David P Director | Bought | $198.9k7.5k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 66.2m $2.1bn | Reduced -2.0m |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. 14.41% of their portfolio | 54.0m $1.8bn | Unchanged |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.26% of their portfolio | 48.8m $1.6bn | Reduced -844.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 35.3m $1.1bn | Added +940.7k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 34.5m $1.1bn | Reduced -2.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 31.2m $1.0bn | Reduced -3.9m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 19.2m $621.9m | Reduced -3.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 14.0m $452.0m | Reduced -547.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 11.0m $355.5m | Added +3.2m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.52% of their portfolio | 10.8m $349.2m | Added +98.3k |
| UBS Group AG 0.07% of their portfolio | 10.3m $334.3m | Reduced -11.4m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.23% of their portfolio | 10.1m $328.3m | Added +9.7m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 8.6m $278.4m | Reduced -1.4m |
| Capital World Investors 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.5m $274.7m | Added +10.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.3m $203.1m | Reduced -642.4k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.1m $196.7m | Reduced -2.0m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.0m $195.1m | Added +152.7k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 6.28% of their portfolio | 5.9m $192.0m | Added +1.0k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.9m $190.8m | Reduced -4.1m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.8m $188.8m | Reduced -234.8k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.8m $188.2m | Added +4.7m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.08% of their portfolio | 4.4m $142.7m | Added +377.1k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $141.4m | Reduced -526.6k |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 3.8m $124.1m | Added +3.2m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.6m $115.6m | Reduced -38.3k |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.45% of their portfolio | 3.5m $114.3m | Added +818.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $110.5m | Reduced -273.8k |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.84% of their portfolio | 3.2m $104.8m | Added +2.1m |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 3.16% of their portfolio | 2.9m $92.6m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $86.4m | Reduced -126.7k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 10.15% of their portfolio | 2.7m $86.2m | Reduced -7.4k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.17% of their portfolio | 2.4m $76.3m | Reduced -269.6k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKETS CORP 0.46% of their portfolio | 2.1m $69.7m | Added +2.1m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.0m $63.7m | Reduced -247.7k |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 1.7m $55.2m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.5m $47.6m | Added +580.1k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $46.1m | Reduced -80.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.4m $45.6m | Added +325.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $42.1m | Added +500.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $41.7m | Added +268.5k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.24% of their portfolio | 1.3m $40.8m | Added +18.3k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $40.5m | Added +947.3k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $40.3m | Reduced -36.1k |
| Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.9m | Added +800.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.4m | Reduced -58.5k |
| Crake Asset Management LLP 1.78% of their portfolio | 1.0m $33.7m | New |
| Oldfield Partners LLP 11.27% of their portfolio | 1.0m $32.8m | Added +4.2k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 977.5k $31.7m | New |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 5.82% of their portfolio | 892.1k $28.9m | Reduced -73.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 891.1k $28.9m | Reduced -361.9k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 860.3k $27.9m | Reduced -75.5k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.49% of their portfolio | 830.7k $26.9m | Added +723.5k |
| ING GROEP NV 0.16% of their portfolio | 817.0k $26.5m | New |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 794.0k $25.7m | Reduced -281.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 755.8k $24.5m | Added +386.2k |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 0.80% of their portfolio | 750.0k $24.3m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 744.2k $24.1m | Reduced -34.3k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 740.5k $24.0m | Reduced -20.8k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 734.3k $23.8m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 727.1k $23.6m | Added +270.6k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 706.3k $22.9m | Added +58.4k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 689.5k $22.4m | Added +105.3k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.03% of their portfolio | 678.4k $22.0m | Added +628.8k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 619.5k $20.1m | Reduced -48.3k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 608.0k $19.7m | Reduced -670.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 584.7k $19.0m | Reduced -198.6k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 580.7k $18.8m | Reduced -52.2k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 556.0k $18.0m | Reduced -41.5k |
| Gradient Investments LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 548.4k $17.8m | Added +23.4k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 546.7k $18.6m | Added +164.8k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 531.8k $17.2m | Reduced -138.3k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 522.0k $16.9m | Reduced -18.9k |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 2.83% of their portfolio | 500.0k $16.2m | Reduced -136.6k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 497.2k $16.1m | Added +115.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 450.2k $14.6m | Added +40.6k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 442.5k $14.4m | Reduced -64.1k |
| M&G PLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 424.7k $13.6m | Reduced -20.2k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 416.8k $13.5m | Added +719 |
| TOWLE & CO 3.05% of their portfolio | 399.5k $13.0m | Reduced -119.9k |
| SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.29% of their portfolio | 385.4k $12.5m | Added +122.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 373.7k $12.1m | Reduced -363.3k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 372.7k $12.1m | Reduced -140.5k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 371.4k $12.0m | Added +13.6k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 338.4k $11.0m | Reduced -80.7k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 335.4k $10.9m | Reduced -677.3k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 334.3k $10.8m | Added +6.3k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 330.9k $10.7m | Unchanged |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 330.1k $10.7m | Added +53.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 307.6k $10.0m | Added +99.0k |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 304.7k $9.9m | Reduced -9.6k |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.25% of their portfolio | 299.3k $9.7m | Reduced -68.2k |
| South Dakota Investment Council 0.17% of their portfolio | 280.1k $9.1m | Unchanged |
| TCW GROUP INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 271.8k $8.8m | Reduced -4.8k |
| Treasurer of the State of North Carolina 0.02% of their portfolio | 238.8k $7.7m | Reduced -34.6k |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 219.1k $7.1m | Added +185.3k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 212.7k $6.9m | Reduced -11.4k |
| Y-Intercept (Hong Kong) Ltd 0.17% of their portfolio | 212.1k $6.9m | Added +125.9k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.02% of their portfolio | 210.5k $6.8m | Reduced -39.6k |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 208.2k $6.8m | Added +11.9k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.01% of their portfolio | 203.9k $6.6m | Reduced -31.5k |