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 ($12.1m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 517.2m as of 2025-10-22, 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 ≈ $31.91. Options: 38 managers hold calls ($463.3m notional), 38 hold puts ($646.0m).
Trends to Q3 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 765 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2025 | 323 | 370 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | $370.6m | $540.9m | 1.46 |
| Q1 2025 | $451.6m | $604.9m | 1.34 |
| Q2 2025 | $652.1m | $681.7m | 1.05 |
| Q3 2025 | $463.3m | $646.0m | 1.39 |
Biggest buyers
| UBS Group AG | Added | +18.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Added | +13.5m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +5.5m |
| Interval Partners, LP | New | +4.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Added | +3.8m |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Added | +2.3m |
| Crake Asset Management LLP | Added | +2.2m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +2.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.4m |
| NATIXIS | Added | +1.2m |
Biggest sellers
| Capital World Investors | Sold out | -8.5m |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Reduced | -5.1m |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | -3.6m |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. | Reduced | -2.9m |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Reduced | -2.6m |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.4m |
| STATE STREET CORP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC | Reduced | -1.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP | Reduced | -1.3m |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC | Reduced | -967.3k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $100.5m3.1m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $78.1m2.4m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $35.6m1.1m shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $34.2m1.1m shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $22.7m710.2k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $19.8m619.3k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $16.4m500.7k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $15.7m491.6k shares |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | Reduced | $14.8m463.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $14.3m447.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $184.0m5.8m shares |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | $60.7m1.9m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $58.7m1.8m shares |
| Candlestick Capital Management LP | New | $42.8m1.3m shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $37.7m1.2m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Reduced | $28.7m899.8k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $27.7m845.9k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Added | $23.3m730.1k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Added | $21.0m658.2k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $18.5m578.8k 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 in Q3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 2 | $145.5k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-06 | SARETSKY GREGG A Director | Bought | $100.5k3.3k shares |
| 2025-08-05 | Feinberg Sarah Director | Bought | $45.0k1.5k 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, Q3 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 61.0m $1.9bn | Reduced -5.1m |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. 11.91% of their portfolio | 51.1m $1.6bn | Reduced -2.9m |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.17% of their portfolio | 48.0m $1.5bn | Reduced -848.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.30% of their portfolio | 37.5m $1.2bn | Added +2.2m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 32.6m $1.0bn | Reduced -1.9m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 28.6m $912.4m | Reduced -2.6m |
| UBS Group AG 0.18% of their portfolio | 28.3m $902.5m | Added +18.0m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 24.4m $779.8m | Added +13.5m |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.06% of their portfolio | 18.6m $592.8m | Reduced -595.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 13.0m $415.2m | Reduced -926.2k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 12.3m $393.6m | Added +3.8m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.49% of their portfolio | 10.7m $343.0m | Reduced -15.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 8.9m $283.9m | Added +5.5m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.18% of their portfolio | 8.9m $282.8m | Reduced -1.3m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 6.8m $218.2m | Added +577.3k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.3m $202.3m | Added +323.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $190.9m | Added +103.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.8m $185.4m | Reduced -10.4k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 4.66% of their portfolio | 5.0m $158.0m | Reduced -967.3k |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 4.4m $141.2m | Added +26.6k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.0m $128.5m | Reduced -330.2k |
| Interval Partners, LP 2.74% of their portfolio | 4.0m $128.2m | New |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.56% of their portfolio | 3.9m $123.2m | Added +630.8k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $116.9m | Reduced -2.4m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 3.6m $115.7m | Added +101.2k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.4m $109.3m | Reduced -139.3k |
| Crake Asset Management LLP 4.67% of their portfolio | 3.2m $102.8m | Added +2.2m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.07% of their portfolio | 2.7m $85.1m | Added +1.4m |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 9.63% of their portfolio | 2.7m $85.0m | Added +6.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 2.7m $84.9m | Reduced -3.4k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 2.68% of their portfolio | 2.5m $81.0m | Reduced -316.3k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.5m $78.8m | Added +1.0m |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 2.3m $73.9m | Added +2.3m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 2.3m $73.5m | Added +339.7k |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 2.3m $72.6m | Reduced -1.6m |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.14% of their portfolio | 2.3m $72.2m | Reduced -91.1k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.2m $69.4m | Reduced -3.6m |
| CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. 0.38% of their portfolio | 2.0m $62.3m | First filing |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.13% of their portfolio | 1.9m $61.1m | Added +214.1k |
| Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd 0.68% of their portfolio | 1.6m $51.1m | Added +400.0k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.4m $45.4m | Added +743.9k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $45.0m | Added +167.1k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $43.5m | Reduced -43.6k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.2m $39.7m | Reduced -15.7k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $39.4m | Reduced -188.0k |
| NATIXIS 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.6m | Added +1.2m |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $38.5m | Added +636.3k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.2m $37.5m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $35.0m | Added +4.8k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $34.8m | Added +756.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.0m $32.7m | Added +269.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 910.5k $29.1m | Added +19.4k |
| Oldfield Partners LLP 8.60% of their portfolio | 863.3k $27.5m | Reduced -147.7k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.03% of their portfolio | 856.0k $27.3m | Added +128.9k |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 5.47% of their portfolio | 855.4k $27.3m | Reduced -36.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 815.0k $26.0m | Reduced -45.4k |
| ALPS ADVISORS INC 0.14% of their portfolio | 774.9k $24.7m | Added +34.4k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 758.7k $24.1m | Reduced -35.3k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.03% of their portfolio | 736.2k $23.5m | Added +2.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 734.7k $23.4m | Reduced -9.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 728.0k $23.2m | Added +21.7k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.26% of their portfolio | 636.6k $20.3m | Reduced -194.1k |
| Gradient Investments LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 578.1k $18.4m | Added +29.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 563.5k $18.0m | Reduced -56.0k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 544.5k $17.4m | Reduced -40.2k |
| KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.91% of their portfolio | 544.5k $17.4m | Added +245.1k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 539.6k $17.2m | Reduced -68.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 530.8k $16.9m | Reduced -49.9k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 522.9k $16.7m | Added +72.7k |
| Woodline Partners LP 0.08% of their portfolio | 513.2k $16.4m | New |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 2.45% of their portfolio | 500.0k $16.0m | Unchanged |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 483.9k $15.4m | Reduced -72.1k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.02% of their portfolio | 478.1k $15.3m | Reduced -43.9k |
| M&G PLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 455.9k $14.6m | Added +31.2k |
| SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.31% of their portfolio | 448.5k $14.3m | Added +63.0k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 437.5k $14.0m | Added +63.8k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 432.0k $14.0m | Reduced -99.8k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 419.8k $13.4m | Reduced -22.7k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 406.9k $13.0m | Reduced -9.9k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 398.8k $12.7m | Added +68.7k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 397.2k $12.7m | Added +89.6k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 371.4k $11.9m | Reduced -56 |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 371.1k $11.8m | Reduced -1.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 364.3k $11.6m | Reduced -325.2k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 362.7k $11.6m | Reduced -885.1k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 355.0k $11.3m | Added +16.6k |
| Silver Point Capital L.P. 0.58% of their portfolio | 350.0k $11.2m | New |
| TOWLE & CO 2.67% of their portfolio | 331.8k $10.6m | Reduced -67.7k |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 330.9k $10.6m | Unchanged |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.10% of their portfolio | 309.7k $9.9m | Added +294.5k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 290.2k $9.3m | Reduced -44.1k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 283.2k $9.0m | Reduced -214.1k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.02% of their portfolio | 281.9k $9.0m | Added +279.4k |
| Atom Investors LP 0.67% of their portfolio | 276.2k $8.8m | New |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 271.7k $8.7m | Reduced -33.0k |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 260.8k $8.3m | Added +101.4k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 242.2k $7.7m | Added +122.3k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.02% of their portfolio | 224.2k $7.2m | Added +13.7k |
| Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC 0.52% of their portfolio | 223.5k $7.1m | Added +71.5k |
| O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 219.8k $7.0m | Added +39.8k |