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 ($23.5m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 491.3m as of 2026-02-03, 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 ≈ $41.34. Options: 28 managers hold calls ($421.2m notional), 31 hold puts ($461.0m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 851 |
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 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 |
| Q4 2025 | 347 | 361 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | $451.6m | $604.9m | 1.34 |
| Q2 2025 | $652.1m | $681.7m | 1.05 |
| Q3 2025 | $463.3m | $646.0m | 1.39 |
| Q4 2025 | $421.2m | $461.0m | 1.09 |
Biggest buyers
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Added | +7.7m |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC | Added | +3.6m |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ | New | +3.5m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | +2.8m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +2.7m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +1.8m |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC | New | +1.3m |
| Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd | Added | +1.2m |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | Added | +1.1m |
Biggest sellers
| UBS Group AG | Reduced | -20.8m |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -18.4m |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership | Sold out | -10.7m |
| Interval Partners, LP | Sold out | -4.0m |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC | Reduced | -2.6m |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Sold out | -2.3m |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -2.0m |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | Reduced | -1.9m |
| Crake Asset Management LLP | Reduced | -1.9m |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | -1.6m |
Biggest calls
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $110.5m2.7m shares |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC | Added | $62.0m1.5m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $43.0m1.0m shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Added | $35.9m869.5k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Added | $22.8m552.7k shares |
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $19.5m472.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $18.2m440.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $17.3m418.1k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | $13.5m326.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $13.1m316.8k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $106.7m2.6m shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | Added | $71.8m1.7m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $49.4m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $32.9m795.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $28.0m676.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $20.1m487.0k shares |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | Reduced | $18.5m448.3k shares |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $16.2m392.4k shares |
| CITIGROUP INC | Reduced | $15.4m373.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $13.6m328.7k 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | $302.1k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | Jones Justin EVP Operations | Sold | $302.1k8.1k 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 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 60.6m $2.5bn | Reduced -463.7k |
| Elliott Investment Management L.P. 14.48% of their portfolio | 51.1m $2.1bn | Unchanged |
| PRIMECAP MANAGEMENT CO/CA/ 1.48% of their portfolio | 47.4m $2.0bn | Reduced -604.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.41% of their portfolio | 40.2m $1.7bn | Added +2.7m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.04% of their portfolio | 31.2m $1.3bn | Reduced -1.3m |
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 29.3m $1.2bn | Added +657.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.08% of their portfolio | 17.2m $709.5m | Reduced -1.4m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 16.6m $687.1m | Added +7.7m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 12.9m $531.9m | Reduced -143.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 9.7m $402.8m | Reduced -2.6m |
| ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 0.19% of their portfolio | 7.8m $322.0m | Reduced -1.1m |
| UBS Group AG 0.06% of their portfolio | 7.5m $308.5m | Reduced -20.8m |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.9m $286.7m | Added +596.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.2m $257.4m | Added +244.9k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 6.0m $249.3m | Reduced -18.4m |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 5.8m $240.5m | Reduced -1.0m |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.05% of their portfolio | 5.6m $233.3m | Reduced -163.7k |
| PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 5.43% of their portfolio | 5.0m $204.6m | Unchanged |
| NORGES BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.2m $172.0m | Not comparable |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.46% of their portfolio | 3.9m $162.4m | Added +68.5k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.9m $162.1m | Reduced -106.4k |
| SG Americas Securities, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 3.8m $155.1m | Added +3.6m |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.7m $154.9m | Added +1.1m |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.7m $154.4m | Added +73.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 3.5m $144.4m | Added +69.5k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 3.5m $143.5m | New |
| Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC 0.85% of their portfolio | 3.4m $142.3m | Added +1.2m |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC 0.06% of their portfolio | 3.1m $129.2m | Reduced -1.3m |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.17% of their portfolio | 3.1m $126.9m | Added +2.8m |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 2.9m $120.1m | Added +601.9k |
| Nearwater Capital Markets, Ltd 1.98% of their portfolio | 2.8m $115.7m | Added +1.2m |
| JACOBS LEVY EQUITY MANAGEMENT, INC 0.43% of their portfolio | 2.7m $110.3m | Reduced -956.8k |
| Sound Shore Management Inc /CT/ 3.32% of their portfolio | 2.5m $104.2m | Reduced -16.9k |
| U S GLOBAL INVESTORS INC 9.33% of their portfolio | 2.1m $87.1m | Reduced -556.0k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.0m $81.1m | Reduced -213.7k |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.9m $77.8m | Added +1.1m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.8m $75.5m | Added +650.7k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $74.7m | Added +1.8m |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.91% of their portfolio | 1.6m $66.6m | Added +974.4k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.6m $64.3m | Added +146.0k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.11% of their portfolio | 1.5m $63.0m | Reduced -737.7k |
| Crake Asset Management LLP 2.20% of their portfolio | 1.4m $56.1m | Reduced -1.9m |
| MIZUHO MARKETS AMERICAS LLC 1.19% of their portfolio | 1.3m $55.3m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $54.0m | Reduced -56.2k |
| FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/ 0.28% of their portfolio | 1.3m $51.9m | Added +12.9k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $50.0m | Reduced -24.6k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.1m $45.9m | Added +20.2k |
| Amundi 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.3m | Reduced -159.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.0m $42.3m | Added +741.8k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 975.3k $40.3m | Reduced -50.0k |
| SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT 0.74% of their portfolio | 911.3k $37.7m | Added +462.8k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 908.8k $37.6m | Reduced -1.6m |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 883.0k $36.5m | Reduced -213.7k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.16% of their portfolio | 878.6k $36.3m | Reduced -543.7k |
| Oldfield Partners LLP 10.05% of their portfolio | 857.3k $35.4m | Reduced -6.0k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 856.4k $35.4m | Reduced -54.1k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.02% of their portfolio | 800.7k $33.1m | Reduced -14.2k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 788.7k $32.6m | New |
| NORDEA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AB 0.03% of their portfolio | 769.2k $32.0m | New |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 754.3k $31.2m | Added +19.6k |
| Kiltearn Partners LLP 6.39% of their portfolio | 713.3k $29.5m | Reduced -142.1k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.02% of their portfolio | 682.8k $28.2m | Reduced -45.1k |
| Silver Point Capital L.P. 1.21% of their portfolio | 650.0k $26.9m | Added +300.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 634.9k $26.2m | Reduced -2.0m |
| ING GROEP NV 0.15% of their portfolio | 592.9k $24.5m | Added +483.5k |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 575.6k $23.8m | Added +31.1k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 569.0k $23.5m | Added +5.5k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 568.5k $23.5m | Added +29.0k |
| WS MANAGEMENT LLLP 3.04% of their portfolio | 550.0k $22.7m | Added +50.0k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 537.2k $22.2m | Added +14.3k |
| M&G PLC 0.11% of their portfolio | 505.2k $20.7m | Added +49.3k |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 504.5k $20.9m | Added +107.3k |
| Gradient Investments LLC 0.33% of their portfolio | 503.3k $20.8m | Reduced -74.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 483.9k $20.0m | Reduced -372.1k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 479.2k $19.8m | Reduced -51.7k |
| ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C. 0.03% of their portfolio | 466.9k $19.3m | Reduced -11.2k |
| CREDIT AGRICOLE S A 0.05% of their portfolio | 456.0k $18.8m | Added +306.9k |
| STATE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 436.0k $18.0m | Reduced -47.8k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.03% of their portfolio | 403.5k $16.7m | Reduced -3.4k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.01% of their portfolio | 396.5k $16.4m | Added +41.5k |
| Creative Planning 0.01% of their portfolio | 374.7k $15.5m | Reduced -45.0k |
| JONES FINANCIAL COMPANIES LLLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 367.3k $15.2m | Reduced -64.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 364.4k $15.1m | Reduced -7.0k |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.13% of their portfolio | 342.3k $14.1m | Added +32.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 334.4k $13.8m | Reduced -29.8k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 326.0k $13.5m | Reduced -36.7k |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.12% of their portfolio | 323.8k $13.4m | New |
| Calamos Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 318.0k $13.1m | Reduced -12.9k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.07% of their portfolio | 304.0k $12.6m | Added +231.8k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.6k $11.9m | Reduced -148.9k |
| AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 272.1k $11.2m | Added +29.9k |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC 0.31% of their portfolio | 268.8k $11.1m | New |
| Chevy Chase Trust Holdings, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 265.7k $11.0m | Reduced -6.1k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 261.4k $10.8m | Reduced -28.8k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.11% of their portfolio | 252.5k $10.4m | Added +237.3k |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. 0.32% of their portfolio | 246.2k $10.2m | Added +160.0k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 241.4k $10.0m | New |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.12% of their portfolio | 238.8k $9.9m | Reduced -22.0k |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC 0.47% of their portfolio | 238.8k $9.9m | New |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01% of their portfolio | 226.4k $9.4m | Added +8.8k |