Southwest Airlines Ownership | Who Owns Southwest Airlines?


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Southwest Airlines Ownership Summary


Southwest Airlines is owned by 94.91% institutional investors, 1.18% insiders, and 3.92% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.35% of LUV shares. Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv is the top mutual fund, with 4.85% of its assets in Southwest Airlines shares.

LUV Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockSouthwest Airlines94.91%1.18%3.92%
SectorIndustrials Stocks 45.61%12.61%41.79%
IdeaTravel Stocks List44.00%13.93%42.07%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group61.04M11.35%$1.95B
Elliott investment management51.13M9.50%$1.63B
Primecap management co/ca/48.00M8.92%$1.53B
Franklin resources37.49M6.97%$1.20B
State street32.56M6.05%$1.04B
Blackrock34.01M5.70%$973.16M
Blackrock funding, inc. /de28.59M5.31%$912.44M
Ubs group28.28M5.26%$902.48M
Price t rowe associates inc /md/18.58M3.45%$592.77M
Geode capital management13.03M2.42%$415.16M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
U s global investors2.66M9.59%$84.99M
Oldfield partners llp863.30K8.60%$27.55M
Elliott investment management51.13M7.18%$1.63B
Kiltearn partners llp855.38K5.47%$27.30M
Crake asset management llp3.22M4.67%$102.85M
Par capital management4.95M4.63%$157.96M
Kettle hill capital management544.46K3.91%$17.37M
Diameter capital partners lp1.00M3.37%$28.61M
Sound shore management inc /ct/2.54M2.68%$80.98M
Towle331.75K2.67%$10.59M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Ubs group28.28M0.14%17.98M
Goldman sachs group8.90M0.03%5.49M
Interval partners, lp4.02M2.09%4.02M
Ameriprise financial12.34M0.09%3.75M
Schonfeld strategic advisors2.32M0.42%2.30M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Capital world investors---8.47M
Vanguard group61.04M0.03%-5.12M
Provident trust---4.88M
Point72 asset management---2.93M
Elliott investment management51.13M7.18%-2.85M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Norges bank1.72M0.01%1.72M$57.72M
Diameter capital partners lp1.00M3.37%1.00M$28.61M
Woodline partners lp513.22K0.08%513.22K$16.38M
Silver point capital350.00K0.58%350.00K$11.17M
Readystate asset management lp80.30K0.07%80.30K$2.30M

Sold Out

HolderChange
Fortis advisors-1.00
Bare financial services-1.00
Financial gravity asset management-2.00
Frazier financial advisors-2.00
Planned solutions-2.00

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
Sep 30, 2025782-7.57%510,597,2381.85%941.09%305-15.28%267-10.70%
Jun 30, 2025839-1.53%498,984,394-5.38%921.14%3601.41%294-2.00%
Mar 31, 2025844-3.65%526,692,475-4.11%901.14%356-4.81%2974.95%
Dec 31, 2024792-6.05%507,773,307-5.88%841.04%3462.06%248-20.00%
Sep 30, 20248282.60%545,248,2251.63%911.13%3312.16%3057.02%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv25.46M4.85%90.00K
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv17.90M3.41%-423.04K
Putnam Large Cap Value A17.72M3.37%-
Vanguard US Total Market Shares ETF19.09M3.22%189.37K
Putnam US Large Cap Value Equity17.72M2.99%-
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust16.86M2.96%121.37K
Vanguard 500 Index Investor14.11M2.69%-2.07M
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional12.71M2.42%136.97K
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A12.47M2.08%-
Capital Group Growth Fnd of Amer Comp12.47M2.08%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Aug 05, 2025Feinberg Sarah-Buy$39.01K
Aug 05, 2025Feinberg Sarah-Buy$6.00K
Aug 06, 2025SARETSKY GREGG A-Buy$82.43K
Aug 06, 2025SARETSKY GREGG A-Buy$18.02K
Apr 30, 2025SARETSKY GREGG A-Buy$100.17K

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q34-
2025 Q221-
2025 Q15-
2024 Q41312
2024 Q363-

LUV Ownership FAQ


Who owns the most shares of Southwest Airlines?

Southwest Airlines’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (61.04M shares, 11.35%), Elliott investment management (51.13M shares, 9.50%), and Primecap management co/ca/ (48M shares, 8.92%). Together, they hold 29.77% of Southwest Airlines’s total shares outstanding.

Does Blackrock own Southwest Airlines?

Yes, BlackRock owns 5.70% of Southwest Airlines, totaling 34.01M shares as of Jun 2024. This represents 0.02% of BlackRock's total assets, with a market value of 973.16M$. In the last quarter, BlackRock increased its holdings by 569.38K shares, a 1.70% change.

Who is Southwest Airlines’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested?

U s global investors is Southwest Airlines’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 9.59% of its assets in 2.66M Southwest Airlines shares, valued at 84.99M$.

Who is the top mutual fund holder of Southwest Airlines shares?

Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv is the top mutual fund holder of Southwest Airlines shares, with 4.85% of its total shares outstanding invested in 25.46M Southwest Airlines shares.

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