Southwest Airlines Ownership | Who Owns Southwest Airlines?


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Southwest Airlines Ownership Summary


Southwest Airlines is owned by 84.77% institutional investors, 0.56% insiders, and 14.67% retail investors. Vanguard group is the largest institutional shareholder, holding 11.46% of LUV shares. Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv is the top mutual fund, with 4.20% of its assets in Southwest Airlines shares.

LUV Ownership Benchmark


TypeName% Inst% Insiders% Retail
StockSouthwest Airlines84.77%0.56%14.67%
SectorIndustrials Stocks 51.44%11.38%37.18%
IdeaTravel Stocks List49.66%13.24%37.11%

Institutional Shareholders


Top Institutional Shareholders by Total Shares

HolderShares% HoldingValue
Vanguard group68.65M11.46%$2.31B
Elliott investment management59.67M9.96%$2.01B
Capital world investors57.53M9.60%$1.93B
Primecap management co/ca/48.90M8.16%$1.64B
State street39.70M6.65%$1.14B
Blackrock funding, inc. /de34.87M5.82%$1.17B
Blackrock34.01M5.70%$973.16M
Franklin resources32.98M5.51%$1.11B
Price t rowe associates inc /md/25.66M4.28%$862.82M
Geode capital management14.15M2.36%$475.09M

Top Institutional Shareholders by % of Total Assets

HolderShares% AssetsValue
Elliott investment management59.67M12.03%$2.01B
U s global investors3.46M11.52%$116.25M
Oldfield partners llp1.04M10.17%$35.06M
Kiltearn partners llp1.13M6.28%$37.98M
Towle605.38K3.50%$20.35M
Kettle hill capital management473.05K3.45%$15.90M
Diameter capital partners lp1.00M3.37%$28.61M
Parus finance (uk)295.97K3.12%$9.95M
Hedges asset management136.70K3.03%$4.60M
Sound shore management inc /ct/2.54M2.81%$85.26M

Top Buyers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Ubs group6.48M0.04%4.24M
Jpmorgan chase6.56M0.02%3.92M
Franklin resources32.98M0.31%2.90M
National bank of canada /fi/2.84M0.10%2.64M
Sound shore management inc /ct/2.54M2.81%2.54M

Top Sellers

HolderShares% AssetsChange
Wellington management group llp26.49K0.00%-10.37M
Provident trust---4.88M
Ing groep nv---2.33M
Nomura780.82K0.04%-2.24M
D. e. shaw9.07K0.00%-1.88M

New Positions

HolderShares% AssetsChangeValue
Sound shore management inc /ct/2.54M2.81%2.54M$85.26M
Norges bank1.72M0.01%1.72M$57.72M
Raymond james financial1.21M0.01%1.21M$40.54M
Diameter capital partners lp1.00M3.37%1.00M$28.61M
Alps advisors733.67K0.16%733.67K$24.67M

Sold Out

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

Institutional Ownership Trends


DateHoldingsChange %SharesChange %OwnershipChange %Increased PositionChange %Decreased PositionChange %
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%
Jun 30, 2024794-5.25%536,211,27112.15%891.40%316-4.24%282-10.48%
Mar 31, 2024838-0.24%478,137,4570.56%801.25%330-3.51%3151.29%
Dec 31, 20238401.69%475,476,781-0.38%791.25%3427.89%3111.63%

Top Mutual Funds Shareholders


HolderShares% HoldingChange
Vanguard PRIMECAP Inv25.17M4.20%-235.30K
American Funds American Balanced A21.61M3.60%-
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv18.87M3.18%61.55K
Putnam Large Cap Value A17.32M2.92%385.77K
Putnam US Large Cap Value Equity16.93M2.82%766.75K
Vanguard Institutional 500 Index Trust16.52M2.78%269.60K
Vanguard Mid Cap Index Institutional12.90M2.17%2.33K
American Funds Growth Fund of Amer A12.47M2.08%-
Capital Group Growth Fnd of Amer Comp12.47M2.08%-
Capital Group Wash Mutual Invtrs Comp10.06M1.68%-

Recent Insider Transactions


DateNameRoleActivityValue
Jan 30, 2025Atherton Lisa M-Buy$3.69K
Dec 06, 2024Rutherford Linda B. Chief Administration OfficerSell$132.39K
Oct 28, 2024Elliott Investment Management L.P.-Sell$35.91M
Oct 01, 2024GANGWAL RAKESH-Buy$1.85M
Oct 01, 2024GANGWAL RAKESH-Buy$1.19M

Insider Transactions Trends


DateBuySell
2025 Q11-
2024 Q41312
2024 Q363-
2024 Q2--
2024 Q1--

LUV Ownership FAQ


Who owns the most shares of Southwest Airlines?

Southwest Airlines’s largest shareholders are Vanguard group (68.65M shares, 11.46%), Elliott investment management (59.67M shares, 9.96%), and Capital world investors (57.53M shares, 9.60%). Together, they hold 31.03% 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?

Elliott investment management is Southwest Airlines’s biggest shareholder by percentage of total assets invested, with 12.03% of its assets in 59.67M Southwest Airlines shares, valued at 2.01B$.

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 4.20% of its total shares outstanding invested in 25.17M Southwest Airlines shares.

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