Southwest Airlines Co (luv) Most Bought Airlines Stock By Number Of Institutions

Oct. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- MFFAIS.com featured their Quarterly Airlines Industry Rundown. Mffais.com compiles the statistics from recent SEC filings by mutual funds and institutions to determine the positions taken and confidence in stocks by professional mutual fund managers and institutional investors.

Highlights included:

* Southwest Airlines Co (LUV) leads industry in number of funds buying shares 10.30% of industry buys

* Airasia Bhd (AIABF) had the highest overall confidence score (relation of funds buying versus fund selling)

* Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) had second highest number of funds buying shares 9.52% of industry buys

* Air Arabia (AIRARABI.DU) had the second highest overall confidence score (relation of funds buying versus fund selling)

* The top 30 moves by funds in the industry by value of trade shows:

a) 76.66% buys versus 23.33% sells
b) Easyjet Plc (EZJ.L) buys were 26.66% of all activity, 34.78% of number of buys and 65.29% of value of buy trades
c) Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) buys were 13.33% of all activity, 17.39% of number of buys and 8.97% of value of buy trades

*  When institutions own multiple industry stocks, the most bought industry stock was Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL)

*  When institutions own multiple industry stocks, the most sold industry stock was Ual Corp (UAUA)


For details and the full report, including purchasing history and buying patterns, please visit http://www.mffais.com

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