APPALOOSA LP
SEC Form 13F institutional filer · CIK 0001656456
13F-HR · 19 reported holdings · 2026-03-31
Hedge fund manager.
Reported long-US-equity value
$4.27B
Top-10 concentration
89.2%
APPALOOSA LP — $4.27B AUM allocation strategy
APPALOOSA LP files SEC Form 13F and reports $4.27B of long US equity value across 19 reported holdings for 2026-03-31.
Its largest sector bet is Information Technology 32.2%, followed by Consumer Discretionary 21.1% and Communication Services 17.5%.
The top 10 holdings account for 89% of reported value — a conviction-weighted book concentrated in its best ideas. The sector and industry splits below are of the same reported value. Track quarter-over-quarter adds, trims, new positions and exits below — sourced from SEC 13F filings, public domain.
APPALOOSA LP — latest SEC 13F insights
Reported long-US-equity value (13F AUM)
$4.27B
total across 19 reported holdings · 2026-03-31 · excludes shorts, cash, non-US
Top-10 concentration
89% of value
higher = narrower conviction; lower = spread / hedging
Biggest adds (shares)
+$UBER +4.48M sh · +$304M+$AMZN +2.14M sh · +$397M+$VST +1.08M sh · +$152M
Biggest trims (shares)
−$QCOM −646K sh · −$132M−$GLW −441K sh · +$16.1M−$MSFT −410K sh · −$208M
Exited to nil (held last quarter, gone now)
$IQV ($63.1M last qtr)$UAL ($52M last qtr)$DAL ($33M last qtr)
Sector allocation (share of reported value)
each slice is a share of the reported long-US-equity value — smaller sectors and the rest of the book roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Industry allocation (share of reported value)
- Semiconductors21.7%—
- Broadline Retail21.1%—
- Interactive Media & Services17.5%—
- Passenger Ground Transportation10.7%—
- Electric Utilities7.1%—
- Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders5.9%—
- Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals4.2%—
- Electronic Components3.6%—
- Other holdings8.2%—
the finer GICS cut of the same book — same denominator — smaller industries roll into “Other holdings”
Qtr shift = share-point change vs the prior quarter's filing — first period tracked for this filer; the column fills in with the next quarterly refresh.
Top S&P 500 holdings
10 of 10 rows · sorted by Value ↓
| Ticker | Holding | Shares | Value | Δ QoQ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | 4.32M | $900M | +2.14M | 21.1% |
| $MU | Micron Technology Inc | 1.67M | $563M | +165K | 13.2% |
| $GOOGL | Alphabet Inc | 1.73M | $497M | -54.2K | 11.6% |
| $UBER | Uber Technologies Inc | 6.33M | $456M | +4.48M | 10.7% |
| $VST | Vistra Corp | 2.02M | $304M | +1.08M | 7.1% |
| $NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 1.47M | $257M | -229K | 6.0% |
| $NRG | NRG Energy Inc | 1.73M | $253M | +94.4K | 5.9% |
| $META | Meta Platforms Inc | 437K | $250M | -164K | 5.8% |
| $SNDK | Sandisk Corporation | 281K | $179M | — | 4.2% |
| $GLW | Corning Incorporated | 1.13M | $154M | -441K | 3.6% |
…and 9 more holdings in the full 13F filing (top positions only shown).
SEC Form 13F data sets · public domain · 45-day filing lag · >$100M AUM managers · as reported
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How to read Δ QoQ — the five insight categories, and the caveats
The categories. Analysts, quants and retail traders look past total portfolio value to isolate actionable signals. Five categories matter.
Conviction & concentration shifts
New positions vs complete exits — a brand-new stock signals high conviction; a full liquidation suggests a broken thesis or tax-loss harvesting. Aggressive sizing — look at share count, not dollars: a 20% share increase during a drawdown is strong dip-buying. Concentration — a narrowing top-5/10 means conviction; spreading capital across more names means hedging.
Sector & macro allocation rotations
Aggregating Δ QoQ moves across sectors shows where smart money is leaning in or sneaking out — rotating out of growth into defensives or energy, for example. The fund's total long equity exposure quarter-over-quarter is a proxy for overall institutional risk appetite.
Crowding & smart-money consensus
When several managers initiate or expand the same stock in the same quarter, that is institutional consensus. Contrarian reads: top pickers buying hard into a beaten-down name the market is selling.
Derivative & option overlays
Reported call/put changes indicate whether managers are adding downside hedges or leveraging upside exposure. Note: a long increase may be half of a market-neutral pair trade.
Who reads this
| Retail "cloners" | High-conviction ideas to replicate ~45 days after quarter-end. |
| Corporate IR | Which funds bought or dumped the stock, before the next call. |
| Quant / algo traders | Cross-sectional factor inputs: flow, momentum, ownership. |
Four caveats before you trade on it
- 45-day lag — holdings are quarter-end; positions may already be closed.
- Long-only — 13Fs miss shorts, pair trades and cash.
- No non-US / fixed income — the picture is US equities plus options.
- Corporate actions — splits and spinoffs distort raw share deltas.
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