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APPALOOSA LP
SHORT HILLS NJ
Hedge Fund
Investment Advisor
Billionaires Group
Appaloosa Management is one of the most successful hedge funds and is managed by David Tepper. Although many of Appaloosa's investments such as distressed debt and other fixed income are not disclosed via 13F filings, the fund's equity portfolio has proven to be a source of excellent returns. Tepper is opportunistic in his equity investing and often takes a contrarian view.Whalewisdom has at least 104 13F filings, 4 13D filings, and 9 13G filings Their last reported 13F filing for Q3 2025 included $7,383,589,018 in managed 13F securities
and a top 10 holdings concentration of 57.59%. Appaloosa's largest holding is Alibaba Group Holding Ltd with shares held of 6,450,000.
Investment Strategy
Appaloosa employs an event-driven investment strategy, aiming for annual returns significantly exceeding those of buy-and-hold strategies. This involves actively purchasing and selling a range of assets, including public and private equities, high-yield bonds, bank loans to highly-leveraged companies, sovereign debt, and securities of financially distressed companies and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
Appaloosa uses a variety of methods and strategies recommendations. The primary method of analysis is fundamental research. Client investment objectives and strategies, Client risk profiles, tax status and restrictions placed on a Client's portfolio by the Client or by applicable law, size of the Client account, nature and liquidity of the security to be allocated, size of available position, current market conditions, and account liquidity, account requirements for liquidity and timing of cash flows are all considered when allocating securities among Clients.
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