Appaloosa · David Tepper · Q2 2026
High-conviction concentration into mega-cap tech and semiconductors, offset by meaningful cuts to MU and BABA
Reported value
$7.73B
Filed 2026-08-14
Positions
27
Quarter ended 2026-06-30
Top 10 weight
78.9%
Form 13F reports long US-listed positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end. It excludes shorts, cash, and non-US holdings, so the live book can differ.
Appaloosa reported a $7.73B US-listed portfolio in its Q2 2026 Form 13F, filed with the SEC on 2026-08-14 for the quarter ended 2026-06-30. The book holds 27 positions, led by Amazon at 15.4% of reported value; the top three together account for 40%. Against the Q1 2026 filing, the manager opened 8 new positions, added to 11, trimmed 5, and exited 12.
Top 12 holdings
Portfolio allocation
- AmazonAMZN15.4%
- Micron TechnologyMU14.6%
- Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacTSM10.2%
- AlphabetGOOG8.5%
- Uber TechnologiesUBER7.2%
- iShares MSCI South Korea ETFEWY6.3%
- Meta PlatformsMETA4.9%
- VistraVST4.5%
- NvidiaNVDA4.0%
- Nrg EnergyNRG3.3%
- Other holdings21.1%
Share of reported 13F value
| # | Holding | Action | Weight | Value | Shares vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AmazonAMZN | Added | 15.4% | $1.19B | +15.7% |
| 2 | Micron TechnologyMU | Trimmed | 14.6% | $1.13B | -41.4% |
| 3 | Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacTSM | Added | 10.2% | $788M | +24.3% |
| 4 | AlphabetGOOG | Added | 8.5% | $654M | +6.8% |
| 5 | Uber TechnologiesUBER | Added | 7.2% | $555M | +21.5% |
| 6 | iShares MSCI South Korea ETFEWY | Added | 6.3% | $490M | +1.0% |
| 7 | Meta PlatformsMETA | Added | 4.9% | $380M | +54.6% |
| 8 | VistraVST | Added | 4.5% | $351M | +9.5% |
| 9 | NvidiaNVDA | Added | 4.0% | $305M | +3.6% |
| 10 | Nrg EnergyNRG | Added | 3.3% | $257M | +1.5% |
| 11 | Apple (PUT) | New | 3.1% | $242M | New |
| 12 | Alibaba Group HldgBABA | Trimmed | 2.5% | $192M | -42.3% |
| Other holdings | 15.5% | $1.19B |
Values and share counts as reported for 2026-06-30; weights are share of reported 13F value.
Actions compare share counts against the prior quarter's filing, so they do not move with price.
New positions and exits
New positions
- Apple (PUT)$242M
- Boeing$173M
- American Airlines Group$136M
- Coreweave$107M
- Broadcom$56.7M
- Space Exploration Techn$38.4M
- Berkshire Hathaway (PUT)$12.5M
- Goodyear Tire & Rubr$9.96M
Closed out
- Sandisk$179M
- Corning$154M
- Pdd Holdings$92.0M
- L3Harris Technologies$68.3M
- Rtx$66.0M
- Ball$49.5M
- Jd.Com$38.6M
- Lyft$35.9M
- Microsoft$33.3M
- Kraneshares Trust$30.7M
- Unitedhealth Group$24.4M
- Deutsche Bk Ag$7.67M
Read on the quarter
What the moves add up to
The quarter reinforced a heavily concentrated posture, with the top 10 positions at 78.9% of the portfolio across just 27 holdings. New and added exposure was led by Amazon (15.43% weight, share count up 15.7%), Micron Technology saw a reduction (14.57% weight, share count down 41.4%), and adds to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufac (10.2% weight, share count up 24.3%) and Alphabet (8.46% weight, share count up 6.8%) further tilted the book toward large-scale technology and semiconductor infrastructure.
Within that theme, several additions strengthened the portfolio’s tilt to platform and AI-adjacent names: Uber Technologies (7.19% weight, share count up 21.5%), Meta Platforms (4.92% weight, share count up 54.6%), and Nvidia (3.95% weight, share count up 3.6%). At the same time, trimming activity included Micron Technology and Alibaba Group Hldg (2.48% weight, share count down 42.3%), while the filing also shows 8 new positions—most notably “Apple (PUT)”—and 12 exits such as Sandisk, Corning, and Microsoft.
Context
How to read this filing
A Form 13F is a quarterly snapshot institutional managers with over $100M in US-listed assets must file within 45 days of quarter end. It shows long equity positions only: no short book, no cash, no non-US listings, no timing inside the quarter. Treat it as a delayed map of where the manager's conviction sat on the reporting date — not a live portfolio, and not a buy list.
