Deploys a concentrated, opportunistic playbook across distressed credit and equities, moving quickly into dislocated markets and corporate restructurings. David A. Tepper launched Appaloosa Management in 1993 and built it into a high-conviction hedge fund known for sizable directional bets, aggressive credit trades, and rapid portfolio turnover. His market moves have influenced sentiment in US credit and small-cap equities; later activity has included strategic private investments and high-profile philanthropic and sports ownership commitments.
Deploys a concentrated, opportunistic playbook across distressed credit and equities, moving quickly into dislocated markets and corporate restructurings. David A. Tepper launched Appaloosa Management in 1993 and built it into a high-conviction hedge fund known for sizable directional bets, aggressive credit trades, and rapid portfolio turnover. His market moves have influenced sentiment in US credit and small-cap equities; later activity has included strategic private investments and high-profile philanthropic and sports ownership commitments.
A concentrated, opportunistic investor favoring distressed credit, special situations and deeply out-of-favor equities. Focuses on event-driven and macro-driven dislocations where size and speed create edge, allocating large, high-conviction positions with active risk management and tight stop/hedge discipline. Blends short- to medium-term trading agility with multi-year positions in restructurings and private opportunities. Prefers value-oriented, catalyst-ready opportunities across credit and small-to-mid cap equities, leveraging proprietary research and market-making scale.
A concentrated, opportunistic investor favoring distressed credit, special situations and deeply out-of-favor equities. Focuses on event-driven and macro-driven dislocations where size and speed create edge, allocating large, high-conviction positions with active risk management and tight stop/hedge discipline. Blends short- to medium-term trading agility with multi-year positions in restructurings and private opportunities. Prefers value-oriented, catalyst-ready opportunities across credit and small-to-mid cap equities, leveraging proprietary research and market-making scale.
| Trades 1410 | Longs Won 984/1410 69% | Profit Factor 5.35 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $31.43M |
| Average Win $13.12M | Best Trade (Aug 15) $556.77M | Sharpe Ratio -19.73 |
| Average Loss -$5.67M | Worst Trade (Jun 30) -$107.11M | Z-Score -5.88 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 1m 2w | Expectancy $7.45M |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 1,125 | 1,012 | 900 | 787 | 675 | 562 | 450 | 337 | 225 | 112 |
| Symbol | Quantity | Cost | Value | Comm. | Profit ($) | Gain (%) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AAL American Airlines Group Inc. | 7.5M | $135.53M | $111.19M | - | -$24.34M | -17.96% | -1.56% |
AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 197,500 | $31.95M | $101.59M | - | $69.63M | 217.92% | +6.493% |
AMZN Amazon.com Inc | 5M | $910.26M | $1.31B | - | $403.04M | 44.28% | -0.932% |
ASML ASML Holding N.V. New York Registry Shares | 50,000 | $35.3M | $92.2M | - | $56.9M | 161.17% | -0.211% |
AVGO Broadcom Inc. | 150,000 | $56.66M | $58.96M | - | $2.29M | 4.05% | -5.928% |
BA Boeing Company | 800,000 | $173.18M | $185.33M | - | $12.15M | 7.02% | +0.577% |
BABA Alibaba Group Holding Limited SP ADR | 2M | $167.63M | $247.5M | - | $79.87M | 47.65% | +1.302% |
BIDU Baidu Inc. | 1.29M | $151.46M | $134.28M | - | -$17.18M | -11.34% | -0.946% |
CRWV CoreWeave, Inc. | 1.08M | $107.33M | $113.49M | - | $6.16M | 5.74% | -0.978% |
ET Energy Transfer L.P. | 1.58M | $15.26M | $33.18M | - | $17.91M | 117.34% | +1.397% |
EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF | 2.42M | $251.92M | $435.87M | - | $183.95M | 73.02% | +0.627% |
GOOG Alphabet Inc | 1.85M | $309.85M | $635.55M | - | $325.7M | 105.12% | -0.116% |
GT The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company | 1.51M | $9.96M | $9.22M | - | -$739,209.59 | -7.42% | -1.133% |
LRCX Lam Research Corporation | 382,500 | $33.07M | $127.09M | - | $94.02M | 284.29% | -1.412% |
META Meta Platforms Inc Class A | 675,000 | $364.73M | $398.19M | - | $33.46M | 9.17% | -0.85% |
MPLX MPLX LP | 502,460 | $19.99M | $29.89M | - | $9.9M | 49.5% | +1.122% |
MU Micron Technology, Inc. | 975,000 | $286.93M | $948.46M | - | $661.53M | 230.56% | +2.416% |
NRG NRG Energy, Inc. | 1.76M | $167.25M | $222.2M | - | $54.95M | 32.86% | +5.428% |
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation | 1.52M | $247.48M | $343.37M | - | $95.89M | 38.75% | -0.062% |
QCOM QUALCOMM Incorporated | 250,000 | $41.59M | $41.46M | - | -$127,497.5 | -0.31% | +0.643% |