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Appaloosa Management: 13F holdings, Q4 2015

Macro / discretionary · SEC EDGAR filings (CIK 0001006438) · Explore on the interactive board

Appaloosa Management disclosed 51 US equity positions worth $4.4bn in its Q4 2015 13F filing (holdings as of December 31, 2015, filed February 12, 2016). Its largest position is GM at 9.7% of the reported book, followed by GOOG, DAL. The top ten holdings are 59.0% of the book, and the portfolio behaves like about 21 equal-weight positions. Versus the prior filing it opened 26 new positions, added to 12, reduced 7 and exited 7. Note: this manager's most recent filing is 42 quarters behind the newest quarter on file, so these figures are history rather than current positioning.

This manager's most recent filing is 42 quarter(s) behind the newest quarter on file. Treat these figures as history, not current positioning.
$4.4bnreported US equity book
51positions
9.9%largest position
59.0%top 10 weight
20.98effective positions (1/HHI)
11quarters on file since Q2 2013

What does Appaloosa Management own? Top holdings as of December 31, 2015

Change is measured in shares against the previous filing (Q3 2015), so price moves do not read as decisions. This quarter: 26 new, 12 added, 7 reduced, 7 exited.

#StockSectorWeightValueSharesΔ sharesAction
1 GM GENERAL MTRS CO Consumer Cyclical 9.7%$428.0m12,585,294 -2% reduced
2 GOOG ALPHABET INC Communication Services 9.2%$406.9m536,150 new
3 DAL DELTA AIR LINES INC DEL Industrials 8.4%$371.2m7,323,415 21% added
4 HCA HCA HOLDINGS INC Healthcare 7.0%$306.8m4,537,063 28% added
5 WHR WHIRLPOOL CORP Consumer Cyclical 5.4%$237.2m1,614,903 42% added
6 LUV SOUTHWEST AIRLS CO Industrials 4.2%$184.8m4,292,484 162% added
7 ALL ALLSTATE CORP Financial Services 4.1%$181.4m2,920,987 367% added
8 ENERGY TRANSFER PRTNRS L P 3.9%$173.5m5,143,082 new
9 OC OWENS CORNING NEW Industrials 3.6%$158.0m3,359,738 0% held
10 KMI KINDER MORGAN INC DEL Energy 3.2%$140.9m9,445,321 new
11 PRICELINE GRP INC 3.2%$140.3m110,010 12% added
12 AAPL APPLE INC Technology 3.0%$133.0m1,264,000 -3% reduced
13 ABENGOA YIELD PLC 2.8%$121.6m6,303,713 new
14 HD SUPPLY HLDGS INC 2.2%$96.1m3,201,595 41% added
15 TERRAFORM PWR INC 2.2%$95.6m7,600,000 new
16 HUN HUNTSMAN CORP Basic Materials 2.1%$91.4m8,037,950 0% held
17 PFE PFIZER INC Healthcare 1.8%$77.9m2,412,250 new
18 PPG PPG INDS INC Basic Materials 1.7%$74.2m751,154 new
19 ALPS ETF TR 1.6%$71.4m5,925,778 new
20 GT GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBR CO Consumer Cyclical 1.6%$69.9m2,139,050 -64% reduced
21 NXPI NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N V Technology 1.5%$67.4m800,000 -65% reduced
22 WILLIAMS PARTNERS L P NEW 1.5%$66.1m2,372,159 new
23 IR INGERSOLL-RAND PLC Industrials 1.3%$57.7m1,043,967 51% added
24 HPE HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE C Technology 1.3%$55.6m3,660,641 new
25 URI UNITED RENTALS INC Industrials 1.3%$55.6m766,046 -8% reduced
26 CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON CO N V 1.2%$54.2m1,391,088 11% added
27 EMN EASTMAN CHEM CO Basic Materials 1.1%$47.3m700,333 -11% reduced
28 ALLERGAN PLC 1.1%$46.9m150,000 new
29 MYLAN N V 1.0%$46.2m853,749 82% added
30 WMIH CORP 1.0%$43.8m16,902,465 0% held
31 RRC RANGE RES CORP Energy 0.9%$39.5m1,606,452 new
32 TG7 TRIUMPH GROUP INC NEW 0.8%$35.7m897,061 7% added
33 UAL UNITED CONTL HLDGS INC Industrials 0.8%$34.4m600,985 28% added
34 SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY CO 0.7%$31.2m4,383,752 new
35 CYH COMMUNITY HEALTH SYS INC NEW Healthcare 0.6%$26.5m1,000,000 new
36 CTRA CABOT OIL & GAS CORP 0.6%$24.6m1,388,466 new
37 FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC Basic Materials 0.5%$24.1m3,557,460 new
38 KAYNE ANDERSON MLP INVT CO 0.4%$17.5m1,010,040 new
39 EQT EQT CORP Energy 0.4%$16.7m319,823 new
40 EXP EAGLE MATERIALS INC Basic Materials 0.3%$13.0m215,133 -72% reduced
41 AR ANTERO RES CORP Energy 0.3%$12.2m557,465 new
42 TEEKAY OFFSHORE PARTNERS L P 0.1%$6.5m1,000,000 new
43 SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF TR 0.1%$4.7m22,854 0% held
44 GM GENERAL MTRS CO 0.1%$4.6m190,011 0% held
45 TEEKAY LNG PARTNERS L P 0.1%$3.3m250,000 new
46 GM GENERAL MTRS CO 0.1%$3.1m190,011 0% held
47 TORTOISE ENERGY INFRSTRCTR C 0.0%$1.3m47,105 new
48 CLEARBRIDGE ENERGY MLP FD IN 0.0%$1.2m78,328 new
49 NRG YIELD INC 0.0%$921.0k66,190 new
50 NRG YIELD INC 0.0%$767.0k51,989 new

What did Appaloosa Management sell? Positions exited since the previous filing

StockPrior weightPrior value
JBLU JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORP35.7%$115.8m
GOOGLE INC35.0%$113.6m
TEX TEREX CORP NEW9.1%$29.7m
U S G CORP8.9%$28.9m
RYLAND GROUP INC7.5%$24.3m
KBR KBR INC2.7%$8.8m
AXIALL CORP1.0%$3.4m

Sector mix

SectorWeight
Industrials19.6%
Consumer Cyclical16.7%
Healthcare9.3%
Communication Services9.2%
Technology5.8%
Basic Materials5.7%

Sectors cover positions whose ticker resolved to a sector; the remainder is unclassified, not cash.

Filing history

QuarterPositionsEquity value
Q4 201551$4.4bn
Q3 201532$2.8bn
Q2 201534$4.0bn
Q1 201534$4.2bn
Q4 201428$4.0bn
Q3 201442$6.8bn
Q2 201450$7.1bn
Q1 201456$7.5bn
Q4 201367$8.0bn
Q3 201362$6.2bn
Q2 201368$6.9bn

How concentrated is Appaloosa Management's portfolio?

Across every quarter Appaloosa Management has filed, its median largest position is 12.9% of the book and its median top-ten weight is 59.0%, which WhaleCreep classifies as concentrated (the gate is a median largest position of 5%). Of 96 completed holding spells, the median lasted 3.0 quarters; 49 positions are still open and their final length is unknown.