How to Use Appaloosa in a Sentence

Appaloosa

noun
  • Troy, a 20-year-old Appaloosa, was swept away in the floodwaters.
    — Noel Brennan, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Appaloosa horseback rides and immersive two- and three-day adventure tours are also available.
    — Pauly Denetclaw, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2021
  • At the end of June, Appaloosa held about $277 million worth of the chip stock, owning it as the fund's seventh-biggest bet.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Appaloosa reduced its Alibaba Group stake by 33%, trimmed Alphabet by 3% and cut Nvidia by 13%.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 15 May 2026
  • Appaloosa’s other bets include Alibaba, which remains the fund’s top holding though Tepper reduced exposure by 20% in the fourth quarter.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Tepper, founder of Appaloosa Management, is known for making concentrated bets across technology, macro and cyclical sectors.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 15 May 2026
  • Tepper’s Appaloosa Management increased its Nvidia holdings by nearly 500%.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Whirlpool was the eighth-biggest holding in Appaloosa Management’s portfolio at the end of the fourth quarter, worth $282 million, according to Verity data.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Tepper amassed his wealth as the founder of Appaloosa Management, later adding the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC to his business portfolio.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Some of the other styles available include the $395 high heel Mustang boot with fringe and the short $365 Appaloosa boot, which features brown and cream haircalf and maroon calfskin embellished with firebird embroidery.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • David Tepper’s Appaloosa bought into several old-economy, industrial and financial stocks in the third quarter and shook up his technology exposure, regulatory fillings show.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Appaloosa increased its Micron Technology position by 11% and grew its stake in the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY) .
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 15 May 2026
  • In another artificial intelligence play, several firms boosted their bets on other chipmakers, with Appaloosa buying 8 million shares of Intel and 755,000 shares of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Some of Appaloosa’s peers made similar bold bets, with Soros Fund Management and BlueCrest Capital Management, the family office of British hedge fund billionaire Michael Platt, also increasing its exposure to UnitedHealth.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Berkshire Hathaway built a sizable position, while David Tepper’s Appaloosa Management, Michael Burry’s Scion Asset Management, as well as Jane Street and Citadel Advisors added exposure, signaling confidence in a turnaround.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Other prominent investors, including Scion Asset Management, Appaloosa Management, Lone Pine Capital, Renaissance Technologies, Two Sigma and Marshfield Associates, also took greater positions in the healthcare company, which had previously been the Dow’s worst performer of 2025.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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