Exited position

David Tepper’s Southwest Airls Co (LUV) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Appaloosa LPVerified through Q2 2026
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ1 2016Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares4.36MHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported8Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Appaloosa LP first reported Southwest Airls Co in Q1 2016. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. The latest verified relationship event shows that Appaloosa LP sold the entire position in Q1 2018, and the stock is no longer reported in the latest verified portfolio.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q1 2018
Sold the entire position−74.27K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q4 2017
Sold 90.4% of the position−697.94K shares · 74.27K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $65.45 · Estimated holding basis $52.22

Q3 2017
Bought 24.2% more+150.60K shares · 772.20K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $55.98 · Estimated holding basis $52.22

Q2 2017
Sold 79.9% of the position−2.47M shares · 621.60K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $62.14 · Estimated holding basis $51.31

Q1 2017
Bought 159.4% more+1.90M shares · 3.09M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $53.76 · Estimated holding basis $51.31

Q4 2016
Bought 106.4% more+613.56K shares · 1.19M shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $49.84 · Estimated holding basis $47.40

Portfolio importance

How important was Southwest Airls Co in Appaloosa LP’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Last reported portfolio weight0.0%Q4 2017
Last reported rank#47of 47 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight3.9%Q1 2016
Best historical rank#8Q1 2016
At peak importanceQ1 2016
LUV
3.9%
Largest holding
10.5%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Southwest Airls Co?

Also reported by 2 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Ray DalioBridgewater Associates, LP
LUV0.2% of reported portfolio
Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
LUV0.1% of reported portfolio
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SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$39.242026-09-11

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest verified investor filingQ2 2026 · filed 2026-08-14
Open SEC filing ↗

This tracker follows Appaloosa LP’s Form 13F disclosures—not David Tepper’s personal brokerage account. Form 13F reports quarter-end U.S.-listed positions and certain options, but it does not reveal exact trade dates, execution prices, short positions or the purpose of an option position.