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Decision record· TRIM · Q2 2026

Appaloosa LP cut MU by 41%. Was the sale a warning?

The filing established that Appaloosa LP reduced MU shares by 41.4%. It did not reveal transaction dates, execution prices, or the manager's reason for the change.

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Latticework verdict

Context, not a trade alert

Meaningful reduction. Low causal precision.

A 15.1% reported portfolio weight makes this reduction material. Pattern: one-quarter change. But the disclosed change could have occurred anywhere in the quarter and was published 45 days after quarter end, making it 45–135 days old at disclosure. Use it to investigate the thesis, not to copy an entry or exit.

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Reported shares
-41.4%
−690,000
Portfolio weight
15.1%
from 9.5%
Quarter-end value
$1.13B
not purchase cost
Signal age
45–135d
when disclosed

What the clock tells us

Apr 1, 2026

Change window opens

The net change could begin here—or later.

Jun 30, 2026

Quarter-end snapshot

The filing measures shares and fair value on this date.

Aug 14, 2026

Public disclosure

The snapshot arrived 45 days after quarter end.

The filing does not identify transaction dates inside the Apr 1, 2026–Jun 30, 2026 change window.

What we know

  • Shares: 1,665,000 → 975,000, a net reduction of 690,000.
  • Weight: MU moved from 9.5% to 15.1% of Appaloosa LP's reported long U.S. equity book.
  • Pattern: The latest move did not extend a three-quarter directional share-count pattern. Reported weight path: 2025Q1 0.6% → 2025Q2 1.6% → 2025Q3 1.1% → 2025Q4 6.2% → 2026Q1 9.5% → 2026Q2 15.1%.
  • Valuation snapshot: the filing implies $1154.29 per share at quarter end. That is reported fair value, not Appaloosa LP's entry price.

Decision test

Meaningful?Yes
Large share change and material book weight. Pattern: one-quarter change.
Timely?No
The information was 45–135 days old at publication.
Corroborated?Mixed
3 material buy/add and 5 trim/exit signals across the cohort.
Copyable?No
No trade dates, cost basis, rationale, or manager-specific constraints.

Source versions and follow-through

What was recorded, and when?

First registered 2026-09-07 · source version 1, recorded 2026-09-07. The source filing was public on 2026-08-14; registration here happened separately.

Prospective observation · tracking

This version's clock begins at the first shared market close strictly after 2026-09-07. The filing date alone cannot backdate a selection. Earlier post-filing returns remain in the retrospective tracker below.

7.5% stock · 0.7% SPY · +6.7 percentage points vs SPY · 2026-09-08–2026-10-02 (19 closes).

Inspect source versions and corrections (1)
  1. Version 1 · 2026-09-07

    First prospective registration; earlier filing returns remain retrospective.

    TRIM · 9.48% before → 15.06% after.

    Original SEC source ↗

    Source snapshot SHA-256 0619b69719ab54d63b30472d2f53948191140ff22be3ab4fba8bc0bf60262835

30 dated prospective observations retained. Source changes restart the revised claim's clock; previous versions and observations stay in the registry.

Download the source and observation registry

Registration versions are retained in this project's history, not certified by an independent timestamp authority. This is an editorial sample with overlapping stocks, not a prediction or a manager portfolio backtest.

Retrospective outcome tracker · tracking

What happened after disclosure?

34 sessions · through Oct 2, 2026

Measured from the first shared market close after the SEC filing—not from the manager's unknown entry or exit price.

MU
+6.2%
SPY
-0.1%
Vs SPY
+6.4%

The disclosed direction is not supported so far.

Early performance can reverse. This is observation, not a verdict on the manager or the security.

The cohort did not move as one

Tracked managers disclosed 3 material buy/add signals and 5 trim/exit signals in MU. Quarter-end cohort ownership moved from 4 to 5. This was disagreement, not consensus.

Source trail and limits

  • A 13F reports quarter-end holdings, not transaction dates or execution prices.
  • The net share change may represent multiple purchases and sales during the quarter.
  • Portfolio weight covers Appaloosa LP's disclosed long U.S. 13F book, not its full assets or exposures.
  • Quarter-end value per share is reported fair value divided by shares; it is not the manager's cost basis.

SEC accession 0001656456-26-000003 · CUSIP 595112103

Primary-source research, not investment advice.