Jim Zelter — Co-President of Apollo Global Management (1 trade idea)

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Date Ticker Direction Thesis Source
Feb 18, 2026
APO
LONG Apollo's stock was hit by fears that private credit portfolios are exposed to "obsolete" software companies. Zelter clarifies their exposure to non-IG software debt is minimal. The market mispriced the risk. Apollo is pivoting to "boulders" (massive retirement service markets in Japan/Australia) and Investment Grade credit, which are less disruptable by AI than small-cap SaaS. LONG. The sell-off was based on a misunderstanding of their loan book composition. A broader credit cycle or recession would hurt their private credit book regardless of sector. Bloomberg Markets
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