WALNUT PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC

Fundamental concentrated ★Highest signal CIK 1599275
League rank
#902
in Fundamental concentrated · #7166 overall
Long book
$181.3M
Q1 2026
Positions
14
Top-10 weight
99%
concentration
Last quarter
+3.5%
SPY +14.8%
Turnover
7%
of book per quarter

Strategy in plain words

auto-generated from filings

WALNUT PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC is a concentrated fundamental stock-picker, running a $181.3M US long book across 14 positions.

The portfolio is extremely concentrated — the top 10 positions are almost the whole book. The book barely moves quarter to quarter — a patient, low-turnover holder. Current anchor positions: BLACKSTONE INC, ENERGY TRANSFER LP, WILLIAMS COS INC, Sunoco LP, MPLX LP.

Over the last 9 quarters its long book ran on average 1.5pp per quarter behind the S&P 500, beating the index in 3 of 9 quarters. We rate its filings highest-signal: new buys here are worth attention.

Implied long-book return vs S&P 500

methodology: positions priced quarterly, no shorts/options
Fund long book S&P 500
Q1 2024
+0.8%
Q2 2024
+10.4%
Q3 2024
+12.6%
Q4 2024
-8.2%
Q1 2025
+1.1%
Q2 2025
+3.5%
Q3 2025
-2.3%
Q4 2025
+5.5%
Q1 2026
+3.5%

Sector allocation

Utilities
49%
Energy
26%
Financials
24%

Long book by quarter

$157.3M
Q1 2024
$157.5M
Q2 2024
$168.1M
Q3 2024
$188.2M
Q4 2024
$182.5M
Q1 2025
$171.2M
Q2 2025
$176.6M
Q3 2025
$171.9M
Q4 2025
$181.3M
Q1 2026

What does WALNUT PRIVATE own?

Q1 2026 13F
CompanySectorSharesValue% of bookChange
BX BLACKSTONE INCFinancials363.9K$41.8M23.1%+3.1%
ET ENERGY TRANSFER LPUtilities2.0M$39.5M21.8%Held
WMB WILLIAMS COS INCUtilities479.8K$34.9M19.3%-0.8%
SUN Sunoco LPEnergy242.1K$15.7M8.7%Held
MPLX MPLX LPEnergy266.5K$15.2M8.4%+3.5%
PAA PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELINE LPEnergy602.3K$13.4M7.4%+0.4%
EPD ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERSUtilities261.0K$9.9M5.4%Held
SUNC SUNOCOCORP LLCEnergy8.5K$524K0.3%New
USAC USA COMPRESSION PARTNERS LPUtilities1.8K$48K0.0%Held

13F filing history

PeriodFormFiledEntriesReported valueFlagsSource
Q1 202613F-HRApr 9, 202614$181.3M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202513F-HRJan 6, 202613$171.9M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202513F-HROct 9, 202513$176.6M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202513F-HRJul 7, 202513$171.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202513F-HRApr 7, 202513$182.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q4 202413F-HRJan 21, 202514$188.2M canonicalSEC ↗
Q3 202413F-HROct 7, 202415$168.1M canonicalSEC ↗
Q2 202413F-HRJul 2, 202415$157.5M canonicalSEC ↗
Q1 202413F-HRApr 8, 202416$157.3M canonicalSEC ↗