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TLDR: I'm long a lot of traditional energy, I prioritize torque and immediate capital returns via buybacks.
My portfolio is first and foremost an aggressive, highly concentrated bet on a prolonged global shortage of oil. Everything else in my book is completely ancillary. I’m focused entirely on physical constraints and the structural undersupply of global energy. Tangible asset scarcity is key, and broken global logistics dictate terms. The market appears, for whatever reason, to be blind to just how long the world will remain supply-constrained on oil and how disciplined the industry's management teams have become. Instead of blowing capital on expensive, low-return capacity expansion in the face of any price increases, these companies are primarily focused on aggressively buying back their own stock and funneling cash straight to shareholders. That gives me incredible equity leverage in a world of completely inelastic global demand.
To extract maximum torque out of these structural plays, I’m running a leveraged setup. My margin balance currently sits at a 9.57% weight of my overall capital. I'm paying a 3.82% interest rate on this borrowed money.
To capture the pure upstream side of this thesis, my massive core allocation is anchored in US Oil and Gas holdings (34.22% total weight). These assets serve as a reliable source of energy security, defined by high free cash flow yields and the operational flexibility to quickly scale production into higher oil prices. SM Energy leads this group at a 6.27% weight, with 478 shares and an average cost of 17.96, using lateral drilling efficiencies in the Permian and South Texas to fund its capital return model. Murphy Oil follows at a 5.97% weight, with 386 shares and an average cost of 30.55, balancing highly scalable onshore acreage with steady, cash-generative deepwater assets in the Gulf of Mexico. Crescent Energy holds a 5.93% weight, with 1,200 shares and an average cost of 8.11, focusing entirely on mature, low-decline basins to strip away exploration risk and maximize the cash available for buybacks. Chord Energy sits at a 5.63% weight, with 100 shares and an average cost of 85.13, using its dominant, inventory-rich position in the Williston Basin to aggressively retire shares. Matador is a 5.40% weight, with 236 shares and an average cost of 39.96, capitalizing on its nimble, top-tier Permian operations to ramp up quickly during localized pricing spikes. Comstock Resources rounds out the domestic side at a 5.02% weight, with 881 shares and an average cost of 18.100, functioning explicitly as a highly levered call option on natural gas prices whenever the domestic market tightens.
Supplementing this domestic footprint, my International Oil and Gas bucket (12.37% total weight) offers deeply discounted access to global Brent and LNG pricing. By underwriting the geopolitical risks of complex jurisdictions, these assets give me far longer reserve lives than domestic majors for a fraction of the cost. Kosmos Energy makes up 6.59% of the portfolio, with 5,510 shares and an average cost of 1.900, giving me world-class deepwater assets at a deep valuation discount. GeoPark Limited is a 5.78% weight, with 1,320 shares and an average cost of 5.96, pairing a low-cost production profile in Latin American basins with reliable reserve replacement to extract massive cash flows from the market's risk aversion.
Supporting the physical execution of this extraction is the services side, with Oilfield Services (21.32% total weight) mapping out my next largest overall allocation. This sector is driven by severe deepwater drilling rig scarcity and a total lack of new shipbuildings. This supply deficit is rapidly tightening the market and pushing dayrates through the roof, a trend further accelerated by major industry consolidation like the Valaris and Transocean merger. Valaris is my largest single stock position at a 7.52% weight, with 190 shares and an average cost of 43.55, operating as a top-tier consolidator perfectly positioned to roll legacy contracts into this booming pricing environment. Seadrill is right behind it at a 7.07% weight, holding 351 shares at an average cost of 24.44, converting high utilization rates directly into pure cash flow without the burden of heavy capital expenditures. Noble rounds out this drilling trio at a 6.73% weight, with 339 shares and an average cost of 25.33, leveraging its ultra-deepwater and harsh-environment fleet to extract premium terms from operators who simply cannot find high-spec rigs anywhere else.
Moving along the asset base, the weight shifts into Coal (12.79% total weight), targeting companies that are massive, unappreciated beneficiaries of the ongoing gas-to-coal subsidization across Asia. This sector gives me high torque to resilient seaborne coal demand alongside phenomenal free cash flow yields that are being aggressively funneled into buybacks while the media pretends the sector doesn't exist. Core Natural Resources holds a 6.69% weight, with 177 shares and an average cost of 88.45, giving me a major exporter that captures stellar international margins. Peabody Energy sits at a 6.10% weight, with 528 shares and an average cost of 23.900, using its rock-solid balance sheet to aggressively retire shares while the market keeps printing cash.
Further down the allocation I have one fertilizer play, 534 shares of Mosaic, at an average cost of 22.67 equal to a 5.45% weighting. The position aims at capturing exposure to global crop nutrients at a discount due to temporary regional supply bottlenecks. The company is working to offset its increasing costs through rapid price increases, using its massive phosphate and potash footprint to extract premium margins from global supply disruptions.
Finally, connecting these products to the global market requires midstream and logistics Infrastructure (4.28% total weight), because scaling up US exports of oil, gas, and coal is meaningless without the critical rail and pipeline networks to move them. FTAI Infra LLC holds a 3.56% weight, with 1,870 shares and an average cost of 4.21, acting as a tollbooth on North American export logistics across oil, gas and coal. Right below it, the censored position carries a 0.72% weight, with 3,000 shares and an average cost of 2.50. This is a company currently going through a restructuring but looks to retain some incredibly valuable LNG infrastructure, making it function as a deeply OTM call option on global gas processing and distribution networks.
Ultimately, I designed this portfolio as a highly concentrated, high-conviction bet on real-world asset scarcity. By allocating my capital directly where structural supply deficits exist and demand remains highly inelastic, I am optimally positioned to capture the ongoing structural repricing of global energy and commodity markets while the rest of the market plays hot potato with tech valuations.
# Portfolio Positions (Ranked by Weight)
|**Rank**|**Name**|**Ticker**|**Weight**|**Shares**|**Avg. Cost**|**Industry**|
|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|:-|
|1|Margin|\-|9.57%|\-|3.82%|\-|
|2|Valaris|VAL|7.52%|190|43.55|OFS|
|3|Seadrill|SDRL|7.07%|351|24.44|OFS|
|4|Noble|NE|6.73%|339|25.33|OFS|
|5|Core Natural Resources|CNR|6.69%|177|88.45|Coal|
|6|Kosmos Energy|KOS|6.59%|5510|1.900|Int O&G|
|7|SM Energy|SM|6.27%|478|17.96|US O&G|
|8|Peabody Energy|BTU|6.10%|528|23.900|Coal|
|9|Murphy Oil|MUR|5.97%|386|30.55|US O&G|
|10|Crescent Energy|CRGY|5.93%|1200|8.11|US O&G|
|11|GeoPark|GPRK|5.78%|1320|5.96|Int O&G|
|12|Chord Energy|CHRD|5.63%|100|85.13|US O&G|
|13|Mosaic|MOS|5.45%|534|22.67|Fertilizer|
|14|Matador|MTDR|5.40%|236|39.96|US O&G|
|15|Comstock Resources|CRK|5.02%|881|18.100|US O&G|
|16|FTAI Infra LLC|FIP|3.56%|1870|4.21|Infra|
|17|Censored|XXX|0.72%|3000|2.50|Infra|
*The last position is censored due to Micro-cap size.*