According to the disclosure by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), global alternative asset management giant, Blackstone (The Blackstone Group), submitted the second quarter Form 13F report, which is valid until June 30, 2024.

Statistics show that Blackstone's total market value of holdings in the second quarter was USD 23.9 billion, a decrease of 3.6% from the total market value of USD 24.8 billion in the previous quarter. Blackstone added 37 new individual stocks and increased shareholding positions in 42 individual stocks, while it sold positions in 40 individual stocks, and cleared all shares in 38 individual stocks. The top ten holdings accounted for 66.32% of the total market value.

In Blackstone's top five holdings, Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP.US) ranked first, holding approximately 0.102 billion shares with a market value of approximately USD 5.026 billion, accounting for 21.00% of Blackstone's investment portfolio. The holding position remained unchanged compared to the previous quarter.

Public information shows that Cheniere Energy Partners is a natural gas energy company located in the United States, mainly engaged in the development, operation, and production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects, and has an important position in the global LNG industry. Cheniere Energy Partners owns and operates the Sabine Pass LNG export terminal in Louisiana. The terminal can liquefy natural gas into LNG and export it to markets around the world by ship. In addition to the LNG terminal, Cheniere Energy Partners is also involved in other energy infrastructure fields, such as natural gas pipelines.

Energy Transfer Equity LP (ET.US) ranked second, holding approximately 0.145 billion shares with a market value of approximately USD 2.35 billion, accounting for 9.82% of Blackstone's investment portfolio. The holding position decreased by 175% compared to the previous quarter.

Corebridge Financial Inc. (CRBG.US) ranked third, holding approximately 61.96 million shares with a market value of approximately USD 1.804 billion, accounting for 7.54% of Blackstone's investment portfolio. The holding position remained unchanged compared to the previous quarter.

FirstEnergy (FE.US) ranked fourth, holding approximately 28.832 million shares with a market value of approximately USD 1.103 billion, accounting for 4.61% of the investment portfolio, and the holding position remained unchanged compared to the previous quarter.

Chesapeake Energy (CHK.US) ranked fifth, holding approximately 12.69 million shares with a market value of approximately USD 1.04 billion, accounting for 4.36% of the investment portfolio. The holding position saw an increase of 0.08% compared to the previous quarter.

In terms of changes in the holding positions, Blackstone's top five buying targets in the first quarter were: Williams (WMB.US), Apache (APA.US), Western Midstream (WES.US), Plains All American (PAA.US), and Cheniere Energy (LNG.US).

The top five selling targets were: Gates Industrial (GTES.US), Callon Petroleum (CPE.US), Nustar Energy (NS.US), APi Gr (APG.US), and SPDR S&P 500 Index ETF put options (SPY.US, PUT).