Essential Partners LLC — 13F Holdings & Portfolio

CIK 2136442 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-10-14

Essential Partners LLC manages $219.2M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 2,852 reported positions as of its 2026-09-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are PHYS (6.68%), IVV (2.33%), FNDF (2.22%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-06-30 filing) the fund opened 191 new positions and exited 192; 950 existing positions rose in reported value and 1,280 fell.

AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.

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AUM
$219.2M

Long-equity book

Holdings
2,852

Distinct positions

Period
2026-09-30

Filed 2026-10-14

Q/Q Activity
+191 / −192 / ↑950 / ↓1280

vs 2026-06-30

Portfolio charts

Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.

Portfolio map

Q3 26

Box size = position value; colour = change in share count vs the prior quarter (green added, red trimmed, blue new). Rows split across managers or share classes are combined. Click a box for the stock.

Sector mix

% of 13F value

Sectors from each company's SIC code; funds and ETFs grouped separately.

Biggest buys and sells

Q2 26 → Q3 26

Estimated from the change in shares held × the quarter-end price, so price moves alone don't count as buying. New and exited positions are included.

13F assets and positions

4 quarters

Total reported 13F value (bars) and number of positions (line) each quarter. Value changes include market moves.

Top positions over time

reported value

The eight largest current positions, valued at each quarter end.

Concentration

top 10 = 22%

Cumulative share of the portfolio held in the largest N positions.

Firm Profile & Key People

As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Mar 30, 2026.

Assets Under Management
$401.1M
Discretionary
$401.1M
Employees
2
Accounts
309
Address
16950 VIA DE SANTA FE
SUITE 5060-175
RANCHO SANTA FE,, CA 92067
Phone
(213) 878-0074
Name Title / Status Ownership Type
BARTOLO, NICK, ANTHONY ControlMANAGING MEMBER AND CCO
since Jul 2021
75% or moreIndividual

Quarter-over-quarter changes

Changes in reported position value vs the prior 13F, so price moves count too, not just shares bought or sold.

Essential Partners LLC Holdings (2026-09-30)

Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).

# Issuer Symbol CUSIP Value Weight Shares Type
1 Sprott Gold Convert to Physical PHYS 85207H104 $14.6M 6.68% 468,199 SH
2 iShares S&P 500 IVV 464287200 $5.1M 2.33% 6,681 SH
3 Schwab Fundamental Int'l Broad FNDF 808524755 $4.9M 2.22% 90,709 SH
4 Vanguard Short-Term USTS VGSH 92206C102 $4.8M 2.20% 83,745 SH
5 Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad FNDB 808524789 $4.2M 1.92% 137,808 SH
6 NVIDIA CORPORATION COM NVDA 67066G104 $3.1M 1.42% 13,596 SH
7 iShares 0-3 Month T-Bills ETF SGOV 46436E718 $3.1M 1.40% 30,560 SH
8 iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets IEMG 46434G103 $2.9M 1.32% 35,611 SH
9 iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Ex-China EMXC 46434G764 $2.8M 1.29% 28,461 SH
10 APPLE INC COM AAPL 037833100 $2.6M 1.20% 7,926 SH
11 Energy ETF XLE 81369Y506 $2.4M 1.08% 38,576 SH
12 GMO US Value GMOV 90139K605 $2.3M 1.06% 73,407 SH
13 MICROSOFT CORP COM MSFT 594918104 $2.2M 1.01% 4,328 SH
14 iShares GSCI Commodity Strategy COMT 46431W853 $2.1M 0.95% 56,421 SH
15 Schwab International SCHF 808524805 $1.8M 0.82% 65,579 SH
16 Auspice Commodity Strategy COM 25460E307 $1.7M 0.78% 49,160 SH
17 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM MU 595112103 $1.6M 0.72% 1,492 SH
18 GMO INTERNATIONAL VALUE ETF GMOI 90139K407 $1.6M 0.71% 39,104 SH
19 AMAZON COM INC COM AMZN 023135106 $1.5M 0.70% 6,116 SH
20 Vanguard Short-Term TIPS VTIP 922020805 $1.5M 0.67% 30,046 SH
21 MERCK & CO INC COM MRK 58933Y105 $1.5M 0.67% 10,044 SH
22 Schwab U.S. Small-Cap SCHA 808524607 $1.4M 0.64% 43,164 SH
23 Schwab Intermediate USTS SCHR 808524854 $1.2M 0.56% 51,656 SH
24 WisdomTree Japan Hedged DXJ 97717W851 $1.2M 0.53% 6,493 SH
25 PHILLIPS 66 COM PSX 718546104 $1.2M 0.53% 4,526 SH
26 COMFORT SYS USA INC COM FIX 199908104 $1.1M 0.52% 688 SH
27 Vanguard FTSE All-World Ex-US Small-Cap VSS 922042718 $1.1M 0.49% 6,961 SH
28 HUNT J B TRANS SVCS INC COM JBHT 445658107 $1.1M 0.48% 4,706 SH
29 INTEL CORP COM INTC 458140100 $1.0M 0.48% 8,719 SH
30 CHUBB LIMITED COM CB H1467J104 $1.0M 0.48% 3,210 SH
31 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM BMY 110122108 $1.0M 0.48% 16,709 SH
32 iMGP DBI Trend & Risk Alpha Strategy DBMF 53700T827 $1.0M 0.46% 30,985 SH
33 ILLUMINA INC COM ILMN 452327109 $1.0M 0.46% 3,670 SH
34 AIRBNB INC COM CL A ABNB 009066101 $971.3K 0.44% 6,046 SH
35 CENTENE CORP DEL COM CNC 15135B101 $966.9K 0.44% 15,565 SH
36 ATLASSIAN CORPORATION CL A TEAM 049468101 $942.5K 0.43% 5,257 SH
37 NATERA INC COM NTRA 632307104 $894.8K 0.41% 2,165 SH
38 BROADCOM INC COM AVGO 11135F101 $854.8K 0.39% 2,434 SH
39 TECHNIPFMC PLC COM FTI G87110105 $819.5K 0.37% 12,066 SH
40 FEDEX CORP COM FDX 31428X106 $812.8K 0.37% 2,851 SH
41 SPDR Long-Term USTS SPTL 78464A664 $802.6K 0.37% 33,650 SH
42 META PLATFORMS INC CL A META 30303M102 $797.7K 0.36% 1,100 SH
43 AHL Trend & Risk Alpha Strategy AHLT 02368W309 $784.9K 0.36% 25,253 SH
44 LAM RESEARCH CORP COM NEW LRCX 512807306 $778.9K 0.36% 2,371 SH
45 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL CL B NEW BRK.B 084670702 $777.8K 0.35% 1,562 SH
46 INCYTE CORP COM INCY 45337C102 $742.9K 0.34% 6,122 SH
47 Schwab Intermediate TIPS SCHP 808524870 $730.7K 0.33% 29,077 SH
48 GENERAL MTRS CO COM GM 37045V100 $719.0K 0.33% 9,338 SH
49 TERADYNE INC COM TER 880770102 $714.4K 0.33% 1,782 SH
50 PNC FINL SVCS GROUP INC COM PNC 693475105 $693.2K 0.32% 3,119 SH
Filing History
Period Filed AUM Holdings Accession
2026-09-30 2026-10-14 $219.2M 2,852 0002136442-26-000010
2026-06-30 2026-08-10 $217.0M 2,853 0002136442-26-000008
2025-09-30 2026-05-21 $303.2M 2,668 0002136442-26-000003
2025-06-30 2026-05-21 $250.5M 2,273 0002136442-26-000004
Filer Information
Address
16950 VIA DE SANTA FE
SUITE 5060-175
RANCHO SANTA FE, CA 92067
Phone
(213) 878-0074
Filing Manager
Essential Partners LLC
RANCHO SANTA FE, CA
Signatory
Teresa Douberly
Compliance Consultant