SourceRock Partners is a private asset management and thought leadership firm specializing in the energy, geopolitical, finance, retail, and real estate sectors. The firm prides itself on a diverse partnership that includes varied backgrounds and viewpoints on business, leadership, education, policy, and entrepreneurship. Their team comprises bulls and bears, Republicans and Democrats, taste-makers and contrarians.
Christian Zann serves as the Chief Investment Officer of SourceRock Group, an equity long-short asset manager focusing on the energy ecosystem, which he founded in 2020. Before SourceRock, Christian was a partner and portfolio manager at Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) from 2004 to 2019. At BAM, he managed energy and industrial allocations, consistently generating top profits, and became a partner in 2007. He also launched and managed the ZIE fund from 2014 to 2019 and led a team of 10 investment professionals across equity and credit. Before joining BAM, Christian was a portfolio manager at Fidelity Investments from 1996 to 2004, overseeing Fidelity Select Natural Gas, Select Software, and Select Consumer funds. He graduated from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 1996.
As of March 28, 2024, SourceRock Group manages $2.06 billion in discretionary assets across 8 clients. Their Q1 2024 13F filing reported $1.24 billion in managed 13F securities, with a top 10 holdings concentration of 82.4%. The firm's largest holding is Civitas Resources Inc, with 2,083,318 shares.
