Structure, History, and Ownership
Whitney Peak is an investment advisory firm with its principal place of business in Boston,
Massachusetts. Whitney Peak was formed on December 20, 2018. Whitney Peak filed for
registration with the SEC on January 10, 2019.
In November 2019 Whitney Peak underwent a change in its organizational structure from a limited
liability company to a limited partnership. Accordingly, the name of the Firm also changed from
Whitney Peak Capital, LLC to Whitney Peak Capital, LP and such conversation did not represent
a change in control or management of the Firm.
Effective January 1, 2021, Alphadyne Asset Management LP (“Alphadyne”), an investment
adviser registered with the SEC, acquired a majority interest in Whitney Peak and Alphadyne’s
general partner, Alphadyne GP Holdings LLC, became the general partner of Whitney Peak (the
“Acquisition”). As a result of the Acquisition, Kenneth Minklei no longer has a majority economic
or controlling interest in Whitney Peak which constitutes a change of control of the adviser. Mr.
Minklei remains the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Whitney Peak,
devoting the time and effort to each advisory client’s investment strategy as is necessary to
accomplish the purposes of each client. Whitney Peak expects it will perform certain investment
advisory and consulting services for Alphadyne in the future, the scope of which is yet to be
determined. Please see Item 10 below for additional information. Whitney Peak currently provides
discretionary investment management services through its private fund clients, collectively
referred to as the “Funds”.
Types of Advisory Services
The Firm provides its clients with a wide range of services designed to help maximize portfolio
returns within the context of their governance framework. For clients with limited in-house
resources and an investment committee that seeks to delegate portfolio implementation, we offer
discretionary investment management or Outsourced Chief Investment Officer services (OCIO),
primarily for Alternative Investments. For those that seek a similar level of support but wish to
retain approval rights on manager hiring and firing, we offer non-discretionary portfolio
management services. The Firm provides these services for a total portfolio or for specific asset
classes.
For clients that have well resourced investment teams, we offer augmented asset allocation advice
and manager selection
guidance which are customized to complement such clients' in-house
resources. Typically, this includes sharing our global asset allocation views and research outlooks
(Global Asset Allocation Advice) as well as providing alternative asset expertise and manager due
diligence assistance.
We also offer services to clients that seek specialized advice and guidance. These services are
typically tailored to the client but most often include strategic and tactical asset allocation advice
(e.g. investment policy portfolio review and/or establishment) as well as manager review and
selection and periodic participation in investor meetings.
Generally, the Firm does not engage in individual stock selection but rather assists clients in
selecting and investing with external investment managers. The Firm does, however, provide
advice to clients on co-investment opportunities in individual companies, exchange traded funds
(ETFs), equity index and bond market sectors and secondary market offerings of privately placed
investment funds (secondaries).
The Firm has dedicated substantial resources in conducting due diligence and investing in
alternative asset classes, primarily hedge funds and liquid alternatives.
Single Investor Funds
We typically service discretionary clients through "Single Investor Funds" or "SIFs" for clients
seeking a portfolio of alternative investment assets without the associated administrative burdens.
We establish a separate SIF for each client, and we act as the investment manager to that SIF in a
discretionary capacity. We outsource investment accounting and administration, tax preparation,
annual audits and custody/banking to qualified third-party service providers. Unless otherwise
instructed by a client, we take responsibility for the management of these external relationships,
effectively relieving a client of the administration associated with the investment program.
Separately Managed Accounts
For clients who wish to retain the administrative aspects of their investment program, we also offer
both discretionary and non-discretionary separately managed accounts. Currently, we do not have
any separately managed accounts.
Assets Under Management
As of December 31, 2023 we manage approximately $147,568,289 in regulatory assets under
management on a discretionary basis across four Funds, one of which we are a sub-adviser for.
We do not currently manage any client assets on a non-discretionary basis.