Dmitry Balyasny Balyasny Asset Management
Dmitry Balyasny is the founder of Balyasny Asset Management, a major multi-strategy and multi-manager hedge fund platform. The firm allocates capital across fundamental equities, macro, quant, and other teams under a central risk framework. Balyasny’s platform is often cited alongside other leading pod-shop multi-strategy firms.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$160M |
| 2 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$156M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$153M |
| 4 |
HES
Hess
HES
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
WLL
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
|
+$119M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$113M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$91.8M |
| 3 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$83.2M |
| 4 |
POT
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
|
+$81.4M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$80.4M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.35% |
| 2 | Technology | 10.89% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.52% |
| 4 | Energy | 8.98% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.17% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
251
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$59B
| $17.7M | 0.11% |
+234,291
| New | +$18.6M |
|
252
PUT
United Rentals
URI
$68.4B
| $17.5M | 0.11% |
200,000
+125,000
| +167% | +$12M |
|
253
CALL
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
| $17.4M | 0.11% |
+250,000
| New | +$17.8M |
|
|
SCTY
254
DELISTED
SolarCity Corporation
SCTY
| $17.4M | 0.11% |
324,350
-585,413
| -64% | -$34.1M |
|
|
TACO
255
DELISTED
Del Taco Restaurants, Inc. Common Stock
TACO
| $17.1M | 0.11% |
+1,126,556
| New | +$17.1M |
|
|
GPP
256
DELISTED
Green Plains Partners LP
GPP
| $17.1M | 0.1% |
+1,100,000
| New | +$17.1M |
|
257
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$19.3B
| $16.8M | 0.1% |
158,337
+55,095
| +53% | +$6.1M |
|
258
LXP Industrial Trust
LXP
$3.59B
| $16.8M | 0.1% |
395,922
+219,262
| +124% | +$10.2M |
|
|
JCP
259
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
| $16.7M | 0.1% |
+1,970,842
| New | +$17M |
|
260
Caleres
CAL
$457M
| $16.6M | 0.1% |
522,542
+139,643
| +36% | +$4.36M |
|
261
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$35.2B
| $16.4M | 0.1% |
332,800
-363,438
| -52% | -$17.1M |
|
|
MXIM
262
CALL
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
| $16.4M | 0.1% |
475,000
-225,000
| -32% | -$7.69M |
|
|
TESO
263
DELISTED
Tesco Corp
TESO
| $16.4M | 0.1% |
+1,500,000
| New | +$18M |
|
264
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.93B
| $16.3M | 0.1% |
289,514
-321,246
| -53% | -$18.4M |
|
265
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$73.5B
| $16.3M | 0.1% |
196,708
-181,136
| -48% | -$15.9M |
|
266
Fastenal
FAST
$58.8B
| $16.2M | 0.1% |
+1,534,788
| New | +$16.1M |
|
|
CONN
267
DELISTED
Conn's Inc.
CONN
| $16.1M | 0.1% |
+405,424
| New | +$14.6M |
|
268
PUT
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$487B
| $16.1M | 0.1% |
150,000
-165,000
| -52% | -$17.9M |
|
|
IMOS
269
CALL
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
IMOS
$1.88B
| $16M | 0.1% |
665,224
+529,094
| +389% | +$13.6M |
|
270
Popular Inc
BPOP
$10.8B
| $16M | 0.1% |
553,440
-11,293
| -2% | -$380K |
|
271
CALL
Corning
GLW
$129B
| $15.8M | 0.1% |
800,000
+535,000
| +202% | +$11.4M |
|
272
ResMed
RMD
$33.4B
| $15.7M | 0.1% |
+278,257
| New | +$17.6M |
|
273
Cigna
CI
$73.3B
| $15.4M | 0.09% |
+95,275
| New | +$13.2M |
|
274
Aflac
AFL
$58.2B
| $15.4M | 0.09% |
495,476
-1,383,654
| -74% | -$43.8M |
|
275
CALL
Applied Materials
AMAT
$391B
| $15.4M | 0.09% |
+800,000
| New | +$16.4M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,520 positions worth $16.3B, up 32% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $3.81B of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 601 new positions and adding to 279 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was eBay: 6,249,614 shares worth $158M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 15% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $91.8M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2015 buy was eBay: 6,249,614 shares worth $158M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Time Warner Inc in Q2 2015, an estimated $160M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $91.8M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Gilead Sciences in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $113M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $16.3B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 601 new positions and closed 402 in Q2 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 32% quarter-over-quarter to $16.3B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.