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 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$177M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$149M |
| 3 |
WFT
Weatherford International plc
WFT
|
+$108M |
| 4 |
Olin
OLN
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$92M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CSX Corp
CSX
|
+$204M |
| 2 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$156M |
| 3 |
Steel Dynamics
STLD
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
Norfolk Southern
NSC
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$125M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.48% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.94% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.89% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.1% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 7.89% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
301
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2B
| $12.8M | 0.08% |
106,924
+30,781
| +40% | +$3.54M |
|
302
CALL
Citigroup
C
$221B
| $12.7M | 0.08% |
300,000
+100,000
| +50% | +$4.42M |
|
303
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.82B
| $12.7M | 0.08% |
1,392,638
+71,864
| +5% | +$672K |
|
304
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions
ZWS
$8.13B
| $12.7M | 0.08% |
1,342,055
+1,316,935
| +5,243% | +$13.2M |
|
305
Cisco
CSCO
$438B
| $12.7M | 0.08% |
440,966
+392,109
| +803% | +$11M |
|
306
PUT
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
| $12.5M | 0.08% |
+150,000
| New | +$13.3M |
|
307
CALL
TripAdvisor
TRIP
$1.17B
| $12.5M | 0.08% |
194,000
-41,000
| -17% | -$2.66M |
|
308
Yelp
YELP
$1.27B
| $12.3M | 0.08% |
+404,178
| New | +$9.84M |
|
|
CRR
309
DELISTED
Carbo Ceramics Inc.
CRR
| $12.2M | 0.08% |
934,772
+399,704
| +75% | +$5.38M |
|
310
Red Rock Resorts
RRR
$3.61B
| $12.2M | 0.08% |
+555,410
| New | +$11.3M |
|
|
SGI
311
Somnigroup International
SGI
$13.6B
| $12.2M | 0.08% |
+879,108
| New | +$13M |
|
312
PUT
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| $12.2M | 0.08% |
+150,000
| New | +$12.3M |
|
|
MDVN
313
CALL
DELISTED
MEDIVATION, INC.
MDVN
| $12.1M | 0.08% |
+200,000
| New | +$11.3M |
|
314
Monster Beverage
MNST
$93.6B
| $12M | 0.08% |
896,460
-9,519,492
| -91% | -$115M |
|
315
CALL
NRG Energy
NRG
$23.8B
| $12M | 0.08% |
+800,000
| New | +$11.9M |
|
316
Campbell Soup
CPB
$7.14B
| $11.8M | 0.08% |
+177,057
| New | +$11.1M |
|
317
Intuit
INTU
$100B
| $11.8M | 0.08% |
105,444
-178,039
| -63% | -$18.6M |
|
318
Waters Corp
WAT
$40.4B
| $11.6M | 0.08% |
82,532
-184,881
| -69% | -$25M |
|
|
ALXN
319
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
| $11.6M | 0.07% |
99,063
+9,177
| +10% | +$1.3M |
|
320
AGCO
AGCO
$7.48B
| $11.5M | 0.07% |
+243,325
| New | +$12.5M |
|
321
CALL
Amgen
AMGN
$238B
| $11.4M | 0.07% |
+75,000
| New | +$11.7M |
|
|
BWLD
322
DELISTED
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.
BWLD
| $11.3M | 0.07% |
81,250
-129,754
| -61% | -$18.4M |
|
|
OPLN
323
Openlane
OPLN
$4.08B
| $11.3M | 0.07% |
714,067
-49,685
| -7% | -$743K |
|
324
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.67B
| $11.3M | 0.07% |
600,012
-650,212
| -52% | -$11.8M |
|
325
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$70.8B
| $11.2M | 0.07% |
1,056,792
-284,391
| -21% | -$2.89M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,676 positions worth $15.4B, down 8.3% from $16.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $1.81B in Q2 2016, closing 549 positions and reducing 375 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $125M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Union Pacific worth $183M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2016 buy was Union Pacific: 2,095,751 shares worth $183M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Alibaba in Q2 2016, an estimated $149M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was CSX Corp, cutting an estimated $204M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $125M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $15.4B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 438 new positions and closed 549 in Q2 2016.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 8.3% quarter-over-quarter to $15.4B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.