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 |
BTU
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
|
+$184M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$108M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$105M |
| 5 |
Marvell Technology
MRVL
|
+$103M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BHI
Baker Hughes
BHI
|
+$185M |
| 2 |
Labcorp
LH
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
KBR
KBR
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
CHK
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
|
+$91.9M |
| 5 |
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
|
+$89.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 19.4% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.63% |
| 3 | Energy | 9.74% |
| 4 | Technology | 9.29% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.18% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SCHW
401
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
| $7.26M | 0.06% |
238,487
-818,319
| -77% | -$23.7M |
|
402
PUT
State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLV
$45.4B
| $7.25M | 0.06% |
+100,000
| New | +$7.13M |
|
|
QUNR
403
CALL
DELISTED
Qunar Cayman Islands Limited
QUNR
| $7.22M | 0.06% |
+175,000
| New | +$5.33M |
|
404
Televisa
TV
$1.47B
| $7.2M | 0.06% |
+218,075
| New | +$7.34M |
|
405
CALL
W.W. Grainger
GWW
$61.8B
| $7.07M | 0.06% |
+30,000
| New | +$7.16M |
|
406
CALL
Polaris
PII
$3.66B
| $7.05M | 0.06% |
+50,000
| New | +$7.37M |
|
|
CY
407
PUT
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
| $7.05M | 0.06% |
+500,000
| New | +$7.41M |
|
|
LLTC
408
CALL
DELISTED
Linear Technology Corp
LLTC
| $7.02M | 0.06% |
150,000
| – | – |
|
409
PUT
Infosys
INFY
$48.4B
| $7.02M | 0.06% |
+800,000
| New | +$7.04M |
|
410
CALL
CarMax
KMX
$8.82B
| $6.9M | 0.06% |
+100,000
| New | +$6.52M |
|
|
TTM
411
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $6.85M | 0.06% |
+153,743
| New | +$7.25M |
|
412
PUT
United Rentals
URI
$68.4B
| $6.84M | 0.06% |
+75,000
| New | +$6.74M |
|
413
CALL
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.43B
| $6.78M | 0.05% |
+85,000
| New | +$6.05M |
|
|
RAD
414
DELISTED
Rite Aid Corporation
RAD
| $6.77M | 0.05% |
38,946
+13,635
| +54% | +$2.12M |
|
|
ABGB
415
DELISTED
Abengoa SA Class B
ABGB
| $6.77M | 0.05% |
+200,297
| New | +$3.21M |
|
416
CALL
Knowles
KN
$2.85B
| $6.75M | 0.05% |
350,000
-50,000
| -13% | -$1.04M |
|
417
CALL
NetApp
NTAP
$37.7B
| $6.74M | 0.05% |
190,000
+155,000
| +443% | +$5.92M |
|
|
QEP
418
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
| $6.73M | 0.05% |
322,930
-474,874
| -60% | -$9.92M |
|
|
DF
419
DELISTED
Dean Foods Company
DF
| $6.72M | 0.05% |
406,441
-647,283
| -61% | -$11.1M |
|
420
PUT
Regions Financial
RF
$25.9B
| $6.62M | 0.05% |
+700,000
| New | +$6.62M |
|
421
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.12B
| $6.61M | 0.05% |
276,507
+123,250
| +80% | +$2.96M |
|
422
PUT
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$16.5B
| $6.59M | 0.05% |
+90,000
| New | +$6.58M |
|
423
PUT
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.55B
| $6.55M | 0.05% |
+150,000
| New | +$6.91M |
|
424
CALL
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$46.7B
| $6.5M | 0.05% |
+500,000
| New | +$6.82M |
|
|
ADT
425
DELISTED
ADT Corp
ADT
| $6.49M | 0.05% |
+156,294
| New | +$5.86M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,207 positions worth $12.4B, up 14% from $10.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.6% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.25B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 584 new positions and adding to 173 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE): 1,820,357 shares worth $134M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 19% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Energy.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Labcorp, an estimated $117M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2015 buy was PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE): 1,820,357 shares worth $134M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Amazon in Q1 2015, an estimated $109M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Labcorp, cutting an estimated $117M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Baker Hughes in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $185M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 9.6% of its $12.4B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 584 new positions and closed 287 in Q1 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $12.4B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.