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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$366M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$149M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$229M |
| 2 |
Alcoa
AA
|
+$206M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
Darden Restaurants
DRI
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
NTRS
|
+$127M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 17.41% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.39% |
| 3 | Technology | 10.01% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 8.2% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.69% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
451
Nutanix
NTNX
$18B
| $11.4M | 0.05% |
220,705
+26,262
| +14% | +$1.44M |
|
452
Marriott International
MAR
$93.9B
| $11.3M | 0.05% |
89,648
+75,165
| +519% | +$10.2M |
|
453
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.63B
| $11.3M | 0.05% |
294,505
-692,455
| -70% | -$25.5M |
|
|
LSXMA
454
DELISTED
Liberty Media Corporation Series A Liberty SiriusXM Common Stock
LSXMA
| $11.3M | 0.05% |
346,609
+335,308
| +2,967% | +$10.6M |
|
455
Applied Industrial Technologies
AIT
$12.4B
| $11.3M | 0.05% |
+160,374
| New | +$11.4M |
|
456
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.2B
| $11.2M | 0.05% |
107,562
+17,913
| +20% | +$1.89M |
|
|
AY
457
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
| $11.1M | 0.05% |
+549,626
| New | +$10.9M |
|
458
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$132B
| $11.1M | 0.05% |
69,411
-514,497
| -88% | -$78.5M |
|
459
PUT
Ford
F
$55.5B
| $11.1M | 0.05% |
+1,000,000
| New | +$11.4M |
|
|
WCC
460
WESCO International
WCC
$16.4B
| $11.1M | 0.05% |
193,515
+188,840
| +4,039% | +$11.4M |
|
|
TIER
461
DELISTED
TIER REIT, Inc.
TIER
| $11M | 0.05% |
+463,991
| New | +$9.66M |
|
462
Reliance Steel & Aluminium
RS
$19.5B
| $11M | 0.05% |
125,793
-40,631
| -24% | -$3.7M |
|
463
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$819M
| $11M | 0.05% |
643,744
-777,954
| -55% | -$13.1M |
|
|
FDC
464
CALL
DELISTED
First Data Corporation
FDC
| $11M | 0.05% |
+525,000
| New | +$9.73M |
|
465
CALL
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.03B
| $10.9M | 0.05% |
500,000
-75,000
| -13% | -$1.33M |
|
|
466
CALL
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$819B
| $10.9M | 0.05% |
+40,000
| New | +$10.8M |
|
467
CALL
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$15.6B
| $10.8M | 0.05% |
+110,400
| New | +$9.88M |
|
468
Conagra Brands
CAG
$8B
| $10.8M | 0.05% |
303,146
+277,148
| +1,066% | +$10.3M |
|
469
Westlake Corp
WLK
$9.78B
| $10.8M | 0.05% |
100,523
+89,735
| +832% | +$10.1M |
|
|
CPE
470
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
| $10.8M | 0.05% |
100,401
-4,202
| -4% | -$521K |
|
471
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.23B
| $10.8M | 0.05% |
323,508
+72,022
| +29% | +$2.33M |
|
472
CALL
Mercado Libre
MELI
$98.8B
| $10.8M | 0.05% |
36,000
+16,000
| +80% | +$5.05M |
|
473
Dycom Industries
DY
$11.4B
| $10.8M | 0.05% |
113,839
-46,648
| -29% | -$4.77M |
|
474
CALL
Dell
DELL
$280B
| $10.7M | 0.05% |
+452,531
| New | +$10M |
|
475
CBRE Group
CBRE
$44B
| $10.7M | 0.05% |
223,502
-529,382
| -70% | -$25M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,414 positions worth $22B, down 8% from $23.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $2.72B in Q2 2018, closing 678 positions and reducing 664 holdings. Its most notable exit was Burlington, an estimated $114M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Evergy worth $156M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 2,779,050 shares worth $156M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q2 2018, an estimated $366M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $229M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Burlington in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $114M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $22B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 528 new positions and closed 678 in Q2 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 8% quarter-over-quarter to $22B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.