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 |
Visa
V
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$147M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$126M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$111M |
| 2 |
lululemon athletica
LULU
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$96.1M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$86.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.31% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.9% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.33% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
PUT
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$57.8B
| $87.7M | 0.49% |
+2,975,000
| New | +$79.6M |
|
27
PUT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$45.5B
| $85.2M | 0.47% |
+540,000
| New | +$85.7M |
|
28
Adobe
ADBE
$109B
| $83.4M | 0.46% |
167,050
+38,973
| +30% | +$18.8M |
|
29
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$42.8B
| $82.3M | 0.46% |
843,384
+369,400
| +78% | +$36.8M |
|
30
CME Group
CME
$98.9B
| $81.3M | 0.45% |
446,352
+284,616
| +176% | +$48.4M |
|
31
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$196B
| $80.8M | 0.45% |
599,256
+73,801
| +14% | +$9.12M |
|
32
Cooper Companies
COO
$14.9B
| $80.3M | 0.45% |
+883,536
| New | +$75.8M |
|
33
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| $79M | 0.44% |
6,058,640
+2,052,920
| +51% | +$27.5M |
|
34
ExxonMobil
XOM
$679B
| $78.2M | 0.44% |
1,898,317
+234,802
| +14% | +$8.8M |
|
35
RTX Corp
RTX
$283B
| $76.6M | 0.43% |
1,070,551
+133,108
| +14% | +$8.75M |
|
36
JB Hunt Transport Services
JBHT
$25.9B
| $76.2M | 0.42% |
+557,594
| New | +$73.9M |
|
37
Stellantis
STLA
$20.4B
| $76.1M | 0.42% |
4,249,168
+3,714,395
| +695% | +$54.7M |
|
38
CALL
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$213B
| $73.7M | 0.41% |
1,550,000
+637,500
| +70% | +$27.6M |
|
39
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $73.1M | 0.41% |
+551,327
| New | +$66.3M |
|
40
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $72.4M | 0.4% |
337,210
-156,563
| -32% | -$34M |
|
41
Intuit
INTU
$100B
| $71.8M | 0.4% |
+189,129
| New | +$66.4M |
|
42
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
| $70.9M | 0.39% |
943,443
+245,466
| +35% | +$14.8M |
|
43
CALL
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$486B
| $70.6M | 0.39% |
+225,000
| New | +$66.1M |
|
|
44
CALL
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$57.8B
| $70.1M | 0.39% |
2,376,900
-2,211,600
| -48% | -$59.2M |
|
45
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
| $69.2M | 0.38% |
111,749
+71,926
| +181% | +$39.6M |
|
46
Morgan Stanley
MS
$336B
| $68.4M | 0.38% |
998,319
+95,904
| +11% | +$5.5M |
|
47
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
| $67.3M | 0.37% |
574,828
-284,315
| -33% | -$31.3M |
|
48
CALL
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
$152B
| $67.2M | 0.37% |
376,700
+276,700
| +277% | +$48.7M |
|
49
Monster Beverage
MNST
$93.6B
| $67.2M | 0.37% |
2,904,524
+1,425,620
| +96% | +$30M |
|
50
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$16.4B
| $66.6M | 0.37% |
1,184,034
+872,624
| +280% | +$49.7M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,902 positions worth $18B, up 32% from $13.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2B of net new capital in Q4 2020, opening 657 new positions and adding to 297 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $111M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2020 buy was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Visa in Q4 2020, an estimated $173M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Activision Blizzard, cutting an estimated $111M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited lululemon athletica in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $106M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $18B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 657 new positions and closed 643 in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 32% quarter-over-quarter to $18B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.