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 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
Target
TGT
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
BNY
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
|
+$121M |
| 4 |
Zoetis
ZTS
|
+$109M |
| 5 |
COHR
Coherent Inc
COHR
|
+$105M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$239M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$153M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$141M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$128M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$121M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.58% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.27% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.7% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$134B
| $100M | 0.49% |
+405,852
| New | +$102M |
|
|
GWPH
27
DELISTED
GW Pharmaceuticals Plc American Depositary Shares
GWPH
| $99.3M | 0.49% |
+457,697
| New | +$86M |
|
28
Sun Communities
SUI
$14.8B
| $99M | 0.49% |
659,514
+455,626
| +223% | +$67.3M |
|
29
CALL
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$68.6B
| $97.4M | 0.48% |
800,000
+750,000
| +1,500% | +$88.9M |
|
30
Autodesk
ADSK
$53.6B
| $97.2M | 0.48% |
350,888
+136,715
| +64% | +$39.4M |
|
31
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| $94M | 0.46% |
1,784,202
-648,718
| -27% | -$32.7M |
|
|
SCHW
32
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
| $92.3M | 0.45% |
+1,415,940
| New | +$85.9M |
|
33
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.9B
| $92M | 0.45% |
+1,378,167
| New | +$74.5M |
|
34
PUT
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$17.8B
| $91.5M | 0.45% |
1,050,000
+810,000
| +338% | +$70.5M |
|
35
Global Payments
GPN
$24.7B
| $86M | 0.42% |
426,486
+202,958
| +91% | +$40.4M |
|
36
Pultegroup
PHM
$24.6B
| $85.9M | 0.42% |
+1,638,033
| New | +$76.5M |
|
|
VAR
37
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
| $83.5M | 0.41% |
473,233
-205,719
| -30% | -$36.2M |
|
|
ATVI
38
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $80.1M | 0.39% |
860,851
+828,493
| +2,560% | +$77.9M |
|
|
CLGX
39
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
| $78.9M | 0.39% |
995,914
-153,092
| -13% | -$12.2M |
|
40
Meritage Homes
MTH
$4.67B
| $77M | 0.38% |
1,674,430
+949,716
| +131% | +$41.2M |
|
41
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
| $74.9M | 0.37% |
849,637
-93,806
| -10% | -$7.96M |
|
42
AT&T
T
$173B
| $74.6M | 0.37% |
3,262,839
+3,012,071
| +1,201% | +$66.6M |
|
43
FedEx
FDX
$76.9B
| $74.5M | 0.37% |
+262,147
| New | +$67.5M |
|
44
CALL
Merck
MRK
$376B
| $74.2M | 0.37% |
1,008,176
+615,176
| +157% | +$45.4M |
|
|
IPHI
45
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
| $72.5M | 0.36% |
406,361
-279,357
| -41% | -$46.7M |
|
46
Honeywell
HON
$68.4B
| $72.4M | 0.36% |
+353,885
| New | +$69.1M |
|
47
Comcast
CMCSA
$95.3B
| $72.3M | 0.36% |
1,336,965
+89,164
| +7% | +$4.71M |
|
48
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $72.3M | 0.36% |
245,447
+159,115
| +184% | +$42.8M |
|
49
Lear
LEA
$8.56B
| $72.2M | 0.36% |
398,396
-320,475
| -45% | -$54M |
|
50
TransDigm Group
TDG
$66.4B
| $72.1M | 0.36% |
122,674
+10,925
| +10% | +$6.44M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,274 positions worth $20.3B, up 13% from $18B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.2B of net new capital in Q1 2021, opening 1,012 new positions and adding to 361 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Wells Fargo: 4,853,470 shares worth $190M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, an estimated $239M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2021 buy was Wells Fargo: 4,853,470 shares worth $190M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Target in Q1 2021, an estimated $132M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, cutting an estimated $239M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited PayPal in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $141M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $20.3B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 1,012 new positions and closed 569 in Q1 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $20.3B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.