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 |
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
|
+$618M |
| 2 |
HES
Hess
HES
|
+$564M |
| 3 |
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
IJH
|
+$342M |
| 4 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$296M |
| 5 |
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF
VOO
|
+$296M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$626M |
| 2 |
SGEN
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
|
+$483M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$473M |
| 4 |
VMW
VMware, Inc
VMW
|
+$366M |
| 5 |
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
|
+$344M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 9.2% |
| 2 | Industrials | 8.98% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.34% |
| 4 | Financials | 7.07% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 5.98% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26
PUT
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$23.4B
| $266M | 0.5% |
2,972,800
+1,397,000
| +89% | +$116M |
|
|
SPLK
27
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $263M | 0.49% |
1,727,336
+1,050,975
| +155% | +$157M |
|
28
Western Digital
WDC
$166B
| $259M | 0.49% |
6,537,380
+1,756,428
| +37% | +$61.5M |
|
29
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$126B
| $245M | 0.46% |
531,443
-23,858
| -4% | -$9.93M |
|
30
ASML
ASML
$677B
| $243M | 0.46% |
321,326
+270,900
| +537% | +$179M |
|
31
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
| $242M | 0.45% |
7,188,789
+5,999,808
| +505% | +$175M |
|
32
Eaton
ETN
$163B
| $232M | 0.44% |
964,728
+918,936
| +2,007% | +$203M |
|
33
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $229M | 0.43% |
1,030,472
+998,801
| +3,154% | +$202M |
|
34
PUT
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| $207M | 0.39% |
597,700
+422,500
| +241% | +$131M |
|
35
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
| $196M | 0.37% |
1,149,372
+118,819
| +12% | +$18M |
|
36
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.1B
| $190M | 0.36% |
1,651,456
+1,642,432
| +18,201% | +$168M |
|
37
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
| $188M | 0.35% |
5,234,440
+5,092,390
| +3,585% | +$157M |
|
38
CRH
CRH
$63.2B
| $186M | 0.35% |
2,686,572
-1,349,408
| -33% | -$81.4M |
|
39
PUT
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$46.4B
| $184M | 0.35% |
488,000
+395,500
| +428% | +$138M |
|
40
PUT
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLC
$22.5B
| $175M | 0.33% |
2,413,000
+100,000
| +4% | +$6.88M |
|
41
PUT
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $174M | 0.33% |
407,100
+193,200
| +90% | +$77.6M |
|
|
42
CALL
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$81.9B
| $171M | 0.32% |
850,200
+707,300
| +495% | +$127M |
|
43
PUT
Cisco
CSCO
$438B
| $164M | 0.31% |
3,254,100
+818,600
| +34% | +$41.8M |
|
|
X
44
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $164M | 0.31% |
3,378,242
+1,983,867
| +142% | +$72.1M |
|
45
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.2B
| $164M | 0.31% |
1,220,328
+600,547
| +97% | +$76.4M |
|
46
CALL
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$33.1B
| $164M | 0.31% |
+1,480,000
| New | +$154M |
|
47
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.5B
| $163M | 0.31% |
3,106,800
+956,900
| +45% | +$42.8M |
|
48
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $162M | 0.3% |
1,160,039
+287,127
| +33% | +$38.6M |
|
49
AT&T
T
$173B
| $159M | 0.3% |
9,467,092
+8,140,275
| +614% | +$129M |
|
50
CALL
State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLF
$57.8B
| $158M | 0.3% |
4,189,400
-2,096,000
| -33% | -$72.6M |
|
Similar funds
Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2023, Dmitry Balyasny held 3,055 positions worth $53.3B, up 8.7% from $49B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $1.7B in Q4 2023, closing 627 positions and reducing 736 holdings. Its most notable exit was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $626M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 9.2% of assets, down from 13% a quarter earlier, followed by Industrials and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF worth $671M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2023 buy was Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF: 4,254,702 shares worth $671M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Hess in Q4 2023, an estimated $564M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2023 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $473M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Activision Blizzard in Q4 2023, selling an estimated $626M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $53.3B portfolio in Q4 2023.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 851 new positions and closed 627 in Q4 2023.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 8.7% quarter-over-quarter to $53.3B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2023, filed 14 Feb 2024.