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 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$175M |
| 2 |
Parker-Hannifin
PH
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$138M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Express
AXP
|
+$253M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$193M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 20.85% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.98% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 6.88% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.66% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HZNP
476
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $16.4M | 0.05% |
1,125,513
+1,033,313
| +1,121% | +$14.5M |
|
|
XLNX
477
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $16.4M | 0.05% |
243,347
-63,406
| -21% | -$4.5M |
|
478
Wayfair
W
$14.1B
| $16.3M | 0.05% |
202,673
+173,224
| +588% | +$12.2M |
|
|
SC
479
DELISTED
SANTANDER CONSUMER USA HOLDINGS INC
SC
| $16.2M | 0.05% |
872,618
-268,116
| -24% | -$4.49M |
|
480
Textron
TXT
$14.1B
| $16.2M | 0.05% |
286,794
+60,675
| +27% | +$3.3M |
|
481
Apple Hospitality REIT
APLE
$3.92B
| $16.1M | 0.05% |
+823,373
| New | +$15.9M |
|
482
IBM
IBM
$218B
| $16.1M | 0.05% |
109,731
+92,428
| +534% | +$13.4M |
|
483
CALL
eBay
EBAY
$47.7B
| $16M | 0.05% |
+425,000
| New | +$15.8M |
|
|
TCF
484
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation
TCF
| $16M | 0.05% |
780,214
+396,491
| +103% | +$7.42M |
|
485
Empire State Realty Trust
ESRT
$819M
| $16M | 0.05% |
778,029
+498,423
| +178% | +$10.2M |
|
486
Qiagen
QGEN
$8.63B
| $16M | 0.05% |
487,010
-816,366
| -63% | -$28.1M |
|
|
IPOA.U
487
DELISTED
Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp.
IPOA.U
| $15.9M | 0.05% |
1,500,000
| – | – |
|
|
JBGS
488
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$732M
| $15.8M | 0.05% |
456,267
+122,239
| +37% | +$4.04M |
|
489
Bunge Global
BG
$21.2B
| $15.8M | 0.05% |
236,166
+187,973
| +390% | +$12.8M |
|
|
XYZ
490
CALL
Block Inc
XYZ
$48.9B
| $15.8M | 0.05% |
455,000
+280,000
| +160% | +$10.3M |
|
491
PUT
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$27B
| $15.7M | 0.05% |
210,000
+150,000
| +250% | +$11.1M |
|
492
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.23B
| $15.7M | 0.05% |
837,833
+356,937
| +74% | +$7.1M |
|
493
Moody's
MCO
$88.6B
| $15.7M | 0.05% |
106,455
+68,112
| +178% | +$9.98M |
|
494
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.61B
| $15.7M | 0.05% |
1,388,625
-15,446
| -1% | -$172K |
|
495
Labcorp
LH
$27.5B
| $15.6M | 0.05% |
113,862
+107,554
| +1,705% | +$14.2M |
|
496
CALL
Tesla
TSLA
$1.38T
| $15.6M | 0.05% |
750,000
+600,000
| +400% | +$13.1M |
|
497
CALL
Stryker
SYK
$126B
| $15.5M | 0.05% |
+100,000
| New | +$15.3M |
|
498
Oneok
OKE
$58.6B
| $15.4M | 0.05% |
288,196
+253,836
| +739% | +$13.5M |
|
499
CBRE Group
CBRE
$44B
| $15.4M | 0.05% |
354,925
-407,349
| -53% | -$16.9M |
|
500
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$1.94B
| $15.4M | 0.05% |
+29,503
| New | +$14.6M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,554 positions worth $32B, up 25% from $25.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $4.77B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 720 new positions and adding to 686 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was American Express, an estimated $253M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2017 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Aetna Inc in Q4 2017, an estimated $175M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was American Express, cutting an estimated $253M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Range Resources in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $104M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $32B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 720 new positions and closed 529 in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 25% quarter-over-quarter to $32B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.