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
|
+$156M |
| 2 |
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
|
+$118M |
| 3 |
NFX
Newfield Exploration
NFX
|
+$77M |
| 4 |
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
|
+$71.2M |
| 5 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$70.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PENN Entertainment
PENN
|
+$166M |
| 2 |
WLL
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
|
+$154M |
| 3 |
SLB Ltd
SLB
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
Eaton
ETN
|
+$80.1M |
| 5 |
Parker-Hannifin
PH
|
+$57.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.32% |
| 2 | Energy | 10.38% |
| 3 | Industrials | 9.76% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 7.68% |
| 5 | Technology | 6.3% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
501
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$35.2B
| – | – |
-339,200
| Closed | -$11.1M |
|
502
Celanese
CE
$5.14B
| – | – |
-182,600
| Closed | -$9.64M |
|
503
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$23.4B
| – | – |
-341,216
| Closed | -$10.2M |
|
504
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$16.5B
| – | – |
-49,500
| Closed | -$2.95M |
|
505
CALL
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$935K |
|
|
506
Colgate-Palmolive
CL
$72.6B
| – | – |
-368,951
| Closed | -$21.9M |
|
507
CALL
Clorox
CLX
$12.9B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$4.38M |
|
508
Cummins
CMI
$80.9B
| – | – |
-373,389
| Closed | -$49.6M |
|
509
CALL
Costco
COST
$420B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$2.67M |
|
510
Copart
CPRT
$31.3B
| – | – |
-2,904,800
| Closed | -$11.5M |
|
511
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
| – | – |
-616,449
| Closed | -$32M |
|
|
512
PUT
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
| – | – |
-225,000
| Closed | -$11.9M |
|
513
Carriage Services
CSV
$547M
| – | – |
-223,758
| Closed | -$4.34M |
|
514
Cousins Properties
CUZ
$4.89B
| – | – |
-166,880
| Closed | -$4.85M |
|
515
CALL
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.55B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$4.63M |
|
516
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$54.2B
| – | – |
-59,500
| Closed | -$1.4M |
|
517
CALL
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$530M
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$1.21M |
|
518
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$27B
| – | – |
-566,571
| Closed | -$35M |
|
|
DHC
519
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$1.94B
| – | – |
-98,882
| Closed | -$2.29M |
|
520
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| – | – |
-133,962
| Closed | -$8.64M |
|
521
CALL
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$16.4B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$7.67M |
|
|
522
Dick's Sporting Goods
DKS
$16.4B
| – | – |
-174,080
| Closed | -$9.29M |
|
523
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
| – | – |
-154,830
| Closed | -$8.85M |
|
524
CALL
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.2B
| – | – |
-223,739
| Closed | -$10.1M |
|
525
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
| – | – |
-1,036,886
| Closed | -$24.3M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2013 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2013, Dmitry Balyasny held 796 positions worth $7.68B, up 3.6% from $7.41B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $398M in Q4 2013, closing 322 positions and reducing 103 holdings. Its most notable exit was PENN Entertainment, an estimated $166M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 12% of assets, down from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Industrials.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Gaming and Leisure Properties worth $126M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2013 buy was Gaming and Leisure Properties: 2,483,472 shares worth $126M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2013, an estimated $156M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2013 reduction was Whiting Petroleum Corporation, cutting an estimated $154M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited PENN Entertainment in Q4 2013, selling an estimated $166M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $7.68B portfolio in Q4 2013.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 241 new positions and closed 322 in Q4 2013.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 3.6% quarter-over-quarter to $7.68B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2013, filed 14 Feb 2014.