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 QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$277M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$174M |
| 3 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$103M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
MS
|
+$93.9M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$89.1M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSS
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
|
+$153M |
| 2 |
Visa
V
|
+$131M |
| 3 |
Exelon
EXC
|
+$119M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$119M |
| 5 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$115M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.33% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.32% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.77% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 9.09% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
501
PUT
Walt Disney
DIS
$191B
| $6.66M | 0.04% |
+60,000
| New | +$6.71M |
|
|
WWE
502
DELISTED
World Wrestling Entertainment
WWE
| $6.66M | 0.04% |
76,695
-543,805
| -88% | -$45.8M |
|
503
British American Tobacco
BTI
$122B
| $6.63M | 0.04% |
+158,788
| New | +$5.78M |
|
504
Medifast
MED
$134M
| $6.5M | 0.04% |
50,975
-39,735
| -44% | -$5.04M |
|
505
Stellantis
STLA
$19.7B
| $6.49M | 0.04% |
+437,200
| New | +$6.72M |
|
506
AbbVie
ABBV
$467B
| $6.47M | 0.04% |
80,256
+27,297
| +52% | +$2.23M |
|
|
WW
507
DELISTED
WW International
WW
| $6.46M | 0.04% |
320,498
+174,144
| +119% | +$4.81M |
|
508
Union Pacific
UNP
$184B
| $6.45M | 0.04% |
38,585
-136,309
| -78% | -$21.9M |
|
509
Liberty Media Series C
FWONK
$26.7B
| $6.45M | 0.04% |
190,269
+64,773
| +52% | +$2.03M |
|
510
Copart
CPRT
$30.8B
| $6.44M | 0.04% |
424,968
+337,500
| +386% | +$4.58M |
|
511
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.69B
| $6.44M | 0.04% |
30,785
-89,924
| -74% | -$18.3M |
|
512
GoPro
GPRO
$111M
| $6.35M | 0.04% |
976,377
+793,921
| +435% | +$4.44M |
|
|
ANSS
513
DELISTED
Ansys
ANSS
| $6.34M | 0.04% |
34,713
-34,500
| -50% | -$5.84M |
|
514
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.03B
| $6.34M | 0.04% |
80,370
-333,090
| -81% | -$26.1M |
|
515
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.1B
| $6.33M | 0.04% |
+109,492
| New | +$5.84M |
|
516
PUT
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
| $6.33M | 0.04% |
+40,000
| New | +$6.2M |
|
517
Nomad Foods
NOMD
$1.69B
| $6.3M | 0.04% |
+307,883
| New | +$5.92M |
|
|
X
518
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $6.28M | 0.04% |
322,444
+26,837
| +9% | +$571K |
|
519
Oceaneering
OII
$5.02B
| $6.27M | 0.04% |
+397,744
| New | +$6.16M |
|
520
Sunstone Hotel Investors
SHO
$2.1B
| $6.23M | 0.04% |
432,768
-571,610
| -57% | -$8.22M |
|
521
Laureate Education
LAUR
$5.14B
| $6.2M | 0.04% |
414,340
-117,249
| -22% | -$1.78M |
|
522
Northern Trust
NTRS
$34.2B
| $6.19M | 0.04% |
68,509
-286,088
| -81% | -$25.8M |
|
|
CHSP
523
DELISTED
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
CHSP
| $6.09M | 0.04% |
219,032
+115,532
| +112% | +$3.26M |
|
|
JNPR
524
PUT
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| $6.09M | 0.04% |
+230,000
| New | +$6.19M |
|
525
Crocs
CROX
$6.03B
| $6.08M | 0.04% |
235,979
-214,618
| -48% | -$5.88M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,826 positions worth $15B, up 8.4% from $13.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $566M in Q1 2019, closing 462 positions and reducing 427 holdings. Its most notable exit was Deere & Co, an estimated $115M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 16% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Raymond James Financial worth $86.6M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2019 buy was Raymond James Financial: 1,615,812 shares worth $86.6M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Invesco QQQ Trust in Q1 2019, an estimated $277M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Total System Services, Inc., cutting an estimated $153M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Deere & Co in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $115M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $15B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 484 new positions and closed 462 in Q1 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $15B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.