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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
551
IQVIA
IQV
$42.8B
| – | – |
-194,136
| Closed | -$8.71M |
|
552
CALL
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.3B
| – | – |
-270,500
| Closed | -$3.75M |
|
|
553
PUT
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.3B
| – | – |
-108,200
| Closed | -$3.6M |
|
554
Invesco
IVZ
$14.1B
| – | – |
-683,200
| Closed | -$21.8M |
|
555
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.5B
| – | – |
-156,026
| Closed | -$14.3M |
|
556
PUT
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$5.85M |
|
557
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$86.7B
| – | – |
-686,939
| Closed | -$29.9M |
|
|
JNPR
558
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| – | – |
-283,374
| Closed | -$5.75M |
|
|
JNPR
559
PUT
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| – | – |
-980,000
| Closed | -$104M |
|
560
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$935B
| – | – |
-155,800
| Closed | -$8.05M |
|
|
JWN
561
CALL
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$2.9M |
|
|
K
562
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
| – | – |
-79,875
| Closed | -$4.41M |
|
563
KeyCorp
KEY
$23.3B
| – | – |
-1,938,598
| Closed | -$22.1M |
|
564
CALL
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.4B
| – | – |
-1,107,353
| Closed | -$76.7M |
|
565
PUT
Kohl's
KSS
$2B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$3.35M |
|
566
CALL
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$15.3B
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$2.88M |
|
567
Lincoln Electric
LECO
$15.4B
| – | – |
-596,600
| Closed | -$39.7M |
|
568
CALL
Eli Lilly
LLY
$1.12T
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.6M |
|
569
Southwest Airlines
LUV
$19.8B
| – | – |
-76,000
| Closed | -$1.11M |
|
570
La-Z-Boy
LZB
$1.35B
| – | – |
-98,784
| Closed | -$2.24M |
|
571
CALL
Macy's
M
$6B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$2.97M |
|
|
572
PUT
Macy's
M
$6B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$1.32M |
|
573
Masco
MAS
$14.5B
| – | – |
-177,443
| Closed | -$3.32M |
|
574
CALL
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| – | – |
-325,000
| Closed | -$5.41M |
|
|
575
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| – | – |
-384,513
| Closed | -$19.3M |
|
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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.