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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
MFA
576
MFA Financial
MFA
$901M
| – | – |
-133,750
| Closed | -$3.99M |
|
577
CALL
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$1.15M |
|
578
PUT
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$2.98M |
|
579
CALL
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$213B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$6.42M |
|
580
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| – | – |
-56,562
| Closed | -$2.05M |
|
581
CALL
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$79.5B
| – | – |
-15,000
| Closed | -$687K |
|
582
CALL
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$306M
| – | – |
-11,428,400
| Closed | -$24M |
|
583
CALL
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.9B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$2.05M |
|
|
584
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.9B
| – | – |
-678,000
| Closed | -$7.26M |
|
585
CALL
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
| – | – |
-800,000
| Closed | -$8.69M |
|
586
Enpro
NPO
$6.62B
| – | – |
-163,019
| Closed | -$9.81M |
|
587
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.6B
| – | – |
-246,500
| Closed | -$13.4M |
|
588
Nu Skin
NUS
$231M
| – | – |
-82,593
| Closed | -$7.91M |
|
|
589
PUT
Nu Skin
NUS
$231M
| – | – |
-1,000,000
| Closed | -$7.86M |
|
590
News Corp Class A
NWSA
$16.4B
| – | – |
-392,275
| Closed | -$6.3M |
|
591
OGE Energy
OGE
$9.42B
| – | – |
-771,914
| Closed | -$27.6M |
|
592
O-I Glass
OI
$1.1B
| – | – |
-638,400
| Closed | -$19.2M |
|
593
Oneok
OKE
$58.8B
| – | – |
-526,897
| Closed | -$24.6M |
|
594
Old National Bancorp
ONB
$9.87B
| – | – |
-422,600
| Closed | -$6M |
|
595
CALL
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$2.98M |
|
596
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$477M
| – | – |
-83,234
| Closed | -$4.47M |
|
|
597
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.5B
| – | – |
-13,264,829
| Closed | -$166M |
|
|
598
PUT
PENN Entertainment
PENN
$2.5B
| – | – |
-663,450
| Closed | -$10.9M |
|
599
PUT
Procter & Gamble
PG
$336B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$545K |
|
|
PPL
600
PPL Corp
PPL
$25.9B
| – | – |
-174,469
| Closed | -$4.94M |
|
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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.