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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
Phillips 66
PSX
$96.9B
| – | – |
-468,800
| Closed | -$27.1M |
|
602
CALL
PVH
PVH
$3.62B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$1.07M |
|
603
Qualcomm
QCOM
$169B
| – | – |
-53,703
| Closed | -$3.79M |
|
604
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.1B
| – | – |
-252,092
| Closed | -$9.65M |
|
605
Transocean
RIG
$6.61B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$8.9M |
|
606
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$33.7B
| – | – |
-600,450
| Closed | -$16.7M |
|
607
PUT
ResMed
RMD
$33.4B
| – | – |
-35,000
| Closed | -$4.15M |
|
608
Ross Stores
ROST
$76.7B
| – | – |
-696,664
| Closed | -$25.4M |
|
609
Range Resources
RRC
$9.59B
| – | – |
-12,500
| Closed | -$949K |
|
610
RTX Corp
RTX
$283B
| – | – |
-337,910
| Closed | -$22.9M |
|
611
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.21B
| – | – |
-143,700
| Closed | -$3.31M |
|
612
CALL
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$5.77M |
|
|
SCHW
613
PUT
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$7.06M |
|
|
614
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
| – | – |
-1,244,894
| Closed | -$110M |
|
615
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.07B
| – | – |
-56,798
| Closed | -$4.88M |
|
616
SM Energy
SM
$8.85B
| – | – |
-350,000
| Closed | -$27M |
|
|
NSLR
617
Neostellar Capital Corp
NSLR
$265M
| – | – |
-55,443
| Closed | -$534K |
|
618
Shutterstock
SSTK
$197M
| – | – |
-129,425
| Closed | -$9.41M |
|
619
CALL
STMicroelectronics
STM
$45.1B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$6.18M |
|
|
STRM
620
DELISTED
Streamline Health Solutions
STRM
| – | – |
-12,246
| Closed | -$1.4M |
|
621
State Street
STT
$51.4B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.29M |
|
622
Seagate
STX
$193B
| – | – |
-436,453
| Closed | -$19.1M |
|
623
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$6.06B
| – | – |
-547,176
| Closed | -$10.6M |
|
|
SVC
624
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.05B
| – | – |
-16,313
| Closed | -$2.29M |
|
625
PUT
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.1B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$2.19M |
|
Similar funds
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.