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 |
BTU
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
|
+$184M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$108M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$105M |
| 5 |
Marvell Technology
MRVL
|
+$103M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BHI
Baker Hughes
BHI
|
+$185M |
| 2 |
Labcorp
LH
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
KBR
KBR
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
CHK
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
|
+$91.9M |
| 5 |
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
|
+$89.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 19.4% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.63% |
| 3 | Energy | 9.74% |
| 4 | Technology | 9.29% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.18% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
601
CALL
Herbalife
HLF
$1.34B
| $2.35M | 0.02% |
+110,000
| New | +$1.88M |
|
|
NUAN
602
CALL
DELISTED
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
| $2.3M | 0.02% |
+184,800
| New | +$2.23M |
|
603
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.41B
| $2.28M | 0.02% |
+237,187
| New | +$2.17M |
|
604
PUT
Applied Materials
AMAT
$384B
| $2.26M | 0.02% |
100,000
-200,000
| -67% | -$4.79M |
|
605
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF
XBI
$11.5B
| $2.25M | 0.02% |
+30,000
| New | +$2.1M |
|
|
AKS
606
CALL
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
| $2.23M | 0.02% |
500,000
+294,600
| +143% | +$1.28M |
|
607
PUT
CDW
CDW
$16.7B
| $2.23M | 0.02% |
+60,000
| New | +$2.18M |
|
608
PUT
Avnet
AVT
$7.07B
| $2.23M | 0.02% |
+50,000
| New | +$2.21M |
|
609
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$5.91B
| $2.23M | 0.02% |
+156,674
| New | +$2.15M |
|
610
CALL
JD.com
JD
$39.3B
| $2.2M | 0.02% |
+75,000
| New | +$2.01M |
|
|
CEQP
611
DELISTED
Crestwood Equity Partners LP
CEQP
| $2.19M | 0.02% |
36,550
-30,242
| -45% | -$2.03M |
|
|
SPLK
612
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $2.17M | 0.02% |
+36,692
| New | +$2.22M |
|
|
APOL
613
DELISTED
Apollo Education Group Inc Class A
APOL
| $2.16M | 0.02% |
114,044
+29,485
| +35% | +$778K |
|
614
Cullen/Frost Bankers
CFR
$10.2B
| $2.16M | 0.02% |
+31,206
| New | +$2.1M |
|
|
ETFC
615
CALL
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
| $2.14M | 0.02% |
75,000
-25,000
| -25% | -$637K |
|
|
USCR
616
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $2.14M | 0.02% |
63,208
+16,660
| +36% | +$493K |
|
617
CALL
NETGEAR
NTGR
$568M
| $2.14M | 0.02% |
+65,000
| New | +$2.15M |
|
618
CALL
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$748M
| $2.13M | 0.02% |
+100,000
| New | +$1.96M |
|
619
MakeMyTrip
MMYT
$5.68B
| $2.12M | 0.02% |
+96,572
| New | +$2.35M |
|
620
PUT
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.08T
| $2.09M | 0.02% |
4,000,000
-4,000,000
| -50% | -$2.13M |
|
|
WPG
621
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
| $2.06M | 0.02% |
+13,800
| New | +$2.14M |
|
|
ATML
622
CALL
DELISTED
ATMEL CORP
ATML
| $2.06M | 0.02% |
+250,000
| New | +$2.1M |
|
623
CALL
Synaptics
SYNA
$3.65B
| $2.03M | 0.02% |
25,000
| – | – |
|
624
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CMG
$47.9B
| $2.02M | 0.02% |
155,000
-2,442,000
| -94% | -$33.3M |
|
625
CALL
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$747B
| $2.01M | 0.02% |
+750,000
| New | +$2.11M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,207 positions worth $12.4B, up 14% from $10.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.6% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.25B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 584 new positions and adding to 173 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE): 1,820,357 shares worth $134M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 19% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Energy.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Labcorp, an estimated $117M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2015 buy was PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE): 1,820,357 shares worth $134M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Amazon in Q1 2015, an estimated $109M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Labcorp, cutting an estimated $117M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Baker Hughes in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $185M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 9.6% of its $12.4B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 584 new positions and closed 287 in Q1 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $12.4B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.