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 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$355M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$217M |
| 3 |
Travelers Companies
TRV
|
+$173M |
| 4 |
Halliburton
HAL
|
+$170M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$160M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$292M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$157M |
| 3 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$143M |
| 4 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$130M |
| 5 |
KSU
Kansas City Southern
KSU
|
+$127M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 17.98% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.44% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10% |
| 4 | Technology | 9.09% |
| 5 | Energy | 6.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
651
Global Net Lease
GNL
$2.13B
| $7.07M | 0.03% |
+318,059
| New | +$7.31M |
|
652
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$659B
| $6.93M | 0.03% |
52,353
-245,002
| -82% | -$31.3M |
|
653
Tronox
TROX
$885M
| $6.83M | 0.03% |
452,020
-248,501
| -35% | -$3.99M |
|
|
DOC
654
DELISTED
PHYSICIANS REALTY TRUST
DOC
| $6.83M | 0.03% |
339,362
-645,337
| -66% | -$13.1M |
|
|
STAY
655
DELISTED
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
| $6.82M | 0.03% |
352,389
-355,272
| -50% | -$6.37M |
|
656
PUT
AstraZeneca
AZN
$263B
| $6.82M | 0.03% |
+100,000
| New | +$6.53M |
|
657
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.95B
| $6.81M | 0.03% |
120,850
+32,841
| +37% | +$1.78M |
|
658
Navient
NAVI
$892M
| $6.79M | 0.03% |
407,937
+83,255
| +26% | +$1.26M |
|
659
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$9.81B
| $6.79M | 0.03% |
70,745
+12,016
| +20% | +$1.23M |
|
660
Viatris
VTRS
$19.1B
| $6.78M | 0.03% |
174,727
+107,944
| +162% | +$4.14M |
|
|
EQC
661
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
| $6.78M | 0.03% |
214,657
-46,220
| -18% | -$1.46M |
|
|
RHT
662
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $6.78M | 0.03% |
70,826
+8,524
| +14% | +$761K |
|
663
East-West Bancorp
EWBC
$17.7B
| $6.78M | 0.03% |
115,677
-353,649
| -75% | -$19.5M |
|
664
Weibo
WB
$1.74B
| $6.76M | 0.03% |
101,750
-51,250
| -33% | -$3.33M |
|
|
WBMD
665
DELISTED
WebMD Health Corp.
WBMD
| $6.68M | 0.03% |
113,905
-14
| -0% | -$780 |
|
666
Hilton Worldwide
HLT
$74.3B
| $6.67M | 0.03% |
107,895
+17,230
| +19% | +$1.07M |
|
667
Ciena
CIEN
$54.3B
| $6.67M | 0.03% |
266,408
-103,137
| -28% | -$2.47M |
|
|
MORE
668
DELISTED
Monogram Residential Trust, Inc.
MORE
| $6.66M | 0.03% |
685,568
-272,250
| -28% | -$2.71M |
|
|
SWN
669
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
| $6.65M | 0.03% |
1,093,129
+244,271
| +29% | +$1.69M |
|
670
PUT
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$44B
| $6.64M | 0.03% |
+200,000
| New | +$6.19M |
|
671
CALL
CF Industries
CF
$19.5B
| $6.64M | 0.03% |
+237,500
| New | +$6.54M |
|
|
SLCA
672
DELISTED
U.S. SILICA HOLDINGS, INC.
SLCA
| $6.63M | 0.03% |
186,736
-482,808
| -72% | -$19M |
|
673
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24.1B
| $6.62M | 0.03% |
89,266
-560,538
| -86% | -$40.1M |
|
674
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$8.23B
| $6.62M | 0.03% |
137,292
-183,919
| -57% | -$9.1M |
|
|
HT
675
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
| $6.58M | 0.03% |
355,684
-89,193
| -20% | -$1.67M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,985 positions worth $24.2B, up 13% from $21.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2.45B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 429 new positions and adding to 509 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Expedia Group: 724,683 shares worth $108M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 18% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $157M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2017 buy was Expedia Group: 724,683 shares worth $108M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Bank of America in Q2 2017, an estimated $355M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $157M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Baidu in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $292M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $24.2B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 429 new positions and closed 555 in Q2 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $24.2B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.