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 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$83.9M |
| 2 |
BWP
Boardwalk Pipeline Partners
BWP
|
+$71.2M |
| 3 |
Golar LNG
GLNG
|
+$67.3M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$56.6M |
| 5 |
Medtronic
MDT
|
+$55.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NFX
Newfield Exploration
NFX
|
+$101M |
| 2 |
WFT
Weatherford International plc
WFT
|
+$100M |
| 3 |
SWN
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
|
+$97.2M |
| 4 |
NS
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
|
+$92.9M |
| 5 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$76M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Energy | 10.4% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.72% |
| 3 | Technology | 7.36% |
| 4 | Financials | 6.9% |
| 5 | Real Estate | 6.33% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
676
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
| – | – |
-778,924
| Closed | -$26.8M |
|
677
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$363M
| – | – |
-20,000
| Closed | -$411K |
|
678
Groupon
GRPN
$797M
| – | – |
-36,646
| Closed | -$4.83M |
|
679
GSK
GSK
$105B
| – | – |
-55,270
| Closed | -$3.69M |
|
680
CALL
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$5.93M |
|
681
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.93B
| – | – |
-135,410
| Closed | -$9.54M |
|
682
IBM
IBM
$222B
| – | – |
-20,920
| Closed | -$3.85M |
|
683
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.57B
| – | – |
-25,810
| Closed | -$1.55M |
|
684
CALL
Intel
INTC
$476B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$2.58M |
|
|
685
PUT
Intel
INTC
$476B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$3.87M |
|
686
Intuit
INTU
$100B
| – | – |
-207,789
| Closed | -$16.2M |
|
687
Innoviva
INVA
$1.52B
| – | – |
-358,331
| Closed | -$8.93M |
|
688
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$80.4B
| – | – |
-398,325
| Closed | -$32.4M |
|
689
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$86.7B
| – | – |
-200,012
| Closed | -$9.91M |
|
|
JKS
690
JinkoSolar
JKS
$834M
| – | – |
-32,531
| Closed | -$909K |
|
|
OPLN
691
Openlane
OPLN
$4.08B
| – | – |
-1,025,844
| Closed | -$11.8M |
|
692
KeyCorp
KEY
$23.3B
| – | – |
-1,452,900
| Closed | -$20.7M |
|
693
CALL
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
| – | – |
-821,800
| Closed | -$3.4M |
|
|
694
Kinross Gold
KGC
$38.9B
| – | – |
-3,459,282
| Closed | -$14.3M |
|
695
CALL
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$3.87M |
|
|
696
Coca-Cola
KO
$392B
| – | – |
-150,800
| Closed | -$6.12M |
|
697
KRONOS Worldwide
KRO
$944M
| – | – |
-1,900,399
| Closed | -$31.7M |
|
698
CALL
Kohl's
KSS
$2B
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$22.7M |
|
|
699
Kohl's
KSS
$2B
| – | – |
-100,401
| Closed | -$5.7M |
|
700
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.84B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$1.17M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2014, Dmitry Balyasny held 902 positions worth $8.84B, up 0.48% from $8.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $488M in Q2 2014, closing 280 positions and reducing 141 holdings. Its most notable exit was Weatherford International plc, an estimated $100M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Energy at 10% of assets, down from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Boardwalk Pipeline Partners worth $80.7M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2014 buy was Boardwalk Pipeline Partners: 4,360,000 shares worth $80.7M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Apple in Q2 2014, an estimated $83.9M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2014 reduction was Newfield Exploration, cutting an estimated $101M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Weatherford International plc in Q2 2014, selling an estimated $100M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $8.84B portfolio in Q2 2014.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 354 new positions and closed 280 in Q2 2014.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 0.48% quarter-over-quarter to $8.84B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2014, filed 14 Aug 2014.