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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51
Visa
V
$693B
| $91.5M | 0.38% |
975,484
+29,510
| +3% | +$2.74M |
|
52
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
| $91.3M | 0.38% |
3,355,518
+658,107
| +24% | +$18.7M |
|
53
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$41.3B
| $86.5M | 0.36% |
2,240,414
-895,998
| -29% | -$35.2M |
|
54
PUT
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
$22.2B
| $85.7M | 0.35% |
+3,300,000
| New | +$86.6M |
|
55
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$36.2B
| $85.5M | 0.35% |
1,986,751
+1,599,583
| +413% | +$70.7M |
|
56
Nucor
NUE
$55.3B
| $85.1M | 0.35% |
1,471,244
+524,476
| +55% | +$30.8M |
|
|
ATVI
57
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $84.7M | 0.35% |
1,470,749
-970,448
| -40% | -$53.6M |
|
58
Allstate
ALL
$64.2B
| $84.2M | 0.35% |
952,355
-373,048
| -28% | -$31.6M |
|
59
CALL
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| $80.8M | 0.33% |
1,450,000
-75,000
| -5% | -$4.08M |
|
60
Synchrony
SYF
$25.9B
| $80.1M | 0.33% |
2,685,672
+874,714
| +48% | +$25.9M |
|
61
Mercado Libre
MELI
$97.5B
| $79.5M | 0.33% |
316,954
-79,505
| -20% | -$20.4M |
|
62
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $77.3M | 0.32% |
996,419
+60,538
| +6% | +$4.95M |
|
63
Applied Materials
AMAT
$391B
| $77.1M | 0.32% |
1,867,119
+1,227,241
| +192% | +$52.2M |
|
|
CLR
64
DELISTED
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES INC.
CLR
| $77.1M | 0.32% |
2,384,953
+1,611,003
| +208% | +$63.7M |
|
|
NBL
65
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $75.5M | 0.31% |
+2,669,465
| New | +$83.1M |
|
|
DRE
66
DELISTED
Duke Realty Corp.
DRE
| $75.5M | 0.31% |
2,700,586
+447,702
| +20% | +$12.6M |
|
67
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.5B
| $74.3M | 0.31% |
1,751,015
-14,226
| -0.8% | -$577K |
|
68
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$57.3B
| $73.9M | 0.3% |
1,518,104
+491,678
| +48% | +$23.5M |
|
|
WBA
69
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $73.7M | 0.3% |
941,411
+709,475
| +306% | +$58.4M |
|
70
CALL
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
| $73.7M | 0.3% |
+1,537,500
| New | +$73.5M |
|
71
Ovintiv
OVV
$18.5B
| $73.6M | 0.3% |
1,673,524
-941,127
| -36% | -$48.8M |
|
72
Citigroup
C
$221B
| $73M | 0.3% |
1,091,561
-1,200,550
| -52% | -$73.6M |
|
|
SCG
73
DELISTED
Scana
SCG
| $71.4M | 0.29% |
1,065,817
+780,564
| +274% | +$52.4M |
|
74
JD.com
JD
$39.7B
| $71.2M | 0.29% |
1,816,515
+1,250,473
| +221% | +$47.2M |
|
75
Biogen
BIIB
$32B
| $71M | 0.29% |
261,645
+215,029
| +461% | +$56.9M |
|
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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.