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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
751
SBA Communications
SBAC
$19.4B
| – | – |
-7,381
| Closed | -$671K |
|
752
CALL
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1.04B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$5.42M |
|
|
753
Sinclair Inc
SBGI
$1.04B
| – | – |
-260,000
| Closed | -$7.04M |
|
|
SCHW
754
CALL
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$10.9M |
|
|
SGMO
755
DELISTED
SANGAMO THERAPEUTICS INC
SGMO
| – | – |
-276,600
| Closed | -$5M |
|
756
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.97B
| – | – |
-996,533
| Closed | -$8.72M |
|
757
Snap-on
SNA
$20.3B
| – | – |
-67,159
| Closed | -$7.62M |
|
|
SOHU
758
Sohu.com
SOHU
$372M
| – | – |
-131,469
| Closed | -$8.56M |
|
759
CALL
Sempra
SRE
$54.2B
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$19.4M |
|
|
760
Sempra
SRE
$54.2B
| – | – |
-493,588
| Closed | -$23.9M |
|
761
State Street
STT
$51.4B
| – | – |
-288,100
| Closed | -$20M |
|
762
Constellation Brands
STZ
$23.2B
| – | – |
-18,000
| Closed | -$1.53M |
|
763
CALL
Synaptics
SYNA
$3.82B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$1.5M |
|
764
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
| – | – |
-239,272
| Closed | -$6.03M |
|
765
Teradyne
TER
$58.7B
| – | – |
-43,702
| Closed | -$869K |
|
766
Tenet Healthcare
THC
$22.6B
| – | – |
-148,989
| Closed | -$6.73M |
|
767
Timken Company
TKR
$8.67B
| – | – |
-314,581
| Closed | -$13.2M |
|
768
Trimble
TRMB
$14B
| – | – |
-416,246
| Closed | -$16.2M |
|
769
Tronox
TROX
$888M
| – | – |
-2,351,242
| Closed | -$55.9M |
|
770
CALL
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$5M |
|
|
771
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| – | – |
-1,379,766
| Closed | -$27.6M |
|
772
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$44.8B
| – | – |
-206,564
| Closed | -$4.53M |
|
773
Unum
UNM
$13.9B
| – | – |
-142,120
| Closed | -$5.02M |
|
774
CALL
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.36B
| – | – |
-80,000
| Closed | -$2.92M |
|
775
PUT
Vale
VALE
$62.1B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$1.38M |
|
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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.