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 |
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
|
+$90.6M |
| 2 |
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
|
+$88.5M |
| 3 |
BHI
Baker Hughes
BHI
|
+$83.4M |
| 4 |
CF Industries
CF
|
+$77.3M |
| 5 |
EOG Resources
EOG
|
+$73.1M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CBI
Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv
CBI
|
+$148M |
| 2 |
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
|
+$118M |
| 3 |
NFX
Newfield Exploration
NFX
|
+$116M |
| 4 |
Ovintiv
OVV
|
+$106M |
| 5 |
Crown Castle
CCI
|
+$54.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.59% |
| 2 | Energy | 10.31% |
| 3 | Technology | 7.53% |
| 4 | Financials | 5.45% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 4.73% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
PPLI
776
People Inc
PPLI
$2.86B
| – | – |
-2,000,979
| Closed | -$24.8M |
|
777
CALL
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$10.4M |
|
|
778
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$21.5B
| – | – |
-130,352
| Closed | -$13.6M |
|
|
BRSL
779
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.21B
| – | – |
-84,478
| Closed | -$1.34M |
|
780
CALL
Immersion
IMMR
$249M
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$5.09M |
|
781
PUT
Iron Mountain
IRM
$36.3B
| – | – |
-541,000
| Closed | -$17.7M |
|
782
CALL
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
$134B
| – | – |
-360,000
| Closed | -$16.5M |
|
783
iShares US Home Construction ETF
ITB
$2.27B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$1.24M |
|
784
CALL
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.5B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$7.35M |
|
|
785
Jazz Pharmaceuticals
JAZZ
$16.5B
| – | – |
-33,300
| Closed | -$4.89M |
|
786
Jabil
JBL
$32.8B
| – | – |
-12,752
| Closed | -$266K |
|
787
CALL
KLA
KLAC
$240B
| – | – |
-4,500,000
| Closed | -$10.9M |
|
|
788
KLA
KLAC
$240B
| – | – |
-3,321,150
| Closed | -$25.1M |
|
789
CALL
Kroger
KR
$35.5B
| – | – |
-500,000
| Closed | -$12.4M |
|
|
790
Kroger
KR
$35.5B
| – | – |
-535,832
| Closed | -$13.2M |
|
|
LADR
791
Ladder Capital
LADR
$1.26B
| – | – |
-31,155
| Closed | -$452K |
|
792
Lamar Advertising Co
LAMR
$15.3B
| – | – |
-155,819
| Closed | -$8.26M |
|
793
CALL
Labcorp
LH
$27.3B
| – | – |
-232,800
| Closed | -$20.5M |
|
794
PUT
LG Display
LPL
$3.28B
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$1.18M |
|
795
Lam Research
LRCX
$393B
| – | – |
-1,308,410
| Closed | -$9.33M |
|
796
PUT
Lumen
LUMN
$6.13B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$3.62M |
|
797
Macy's
M
$6B
| – | – |
-34,500
| Closed | -$2M |
|
|
798
PUT
Macy's
M
$6B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$5.8M |
|
799
CALL
Mattel
MAT
$4.15B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$3.9M |
|
800
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$82.3B
| – | – |
-267,700
| Closed | -$10.1M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q3 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2014, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,003 positions worth $12.9B, up 46% from $8.84B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 21% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $4.25B of net new capital in Q3 2014, opening 381 new positions and adding to 205 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Occidental Petroleum: 944,075 shares worth $87M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 11% of assets, up from 9.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Technology.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Gaming and Leisure Properties, an estimated $118M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q3 2014 buy was Occidental Petroleum: 944,075 shares worth $87M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Canadian Natural Resources in Q3 2014, an estimated $88.5M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q3 2014 reduction was Gaming and Leisure Properties, cutting an estimated $118M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Chicago Bridge & Iron Nv in Q3 2014, selling an estimated $148M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 21% of its $12.9B portfolio in Q3 2014.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 381 new positions and closed 315 in Q3 2014.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 46% quarter-over-quarter to $12.9B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2014, filed 14 Nov 2014.