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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
801
Methanex
MEOH
$4.65B
| – | – |
-290,562
| Closed | -$18M |
|
802
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.23B
| – | – |
-112,481
| Closed | -$15.5M |
|
803
Monster Beverage
MNST
$93.6B
| – | – |
-1,845,600
| Closed | -$10.9M |
|
804
CALL
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$64.7B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$2.12M |
|
805
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| – | – |
-457,361
| Closed | -$20.4M |
|
806
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.78B
| – | – |
-245,594
| Closed | -$10.9M |
|
807
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.34B
| – | – |
-538,950
| Closed | -$4.98M |
|
808
PUT
Nasdaq
NDAQ
$54.9B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$3.86M |
|
809
CALL
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$3.88M |
|
|
810
Nike
NKE
$60.5B
| – | – |
-626,400
| Closed | -$24.3M |
|
811
Northern Oil and Gas
NOG
$2.91B
| – | – |
-1,020
| Closed | -$166K |
|
812
PUT
NetApp
NTAP
$37.7B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$1.83M |
|
813
CALL
NETGEAR
NTGR
$571M
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$1.74M |
|
814
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.6B
| – | – |
-368,605
| Closed | -$23.7M |
|
815
CALL
Nu Skin
NUS
$231M
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$7.4M |
|
|
816
Nu Skin
NUS
$231M
| – | – |
-94,489
| Closed | -$6.99M |
|
|
817
PUT
Nu Skin
NUS
$231M
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.7M |
|
818
ON Semiconductor
ON
$28.9B
| – | – |
-218,047
| Closed | -$2.01M |
|
819
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$17.9B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$456K |
|
820
CALL
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$3.04M |
|
821
Outfront Media
OUT
$5.25B
| – | – |
-488,393
| Closed | -$11.9M |
|
|
822
Ovintiv
OVV
$18.5B
| – | – |
-895,347
| Closed | -$106M |
|
823
Plains All American Pipeline
PAA
$17.4B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$6M |
|
824
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
| – | – |
-1,299,912
| Closed | -$18.2M |
|
825
Prosperity Bancshares
PB
$8.75B
| – | – |
-51,145
| Closed | -$3.2M |
|
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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.