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 |
Visa
V
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$147M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$126M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$111M |
| 2 |
lululemon athletica
LULU
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$96.1M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$86.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.31% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.9% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.33% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
801
Immunovant
IMVT
$8.95B
| $2.77M | 0.02% |
+59,974
| New | +$2.77M |
|
802
Teladoc Health
TDOC
$1.13B
| $2.75M | 0.02% |
13,759
-41,976
| -75% | -$8.54M |
|
803
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$266M
| $2.75M | 0.02% |
+30,697
| New | +$2.82M |
|
|
WPG
804
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
| $2.75M | 0.02% |
422,357
+185,847
| +79% | +$1.31M |
|
|
ARR
805
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.32B
| $2.74M | 0.02% |
+50,829
| New | +$2.62M |
|
806
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$612M
| $2.74M | 0.02% |
154,487
+130,866
| +554% | +$2.16M |
|
|
UBA
807
DELISTED
Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. Class A
UBA
| $2.73M | 0.02% |
192,900
-289,112
| -60% | -$3.45M |
|
808
DaVita
DVA
$11.3B
| $2.71M | 0.02% |
+23,070
| New | +$2.35M |
|
809
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.5B
| $2.68M | 0.01% |
+210,533
| New | +$2.5M |
|
810
Arrowhead Research
ARWR
$12.3B
| $2.65M | 0.01% |
+34,543
| New | +$2.21M |
|
811
CALL
Expedia Group
EXPE
$40.7B
| $2.65M | 0.01% |
20,000
| – | – |
|
812
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$8.36B
| $2.63M | 0.01% |
130,817
-5,835
| -4% | -$104K |
|
|
SGEN
813
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $2.62M | 0.01% |
+14,953
| New | +$2.79M |
|
814
Blackbaud
BLKB
$2.18B
| $2.61M | 0.01% |
45,415
+7,539
| +20% | +$419K |
|
815
Middleby
MIDD
$5.21B
| $2.6M | 0.01% |
20,168
-408,440
| -95% | -$49.3M |
|
|
GPMT
816
Granite Point Mortgage Trust
GPMT
$52.5M
| $2.57M | 0.01% |
257,207
-383,258
| -60% | -$3.26M |
|
817
PUT
Invesco Solar ETF
TAN
$1.25B
| $2.57M | 0.01% |
+25,000
| New | +$2M |
|
818
Methanex
MEOH
$4.57B
| $2.56M | 0.01% |
55,598
-33,137
| -37% | -$1.19M |
|
819
Wynn Resorts
WYNN
$10.2B
| $2.55M | 0.01% |
22,623
-95,035
| -81% | -$8.77M |
|
|
PRFT
820
DELISTED
Perficient Inc
PRFT
| $2.55M | 0.01% |
+53,575
| New | +$2.43M |
|
|
CRHC.U
821
DELISTED
Cohn Robbins Holdings Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant
CRHC.U
| $2.55M | 0.01% |
+237,267
| New | +$2.42M |
|
822
Medifast
MED
$134M
| $2.55M | 0.01% |
12,966
-3,873
| -23% | -$684K |
|
823
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.3B
| $2.54M | 0.01% |
+44,848
| New | +$2.23M |
|
824
ACM Research
ACMR
$5.39B
| $2.53M | 0.01% |
+93,579
| New | +$2.39M |
|
825
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$206B
| $2.53M | 0.01% |
53,253
-585,353
| -92% | -$25.3M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,902 positions worth $18B, up 32% from $13.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2B of net new capital in Q4 2020, opening 657 new positions and adding to 297 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $111M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2020 buy was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Visa in Q4 2020, an estimated $173M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Activision Blizzard, cutting an estimated $111M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited lululemon athletica in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $106M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $18B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 657 new positions and closed 643 in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 32% quarter-over-quarter to $18B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.