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 |
KBR
KBR
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
Chord Energy
CHRD
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
Labcorp
LH
|
+$109M |
| 4 |
VTLE
Vital Energy
VTLE
|
+$107M |
| 5 |
BHI
Baker Hughes
BHI
|
+$101M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CF Industries
CF
|
+$145M |
| 2 |
DISH
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
|
+$89.3M |
| 3 |
Canadian Natural Resources
CNQ
|
+$89.1M |
| 4 |
Occidental Petroleum
OXY
|
+$87M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$85.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.26% |
| 2 | Energy | 10.76% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.55% |
| 4 | Technology | 8.52% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 7.72% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
826
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.1B
| – | – |
-55,152
| Closed | -$3.2M |
|
|
827
PUT
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.1B
| – | – |
-35,000
| Closed | -$2.03M |
|
828
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.44B
| – | – |
-32,635
| Closed | -$1.58M |
|
829
CALL
AT&T
T
$173B
| – | – |
-529,600
| Closed | -$14.1M |
|
830
CALL
Trip.com Group
TCOM
$29B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$5.68M |
|
831
CALL
Teradata
TDC
$2.58B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$2.1M |
|
|
832
Teradata
TDC
$2.58B
| – | – |
-111,852
| Closed | -$4.69M |
|
|
833
PUT
Teradata
TDC
$2.58B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$4.19M |
|
834
TFS Financial
TFSL
$4.95B
| – | – |
-51,828
| Closed | -$742K |
|
835
PUT
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$4.44M |
|
836
PUT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
$45.5B
| – | – |
-750,000
| Closed | -$87.2M |
|
837
Toll Brothers
TOL
$13.7B
| – | – |
-1,043,900
| Closed | -$32.5M |
|
838
CALL
TC Energy
TRP
$64.6B
| – | – |
-576,900
| Closed | -$29.7M |
|
839
PUT
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.2B
| – | – |
-500,000
| Closed | -$6.15M |
|
840
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.6B
| – | – |
-1,400,569
| Closed | -$55.1M |
|
841
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$44.8B
| – | – |
-266,538
| Closed | -$6.15M |
|
842
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.4B
| – | – |
-34,112
| Closed | -$3.56M |
|
843
CALL
Ubiquiti
UI
$33.8B
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$9.38M |
|
|
844
PUT
Ubiquiti
UI
$33.8B
| – | – |
-125,000
| Closed | -$4.69M |
|
845
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
| – | – |
-298,292
| Closed | -$32.3M |
|
846
Veeco
VECO
$2.93B
| – | – |
-182,423
| Closed | -$6.38M |
|
847
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.6B
| – | – |
-1,649,790
| Closed | -$12M |
|
848
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.07B
| – | – |
-138,052
| Closed | -$10.1M |
|
849
Vodafone
VOD
$36.9B
| – | – |
-48,338
| Closed | -$1.63M |
|
|
VRNT
850
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
| – | – |
-164,358
| Closed | -$4.66M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2014 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2014, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,001 positions worth $10.9B, down 16% from $12.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 14% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $2.23B in Q4 2014, closing 377 positions and reducing 162 holdings. Its most notable exit was CF Industries, an estimated $145M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 15% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Energy and Financials.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Chord Energy worth $79.7M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2014 buy was Chord Energy: 4,819,340 shares worth $79.7M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to KBR in Q4 2014, an estimated $173M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2014 reduction was DISH Network Corp., cutting an estimated $89.3M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited CF Industries in Q4 2014, selling an estimated $145M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 14% of its $10.9B portfolio in Q4 2014.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 313 new positions and closed 377 in Q4 2014.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 16% quarter-over-quarter to $10.9B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2014, filed 17 Feb 2015.