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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$366M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$149M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$229M |
| 2 |
Alcoa
AA
|
+$206M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
Darden Restaurants
DRI
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
NTRS
|
+$127M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 17.41% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.39% |
| 3 | Technology | 10.01% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 8.2% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.69% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
851
Vodafone
VOD
$36.9B
| $2.59M | 0.01% |
+106,454
| New | +$2.9M |
|
852
Western Union
WU
$2.28B
| $2.57M | 0.01% |
126,270
+33,545
| +36% | +$668K |
|
|
TFCF
853
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
| $2.56M | 0.01% |
+52,000
| New | +$2.03M |
|
854
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
SVXY
$243M
| $2.54M | 0.01% |
100,000
-68,375
| -41% | -$1.75M |
|
855
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$947B
| $2.53M | 0.01% |
24,272
-339,741
| -93% | -$37.3M |
|
856
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24.3B
| $2.52M | 0.01% |
47,489
+11,700
| +33% | +$566K |
|
857
FB Financial Corp
FBK
$2.91B
| $2.52M | 0.01% |
+61,949
| New | +$2.56M |
|
858
ConocoPhillips
COP
$160B
| $2.52M | 0.01% |
36,188
+10,935
| +43% | +$728K |
|
859
Mercury Insurance
MCY
$5.89B
| $2.52M | 0.01% |
55,300
-40,473
| -42% | -$1.91M |
|
860
PUT
Shopify
SHOP
$193B
| $2.51M | 0.01% |
172,000
-128,000
| -43% | -$1.81M |
|
|
DISH
861
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $2.5M | 0.01% |
74,428
-755,975
| -91% | -$25.8M |
|
862
Sonida Senior Living
SNDA
$1.89B
| $2.48M | 0.01% |
+15,512
| New | +$2.56M |
|
863
Danaher
DHR
$151B
| $2.48M | 0.01% |
28,348
-61,240
| -68% | -$5.46M |
|
864
American Tower
AMT
$83.1B
| $2.45M | 0.01% |
16,991
+14,467
| +573% | +$2.01M |
|
865
Goodyear
GT
$1.73B
| $2.45M | 0.01% |
105,075
+15,825
| +18% | +$407K |
|
866
Gentex
GNTX
$4.97B
| $2.44M | 0.01% |
105,992
+65,943
| +165% | +$1.56M |
|
|
COTV
867
DELISTED
Cotiviti Holdings, Inc.
COTV
| $2.43M | 0.01% |
55,000
+47,199
| +605% | +$1.71M |
|
868
Viking Therapeutics
VKTX
$3.88B
| $2.42M | 0.01% |
+255,000
| New | +$1.7M |
|
869
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$14.9B
| $2.42M | 0.01% |
18,187
-38,640
| -68% | -$5.56M |
|
870
Kroger
KR
$36.2B
| $2.4M | 0.01% |
+84,231
| New | +$2.12M |
|
871
Tanger
SKT
$4.47B
| $2.37M | 0.01% |
101,018
+74,335
| +279% | +$1.64M |
|
872
Cathay General Bancorp
CATY
$4.16B
| $2.37M | 0.01% |
58,439
-559,107
| -91% | -$23.2M |
|
873
Triumph Financial Inc
TFIN
$1.76B
| $2.37M | 0.01% |
+58,063
| New | +$2.35M |
|
874
Telus
TU
$15.5B
| $2.36M | 0.01% |
132,840
+117,526
| +767% | +$2.08M |
|
|
KTWO
875
DELISTED
K2M Group Holdings, Inc
KTWO
| $2.35M | 0.01% |
+104,251
| New | +$2.2M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,414 positions worth $22B, down 8% from $23.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $2.72B in Q2 2018, closing 678 positions and reducing 664 holdings. Its most notable exit was Burlington, an estimated $114M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Evergy worth $156M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 2,779,050 shares worth $156M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q2 2018, an estimated $366M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $229M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Burlington in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $114M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $22B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 528 new positions and closed 678 in Q2 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 8% quarter-over-quarter to $22B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.