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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
901
Healthcare Services Group
HCSG
$1.56B
| $1.77M | 0.01% |
63,020
+50,751
| +414% | +$1.23M |
|
902
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.58B
| $1.76M | 0.01% |
14,673
-15,798
| -52% | -$1.55M |
|
|
WSR
903
DELISTED
Whitestone REIT
WSR
| $1.74M | 0.01% |
217,861
-74,867
| -26% | -$538K |
|
|
EVRI
904
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
| $1.74M | 0.01% |
+125,603
| New | +$1.36M |
|
905
PUT
Texas Roadhouse
TXRH
$13.5B
| $1.72M | 0.01% |
+22,000
| New | +$1.64M |
|
|
SWCH
906
CALL
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
| $1.72M | 0.01% |
105,000
| – | – |
|
907
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.35B
| $1.71M | 0.01% |
30,919
+12,676
| +69% | +$699K |
|
908
CALL
Associated Banc-Corp
ASB
$5.84B
| $1.71M | 0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$1.52M |
|
|
NEW
909
DELISTED
Puxin Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing twenty Ordinary Shares
NEW
| $1.68M | 0.01% |
28,933
+14,643
| +102% | +$1.11M |
|
910
Estee Lauder
EL
$37.7B
| $1.67M | 0.01% |
+6,262
| New | +$1.51M |
|
911
CALL
Dropbox
DBX
$7.58B
| $1.66M | 0.01% |
75,000
-75,000
| -50% | -$1.53M |
|
912
BHP
BHP
$247B
| $1.66M | 0.01% |
28,517
+22,842
| +403% | +$1.14M |
|
913
Moelis & Co
MC
$5.07B
| $1.66M | 0.01% |
35,502
-148,360
| -81% | -$5.97M |
|
914
Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc
PNFP
$15.3B
| $1.62M | 0.01% |
+25,187
| New | +$1.3M |
|
915
CALL
State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLY
$23.3B
| $1.61M | 0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$1.54M |
|
|
EFC
916
Ellington Financial
EFC
$1.76B
| $1.6M | 0.01% |
+107,613
| New | +$1.5M |
|
917
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.95B
| $1.57M | 0.01% |
80,714
+30,167
| +60% | +$571K |
|
918
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.48B
| $1.57M | 0.01% |
17,344
-30,721
| -64% | -$2.33M |
|
|
TWNK
919
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
| $1.56M | 0.01% |
106,751
-7,784
| -7% | -$105K |
|
920
Lightspeed Commerce
LSPD
$1.37B
| $1.55M | 0.01% |
22,012
-13,488
| -38% | -$624K |
|
921
CubeSmart
CUBE
$9.21B
| $1.55M | 0.01% |
46,139
-422,796
| -90% | -$14.1M |
|
922
Quaker Houghton
KWR
$2.79B
| $1.54M | 0.01% |
6,095
+395
| +7% | +$89.2K |
|
923
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.85B
| $1.54M | 0.01% |
16,531
-8,885
| -35% | -$758K |
|
924
Parsons
PSN
$5.21B
| $1.53M | 0.01% |
42,169
-10,316
| -20% | -$347K |
|
925
State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust
DIA
$45.9B
| $1.53M | 0.01% |
+5,015
| New | +$1.46M |
|
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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.