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 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$175M |
| 2 |
Parker-Hannifin
PH
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$138M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Express
AXP
|
+$253M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$193M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 20.85% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.98% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 6.88% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.66% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
951
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$87B
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
89,048
+83,422
| +1,483% | +$3.59M |
|
952
Kimco Realty
KIM
$16.2B
| $3.72M | 0.01% |
+205,073
| New | +$3.84M |
|
953
CALL
Charter Communications
CHTR
$17.9B
| $3.7M | 0.01% |
+11,000
| New | +$3.74M |
|
954
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$19.6B
| $3.62M | 0.01% |
89,530
+62,886
| +236% | +$2.56M |
|
|
KEG
955
DELISTED
Key Energy Services, Inc. Common Stock
KEG
| $3.62M | 0.01% |
307,095
-85,017
| -22% | -$939K |
|
|
MSCC
956
DELISTED
Microsemi Corp
MSCC
| $3.61M | 0.01% |
69,898
+21,836
| +45% | +$1.15M |
|
957
HealthEquity
HQY
$8.81B
| $3.61M | 0.01% |
+77,287
| New | +$3.83M |
|
958
General Mills
GIS
$21.9B
| $3.6M | 0.01% |
60,636
+53,822
| +790% | +$2.91M |
|
|
GRUB
959
CALL
DELISTED
Just Eat Takeaway.com N.V. American Depositary Shares
GRUB
| $3.59M | 0.01% |
+25,000
| New | +$3.14M |
|
960
CALL
Ciena
CIEN
$52.7B
| $3.57M | 0.01% |
+170,700
| New | +$3.62M |
|
961
CALL
Open Text
OTEX
$5.95B
| $3.57M | 0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$3.34M |
|
962
PUT
Tanger
SKT
$4.47B
| $3.57M | 0.01% |
134,500
+69,500
| +107% | +$1.72M |
|
963
Home Depot
HD
$336B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
18,809
-7,487
| -28% | -$1.29M |
|
964
Franklin Templeton
BEN
$17.6B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
82,223
-61,451
| -43% | -$2.66M |
|
|
AFSI
965
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
353,730
+229,744
| +185% | +$2.6M |
|
966
Twilio
TWLO
$34.2B
| $3.56M | 0.01% |
150,756
+70,845
| +89% | +$1.99M |
|
|
STRP
967
DELISTED
Straight Path Communications Inc.
STRP
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
+19,500
| New | +$3.54M |
|
|
PARA
968
CALL
DELISTED
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
+60,000
| New | +$3.45M |
|
969
CALL
Shopify
SHOP
$193B
| $3.54M | 0.01% |
+350,000
| New | +$3.59M |
|
|
NLSN
970
DELISTED
Nielsen Holdings plc
NLSN
| $3.52M | 0.01% |
+96,782
| New | +$3.68M |
|
|
AFAM
971
DELISTED
Almost Family Inc
AFAM
| $3.52M | 0.01% |
63,500
-114,572
| -64% | -$6.1M |
|
972
CALL
GE Aerospace
GE
$355B
| $3.49M | 0.01% |
41,732
+20,866
| +100% | +$1.99M |
|
973
Green Dot
GDOT
$765M
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
57,717
-4,610
| -7% | -$270K |
|
974
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$883M
| $3.48M | 0.01% |
+180,903
| New | +$3.63M |
|
975
Edison International
EIX
$28.5B
| $3.47M | 0.01% |
54,805
+38,308
| +232% | +$2.92M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,554 positions worth $32B, up 25% from $25.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $4.77B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 720 new positions and adding to 686 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was American Express, an estimated $253M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2017 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Aetna Inc in Q4 2017, an estimated $175M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was American Express, cutting an estimated $253M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Range Resources in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $104M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $32B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 720 new positions and closed 529 in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 25% quarter-over-quarter to $32B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.