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 |
BTU
PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE)
BTU
|
+$184M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$109M |
| 3 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$108M |
| 4 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$105M |
| 5 |
Marvell Technology
MRVL
|
+$103M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BHI
Baker Hughes
BHI
|
+$185M |
| 2 |
Labcorp
LH
|
+$117M |
| 3 |
KBR
KBR
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
CHK
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
|
+$91.9M |
| 5 |
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
TLT
|
+$89.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 19.4% |
| 2 | Financials | 10.63% |
| 3 | Energy | 9.74% |
| 4 | Technology | 9.29% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.18% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
976
PUT
Expedia Group
EXPE
$38.6B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$2.13M |
|
977
First Bancorp
FBP
$4.35B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$587K |
|
|
KYNB
978
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$30.4M
| – | – |
-763
| Closed | -$521K |
|
|
FITB
979
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.7B
| – | – |
-1,549,289
| Closed | -$31.6M |
|
980
Flex
FLEX
$40.8B
| – | – |
-3,347,902
| Closed | -$28.2M |
|
981
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.51B
| – | – |
-486,244
| Closed | -$6.01M |
|
982
CALL
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.28B
| – | – |
-337,500
| Closed | -$14M |
|
|
983
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.28B
| – | – |
-42,559
| Closed | -$1.77M |
|
984
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.25B
| – | – |
-206,245
| Closed | -$11.9M |
|
985
CALL
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.3B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$2.57M |
|
|
986
PUT
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
| – | – |
-650,000
| Closed | -$61.3M |
|
987
Corning
GLW
$129B
| – | – |
-2,191,777
| Closed | -$52.1M |
|
|
B
988
Barrick Mining
B
$78.3B
| – | – |
-360,603
| Closed | -$3.88M |
|
989
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.14B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$620K |
|
990
Hyatt Hotels
H
$17B
| – | – |
-91,847
| Closed | -$5.53M |
|
991
CALL
Halliburton
HAL
$29.4B
| – | – |
-14,800
| Closed | -$582K |
|
|
992
Halliburton
HAL
$29.4B
| – | – |
-684,018
| Closed | -$26.9M |
|
993
Halozyme
HALO
$12.3B
| – | – |
-758,645
| Closed | -$7.32M |
|
994
Home Depot
HD
$335B
| – | – |
-85,400
| Closed | -$8.96M |
|
|
HIMX
995
CALL
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.41B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$2.42M |
|
|
HIMX
996
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.41B
| – | – |
-2,946,818
| Closed | -$23.8M |
|
|
HIMX
997
PUT
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.41B
| – | – |
-350,000
| Closed | -$2.82M |
|
998
HP
HPQ
$27.2B
| – | – |
-1,340,357
| Closed | -$24.4M |
|
999
PUT
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.41B
| – | – |
-28,733
| Closed | -$2.15M |
|
1000
CALL
Humana
HUM
$45.5B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$7.18M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2015, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,207 positions worth $12.4B, up 14% from $10.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.6% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.25B of net new capital in Q1 2015, opening 584 new positions and adding to 173 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE): 1,820,357 shares worth $134M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 19% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Energy.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Labcorp, an estimated $117M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2015 buy was PEABODY ENERGY CORP COM STK NEW (DE): 1,820,357 shares worth $134M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Amazon in Q1 2015, an estimated $109M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was Labcorp, cutting an estimated $117M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Baker Hughes in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $185M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 9.6% of its $12.4B portfolio in Q1 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 584 new positions and closed 287 in Q1 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $12.4B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.