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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
BITA
1001
CALL
DELISTED
Bitauto Holdings Limited
BITA
| $3.18M | 0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$4.08M |
|
1002
Abeona Therapeutics
ABEO
$355M
| $3.17M | 0.01% |
+8,000
| New | +$3.31M |
|
1003
CALL
Box
BOX
$4.61B
| $3.17M | 0.01% |
+150,000
| New | +$3.16M |
|
|
ATVI
1004
CALL
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $3.17M | 0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$3.16M |
|
|
NYRT
1005
DELISTED
New York REIT, Inc.
NYRT
| $3.16M | 0.01% |
158,126
+25,312
| +19% | +$1.63M |
|
1006
CALL
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.03B
| $3.15M | 0.01% |
+232,500
| New | +$2.89M |
|
1007
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30B
| $3.14M | 0.01% |
40,353
+677
| +2% | +$53.2K |
|
|
HBI
1008
CALL
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
| $3.14M | 0.01% |
150,000
| – | – |
|
1009
3M
MMM
$92.7B
| $3.14M | 0.01% |
15,937
-98,665
| -86% | -$19M |
|
|
SGI
1010
PUT
Somnigroup International
SGI
$13.5B
| $3.13M | 0.01% |
200,000
| – | – |
|
|
CIT
1011
DELISTED
CIT Group Inc.
CIT
| $3.1M | 0.01% |
+62,979
| New | +$3.05M |
|
1012
WaFd
WAFD
$2.68B
| $3.1M | 0.01% |
90,431
+37,765
| +72% | +$1.3M |
|
1013
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.75B
| $3.09M | 0.01% |
148,848
+115,638
| +348% | +$2.47M |
|
1014
CALL
Micron Technology
MU
$1.05T
| $3.08M | 0.01% |
+75,000
| New | +$3.23M |
|
1015
TC Energy
TRP
$64.8B
| $3.07M | 0.01% |
63,207
+41,748
| +195% | +$2.04M |
|
1016
Timken Company
TKR
$8.46B
| $3.04M | 0.01% |
61,952
+56,352
| +1,006% | +$2.73M |
|
|
EXPR
1017
PUT
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
| $3.04M | 0.01% |
+15,000
| New | +$2.46M |
|
|
HT
1018
DELISTED
Hersha Hospitality Trust Priority Class A Common Shares of Beneficial Interest
HT
| $3.04M | 0.01% |
174,920
+163,514
| +1,434% | +$2.93M |
|
1019
CALL
Wells Fargo
WFC
$255B
| $3.03M | 0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$2.82M |
|
|
SAIL
1020
DELISTED
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SAIL
| $3.01M | 0.01% |
+207,799
| New | +$3.05M |
|
1021
SEI Investments
SEIC
$13.3B
| $3M | 0.01% |
41,819
-142,401
| -77% | -$9.53M |
|
1022
CarGurus
CARG
$3.28B
| $3M | 0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$2.99M |
|
|
ONCE
1023
DELISTED
Spark Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
ONCE
| $2.99M | 0.01% |
58,180
-71,703
| -55% | -$5.15M |
|
1024
Appian
APPN
$2.81B
| $2.99M | 0.01% |
+95,000
| New | +$2.2M |
|
|
ICPT
1025
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
| $2.96M | 0.01% |
50,716
-90,684
| -64% | -$5.72M |
|
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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.