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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1001
Broadstone Net Lease
BNL
$4.34B
| $1.08M | 0.01% |
55,375
+22,238
| +67% | +$393K |
|
1002
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$6.72B
| $1.08M | 0.01% |
18,470
-87,838
| -83% | -$4.97M |
|
1003
Tronox
TROX
$861M
| $1.08M | 0.01% |
+73,864
| New | +$860K |
|
1004
Factset
FDS
$10.9B
| $1.08M | 0.01% |
+3,237
| New | +$1.07M |
|
|
CVSA
1005
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.52B
| $1.07M | 0.01% |
31,573
+11,846
| +60% | +$338K |
|
1006
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.03B
| $1.05M | 0.01% |
+13,682
| New | +$936K |
|
|
BEAT
1007
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
| $1.04M | 0.01% |
14,419
-161,361
| -92% | -$8.45M |
|
1008
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF
ARKQ
$1.91B
| $1.04M | 0.01% |
+13,612
| New | +$900K |
|
1009
ARK Innovation ETF
ARKK
$6.41B
| $1.03M | 0.01% |
+8,239
| New | +$893K |
|
1010
ARK Genomic Revolution ETF
ARKG
$1.89B
| $1.02M | 0.01% |
+10,987
| New | +$875K |
|
1011
ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF
ARKF
$805M
| $1.02M | 0.01% |
+20,526
| New | +$926K |
|
1012
ARK Web x.0 ETF
ARKW
$1.81B
| $1.02M | 0.01% |
+6,968
| New | +$892K |
|
1013
The Bancorp
TBBK
$2.72B
| $1.02M | 0.01% |
+74,758
| New | +$846K |
|
1014
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$30.7B
| $1.02M | 0.01% |
+19,717
| New | +$948K |
|
1015
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.71B
| $1.02M | 0.01% |
32,584
+23,409
| +255% | +$682K |
|
|
LPRO
1016
DELISTED
Open Lending Corp
LPRO
| $1.02M | 0.01% |
+29,077
| New | +$845K |
|
1017
Baker Hughes
BKR
$61.5B
| $1.01M | 0.01% |
48,387
-967,599
| -95% | -$17M |
|
1018
Entergy
ETR
$49.4B
| $1M | 0.01% |
+20,116
| New | +$1.06M |
|
1019
Advanced Drainage Systems
WMS
$10.6B
| $1M | 0.01% |
+12,002
| New | +$850K |
|
1020
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$8.53B
| $999K | 0.01% |
+36,179
| New | +$927K |
|
1021
New Fortress Energy
NFE
$78.7M
| $994K | 0.01% |
18,545
-15,875
| -46% | -$727K |
|
1022
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$8.07B
| $989K | 0.01% |
+26,679
| New | +$860K |
|
1023
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.01B
| $987K | 0.01% |
+14,675
| New | +$951K |
|
1024
PRA Group
PRAA
$759M
| $986K | 0.01% |
+24,865
| New | +$987K |
|
|
MDP
1025
DELISTED
Meredith Corporation
MDP
| $982K | 0.01% |
51,161
-15,745
| -24% | -$256K |
|
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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.