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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1026
CALL
Melco Resorts & Entertainment
MLCO
$2.09B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$3.81M |
|
1027
Monro
MNRO
$392M
| – | – |
-94,112
| Closed | -$5.44M |
|
1028
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$7.76B
| – | – |
-1,029,186
| Closed | -$47M |
|
1029
Vail Resorts
MTN
$5.45B
| – | – |
-316,663
| Closed | -$28.9M |
|
1030
PUT
Micron Technology
MU
$1.09T
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$7M |
|
1031
Magnachip Semiconductor
MX
$121M
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$650K |
|
1032
Nordic American Tanker
NAT
$1.48B
| – | – |
-28,492
| Closed | -$285K |
|
1033
PUT
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| – | – |
-1,400,000
| Closed | -$6.83M |
|
1034
Nokia
NOK
$57B
| – | – |
-2,676,139
| Closed | -$21M |
|
1035
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| – | – |
-34,358,480
| Closed | -$18.3M |
|
1036
Oceaneering
OII
$5.28B
| – | – |
-468,987
| Closed | -$27.6M |
|
1037
Oneok
OKE
$58.8B
| – | – |
-329,155
| Closed | -$16.4M |
|
1038
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.27B
| – | – |
-20,000
| Closed | -$723K |
|
|
1039
PUT
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.27B
| – | – |
-29,600
| Closed | -$1.07M |
|
1040
ON Semiconductor
ON
$28.9B
| – | – |
-2,193,369
| Closed | -$25.1M |
|
1041
CALL
OneSpan
OSPN
$580M
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$2.12M |
|
1042
Prologis
PLD
$135B
| – | – |
-346,900
| Closed | -$14.9M |
|
1043
CALL
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97B
| – | – |
-52,700
| Closed | -$4.81M |
|
|
1044
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97B
| – | – |
-76,656
| Closed | -$6.99M |
|
1045
CALL
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.68B
| – | – |
-295,800
| Closed | -$8.19M |
|
1046
CALL
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.98B
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$12.5M |
|
1047
PUT
Qualcomm
QCOM
$169B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.72M |
|
1048
CALL
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$487B
| – | – |
-1,000,000
| Closed | -$103M |
|
1049
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$28.2B
| – | – |
-239,338
| Closed | -$9.34M |
|
1050
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.1B
| – | – |
-83,220
| Closed | -$6.58M |
|
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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.