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 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$187M |
| 2 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$165M |
| 3 |
ANDV
Andeavor
ANDV
|
+$156M |
| 4 |
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
|
+$153M |
| 5 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$132M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$165M |
| 2 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$125M |
| 3 |
Tapestry
TPR
|
+$89.4M |
| 4 |
XL
XL Group Ltd.
XL
|
+$79.9M |
| 5 |
NBL
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
|
+$76.9M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.8% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.93% |
| 3 | Energy | 9.81% |
| 4 | Financials | 9.57% |
| 5 | Technology | 9.45% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1076
PUT
Ford
F
$55.2B
| – | – |
-2,175,000
| Closed | -$27.3M |
|
1077
First American
FAF
$7.34B
| – | – |
-354,103
| Closed | -$14.2M |
|
1078
Diamondback Energy
FANG
$57.2B
| – | – |
-51,935
| Closed | -$4.74M |
|
1079
Fastenal
FAST
$59.2B
| – | – |
-971,340
| Closed | -$10.8M |
|
1080
First Business Financial Services
FBIZ
$581M
| – | – |
-11,266
| Closed | -$264K |
|
1081
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$111B
| – | – |
-258,057
| Closed | -$2.88M |
|
|
1082
PUT
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$111B
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$4.46M |
|
|
DMC
1083
Del Monte Corp
DMC
$1.53B
| – | – |
-6,300
| Closed | -$343K |
|
1084
Forum Energy Technologies
FET
$847M
| – | – |
-20,095
| Closed | -$6.96M |
|
1085
First Horizon
FHN
$11.7B
| – | – |
-73,747
| Closed | -$1.02M |
|
|
FISV
1086
Fiserv Inc
FISV
$28.3B
| – | – |
-8,014
| Closed | -$436K |
|
1087
Comfort Systems
FIX
$55.8B
| – | – |
-6,600
| Closed | -$215K |
|
1088
FMC
FMC
$1.41B
| – | – |
-471,366
| Closed | -$18.9M |
|
|
FOLD
1089
DELISTED
Amicus Therapeutics
FOLD
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$1.64M |
|
1090
CALL
Fossil Group
FOSL
$333M
| – | – |
-275,000
| Closed | -$7.85M |
|
1091
PUT
Fortinet
FTNT
$112B
| – | – |
-750,000
| Closed | -$4.74M |
|
1092
H.B. Fuller
FUL
$3.13B
| – | – |
-5,000
| Closed | -$220K |
|
1093
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.53B
| – | – |
-352,471
| Closed | -$4.76M |
|
1094
CALL
VanEck Gold Miners ETF
GDX
$32.1B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$5.54M |
|
1095
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.4B
| – | – |
-18,173
| Closed | -$373K |
|
1096
Geron
GERN
$964M
| – | – |
-24,480
| Closed | -$66K |
|
1097
PUT
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$180B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$12.5M |
|
1098
CALL
Corning
GLW
$124B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$3.07M |
|
|
1099
Corning
GLW
$124B
| – | – |
-1,850,227
| Closed | -$37.9M |
|
1100
General Motors
GM
$75.4B
| – | – |
-13,318
| Closed | -$377K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q3 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2016, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,491 positions worth $17.3B, up 12% from $15.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.98B of net new capital in Q3 2016, opening 364 new positions and adding to 330 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Baidu: 956,379 shares worth $174M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Energy.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alibaba, an estimated $165M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q3 2016 buy was Baidu: 956,379 shares worth $174M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Eli Lilly in Q3 2016, an estimated $187M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q3 2016 reduction was Alibaba, cutting an estimated $165M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Tapestry in Q3 2016, selling an estimated $89.4M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $17.3B portfolio in Q3 2016.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 364 new positions and closed 520 in Q3 2016.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 12% quarter-over-quarter to $17.3B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2016, filed 14 Nov 2016.