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 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$160M |
| 2 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$156M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$153M |
| 4 |
HES
Hess
HES
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
WLL
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
|
+$119M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$113M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$91.8M |
| 3 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$83.2M |
| 4 |
POT
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
|
+$81.4M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$80.4M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.35% |
| 2 | Technology | 10.89% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.52% |
| 4 | Energy | 8.98% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.17% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AMWD
1126
DELISTED
American Woodmark
AMWD
| – | – |
-5,280
| Closed | -$289K |
|
|
1127
CALL
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| – | – |
-3,100,000
| Closed | -$57.7M |
|
1128
Abercrombie & Fitch
ANF
$4.84B
| – | – |
-9,390
| Closed | -$207K |
|
1129
PUT
Arrow Electronics
ARW
$10.7B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.06M |
|
1130
PUT
Avnet
AVT
$7.27B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$2.23M |
|
1131
CALL
American Express
AXP
$227B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$7.81M |
|
1132
Axalta
AXTA
$7.75B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$691K |
|
1133
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.3B
| – | – |
-1,500
| Closed | -$252K |
|
1134
CALL
Best Buy
BBY
$18.1B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$3.78M |
|
|
1135
Best Buy
BBY
$18.1B
| – | – |
-512,079
| Closed | -$19.4M |
|
1136
Brunswick
BC
$5.24B
| – | – |
-590,637
| Closed | -$30.4M |
|
1137
BCE
BCE
$22.1B
| – | – |
-288,409
| Closed | -$12.2M |
|
1138
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.07B
| – | – |
-27,221
| Closed | -$6.44M |
|
1139
B&G Foods
BGS
$281M
| – | – |
-7,650
| Closed | -$225K |
|
1140
CALL
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$5.21M |
|
|
1141
PUT
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$10.4M |
|
1142
CALL
Biogen
BIIB
$32B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$10.6M |
|
|
BNY
1143
PUT
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$4.02M |
|
1144
CALL
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$11.6M |
|
1145
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| – | – |
-267,300
| Closed | -$17.2M |
|
1146
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.54B
| – | – |
-15,335
| Closed | -$939K |
|
1147
CALL
Box
BOX
$4.56B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$2.96M |
|
|
1148
PUT
Box
BOX
$4.56B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$3.95M |
|
|
BPT
1149
PUT
DELISTED
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
BPT
| – | – |
-22,500
| Closed | -$1.31M |
|
1150
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.99B
| – | – |
-140,000
| Closed | -$3.72M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,520 positions worth $16.3B, up 32% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $3.81B of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 601 new positions and adding to 279 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was eBay: 6,249,614 shares worth $158M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 15% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $91.8M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2015 buy was eBay: 6,249,614 shares worth $158M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Time Warner Inc in Q2 2015, an estimated $160M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $91.8M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Gilead Sciences in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $113M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $16.3B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 601 new positions and closed 402 in Q2 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 32% quarter-over-quarter to $16.3B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.