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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CDK
1151
DELISTED
CDK Global, Inc.
CDK
| $1.88M | 0.01% |
26,418
+13,368
| +102% | +$898K |
|
|
MNDT
1152
DELISTED
Mandiant, Inc. Common Stock
MNDT
| $1.88M | 0.01% |
132,543
-801,263
| -86% | -$12.2M |
|
1153
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.1B
| $1.87M | 0.01% |
23,104
-1,172,499
| -98% | -$89.7M |
|
1154
Wabash National
WNC
$506M
| $1.85M | 0.01% |
+85,118
| New | +$1.77M |
|
|
NPTN
1155
DELISTED
NEOPHOTONICS CORP
NPTN
| $1.84M | 0.01% |
280,000
+269,500
| +2,567% | +$1.65M |
|
1156
PUT
Knowles
KN
$2.87B
| $1.83M | 0.01% |
+125,000
| New | +$1.95M |
|
|
EA
1157
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
| $1.83M | 0.01% |
17,440
-97,286
| -85% | -$10.8M |
|
|
TIF
1158
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
| $1.83M | 0.01% |
17,576
+1,342
| +8% | +$128K |
|
1159
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.58B
| $1.82M | 0.01% |
35,066
-12,874
| -27% | -$695K |
|
|
DATA
1160
DELISTED
Tableau Software, Inc.
DATA
| $1.82M | 0.01% |
26,248
-46,289
| -64% | -$3.4M |
|
1161
Donaldson
DCI
$10.8B
| $1.81M | 0.01% |
37,032
-5,381
| -13% | -$257K |
|
1162
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.8B
| $1.81M | 0.01% |
96,386
-103,871
| -52% | -$1.57M |
|
|
SAFM
1163
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
| $1.8M | 0.01% |
+13,008
| New | +$2.01M |
|
|
TEN
1164
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $1.8M | 0.01% |
+30,738
| New | +$1.82M |
|
1165
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.66B
| $1.8M | 0.01% |
10,653
+7,153
| +204% | +$1.21M |
|
1166
Amgen
AMGN
$239B
| $1.78M | 0.01% |
10,245
-50,252
| -83% | -$8.89M |
|
1167
H&R Block
HRB
$6.56B
| $1.78M | 0.01% |
67,762
+4,425
| +7% | +$115K |
|
1168
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
JNUG
$699M
| $1.78M | 0.01% |
+2,000
| New | +$1.6M |
|
1169
Spectrum Brands
SPB
$2.05B
| $1.77M | 0.01% |
15,779
+7,679
| +95% | +$839K |
|
1170
CVB Financial
CVBF
$3.94B
| $1.77M | 0.01% |
+75,223
| New | +$1.79M |
|
1171
Primerica
PRI
$9.15B
| $1.77M | 0.01% |
17,438
+4,826
| +38% | +$460K |
|
|
PAY
1172
PUT
DELISTED
Verifone Systems Inc
PAY
| $1.77M | 0.01% |
+100,000
| New | +$1.86M |
|
|
WPX
1173
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
| $1.74M | 0.01% |
123,817
-593,217
| -83% | -$7.18M |
|
1174
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
$2.56B
| $1.73M | 0.01% |
1,933
-50,919
| -96% | -$30.1M |
|
1175
Terex
TEX
$7.45B
| $1.73M | 0.01% |
35,854
+29,991
| +512% | +$1.38M |
|
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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.