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 |
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
|
+$192M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$125M |
| 3 |
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
|
+$124M |
| 4 |
MetLife
MET
|
+$119M |
| 5 |
M&T Bank
MTB
|
+$108M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$131M |
| 2 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$117M |
| 4 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$99.4M |
| 5 |
Baxter International
BAX
|
+$99.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.62% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.21% |
| 3 | Technology | 12.6% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.95% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1151
Aptiv
APTV
$9.83B
| – | – |
-20,993
| Closed | -$1.7M |
|
1152
Antero Resources
AR
$11.6B
| – | – |
-316,343
| Closed | -$1.75M |
|
1153
ArcBest
ARCB
$2.99B
| – | – |
-11,305
| Closed | -$318K |
|
1154
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$9.34B
| – | – |
-19,352
| Closed | -$2.73M |
|
|
1155
PUT
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$9.34B
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$10.9M |
|
|
ARI
1156
Apollo Commercial Real Estate
ARI
$881M
| – | – |
-248,251
| Closed | -$4.57M |
|
|
CVSA
1157
Covista Inc
CVSA
$4.52B
| – | – |
-12,224
| Closed | -$551K |
|
1158
Atkore
ATKR
$3.16B
| – | – |
-12,385
| Closed | -$320K |
|
1159
CALL
Broadcom
AVGO
$1.71T
| – | – |
-730,000
| Closed | -$20M |
|
1160
Avient
AVNT
$4.09B
| – | – |
-53,593
| Closed | -$1.68M |
|
1161
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.9B
| – | – |
-6,878
| Closed | -$796K |
|
1162
Axogen
AXGN
$2.64B
| – | – |
-207,706
| Closed | -$4.11M |
|
|
DCH
1163
Dauch Corp
DCH
$1.53B
| – | – |
-228,500
| Closed | -$2.92M |
|
1164
AutoZone
AZO
$48.7B
| – | – |
-22,030
| Closed | -$24.2M |
|
1165
CALL
Alibaba
BABA
$285B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$16.8M |
|
1166
PUT
Bank of America
BAC
$437B
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$11.2M |
|
1167
Ball Corp
BALL
$17.1B
| – | – |
-127,035
| Closed | -$8.89M |
|
1168
Banner Corp
BANR
$2.42B
| – | – |
-16,787
| Closed | -$909K |
|
|
1169
Baxter International
BAX
$13.7B
| – | – |
-1,209,969
| Closed | -$99.1M |
|
1170
CALL
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.86B
| – | – |
-927,750
| Closed | -$18.4M |
|
1171
PUT
Best Buy
BBY
$18.5B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$20.3M |
|
1172
Bloom Energy
BE
$60B
| – | – |
-401,330
| Closed | -$4.92M |
|
1173
Bright Horizons
BFAM
$3.63B
| – | – |
-26,577
| Closed | -$4.01M |
|
1174
Brown-Forman Class B
BF.B
$13.2B
| – | – |
-9,559
| Closed | -$530K |
|
1175
B&G Foods
BGS
$282M
| – | – |
-64,462
| Closed | -$1.34M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,818 positions worth $14.5B, down 7.1% from $15.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $1.03B in Q3 2019, closing 710 positions and reducing 357 holdings. Its most notable exit was McDonald's, an estimated $131M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $194M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q3 2019 buy was State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,500,000 shares worth $194M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to MetLife in Q3 2019, an estimated $119M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was RTX Corp, cutting an estimated $119M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited McDonald's in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $131M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $14.5B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 392 new positions and closed 710 in Q3 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 7.1% quarter-over-quarter to $14.5B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.