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 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$177M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$149M |
| 3 |
WFT
Weatherford International plc
WFT
|
+$108M |
| 4 |
Olin
OLN
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$92M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CSX Corp
CSX
|
+$204M |
| 2 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$156M |
| 3 |
Steel Dynamics
STLD
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
Norfolk Southern
NSC
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$125M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.48% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.94% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.89% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.1% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 7.89% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1176
Bruker
BRKR
$8.75B
| – | – |
-11,340
| Closed | -$318K |
|
1177
First Busey Corp
BUSE
$2.51B
| – | – |
-15,800
| Closed | -$324K |
|
1178
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$13.9B
| – | – |
-15,180
| Closed | -$509K |
|
1179
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$5.91B
| – | – |
-125,000
| Closed | -$2.58M |
|
1180
PUT
Citigroup
C
$222B
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$10.4M |
|
1181
CACI
CACI
$14B
| – | – |
-3,184
| Closed | -$340K |
|
1182
Conagra Brands
CAG
$7.99B
| – | – |
-1,244,614
| Closed | -$43.2M |
|
1183
Cal-Maine
CALM
$4.01B
| – | – |
-8,910
| Closed | -$463K |
|
1184
CALL
Caterpillar
CAT
$372B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$15.3M |
|
|
1185
Caterpillar
CAT
$372B
| – | – |
-463,120
| Closed | -$35.4M |
|
1186
Chubb
CB
$133B
| – | – |
-159,463
| Closed | -$19M |
|
1187
CALL
Cboe Global Markets
CBOE
$32.3B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$13.1M |
|
1188
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP
$48.4B
| – | – |
-129,550
| Closed | -$6.57M |
|
1189
PUT
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$35.2B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$10.6M |
|
1190
Crown Holdings
CCK
$13B
| – | – |
-6,172
| Closed | -$306K |
|
1191
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$86.3B
| – | – |
-904,801
| Closed | -$21.3M |
|
1192
CALL
CEVA Inc
CEVA
$754M
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$1.13M |
|
1193
CALL
Ciena
CIEN
$53B
| – | – |
-211,100
| Closed | -$4.01M |
|
1194
Commercial Metals
CMC
$7.18B
| – | – |
-12,360
| Closed | -$210K |
|
1195
Comcast
CMCSA
$96.2B
| – | – |
-415,974
| Closed | -$12.7M |
|
1196
PUT
CME Group
CME
$99.9B
| – | – |
-120,000
| Closed | -$11.5M |
|
1197
PUT
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25.6B
| – | – |
-500,000
| Closed | -$10.5M |
|
1198
Century Casinos
CNTY
$36M
| – | – |
-11,900
| Closed | -$73K |
|
1199
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.4B
| – | – |
-26,640
| Closed | -$251K |
|
1200
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.08B
| – | – |
-138,090
| Closed | -$8.3M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,676 positions worth $15.4B, down 8.3% from $16.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $1.81B in Q2 2016, closing 549 positions and reducing 375 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $125M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Union Pacific worth $183M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2016 buy was Union Pacific: 2,095,751 shares worth $183M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Alibaba in Q2 2016, an estimated $149M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was CSX Corp, cutting an estimated $204M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $125M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $15.4B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 438 new positions and closed 549 in Q2 2016.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 8.3% quarter-over-quarter to $15.4B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.