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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TFCFA
1176
PUT
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A
TFCFA
| $1.73M | 0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$1.49M |
|
1177
Genuine Parts
GPC
$18.9B
| $1.72M | 0.01% |
18,141
+15,190
| +515% | +$1.39M |
|
1178
CALL
RH
RH
$2.67B
| $1.72M | 0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$1.81M |
|
1179
Coca-Cola
KO
$395B
| $1.72M | 0.01% |
37,478
-975,085
| -96% | -$44.8M |
|
1180
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.66B
| $1.72M | 0.01% |
+55,310
| New | +$1.81M |
|
1181
Angi Inc
ANGI
$201M
| $1.71M | 0.01% |
+16,317
| New | +$1.89M |
|
|
ARNA
1182
CALL
DELISTED
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc
ARNA
| $1.7M | 0.01% |
+50,000
| New | +$1.42M |
|
|
MYND
1183
Mynd.ai
MYND
$19.4M
| $1.69M | 0.01% |
10,000
+5,252
| +111% | +$1.23M |
|
1184
Murphy USA
MUSA
$10B
| $1.69M | 0.01% |
+20,963
| New | +$1.58M |
|
1185
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$35.3B
| $1.68M | 0.01% |
25,293
-10,598
| -30% | -$702K |
|
1186
Trustmark
TRMK
$2.68B
| $1.67M | 0.01% |
52,488
-28,262
| -35% | -$934K |
|
1187
Carlyle Group
CG
$17.5B
| $1.67M | 0.01% |
+72,820
| New | +$1.63M |
|
1188
Domino's
DPZ
$11.5B
| $1.67M | 0.01% |
8,825
-780,884
| -99% | -$145M |
|
1189
Johnson Controls International
JCI
$85.8B
| $1.66M | 0.01% |
+43,521
| New | +$1.7M |
|
1190
Paychex
PAYX
$44.4B
| $1.66M | 0.01% |
24,344
-433,493
| -95% | -$28.4M |
|
|
KEYW
1191
DELISTED
The KEYW Holding Corporation
KEYW
| $1.64M | 0.01% |
+280,000
| New | +$1.75M |
|
1192
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.6B
| $1.64M | 0.01% |
44,310
-170,347
| -79% | -$6.2M |
|
1193
Jabil
JBL
$32.1B
| $1.64M | 0.01% |
62,386
-8,638
| -12% | -$245K |
|
1194
Altria Group
MO
$113B
| $1.64M | 0.01% |
22,924
-498,556
| -96% | -$33.4M |
|
1195
Dominion Energy
D
$58.8B
| $1.63M | 0.01% |
20,058
+1,123
| +6% | +$91K |
|
1196
Corning
GLW
$127B
| $1.63M | 0.01% |
50,814
+16,114
| +46% | +$507K |
|
1197
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.21B
| $1.62M | 0.01% |
17,449
-24,326
| -58% | -$2.21M |
|
1198
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
| $1.61M | 0.01% |
+14,200
| New | +$1.56M |
|
|
HBI
1199
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
| $1.61M | 0.01% |
+77,004
| New | +$1.64M |
|
1200
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.31B
| $1.61M | 0.01% |
+144,051
| New | +$1.7M |
|
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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.