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 |
Visa
V
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$147M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$126M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$111M |
| 2 |
lululemon athletica
LULU
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$96.1M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$86.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.31% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.9% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.33% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
CTB
1176
DELISTED
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
CTB
| $327K | ﹤0.01% |
8,085
-24
| -0.3% | -$915 |
|
1177
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$6.63B
| $323K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,113
| New | +$304K |
|
1178
Ameresco
AMRC
$1.11B
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,080
| New | +$262K |
|
1179
Ryanair
RYAAY
$29.4B
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,218
| New | +$283K |
|
|
AAN
1180
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc
AAN
| $318K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,790
| New | +$309K |
|
1181
Sony
SONY
$142B
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,380
| New | +$267K |
|
1182
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$3.91B
| $309K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,712
| New | +$280K |
|
1183
National Grid
NGG
$80.9B
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
5,887
-722
| -11% | -$38.3K |
|
|
ESGR
1184
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
| $300K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,464
| New | +$276K |
|
|
POLY
1185
DELISTED
Plantronics, Inc.
POLY
| $296K | ﹤0.01% |
10,954
-59,154
| -84% | -$1.3M |
|
1186
Viavi Solutions
VIAV
$9.12B
| $290K | ﹤0.01% |
19,380
-1,430,015
| -99% | -$19M |
|
|
NATI
1187
DELISTED
National Instruments Corp
NATI
| $288K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,553
| New | +$245K |
|
1188
Inogen
INGN
$146M
| $282K | ﹤0.01% |
6,312
-16,281
| -72% | -$562K |
|
1189
Gogo Inc
GOGO
$347M
| $276K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,622
| New | +$283K |
|
1190
CNA Financial
CNA
$13.4B
| $274K | ﹤0.01% |
7,045
-10,568
| -60% | -$360K |
|
|
UCTT
1191
Ultra Clean Holdings
UCTT
$3.3B
| $270K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,674
| New | +$242K |
|
|
KAMN
1192
DELISTED
Kaman Corp
KAMN
| $270K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,730
| New | +$232K |
|
1193
Magnolia Oil & Gas
MGY
$6.45B
| $267K | ﹤0.01% |
37,826
-250,512
| -87% | -$1.49M |
|
1194
Littelfuse
LFUS
$10.2B
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
1,040
-186
| -15% | -$41.2K |
|
1195
Silicon Motion
SIMO
$8.25B
| $265K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,505
| New | +$225K |
|
1196
Southern Copper
SCCO
$181B
| $263K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,407
| New | +$224K |
|
1197
Rogers Corp
ROG
$2.19B
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
+1,687
| New | +$223K |
|
|
TEN
1198
DELISTED
Tenneco Inc. Class A Voting Common Stock
TEN
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
24,763
+11,124
| +82% | +$105K |
|
|
BMY.RT
1199
DELISTED
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Contingent Value Rights
BMY.RT
| $262K | ﹤0.01% |
+379,000
| New | +$807K |
|
|
VISN
1200
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.5B
| $260K | ﹤0.01% |
19,419
-417
| -2% | -$4.6K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,902 positions worth $18B, up 32% from $13.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2B of net new capital in Q4 2020, opening 657 new positions and adding to 297 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $111M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2020 buy was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Visa in Q4 2020, an estimated $173M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Activision Blizzard, cutting an estimated $111M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited lululemon athletica in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $106M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $18B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 657 new positions and closed 643 in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 32% quarter-over-quarter to $18B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.