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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$184M |
| 2 |
NWLI
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
|
+$131M |
| 4 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
KeyCorp
KEY
|
+$113M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Parcel Service
UPS
|
+$174M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$167M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$108M |
| 4 |
Ross Stores
ROST
|
+$107M |
| 5 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$104M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 16.48% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.26% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.91% |
| 4 | Technology | 9.83% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 7.86% |
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,681 positions worth $14.4B, up 6.4% from $13.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $521M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 566 new positions and adding to 330 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 4,979,180 shares worth $194M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was United Parcel Service, an estimated $174M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 4,979,180 shares worth $194M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q4 2015, an estimated $131M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was United Parcel Service, cutting an estimated $174M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Abbott in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $94.7M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $14.4B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 566 new positions and closed 480 in Q4 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $14.4B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.