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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1201
Corcept Therapeutics
CORT
$13.1B
| – | – |
-39,140
| Closed | -$183K |
|
1202
CALL
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.55B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$11.4M |
|
1203
Cardiff Oncology
CRDF
$77.8M
| – | – |
-290
| Closed | -$97K |
|
1204
CALL
Salesforce
CRM
$172B
| – | – |
-35,000
| Closed | -$2.58M |
|
1205
PUT
Cisco
CSCO
$437B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$2.85M |
|
1206
Constellium
CSTM
$3.63B
| – | – |
-35,335
| Closed | -$183K |
|
1207
Cintas
CTAS
$82.8B
| – | – |
-53,880
| Closed | -$1.21M |
|
1208
PUT
Cognizant
CTSH
$27.9B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.13M |
|
1209
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.48B
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$432K |
|
1210
CALL
Cemex
CX
$16B
| – | – |
-108,160
| Closed | -$700K |
|
1211
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.85B
| – | – |
-25,902
| Closed | -$485K |
|
1212
CALL
Community Health Systems
CYH
$426M
| – | – |
-544,500
| Closed | -$6.86M |
|
1213
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.7B
| – | – |
-176,559
| Closed | -$1.25M |
|
1214
Designer Brands
DBI
$301M
| – | – |
-1,874,116
| Closed | -$51.8M |
|
1215
PUT
Dillards
DDS
$9.97B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$12.7M |
|
1216
Digi International
DGII
$2.85B
| – | – |
-13,450
| Closed | -$127K |
|
1217
D.R. Horton
DHI
$41.7B
| – | – |
-350,045
| Closed | -$10.6M |
|
1218
Danaher
DHR
$152B
| – | – |
-1,184,493
| Closed | -$77.5M |
|
1219
DHT Holdings
DHT
$3.15B
| – | – |
-942,353
| Closed | -$5.43M |
|
1220
PUT
Dine Brands
DIN
$454M
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$14M |
|
1221
CALL
Walt Disney
DIS
$190B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$4.97M |
|
|
DX
1222
Dynex Capital
DX
$3.23B
| – | – |
-19,060
| Closed | -$380K |
|
|
EA
1223
CALL
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
| – | – |
-35,000
| Closed | -$2.31M |
|
1224
Ennis
EBF
$544M
| – | – |
-12,386
| Closed | -$242K |
|
1225
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$264M
| – | – |
-6,031
| Closed | -$219K |
|
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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.