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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$366M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$149M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$229M |
| 2 |
Alcoa
AA
|
+$206M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
Darden Restaurants
DRI
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
NTRS
|
+$127M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 17.41% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.39% |
| 3 | Technology | 10.01% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 8.2% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.69% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
HF
1201
DELISTED
HFF Inc.
HF
| $775K | ﹤0.01% |
22,575
+17,690
| +362% | +$676K |
|
1202
Kite Realty
KRG
$5.3B
| $774K | ﹤0.01% |
45,326
-76,699
| -63% | -$1.19M |
|
1203
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13B
| $773K | ﹤0.01% |
29,435
+8,325
| +39% | +$222K |
|
1204
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$50.4B
| $772K | ﹤0.01% |
60,430
-11,910
| -16% | -$155K |
|
|
PDM
1205
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.24B
| $772K | ﹤0.01% |
38,751
-16,547
| -30% | -$307K |
|
|
SPN
1206
DELISTED
Superior Energy Services, Inc.
SPN
| $767K | ﹤0.01% |
7,879
+3,445
| +78% | +$353K |
|
1207
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
LGND
$5.62B
| $758K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,862
| New | +$654K |
|
1208
Viatris
VTRS
$19.2B
| $757K | ﹤0.01% |
20,948
-287,147
| -93% | -$11.3M |
|
1209
Wheaton Precious Metals
WPM
$74.4B
| $748K | ﹤0.01% |
33,908
-14,792
| -30% | -$318K |
|
|
AYR
1210
DELISTED
Aircastle Ltd
AYR
| $745K | ﹤0.01% |
+36,319
| New | +$757K |
|
1211
Valero Energy
VLO
$98B
| $743K | ﹤0.01% |
6,705
-4,851
| -42% | -$544K |
|
1212
Universal Insurance Holdings
UVE
$1.2B
| $742K | ﹤0.01% |
21,128
-2,133
| -9% | -$72.6K |
|
1213
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.01B
| $741K | ﹤0.01% |
38,917
-29,311
| -43% | -$606K |
|
1214
Thomson Reuters
TRI
$45.2B
| $738K | ﹤0.01% |
15,766
+9,046
| +135% | +$416K |
|
|
WGL
1215
DELISTED
Wgl Holdings
WGL
| $737K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,309
| New | +$723K |
|
|
TWNK
1216
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
| $736K | ﹤0.01% |
54,150
-88,640
| -62% | -$1.22M |
|
1217
Alarm.com
ALRM
$2.79B
| $734K | ﹤0.01% |
18,185
+9,941
| +121% | +$413K |
|
1218
Saic
SAIC
$5.38B
| $733K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,054
| New | +$769K |
|
|
HDP
1219
CALL
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
| $729K | ﹤0.01% |
+40,000
| New | +$719K |
|
1220
New York Times
NYT
$11.1B
| $726K | ﹤0.01% |
28,039
-124,706
| -82% | -$2.94M |
|
1221
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.3B
| $724K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,116
| New | +$631K |
|
1222
Barclays
BCS
$91.5B
| $721K | ﹤0.01% |
+75,224
| New | +$814K |
|
1223
Fidelity National Financial
FNF
$12.7B
| $720K | ﹤0.01% |
19,910
-209,321
| -91% | -$7.62M |
|
|
HES
1224
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $720K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,763
| New | +$643K |
|
|
NTRI
1225
DELISTED
NutriSystem, Inc.
NTRI
| $716K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,597
| New | +$617K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,414 positions worth $22B, down 8% from $23.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $2.72B in Q2 2018, closing 678 positions and reducing 664 holdings. Its most notable exit was Burlington, an estimated $114M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Evergy worth $156M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 2,779,050 shares worth $156M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q2 2018, an estimated $366M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $229M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Burlington in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $114M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $22B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 528 new positions and closed 678 in Q2 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 8% quarter-over-quarter to $22B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.