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 Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
|
+$192M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$125M |
| 3 |
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
|
+$124M |
| 4 |
MetLife
MET
|
+$119M |
| 5 |
M&T Bank
MTB
|
+$108M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$131M |
| 2 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$117M |
| 4 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$99.4M |
| 5 |
Baxter International
BAX
|
+$99.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.62% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.21% |
| 3 | Technology | 12.6% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.95% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1201
CarGurus
CARG
$3.31B
| – | – |
-86,986
| Closed | -$3.14M |
|
1202
Caterpillar
CAT
$371B
| – | – |
-121,769
| Closed | -$16.6M |
|
|
1203
PUT
Caterpillar
CAT
$371B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$6.7M |
|
1204
CBRE Group
CBRE
$43.7B
| – | – |
-82,277
| Closed | -$4.22M |
|
1205
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.29B
| – | – |
-51,312
| Closed | -$8.76M |
|
1206
Carnival Corporation Ltd
CCL
$35.1B
| – | – |
-292,494
| Closed | -$13.6M |
|
1207
Compañía de Cervecerías Unidas
CCU
$2.36B
| – | – |
-7,079
| Closed | -$200K |
|
1208
CDW
CDW
$16.7B
| – | – |
-78,299
| Closed | -$8.69M |
|
1209
Celanese
CE
$4.94B
| – | – |
-4,020
| Closed | -$433K |
|
1210
Central Garden & Pet Co Class A
CENTA
$2.4B
| – | – |
-12,906
| Closed | -$254K |
|
1211
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$29.5B
| – | – |
-933,552
| Closed | -$33M |
|
1212
Chemed
CHE
$7.07B
| – | – |
-3,569
| Closed | -$1.29M |
|
1213
Choice Hotels
CHH
$4.97B
| – | – |
-10,882
| Closed | -$947K |
|
1214
CALL
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$215M
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$3.27M |
|
1215
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$16.6B
| – | – |
-66,678
| Closed | -$5.62M |
|
1216
CALL
Charter Communications
CHTR
$18B
| – | – |
-23,000
| Closed | -$9.08M |
|
|
CHX
1217
DELISTED
ChampionX
CHX
| – | – |
-33,404
| Closed | -$1.12M |
|
1218
Cigna
CI
$73.3B
| – | – |
-108,850
| Closed | -$17.1M |
|
1219
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.5B
| – | – |
-15,002
| Closed | -$1.07M |
|
1220
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$105B
| – | – |
-426,444
| Closed | -$16.8M |
|
|
CMA
1221
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| – | – |
-51,916
| Closed | -$3.77M |
|
1222
Cummins
CMI
$78.5B
| – | – |
-30,543
| Closed | -$5.23M |
|
|
1223
PUT
Cummins
CMI
$78.5B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$8.5M |
|
1224
CALL
Centene
CNC
$32.4B
| – | – |
-27,500
| Closed | -$1.55M |
|
1225
CONMED
CNMD
$1.55B
| – | – |
-57,182
| Closed | -$4.89M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,818 positions worth $14.5B, down 7.1% from $15.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $1.03B in Q3 2019, closing 710 positions and reducing 357 holdings. Its most notable exit was McDonald's, an estimated $131M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $194M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q3 2019 buy was State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,500,000 shares worth $194M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to MetLife in Q3 2019, an estimated $119M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was RTX Corp, cutting an estimated $119M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited McDonald's in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $131M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $14.5B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 392 new positions and closed 710 in Q3 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 7.1% quarter-over-quarter to $14.5B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.