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% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Visa
V
$693B
| $41M | 0.28% |
528,900
+399,462
| +309% | +$30.9M |
|
102
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.68B
| $41M | 0.28% |
+1,855,547
| New | +$38M |
|
103
Blackrock
BLK
$179B
| $40.3M | 0.28% |
118,325
+47,926
| +68% | +$16.3M |
|
104
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| $40.1M | 0.28% |
+1,014,678
| New | +$36.1M |
|
105
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$19.3B
| $40.1M | 0.28% |
+402,375
| New | +$39.4M |
|
106
Nucor
NUE
$55.3B
| $39.4M | 0.27% |
978,537
+678,537
| +226% | +$27.9M |
|
107
Applied Materials
AMAT
$391B
| $39.1M | 0.27% |
2,094,188
+2,068,299
| +7,989% | +$35.9M |
|
|
SPLK
108
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $38.8M | 0.27% |
660,268
+357,468
| +118% | +$20.5M |
|
|
SHPG
109
DELISTED
Shire pic
SHPG
| $38.5M | 0.27% |
+187,714
| New | +$39M |
|
110
State Street
STT
$51.4B
| $37.8M | 0.26% |
+569,082
| New | +$39.5M |
|
|
SIVB
111
DELISTED
SVB Financial Group
SIVB
| $37.4M | 0.26% |
+314,647
| New | +$39M |
|
|
RHT
112
DELISTED
Red Hat Inc
RHT
| $36.4M | 0.25% |
439,505
+394,345
| +873% | +$31.3M |
|
113
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$773B
| $36.1M | 0.25% |
+12,595,535
| New | +$28.2M |
|
|
TTM
114
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $35.1M | 0.24% |
+1,190,402
| New | +$34.6M |
|
115
Exelon
EXC
$45.1B
| $34.9M | 0.24% |
1,763,879
+1,263,014
| +252% | +$25.6M |
|
116
Alliant Energy
LNT
$17.6B
| $34.9M | 0.24% |
+1,118,066
| New | +$33.6M |
|
117
Synchrony
SYF
$25.9B
| $34.7M | 0.24% |
1,141,344
+1,122,444
| +5,939% | +$35.2M |
|
118
T-Mobile US
TMUS
$196B
| $34.5M | 0.24% |
881,333
+690,017
| +361% | +$26.7M |
|
119
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.85B
| $34.1M | 0.24% |
+2,825,912
| New | +$31.9M |
|
120
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.1B
| $33.9M | 0.24% |
1,820,010
-279,137
| -13% | -$5.53M |
|
121
CALL
AbbVie
ABBV
$468B
| $33.8M | 0.23% |
+571,200
| New | +$32.9M |
|
|
CXO
122
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
| $33.6M | 0.23% |
+361,374
| New | +$38.7M |
|
|
EGN
123
DELISTED
Energen
EGN
| $33.6M | 0.23% |
+818,613
| New | +$44.8M |
|
124
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$36.2B
| $33.2M | 0.23% |
+858,126
| New | +$34.4M |
|
125
Teradyne
TER
$58.7B
| $33.2M | 0.23% |
+1,605,520
| New | +$32M |
|
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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.