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 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$175M |
| 2 |
Parker-Hannifin
PH
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$138M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Express
AXP
|
+$253M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$193M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 20.85% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.98% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 6.88% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.66% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
INFO
101
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
| $72.7M | 0.23% |
1,609,742
+1,491,577
| +1,262% | +$65.8M |
|
102
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.2B
| $72.6M | 0.23% |
756,446
+657,343
| +663% | +$55.5M |
|
|
103
Lowe's Companies
LOW
$121B
| $72.6M | 0.23% |
780,707
-2,330,305
| -75% | -$193M |
|
|
ISBC
104
DELISTED
Investors Bancorp, Inc.
ISBC
| $71.2M | 0.22% |
5,131,344
-323,251
| -6% | -$4.48M |
|
105
eBay
EBAY
$46.3B
| $70.9M | 0.22% |
1,879,463
-3,956,477
| -68% | -$147M |
|
106
Lockheed Martin
LMT
$130B
| $70.7M | 0.22% |
+220,164
| New | +$69.4M |
|
|
GRA
107
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
| $70.6M | 0.22% |
1,007,333
+862,292
| +595% | +$62.5M |
|
|
SAGE
108
CALL
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $70M | 0.22% |
425,000
+245,000
| +136% | +$23.8M |
|
109
Viatris
VTRS
$18.7B
| $69.6M | 0.22% |
+1,645,790
| New | +$62.9M |
|
|
WFT
110
CALL
DELISTED
Weatherford International plc
WFT
| $68.8M | 0.22% |
16,500,000
-425,000
| -3% | -$1.57M |
|
111
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
| $68.4M | 0.21% |
1,590,248
+291,621
| +22% | +$13.4M |
|
112
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| $68.1M | 0.21% |
1,111,688
-441,171
| -28% | -$27.6M |
|
113
Lumen
LUMN
$6.13B
| $67.9M | 0.21% |
4,069,172
+4,055,472
| +29,602% | +$68.8M |
|
114
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| $67.8M | 0.21% |
432,943
+407,409
| +1,596% | +$57M |
|
115
KeyCorp
KEY
$23.3B
| $67.3M | 0.21% |
3,338,764
-503,548
| -13% | -$9.5M |
|
116
Mondelez International
MDLZ
$82.3B
| $66.8M | 0.21% |
1,561,313
+1,508,002
| +2,829% | +$63.3M |
|
117
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $66.8M | 0.21% |
621,308
+147,323
| +31% | +$15.2M |
|
118
W.R. Berkley
WRB
$25.5B
| $66.6M | 0.21% |
3,135,270
+929,171
| +42% | +$19M |
|
119
Autodesk
ADSK
$53.6B
| $66.5M | 0.21% |
634,807
-26,082
| -4% | -$3.04M |
|
120
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
| $65.8M | 0.21% |
562,041
-173,234
| -24% | -$20M |
|
121
Aflac
AFL
$58.2B
| $65M | 0.2% |
1,480,786
+660,450
| +81% | +$28.2M |
|
122
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co
AJG
$67.6B
| $65M | 0.2% |
1,026,441
+352,644
| +52% | +$22.5M |
|
123
Agios Pharmaceuticals
AGIO
$1.98B
| $64.6M | 0.2% |
1,130,263
+164,111
| +17% | +$10.3M |
|
124
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
$2.57B
| $64.5M | 0.2% |
646,727
+632,640
| +4,491% | +$58.2M |
|
125
PUT
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.5B
| $64.4M | 0.2% |
290,000
-872,600
| -75% | -$198M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,554 positions worth $32B, up 25% from $25.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $4.77B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 720 new positions and adding to 686 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was American Express, an estimated $253M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2017 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Aetna Inc in Q4 2017, an estimated $175M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was American Express, cutting an estimated $253M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Range Resources in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $104M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $32B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 720 new positions and closed 529 in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 25% quarter-over-quarter to $32B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.