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 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
Target
TGT
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
BNY
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
|
+$121M |
| 4 |
Zoetis
ZTS
|
+$109M |
| 5 |
COHR
Coherent Inc
COHR
|
+$105M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$239M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$153M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$141M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$128M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$121M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.58% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.27% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.7% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
101
Westlake Corp
WLK
$10.1B
| $46.2M | 0.23% |
520,585
+393,882
| +311% | +$34.2M |
|
102
Blackrock
BLK
$179B
| $44.5M | 0.22% |
+59,079
| New | +$42.9M |
|
103
BP
BP
$115B
| $44.3M | 0.22% |
+1,819,836
| New | +$43.8M |
|
|
TCF
104
DELISTED
TCF Financial Corporation Common Stock
TCF
| $44.1M | 0.22% |
949,129
-84,643
| -8% | -$3.74M |
|
|
DFS
105
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| $44M | 0.22% |
+463,484
| New | +$43.7M |
|
|
AVB
106
DELISTED
AvalonBay Communities
AVB
| $43.5M | 0.21% |
235,564
+232,294
| +7,104% | +$40.6M |
|
107
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.07B
| $43.4M | 0.21% |
955,927
+393,458
| +70% | +$16.3M |
|
108
Paycom
PAYC
$10.3B
| $43.1M | 0.21% |
+116,592
| New | +$46M |
|
109
NRG Energy
NRG
$23.8B
| $43.1M | 0.21% |
1,143,528
+1,024,240
| +859% | +$40.8M |
|
110
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$78.3B
| $42.8M | 0.21% |
132,363
+52,339
| +65% | +$15.8M |
|
111
Cooper Companies
COO
$14.9B
| $42.6M | 0.21% |
443,132
-440,404
| -50% | -$41.8M |
|
112
Synopsys
SNPS
$76.2B
| $42.4M | 0.21% |
+171,097
| New | +$43.5M |
|
|
113
CALL
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $42M | 0.21% |
1,075,000
-712,500
| -40% | -$25.2M |
|
114
Assurant
AIZ
$14B
| $42M | 0.21% |
296,188
+40,968
| +16% | +$5.52M |
|
115
Lennox International
LII
$13.9B
| $41.5M | 0.2% |
133,209
+100,985
| +313% | +$29.2M |
|
116
PUT
iShares Biotechnology ETF
IBB
$10.7B
| $41.1M | 0.2% |
273,000
+218,000
| +396% | +$34.6M |
|
117
Bristol-Myers Squibb
BMY
$137B
| $40.9M | 0.2% |
647,480
+238,438
| +58% | +$14.8M |
|
118
Aon
AON
$75.3B
| $40.5M | 0.2% |
+176,190
| New | +$38.8M |
|
119
Roper Technologies
ROP
$40.7B
| $40.4M | 0.2% |
100,103
+32,807
| +49% | +$13.2M |
|
120
KeyCorp
KEY
$23.3B
| $40M | 0.2% |
+2,000,636
| New | +$38.6M |
|
|
HES
121
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $39.5M | 0.19% |
+558,926
| New | +$35.7M |
|
122
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
| $38.6M | 0.19% |
671,918
+575,467
| +597% | +$30.6M |
|
123
Match Group
MTCH
$9.38B
| $38.5M | 0.19% |
280,610
+88,146
| +46% | +$13.2M |
|
|
ATH
124
DELISTED
Athene Holding Ltd. Class A Common Shares
ATH
| $38.4M | 0.19% |
761,619
+331,626
| +77% | +$15.4M |
|
|
GLUU
125
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
| $38.1M | 0.19% |
+3,051,255
| New | +$34M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,274 positions worth $20.3B, up 13% from $18B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.2B of net new capital in Q1 2021, opening 1,012 new positions and adding to 361 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Wells Fargo: 4,853,470 shares worth $190M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, an estimated $239M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2021 buy was Wells Fargo: 4,853,470 shares worth $190M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Target in Q1 2021, an estimated $132M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, cutting an estimated $239M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited PayPal in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $141M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $20.3B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 1,012 new positions and closed 569 in Q1 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $20.3B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.