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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
CALL
Dropbox
DBX
$7.55B
| – | – |
-176,200
| Closed | -$4.41M |
|
1252
PUT
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$8.21M |
|
1253
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$12.4B
| – | – |
-380,064
| Closed | -$11.1M |
|
1254
PUT
Danaher
DHR
$151B
| – | – |
-56,400
| Closed | -$7.19M |
|
1255
PUT
Dine Brands
DIN
$454M
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$7.14M |
|
1256
Diodes
DIOD
$4.09B
| – | – |
-7,490
| Closed | -$272K |
|
1257
Walt Disney
DIS
$190B
| – | – |
-30,017
| Closed | -$4.19M |
|
1258
Delek US
DK
$4.13B
| – | – |
-260,096
| Closed | -$10.5M |
|
1259
Dolby
DLB
$6.18B
| – | – |
-14,916
| Closed | -$964K |
|
1260
Duluth Holdings
DLTH
$145M
| – | – |
-117,180
| Closed | -$1.59M |
|
1261
CALL
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.9B
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$8.41M |
|
1262
Deluxe
DLX
$1.1B
| – | – |
-23,514
| Closed | -$1.05M |
|
1263
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$135M
| – | – |
-8,227
| Closed | -$365K |
|
1264
Denali Therapeutics
DNLI
$3.84B
| – | – |
-120,402
| Closed | -$2.5M |
|
|
DOCU
1265
DocuSign
DOCU
$11.9B
| – | – |
-117,566
| Closed | -$6.16M |
|
1266
Domino's
DPZ
$11.4B
| – | – |
-32,213
| Closed | -$8.96M |
|
1267
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.5B
| – | – |
-11,238
| Closed | -$1.37M |
|
1268
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.2B
| – | – |
-53,634
| Closed | -$5.84M |
|
1269
Duke Energy
DUK
$94.9B
| – | – |
-727,722
| Closed | -$64.2M |
|
1270
DaVita
DVA
$11B
| – | – |
-423,348
| Closed | -$23.8M |
|
|
EA
1271
PUT
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
| – | – |
-46,000
| Closed | -$4.38M |
|
1272
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$467M
| – | – |
-118,993
| Closed | -$2.94M |
|
1273
CALL
New Oriental
EDU
$9B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$2.37M |
|
|
1274
New Oriental
EDU
$9B
| – | – |
-30,768
| Closed | -$2.97M |
|
1275
Edison International
EIX
$28.2B
| – | – |
-15,428
| Closed | -$1.04M |
|
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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.