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 |
TWX
Time Warner Inc
TWX
|
+$160M |
| 2 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$156M |
| 3 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$153M |
| 4 |
HES
Hess
HES
|
+$120M |
| 5 |
WLL
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
|
+$119M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Gilead Sciences
GILD
|
+$113M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$91.8M |
| 3 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$83.2M |
| 4 |
POT
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
|
+$81.4M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$80.4M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.35% |
| 2 | Technology | 10.89% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.52% |
| 4 | Energy | 8.98% |
| 5 | Financials | 7.17% |
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,520 positions worth $16.3B, up 32% from $12.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $3.81B of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 601 new positions and adding to 279 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was eBay: 6,249,614 shares worth $158M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 15% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $91.8M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2015 buy was eBay: 6,249,614 shares worth $158M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Time Warner Inc in Q2 2015, an estimated $160M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $91.8M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Gilead Sciences in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $113M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $16.3B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 601 new positions and closed 402 in Q2 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 32% quarter-over-quarter to $16.3B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.