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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1276
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| – | – |
-181,750
| Closed | -$20.3M |
|
1277
Delek US
DK
$4.38B
| – | – |
-10,600
| Closed | -$294K |
|
1278
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$70.5B
| – | – |
-374,007
| Closed | -$27M |
|
1279
Deluxe
DLX
$1.08B
| – | – |
-85,031
| Closed | -$4.74M |
|
1280
CALL
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.2B
| – | – |
-55,935
| Closed | -$3.43M |
|
1281
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.4B
| – | – |
-4,743
| Closed | -$341K |
|
1282
DexCom
DXCM
$34.8B
| – | – |
-34,200
| Closed | -$734K |
|
1283
Destination XL Group
DXLG
$33.7M
| – | – |
-10,050
| Closed | -$58K |
|
1284
Encore Capital Group
ECPG
$2.15B
| – | – |
-5,450
| Closed | -$202K |
|
1285
Encompass Health
EHC
$11.9B
| – | – |
-657,024
| Closed | -$20.1M |
|
1286
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$105B
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$2.63M |
|
1287
CALL
Ericsson
ERIC
$33.5B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$1.96M |
|
|
1288
Ericsson
ERIC
$33.5B
| – | – |
-32,226
| Closed | -$315K |
|
1289
PUT
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$73B
| – | – |
-720,800
| Closed | -$15M |
|
1290
Entergy
ETR
$48.8B
| – | – |
-10,238
| Closed | -$333K |
|
1291
PUT
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$8.04B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$3.29M |
|
1292
Eagle Materials
EXP
$6.35B
| – | – |
-14,302
| Closed | -$979K |
|
1293
CALL
FirstEnergy
FE
$26.6B
| – | – |
-600,000
| Closed | -$18.8M |
|
1294
CALL
F5
FFIV
$21.8B
| – | – |
-20,000
| Closed | -$2.32M |
|
|
1295
F5
FFIV
$21.8B
| – | – |
-3,710
| Closed | -$401K |
|
1296
First Horizon
FHN
$11.7B
| – | – |
-621,917
| Closed | -$8.82M |
|
|
FITB
1297
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.7B
| – | – |
-337,500
| Closed | -$6.38M |
|
1298
Fluor
FLR
$7.01B
| – | – |
-150,330
| Closed | -$6.37M |
|
1299
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$254M
| – | – |
-32,800
| Closed | -$298K |
|
1300
FormFactor
FORM
$8.92B
| – | – |
-21,600
| Closed | -$146K |
|
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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.