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 |
lululemon athletica
LULU
|
+$107M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$97.3M |
| 3 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$96.7M |
| 4 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$87.7M |
| 5 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$68M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$139M |
| 2 |
FISV
Fiserv Inc
FISV
|
+$96.8M |
| 3 |
Qiagen
QGEN
|
+$74.4M |
| 4 |
Corpay
CPAY
|
+$70.2M |
| 5 |
Norfolk Southern
NSC
|
+$69.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 15.03% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.05% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.67% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.65% |
| 5 | Financials | 9.44% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AVDL
1276
DELISTED
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
AVDL
| – | – |
-97,687
| Closed | -$789K |
|
1277
Avient
AVNT
$4.1B
| – | – |
-23,832
| Closed | -$625K |
|
1278
Armstrong World Industries
AWI
$7.55B
| – | – |
-37,682
| Closed | -$2.94M |
|
1279
American States Water
AWR
$3.51B
| – | – |
-5,065
| Closed | -$398K |
|
1280
Axos Financial
AX
$5.48B
| – | – |
-19,954
| Closed | -$441K |
|
1281
CALL
AstraZeneca
AZN
$257B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$10.6M |
|
|
1282
AstraZeneca
AZN
$257B
| – | – |
-482,849
| Closed | -$51.1M |
|
|
AZUL
1283
DELISTED
Azul
AZUL
| – | – |
-12,724
| Closed | -$142K |
|
1284
Boeing
BA
$169B
| – | – |
-48,231
| Closed | -$8.84M |
|
|
1285
PUT
Boeing
BA
$169B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$4.58M |
|
1286
CALL
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| – | – |
-15,600
| Closed | -$3.27M |
|
|
1287
PUT
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$5.24M |
|
1288
Bally's
BALY
$516M
| – | – |
-32,908
| Closed | -$734K |
|
1289
Baxter International
BAX
$13.6B
| – | – |
-2,828
| Closed | -$243K |
|
1290
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.92B
| – | – |
-676,100
| Closed | -$8.18M |
|
1291
Best Buy
BBY
$18.1B
| – | – |
-261,127
| Closed | -$22.8M |
|
1292
Brunswick
BC
$5.24B
| – | – |
-30,434
| Closed | -$1.95M |
|
1293
PUT
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$52.3B
| – | – |
-61,500
| Closed | -$14.4M |
|
1294
Brighthouse Financial
BHF
$3.01B
| – | – |
-301,981
| Closed | -$8.4M |
|
1295
Baidu
BIDU
$31.6B
| – | – |
-24,816
| Closed | -$2.98M |
|
1296
BILL Holdings
BILL
$4.76B
| – | – |
-102,332
| Closed | -$9.23M |
|
|
BNY
1297
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
| – | – |
-654,242
| Closed | -$23.8M |
|
1298
Black Hills Corp
BKH
$5.47B
| – | – |
-3,758
| Closed | -$213K |
|
1299
CALL
Booking.com
BKNG
$158B
| – | – |
-375,000
| Closed | -$23.9M |
|
1300
Blackrock
BLK
$179B
| – | – |
-23,638
| Closed | -$12.9M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,732 positions worth $13.6B, up 18% from $11.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.41B of net new capital in Q3 2020, opening 656 new positions and adding to 316 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was lululemon athletica: 320,468 shares worth $106M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Fiserv Inc, an estimated $96.8M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q3 2020 buy was lululemon athletica: 320,468 shares worth $106M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to McDonald's in Q3 2020, an estimated $97.3M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Fiserv Inc, cutting an estimated $96.8M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited JPMorgan Chase in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $139M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $13.6B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 656 new positions and closed 487 in Q3 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 18% quarter-over-quarter to $13.6B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.