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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
First Solar
FSLR
$23B
| – | – |
-14,529
| Closed | -$621K |
|
1302
Fortinet
FTNT
$113B
| – | – |
-627,500
| Closed | -$4.51M |
|
1303
CALL
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.28B
| – | – |
-420,000
| Closed | -$14.9M |
|
1304
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.43B
| – | – |
-35,670
| Closed | -$2.2M |
|
1305
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.31B
| – | – |
-218,499
| Closed | -$5.58M |
|
1306
PUT
Corning
GLW
$129B
| – | – |
-500,000
| Closed | -$8.56M |
|
1307
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.14B
| – | – |
-14,400
| Closed | -$280K |
|
1308
Groupon
GRPN
$797M
| – | – |
-892
| Closed | -$58K |
|
1309
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
| – | – |
-55,800
| Closed | -$9.7M |
|
1310
GSK
GSK
$105B
| – | – |
-107,615
| Closed | -$5.17M |
|
1311
Goodyear
GT
$1.72B
| – | – |
-488,305
| Closed | -$14.3M |
|
1312
CALL
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$15.8B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$5.26M |
|
|
1313
PUT
Guidewire Software
GWRE
$15.8B
| – | – |
-40,000
| Closed | -$2.1M |
|
1314
CALL
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$71.6M
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$5.16M |
|
1315
Hasbro
HAS
$13.2B
| – | – |
-15,470
| Closed | -$1.12M |
|
1316
Huntington Bancshares
HBAN
$34.4B
| – | – |
-23,090
| Closed | -$245K |
|
|
HIMX
1317
CALL
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.41B
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$1.99M |
|
|
HIMX
1318
Himax Technologies
HIMX
$2.41B
| – | – |
-361,186
| Closed | -$2.88M |
|
1319
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$770M
| – | – |
-45,572
| Closed | -$2.02M |
|
1320
CALL
HP
HPQ
$27.2B
| – | – |
-220,200
| Closed | -$2.56M |
|
1321
H&R Block
HRB
$6.62B
| – | – |
-738,697
| Closed | -$26.7M |
|
1322
Hershey
HSY
$37.5B
| – | – |
-305,757
| Closed | -$28.1M |
|
1323
Humana
HUM
$45.5B
| – | – |
-6,620
| Closed | -$1.19M |
|
1324
PUT
IBM
IBM
$222B
| – | – |
-52,300
| Closed | -$7.25M |
|
1325
CALL
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$43.9B
| – | – |
-16,000
| Closed | -$1.19M |
|
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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.