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 |
American International
AIG
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$155M |
| 3 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$147M |
| 4 |
PNC Financial Services
PNC
|
+$115M |
| 5 |
Essex Property Trust
ESS
|
+$115M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
|
+$194M |
| 2 |
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
|
+$130M |
| 3 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$126M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$125M |
| 5 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$98.6M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.92% |
| 2 | Technology | 13.11% |
| 3 | Industrials | 12.44% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.81% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 11.09% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1301
CALL
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.94B
| – | – |
-350,000
| Closed | -$12.6M |
|
1302
Honeywell
HON
$68.1B
| – | – |
-2,020
| Closed | -$322K |
|
|
HOUS
1303
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
| – | – |
-158,658
| Closed | -$1.06M |
|
1304
PUT
HP
HPQ
$26.1B
| – | – |
-2,569,000
| Closed | -$48.6M |
|
1305
Healthcare Realty
HR
$6.62B
| – | – |
-214,501
| Closed | -$6.3M |
|
1306
Hershey
HSY
$38.2B
| – | – |
-91,489
| Closed | -$14.2M |
|
1307
Hubbell
HUBB
$24.7B
| – | – |
-178,639
| Closed | -$23.5M |
|
1308
Hancock Whitney
HWC
$6.01B
| – | – |
-279,702
| Closed | -$10.7M |
|
1309
PUT
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$17.6B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$8.72M |
|
1310
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$42.2B
| – | – |
-858,404
| Closed | -$11.5M |
|
1311
IBM
IBM
$218B
| – | – |
-8,753
| Closed | -$1.14M |
|
1312
ICICI Bank
IBN
$106B
| – | – |
-37,936
| Closed | -$462K |
|
1313
Idacorp
IDA
$8B
| – | – |
-6,294
| Closed | -$709K |
|
1314
InterDigital
IDCC
$8.8B
| – | – |
-5,526
| Closed | -$290K |
|
1315
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$44.1B
| – | – |
-20,591
| Closed | -$5.6M |
|
1316
IDEX
IEX
$17.2B
| – | – |
-129,957
| Closed | -$21.3M |
|
1317
Illumina
ILMN
$33.7B
| – | – |
-22,125
| Closed | -$6.71M |
|
1318
CALL
Incyte
INCY
$25.9B
| – | – |
-40,000
| Closed | -$2.97M |
|
|
1319
PUT
Incyte
INCY
$25.9B
| – | – |
-30,000
| Closed | -$2.23M |
|
1320
ING
ING
$100B
| – | – |
-29,816
| Closed | -$312K |
|
1321
Ingredion
INGR
$6.69B
| – | – |
-33,349
| Closed | -$2.73M |
|
1322
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$10.3B
| – | – |
-253,265
| Closed | -$15.2M |
|
|
IPG
1323
DELISTED
Interpublic Group of Companies
IPG
| – | – |
-54,867
| Closed | -$1.18M |
|
1324
IQVIA
IQV
$42.8B
| – | – |
-62,112
| Closed | -$9.28M |
|
1325
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.01B
| – | – |
-24,728
| Closed | -$526K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2019, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,652 positions worth $16.8B, up 16% from $14.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.33B of net new capital in Q4 2019, opening 544 new positions and adding to 324 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was ExxonMobil: 2,243,515 shares worth $157M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, up from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Norfolk Southern, an estimated $84.9M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2019 buy was ExxonMobil: 2,243,515 shares worth $157M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to American International in Q4 2019, an estimated $172M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2019 reduction was Norfolk Southern, cutting an estimated $84.9M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF in Q4 2019, selling an estimated $194M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $16.8B portfolio in Q4 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 544 new positions and closed 531 in Q4 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 16% quarter-over-quarter to $16.8B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2019, filed 14 Feb 2020.