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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1351
PUT
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$54.2B
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$7.01M |
|
1352
PUT
Dropbox
DBX
$7.5B
| – | – |
-62,500
| Closed | -$1.36M |
|
1353
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| – | – |
-194,198
| Closed | -$30.5M |
|
1354
Dell
DELL
$286B
| – | – |
-517,520
| Closed | -$14.4M |
|
1355
Dollar General
DG
$27.2B
| – | – |
-35,682
| Closed | -$6.8M |
|
1356
Quest Diagnostics
DGX
$27B
| – | – |
-384,222
| Closed | -$45.4M |
|
1357
Danaher
DHR
$154B
| – | – |
-124,610
| Closed | -$19.5M |
|
1358
Diodes
DIOD
$4.33B
| – | – |
-7,139
| Closed | -$362K |
|
1359
PUT
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| – | – |
-175,000
| Closed | -$19.5M |
|
1360
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$14.8B
| – | – |
-233,479
| Closed | -$6.4M |
|
|
DOCU
1361
DocuSign
DOCU
$11.8B
| – | – |
-32,754
| Closed | -$5.64M |
|
1362
PUT
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.2B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.79M |
|
1363
ENI
E
$81.5B
| – | – |
-108,793
| Closed | -$2.1M |
|
|
EA
1364
DELISTED
Electronic Arts
EA
| – | – |
-68,395
| Closed | -$9.32M |
|
1365
PUT
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$30.7B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$4M |
|
1366
Eagle Bancorp
EGBN
$861M
| – | – |
-36,441
| Closed | -$1.19M |
|
1367
CALL
8x8 Inc
EGHT
$290M
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$4M |
|
1368
EastGroup Properties
EGP
$10.8B
| – | – |
-101,680
| Closed | -$12.1M |
|
1369
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12B
| – | – |
-1,105,352
| Closed | -$23.7M |
|
1370
CALL
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$6.02B
| – | – |
-500,000
| Closed | -$9.54M |
|
1371
Equity Lifestyle Properties
ELS
$12.7B
| – | – |
-149,188
| Closed | -$9.32M |
|
1372
Eastman Chemical
EMN
$8.47B
| – | – |
-129,726
| Closed | -$9.03M |
|
1373
Enbridge
ENB
$110B
| – | – |
-321,446
| Closed | -$9.77M |
|
1374
CALL
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$5.1B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$2.38M |
|
|
1375
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$5.1B
| – | – |
-477,111
| Closed | -$22.7M |
|
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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.