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 |
Union Pacific
UNP
|
+$177M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$149M |
| 3 |
WFT
Weatherford International plc
WFT
|
+$108M |
| 4 |
Olin
OLN
|
+$102M |
| 5 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$92M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
CSX Corp
CSX
|
+$204M |
| 2 |
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
|
+$156M |
| 3 |
Steel Dynamics
STLD
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
Norfolk Southern
NSC
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$125M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.48% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 11.94% |
| 3 | Financials | 8.89% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.1% |
| 5 | Consumer Staples | 7.89% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
Puma Biotechnology
PBYI
$477M
| – | – |
-33,713
| Closed | -$990K |
|
1377
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.52B
| – | – |
-60,860
| Closed | -$772K |
|
1378
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$126B
| – | – |
-434,700
| Closed | -$48.3M |
|
1379
Philips
PHG
$26.8B
| – | – |
-111,818
| Closed | -$2.29M |
|
1380
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.3B
| – | – |
-19,516
| Closed | -$242K |
|
1381
ePlus
PLUS
$2.27B
| – | – |
-13,360
| Closed | -$269K |
|
1382
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.68B
| – | – |
-9,880
| Closed | -$225K |
|
1383
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.3B
| – | – |
-14,847
| Closed | -$1.66M |
|
1384
Progress Software
PRGS
$1.82B
| – | – |
-11,954
| Closed | -$288K |
|
1385
PUT
Phillips 66
PSX
$96.9B
| – | – |
-1,000,000
| Closed | -$86.6M |
|
1386
PUT
PVH
PVH
$3.62B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$14.9M |
|
1387
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
| – | – |
-40,000
| Closed | -$1.53M |
|
1388
Qualcomm
QCOM
$169B
| – | – |
-6,170
| Closed | -$325K |
|
1389
QuinStreet
QNST
$1.18B
| – | – |
-13,560
| Closed | -$46K |
|
1390
Restaurant Brands International
QSR
$28.2B
| – | – |
-217,896
| Closed | -$8.46M |
|
1391
Ryder
R
$9.58B
| – | – |
-101,848
| Closed | -$6.6M |
|
1392
Ferrari
RACE
$76.7B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$2.08M |
|
1393
RBC Bearings
RBC
$16B
| – | – |
-6,090
| Closed | -$446K |
|
1394
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.1B
| – | – |
-280,647
| Closed | -$23.1M |
|
|
1395
PUT
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$78.1B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$16.4M |
|
1396
Reading International Class A
RDI
$42.3M
| – | – |
-12,014
| Closed | -$144K |
|
1397
Regency Centers
REG
$13.9B
| – | – |
-28,492
| Closed | -$2.13M |
|
|
RGLS
1398
DELISTED
Regulus Therapeutics
RGLS
| – | – |
-130
| Closed | -$108K |
|
1399
Sturm, Ruger & Co
RGR
$624M
| – | – |
-16,604
| Closed | -$1.14M |
|
1400
Robert Half
RHI
$4.58B
| – | – |
-18,450
| Closed | -$859K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,676 positions worth $15.4B, down 8.3% from $16.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 18% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $1.81B in Q2 2016, closing 549 positions and reducing 375 holdings. Its most notable exit was Booking.com, an estimated $125M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 15% of assets, down from 18% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Union Pacific worth $183M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2016 buy was Union Pacific: 2,095,751 shares worth $183M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Alibaba in Q2 2016, an estimated $149M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was CSX Corp, cutting an estimated $204M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Booking.com in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $125M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 18% of its $15.4B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 438 new positions and closed 549 in Q2 2016.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 8.3% quarter-over-quarter to $15.4B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 15 Aug 2016.