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 |
Visa
V
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$147M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$126M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$111M |
| 2 |
lululemon athletica
LULU
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$96.1M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$86.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.31% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.9% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.33% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
Cohen & Steers
CNS
$4.28B
| – | – |
-99,310
| Closed | -$5.54M |
|
1377
Americold
COLD
$4.31B
| – | – |
-646,604
| Closed | -$23.1M |
|
1378
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$3.08B
| – | – |
-4,135
| Closed | -$360K |
|
1379
Coty
COTY
$2.46B
| – | – |
-392,503
| Closed | -$1.06M |
|
1380
Costco
COST
$431B
| – | – |
-154,573
| Closed | -$54.9M |
|
1381
CRH
CRH
$63.7B
| – | – |
-58,953
| Closed | -$2.13M |
|
1382
Comstock Resources
CRK
$4.19B
| – | – |
-1,849,484
| Closed | -$8.1M |
|
1383
Crocs
CROX
$6.03B
| – | – |
-266,409
| Closed | -$11.4M |
|
1384
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$972M
| – | – |
-13,842
| Closed | -$486K |
|
1385
Constellium
CSTM
$3.61B
| – | – |
-176,500
| Closed | -$1.39M |
|
1386
CSX Corp
CSX
$95.3B
| – | – |
-1,497,822
| Closed | -$38.8M |
|
1387
CareTrust REIT
CTRE
$9.37B
| – | – |
-592,197
| Closed | -$10.5M |
|
|
CVGW
1388
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| – | – |
-12,570
| Closed | -$833K |
|
1389
Commault Systems
CVLT
$5.43B
| – | – |
-9,962
| Closed | -$406K |
|
1390
CALL
Chevron
CVX
$398B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$14.4M |
|
1391
Cushman & Wakefield Ltd
CWK
$3.44B
| – | – |
-568,738
| Closed | -$5.98M |
|
1392
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$6.03B
| – | – |
-9,674
| Closed | -$540K |
|
1393
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.87B
| – | – |
-82,460
| Closed | -$1.44M |
|
|
CYBR
1394
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
| – | – |
-110,686
| Closed | -$11.4M |
|
1395
CALL
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.7B
| – | – |
-40,000
| Closed | -$866K |
|
|
1396
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.7B
| – | – |
-125,298
| Closed | -$2.71M |
|
1397
Dominion Energy
D
$58.6B
| – | – |
-219,060
| Closed | -$17.3M |
|
1398
CALL
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$54.2B
| – | – |
-120,000
| Closed | -$3.67M |
|
|
1399
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$54.2B
| – | – |
-31,726
| Closed | -$970K |
|
1400
3D Systems Corp
DDD
$518M
| – | – |
-196,847
| Closed | -$967K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,902 positions worth $18B, up 32% from $13.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2B of net new capital in Q4 2020, opening 657 new positions and adding to 297 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $111M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2020 buy was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Visa in Q4 2020, an estimated $173M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Activision Blizzard, cutting an estimated $111M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited lululemon athletica in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $106M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $18B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 657 new positions and closed 643 in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 32% quarter-over-quarter to $18B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.