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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1426
Prudential
PUK
$35.3B
| – | – |
-13,567
| Closed | -$479K |
|
1427
CALL
PayPal
PYPL
$53.2B
| – | – |
-12,000
| Closed | -$1.24M |
|
1428
Papa John's
PZZA
$789M
| – | – |
-269,840
| Closed | -$14.1M |
|
1429
CALL
Qualcomm
QCOM
$165B
| – | – |
-80,500
| Closed | -$6.14M |
|
1430
Qualys
QLYS
$6.2B
| – | – |
-8,393
| Closed | -$634K |
|
1431
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$482B
| – | – |
-15,297
| Closed | -$3.06M |
|
1432
CALL
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$4.04B
| – | – |
-24,000
| Closed | -$1.89M |
|
|
1433
Q2 Holdings
QTWO
$4.04B
| – | – |
-29,109
| Closed | -$2.3M |
|
1434
Quad
QUAD
$531M
| – | – |
-46,416
| Closed | -$488K |
|
1435
Ferrari
RACE
$75.3B
| – | – |
-19,512
| Closed | -$3.01M |
|
1436
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
RARE
$2.54B
| – | – |
-7,823
| Closed | -$335K |
|
1437
Rogers Communications
RCI
$19.5B
| – | – |
-5,711
| Closed | -$278K |
|
1438
CALL
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$77.9B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$2.71M |
|
1439
The RealReal
REAL
$1.34B
| – | – |
-84,635
| Closed | -$1.89M |
|
1440
Regency Centers
REG
$14B
| – | – |
-12,644
| Closed | -$879K |
|
1441
CALL
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$85B
| – | – |
-135,000
| Closed | -$37.4M |
|
|
1442
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$85B
| – | – |
-176,027
| Closed | -$48.8M |
|
1443
Rexford Industrial Realty
REXR
$8.35B
| – | – |
-296,814
| Closed | -$13.1M |
|
1444
Resideo Technologies
REZI
$3B
| – | – |
-11,097
| Closed | -$159K |
|
1445
RH
RH
$2.81B
| – | – |
-127,474
| Closed | -$21.8M |
|
1446
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.76B
| – | – |
-39,518
| Closed | -$671K |
|
1447
Rockwell Automation
ROK
$47.9B
| – | – |
-14,075
| Closed | -$2.32M |
|
1448
Revvity
RVTY
$13.7B
| – | – |
-62,807
| Closed | -$5.35M |
|
|
RWT
1449
Redwood Trust
RWT
$600M
| – | – |
-588,072
| Closed | -$9.65M |
|
1450
Sabre
SABR
$868M
| – | – |
-346,834
| Closed | -$7.77M |
|
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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.