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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$184M |
| 2 |
NWLI
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
|
+$131M |
| 4 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
+$129M |
| 5 |
KeyCorp
KEY
|
+$113M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United Parcel Service
UPS
|
+$174M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$167M |
| 3 |
Pfizer
PFE
|
+$108M |
| 4 |
Ross Stores
ROST
|
+$107M |
| 5 |
NetEase
NTES
|
+$104M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 16.48% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 14.26% |
| 3 | Financials | 9.91% |
| 4 | Technology | 9.83% |
| 5 | Communication Services | 7.86% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
Tesla
TSLA
$1.43T
| – | – |
-1,518,600
| Closed | -$25.1M |
|
1452
TTEC Holdings
TTEC
$67.5M
| – | – |
-8,650
| Closed | -$232K |
|
1453
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$11.6B
| – | – |
-29,900
| Closed | -$186K |
|
1454
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$6.19B
| – | – |
-18,950
| Closed | -$384K |
|
1455
TherapeuticsMD
TXMD
$23.8M
| – | – |
-4,950
| Closed | -$1.45M |
|
1456
Under Armour
UAA
$2.32B
| – | – |
-78,200
| Closed | -$3.78M |
|
1457
United Airlines
UAL
$36.7B
| – | – |
-13,640
| Closed | -$724K |
|
1458
U-Haul Holding Co
UHAL
$13.9B
| – | – |
-5,700
| Closed | -$224K |
|
1459
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.4B
| – | – |
-61,400
| Closed | -$7.66M |
|
1460
PUT
Ubiquiti
UI
$33.8B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$1.7M |
|
1461
CALL
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.36B
| – | – |
-125,000
| Closed | -$3.67M |
|
1462
US Bancorp
USB
$96.7B
| – | – |
-281,250
| Closed | -$11.5M |
|
1463
CALL
Visteon
VC
$2.83B
| – | – |
-93,000
| Closed | -$9.41M |
|
1464
VF Corp
VFC
$5.65B
| – | – |
-529,035
| Closed | -$34M |
|
1465
CALL
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.98B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$2.52M |
|
1466
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.82B
| – | – |
-528,248
| Closed | -$5.2M |
|
1467
Vince Holding Corp
VNCE
$80.3M
| – | – |
-4,350
| Closed | -$149K |
|
1468
Vornado Realty Trust
VNO
$7.07B
| – | – |
-141,718
| Closed | -$10.4M |
|
1469
Viatris
VTRS
$18.7B
| – | – |
-1,293,846
| Closed | -$52.1M |
|
1470
Western Digital
WDC
$166B
| – | – |
-597,927
| Closed | -$30.5M |
|
1471
Western Midstream Partners
WES
$20B
| – | – |
-74,000
| Closed | -$2.92M |
|
1472
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$898M
| – | – |
-24,150
| Closed | -$462K |
|
1473
PUT
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.63B
| – | – |
-55,000
| Closed | -$8.1M |
|
1474
PUT
Wipro
WIT
$18.7B
| – | – |
-533,333
| Closed | -$1.23M |
|
1475
Willdan Group
WLDN
$1.3B
| – | – |
-17,200
| Closed | -$174K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,681 positions worth $14.4B, up 6.4% from $13.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $521M of net new capital in Q4 2015, opening 566 new positions and adding to 330 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 4,979,180 shares worth $194M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 16% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was United Parcel Service, an estimated $174M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 4,979,180 shares worth $194M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Teva Pharmaceuticals in Q4 2015, an estimated $131M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was United Parcel Service, cutting an estimated $174M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Abbott in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $94.7M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $14.4B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 566 new positions and closed 480 in Q4 2015.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $14.4B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 16 Feb 2016.