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 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$355M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$217M |
| 3 |
Travelers Companies
TRV
|
+$173M |
| 4 |
Halliburton
HAL
|
+$170M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$160M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$292M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$157M |
| 3 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$143M |
| 4 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$130M |
| 5 |
KSU
Kansas City Southern
KSU
|
+$127M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 17.98% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.44% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10% |
| 4 | Technology | 9.09% |
| 5 | Energy | 6.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.83T
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$17.7M |
|
1452
AutoNation
AN
$6.45B
| – | – |
-17,000
| Closed | -$719K |
|
1453
Apogee Enterprises
APOG
$863M
| – | – |
-435,654
| Closed | -$23.9M |
|
1454
Antero Resources
AR
$11.7B
| – | – |
-1,501,427
| Closed | -$34.2M |
|
1455
ArcBest
ARCB
$3.01B
| – | – |
-13,551
| Closed | -$352K |
|
1456
Ardelyx
ARDX
$966M
| – | – |
-368,616
| Closed | -$4.66M |
|
1457
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
ARE
$9.3B
| – | – |
-285,893
| Closed | -$31.6M |
|
1458
Alliance Resource Partners
ARLP
$3.39B
| – | – |
-11,002
| Closed | -$238K |
|
1459
Aramark
ARMK
$15.6B
| – | – |
-42,603
| Closed | -$1.13M |
|
1460
CALL
Ashland
ASH
$3.38B
| – | – |
-365,058
| Closed | -$22.1M |
|
1461
PUT
ATI
ATI
$28.6B
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$4.49M |
|
1462
Atlantic Union Bankshares
AUB
$5.84B
| – | – |
-16,866
| Closed | -$593K |
|
1463
Avient
AVNT
$4.07B
| – | – |
-101,800
| Closed | -$3.47M |
|
1464
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.9B
| – | – |
-3,240
| Closed | -$261K |
|
1465
Axos Financial
AX
$5.5B
| – | – |
-14,500
| Closed | -$379K |
|
1466
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.1B
| – | – |
-47,557
| Closed | -$9.7M |
|
|
1467
PUT
Bank of America
BAC
$436B
| – | – |
-600,000
| Closed | -$14.2M |
|
1468
Boise Cascade
BCC
$2.87B
| – | – |
-36,423
| Closed | -$972K |
|
1469
Belden
BDC
$4.56B
| – | – |
-3,200
| Closed | -$221K |
|
1470
PUT
Becton Dickinson
BDX
$52B
| – | – |
-102,500
| Closed | -$18.3M |
|
|
1471
Baidu
BIDU
$31.3B
| – | – |
-1,613,606
| Closed | -$292M |
|
|
1472
PUT
Baidu
BIDU
$31.3B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$17.3M |
|
1473
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$980M
| – | – |
-14,630
| Closed | -$289K |
|
1474
Broadridge
BR
$21.1B
| – | – |
-14,600
| Closed | -$992K |
|
1475
Baytex Energy
BTE
$3.3B
| – | – |
-32,122
| Closed | -$110K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,985 positions worth $24.2B, up 13% from $21.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2.45B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 429 new positions and adding to 509 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Expedia Group: 724,683 shares worth $108M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 18% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $157M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2017 buy was Expedia Group: 724,683 shares worth $108M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Bank of America in Q2 2017, an estimated $355M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $157M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Baidu in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $292M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $24.2B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 429 new positions and closed 555 in Q2 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $24.2B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.