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 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$175M |
| 2 |
Parker-Hannifin
PH
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$138M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Express
AXP
|
+$253M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$193M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 20.85% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.98% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 6.88% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.66% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
Rambus
RMBS
$9.66B
| $686K | ﹤0.01% |
+48,265
| New | +$694K |
|
|
TRVG
1452
CALL
trivago
TRVG
$400M
| $684K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,000
| New | +$820K |
|
|
ARGO
1453
DELISTED
Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.
ARGO
| $683K | ﹤0.01% |
12,740
-15,173
| -54% | -$812K |
|
|
ARR
1454
Armour Residential REIT
ARR
$2.31B
| $682K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,300
| New | +$682K |
|
1455
Enviri
NVRI
$607M
| $682K | ﹤0.01% |
36,556
+20,896
| +133% | +$403K |
|
|
DBD
1456
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
| $682K | ﹤0.01% |
+41,686
| New | +$806K |
|
|
IMPV
1457
DELISTED
Imperva, Inc.
IMPV
| $681K | ﹤0.01% |
17,152
+4,052
| +31% | +$169K |
|
|
PX
1458
DELISTED
Praxair Inc
PX
| $681K | ﹤0.01% |
4,401
-13,414
| -75% | -$1.99M |
|
|
ELME
1459
Elme Communities
ELME
$148M
| $679K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,806
| New | +$708K |
|
1460
International Flavors & Fragrances
IFF
$22B
| $672K | ﹤0.01% |
4,403
-400
| -8% | -$60.1K |
|
|
APRN
1461
DELISTED
Blue Apron Holdings, Inc. Class A Common Stock
APRN
| $670K | ﹤0.01% |
+924
| New | +$692K |
|
1462
Gartner
IT
$12.7B
| $669K | ﹤0.01% |
5,430
-6,450
| -54% | -$783K |
|
1463
LyondellBasell Industries
LYB
$20.4B
| $669K | ﹤0.01% |
6,064
+1,373
| +29% | +$142K |
|
1464
Moog Inc Class A
MOG.A
$11.9B
| $668K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,697
| New | +$660K |
|
|
GGP
1465
PUT
DELISTED
GGP Inc.
GGP
| $667K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,500
| New | +$634K |
|
1466
Monro
MNRO
$399M
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
11,554
-104,302
| -90% | -$5.43M |
|
|
WPG
1467
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
| $658K | ﹤0.01% |
10,264
+8,789
| +596% | +$597K |
|
|
XCRA
1468
DELISTED
Xcerra Corporation
XCRA
| $656K | ﹤0.01% |
67,031
+1,234
| +2% | +$12.2K |
|
1469
American Airlines Group
AAL
$9.1B
| $647K | ﹤0.01% |
12,437
+837
| +7% | +$41.7K |
|
1470
Steris
STE
$23B
| $645K | ﹤0.01% |
7,379
+846
| +13% | +$75.5K |
|
1471
Dine Brands
DIN
$440M
| $644K | ﹤0.01% |
12,694
+2,957
| +30% | +$138K |
|
1472
Woodward
WWD
$20B
| $644K | ﹤0.01% |
8,410
+4,100
| +95% | +$320K |
|
1473
National Beverage
FIZZ
$3.06B
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,090
| New | +$671K |
|
1474
QCR Holdings
QCRH
$1.64B
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
14,895
-2,400
| -14% | -$110K |
|
|
FLG
1475
Flagstar Bank National Association
FLG
$5.54B
| $638K | ﹤0.01% |
16,345
-13,000
| -44% | -$503K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,554 positions worth $32B, up 25% from $25.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $4.77B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 720 new positions and adding to 686 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was American Express, an estimated $253M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2017 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Aetna Inc in Q4 2017, an estimated $175M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was American Express, cutting an estimated $253M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Range Resources in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $104M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $32B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 720 new positions and closed 529 in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 25% quarter-over-quarter to $32B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.