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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1451
Funko
FNKO
$364M
| – | – |
-73,936
| Closed | -$428K |
|
|
FOLD
1452
DELISTED
Amicus Therapeutics
FOLD
| – | – |
-22,984
| Closed | -$325K |
|
1453
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.49B
| – | – |
-22,500
| Closed | -$398K |
|
1454
JFrog
FROG
$11.4B
| – | – |
-16,000
| Closed | -$1.35M |
|
1455
First Solar
FSLR
$23B
| – | – |
-107,213
| Closed | -$7.1M |
|
1456
Fortuna Silver Mines
FSM
$3.57B
| – | – |
-12,454
| Closed | -$79K |
|
1457
Frontdoor
FTDR
$5.69B
| – | – |
-84,190
| Closed | -$3.28M |
|
1458
CALL
TechnipFMC
FTI
$30.4B
| – | – |
-336,000
| Closed | -$1.58M |
|
1459
Fortinet
FTNT
$113B
| – | – |
-283,430
| Closed | -$7.16M |
|
1460
Glacier Bancorp
GBCI
$6.15B
| – | – |
-28,776
| Closed | -$922K |
|
1461
GCM Grosvenor
GCMG
$839M
| – | – |
-262,825
| Closed | -$2.73M |
|
1462
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.58B
| – | – |
-74,707
| Closed | -$6.11M |
|
1463
CALL
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| – | – |
-80,255
| Closed | -$2.49M |
|
1464
Graco
GGG
$13.1B
| – | – |
-279,707
| Closed | -$17.2M |
|
1465
CGI
GIB
$15.5B
| – | – |
-76,889
| Closed | -$5.22M |
|
1466
CALL
Gilead Sciences
GILD
$181B
| – | – |
-119,900
| Closed | -$7.58M |
|
1467
General Mills
GIS
$21.4B
| – | – |
-54,722
| Closed | -$3.38M |
|
1468
CALL
Glaukos
GKOS
$10.9B
| – | – |
-125,000
| Closed | -$6.19M |
|
|
1469
Glaukos
GKOS
$10.9B
| – | – |
-129,426
| Closed | -$6.41M |
|
1470
Globant
GLOB
$1.71B
| – | – |
-30,390
| Closed | -$5.45M |
|
1471
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.7B
| – | – |
-369,625
| Closed | -$13.7M |
|
1472
Genmab
GMAB
$20.6B
| – | – |
-14,591
| Closed | -$534K |
|
1473
CALL
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$5.92M |
|
1474
CALL
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.7B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$7.43M |
|
1475
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.73B
| – | – |
-66,617
| Closed | -$223K |
|
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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.