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 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$277M |
| 2 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$174M |
| 3 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$103M |
| 4 |
Morgan Stanley
MS
|
+$93.9M |
| 5 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$89.1M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
TSS
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
|
+$153M |
| 2 |
Visa
V
|
+$131M |
| 3 |
Exelon
EXC
|
+$119M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$119M |
| 5 |
Deere & Co
DE
|
+$115M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.33% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 15.32% |
| 3 | Technology | 11.77% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 9.09% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.43% |
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,826 positions worth $15B, up 8.4% from $13.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.8% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $566M in Q1 2019, closing 462 positions and reducing 427 holdings. Its most notable exit was Deere & Co, an estimated $115M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 16% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Raymond James Financial worth $86.6M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2019 buy was Raymond James Financial: 1,615,812 shares worth $86.6M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Invesco QQQ Trust in Q1 2019, an estimated $277M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Total System Services, Inc., cutting an estimated $153M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Deere & Co in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $115M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 9.8% of its $15B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 484 new positions and closed 462 in Q1 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 8.4% quarter-over-quarter to $15B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.