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 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$109M |
| 2 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$89.4M |
| 3 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$82.7M |
| 4 |
Intel
INTC
|
+$73.6M |
| 5 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$72.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American International
AIG
|
+$193M |
| 2 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$170M |
| 3 |
PNC Financial Services
PNC
|
+$126M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$121M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$119M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 14.65% |
| 2 | Technology | 14.28% |
| 3 | Financials | 13.93% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.37% |
| 5 | Industrials | 8.19% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1526
CALL
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
| – | – |
-168,100
| Closed | -$23M |
|
1527
Tower Semiconductor
TSEM
$25.2B
| – | – |
-192,937
| Closed | -$4.64M |
|
1528
TSMC
TSM
$2.17T
| – | – |
-417,994
| Closed | -$22.9M |
|
1529
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.6B
| – | – |
-621,050
| Closed | -$56.5M |
|
1530
PUT
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.19B
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$6.5M |
|
1531
Tetra Tech
TTEK
$9.47B
| – | – |
-36,620
| Closed | -$631K |
|
1532
CALL
Twilio
TWLO
$34.6B
| – | – |
-23,000
| Closed | -$2.26M |
|
|
1533
Twilio
TWLO
$34.6B
| – | – |
-102,141
| Closed | -$10M |
|
1534
Textron
TXT
$14.3B
| – | – |
-116,782
| Closed | -$5.21M |
|
1535
United Airlines
UAL
$36.7B
| – | – |
-276,662
| Closed | -$24.4M |
|
1536
Uber
UBER
$161B
| – | – |
-2,419,845
| Closed | -$79.6M |
|
1537
United Bankshares
UBSI
$6.51B
| – | – |
-121,997
| Closed | -$4.72M |
|
1538
UFP Industries
UFPI
$4.9B
| – | – |
-31,181
| Closed | -$1.49M |
|
1539
Unilever
UL
$138B
| – | – |
-48,954
| Closed | -$3.15M |
|
1540
UMB Financial
UMBF
$11B
| – | – |
-6,396
| Closed | -$439K |
|
1541
Union Pacific
UNP
$183B
| – | – |
-648,298
| Closed | -$117M |
|
1542
Upbound Group
UPBD
$1.1B
| – | – |
-20,045
| Closed | -$578K |
|
1543
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$250M
| – | – |
-22,602
| Closed | -$1.77M |
|
1544
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.87B
| – | – |
-34,583
| Closed | -$4.45M |
|
1545
CALL
Vale
VALE
$62.1B
| – | – |
-500,000
| Closed | -$6.6M |
|
1546
Vericel Corp
VCEL
$2.19B
| – | – |
-165,661
| Closed | -$2.88M |
|
1547
PUT
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$40.3B
| – | – |
-85,000
| Closed | -$12M |
|
1548
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$18.3B
| – | – |
-29,323
| Closed | -$420K |
|
|
VRE
1549
DELISTED
Veris Residential
VRE
| – | – |
-567,278
| Closed | -$13.1M |
|
1550
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
| – | – |
-498,041
| Closed | -$74.4M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2020, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,704 positions worth $8.43B, down 50% from $16.8B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $5.17B in Q1 2020, closing 598 positions and reducing 300 holdings. Its most notable exit was American International, an estimated $193M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Healthcare at 15% of assets, up from 11% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Financials.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Lowe's Companies worth $86M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2020 buy was Lowe's Companies: 999,686 shares worth $86M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Boston Scientific in Q1 2020, an estimated $72.4M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was ExxonMobil, cutting an estimated $121M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited American International in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $193M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $8.43B portfolio in Q1 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 583 new positions and closed 598 in Q1 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 50% quarter-over-quarter to $8.43B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 15 May 2020.