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 |
State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLI
|
+$192M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$125M |
| 3 |
State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLU
|
+$124M |
| 4 |
MetLife
MET
|
+$119M |
| 5 |
M&T Bank
MTB
|
+$108M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$131M |
| 2 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$119M |
| 3 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$117M |
| 4 |
AB InBev
BUD
|
+$99.4M |
| 5 |
Baxter International
BAX
|
+$99.1M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 16.62% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.21% |
| 3 | Technology | 12.6% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.95% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.22% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1601
TTM Technologies
TTMI
$11.6B
| – | – |
-27,704
| Closed | -$283K |
|
1602
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$44.8B
| – | – |
-214,133
| Closed | -$24.3M |
|
1603
Telus
TU
$15.6B
| – | – |
-48,188
| Closed | -$889K |
|
1604
Televisa
TV
$1.47B
| – | – |
-47,771
| Closed | -$403K |
|
1605
TherapeuticsMD
TXMD
$23.8M
| – | – |
-432
| Closed | -$56K |
|
1606
PUT
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
| – | – |
-272,200
| Closed | -$30.6M |
|
1607
United Airlines
UAL
$36.7B
| – | – |
-164,212
| Closed | -$14.4M |
|
1608
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10.4B
| – | – |
-20,760
| Closed | -$2.71M |
|
1609
Unifirst Corp
UNF
$5.25B
| – | – |
-3,405
| Closed | -$642K |
|
1610
UnitedHealth
UNH
$350B
| – | – |
-9,446
| Closed | -$2.31M |
|
|
1611
PUT
UnitedHealth
UNH
$350B
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$18.9M |
|
1612
Unum
UNM
$13.9B
| – | – |
-52,896
| Closed | -$1.77M |
|
1613
PUT
United Parcel Service
UPS
$86.8B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$10.2M |
|
1614
United Rentals
URI
$68.4B
| – | – |
-301,834
| Closed | -$40M |
|
1615
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.12B
| – | – |
-6,692
| Closed | -$407K |
|
1616
Vermilion Energy
VET
$1.95B
| – | – |
-12,767
| Closed | -$277K |
|
1617
VICI Properties
VICI
$29.2B
| – | – |
-192,549
| Closed | -$4.24M |
|
1618
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$6B
| – | – |
-108,358
| Closed | -$2.36M |
|
1619
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
| – | – |
-12,613
| Closed | -$1.02M |
|
1620
Vanda Pharmaceuticals
VNDA
$319M
| – | – |
-20,197
| Closed | -$285K |
|
1621
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
| – | – |
-28,662
| Closed | -$4.2M |
|
1622
VeriSign
VRSN
$25.5B
| – | – |
-90,568
| Closed | -$18.9M |
|
1623
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
VRTX
$139B
| – | – |
-5,043
| Closed | -$892K |
|
1624
Viasat
VSAT
$10.3B
| – | – |
-38,767
| Closed | -$3.13M |
|
1625
Vistra
VST
$45.7B
| – | – |
-136,465
| Closed | -$3.09M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,818 positions worth $14.5B, down 7.1% from $15.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 8.9% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $1.03B in Q3 2019, closing 710 positions and reducing 357 holdings. Its most notable exit was McDonald's, an estimated $131M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, up from 14% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF worth $194M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q3 2019 buy was State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF: 2,500,000 shares worth $194M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to MetLife in Q3 2019, an estimated $119M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was RTX Corp, cutting an estimated $119M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited McDonald's in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $131M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 8.9% of its $14.5B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 392 new positions and closed 710 in Q3 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 7.1% quarter-over-quarter to $14.5B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.