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 |
Vulcan Materials
VMC
|
+$180M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$154M |
| 3 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$143M |
| 4 |
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
|
+$143M |
| 5 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$136M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
|
+$153M |
| 2 |
Advance Auto Parts
AAP
|
+$131M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
CTRA
Coterra Energy
CTRA
|
+$116M |
| 5 |
Abbott
ABT
|
+$103M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 14.64% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.28% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 9.19% |
| 4 | Energy | 8.04% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.93% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1651
PUT
GE Aerospace
GE
$361B
| – | – |
-28,169
| Closed | -$4.27M |
|
1652
Gen Digital
GEN
$17.3B
| – | – |
-8,787
| Closed | -$249K |
|
1653
Gerdau
GGB
$8.5B
| – | – |
-1,074,650
| Closed | -$2.68M |
|
1654
CALL
General Mills
GIS
$21.4B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$6.18M |
|
1655
Glaukos
GKOS
$10.9B
| – | – |
-13,092
| Closed | -$449K |
|
1656
CALL
Golar LNG
GLNG
$5.31B
| – | – |
-287,500
| Closed | -$6.59M |
|
1657
CALL
Corning
GLW
$129B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$2.43M |
|
1658
PUT
General Motors
GM
$77.2B
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$13.9M |
|
|
GMS
1659
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
| – | – |
-36,118
| Closed | -$1.06M |
|
|
B
1660
Barrick Mining
B
$78.3B
| – | – |
-575,741
| Closed | -$9.2M |
|
1661
CALL
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.14B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$8.36M |
|
|
1662
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.14B
| – | – |
-508,827
| Closed | -$14.2M |
|
1663
PUT
Hasbro
HAS
$13.2B
| – | – |
-205,400
| Closed | -$16M |
|
|
HBI
1664
CALL
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
| – | – |
-649,800
| Closed | -$14M |
|
|
HES
1665
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| – | – |
-7,500
| Closed | -$467K |
|
1666
Herbalife
HLF
$1.33B
| – | – |
-131,434
| Closed | -$3.16M |
|
1667
CALL
Hewlett Packard
HPE
$70.8B
| – | – |
-177,562
| Closed | -$2.39M |
|
1668
CALL
HP
HPQ
$27.2B
| – | – |
-154,800
| Closed | -$2.3M |
|
1669
HealthEquity
HQY
$8.81B
| – | – |
-259,868
| Closed | -$11.5M |
|
1670
Hormel Foods
HRL
$13.1B
| – | – |
-248,959
| Closed | -$8.67M |
|
1671
HubSpot
HUBS
$12B
| – | – |
-54,908
| Closed | -$2.58M |
|
1672
ICF International
ICFI
$1.6B
| – | – |
-5,184
| Closed | -$286K |
|
1673
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.57B
| – | – |
-91,451
| Closed | -$13.5M |
|
1674
Idexx Laboratories
IDXX
$43.9B
| – | – |
-8,538
| Closed | -$1M |
|
1675
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23.6B
| – | – |
-18,093
| Closed | -$882K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,926 positions worth $21.4B, up 15% from $18.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.67B of net new capital in Q1 2017, opening 598 new positions and adding to 490 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Citigroup: 2,292,111 shares worth $137M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Freeport-McMoran, an estimated $153M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2017 buy was Citigroup: 2,292,111 shares worth $137M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Vulcan Materials in Q1 2017, an estimated $180M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2017 reduction was Freeport-McMoran, cutting an estimated $153M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Coterra Energy in Q1 2017, selling an estimated $116M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $21.4B portfolio in Q1 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 598 new positions and closed 369 in Q1 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 15% quarter-over-quarter to $21.4B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2017, filed 15 May 2017.