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 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$154M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$128M |
| 3 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$110M |
| 4 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$108M |
| 5 |
Norfolk Southern
NSC
|
+$94.2M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$373M |
| 2 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$182M |
| 3 |
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
|
+$134M |
| 4 |
TJX Companies
TJX
|
+$104M |
| 5 |
Morgan Stanley
MS
|
+$101M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.86% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.63% |
| 3 | Industrials | 11.67% |
| 4 | Technology | 10.36% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.5% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1651
CALL
NetApp
NTAP
$37.7B
| – | – |
-55,000
| Closed | -$3.81M |
|
1652
Nutrien
NTR
$35.9B
| – | – |
-390,570
| Closed | -$20.6M |
|
1653
Natera
NTRA
$47.9B
| – | – |
-44,826
| Closed | -$924K |
|
1654
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.6B
| – | – |
-68,509
| Closed | -$6.19M |
|
1655
CALL
Novartis
NVS
$302B
| – | – |
-111,600
| Closed | -$9.61M |
|
1656
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.73B
| – | – |
-16,005
| Closed | -$1.73M |
|
1657
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.21B
| – | – |
-272,700
| Closed | -$5.4M |
|
1658
Okta
OKTA
$23.5B
| – | – |
-26,047
| Closed | -$2.15M |
|
1659
ON Semiconductor
ON
$28.9B
| – | – |
-76,697
| Closed | -$1.58M |
|
1660
PUT
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$5.37M |
|
1661
O'Reilly Automotive
ORLY
$72.1B
| – | – |
-136,065
| Closed | -$3.52M |
|
1662
Oshkosh
OSK
$9.7B
| – | – |
-26,688
| Closed | -$2M |
|
1663
OraSure Technologies
OSUR
$268M
| – | – |
-57,924
| Closed | -$646K |
|
1664
Open Text
OTEX
$5.97B
| – | – |
-28,893
| Closed | -$1.11M |
|
1665
Ovintiv
OVV
$18.5B
| – | – |
-1,219,498
| Closed | -$44.1M |
|
1666
Ranpak Holdings
PACK
$436M
| – | – |
-35,300
| Closed | -$362K |
|
1667
CALL
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.38B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$1.49M |
|
1668
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$292B
| – | – |
-1,089,924
| Closed | -$40.8M |
|
1669
PUT
Paychex
PAYX
$44.3B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$2M |
|
1670
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.72B
| – | – |
-310,137
| Closed | -$9.66M |
|
1671
Petrobras
PBR
$123B
| – | – |
-38,865
| Closed | -$619K |
|
1672
PG&E
PCG
$38.8B
| – | – |
-71,710
| Closed | -$1.28M |
|
1673
PUT
Penumbra
PEN
$12.8B
| – | – |
-30,000
| Closed | -$4.41M |
|
1674
PetMed Express
PETS
$38.2M
| – | – |
-16,481
| Closed | -$375K |
|
1675
Performance Food Group
PFGC
$16.5B
| – | – |
-463,913
| Closed | -$18.4M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,872 positions worth $15.6B, up 4% from $15B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 9.1% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2019 filing shows 509 new, 476 increased, 438 reduced and 446 closed positions. Its largest new stake was American International: 1,810,130 shares worth $96.4M. The largest sale was Invesco QQQ Trust, an estimated $373M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 15% of assets, down from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2019 buy was American International: 1,810,130 shares worth $96.4M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to RTX Corp in Q2 2019, an estimated $154M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $182M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Invesco QQQ Trust in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $373M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 9.1% of its $15.6B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 509 new positions and closed 446 in Q2 2019.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 4% quarter-over-quarter to $15.6B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.