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 |
Visa
V
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$147M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$126M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$111M |
| 2 |
lululemon athletica
LULU
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$96.1M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$86.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.31% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.9% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.33% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1651
Sabesp
SBS
$16.2B
| – | – |
-87,635
| Closed | -$141K |
|
|
SCHW
1652
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
| – | – |
-2,391,993
| Closed | -$86.7M |
|
|
SCHW
1653
PUT
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$194B
| – | – |
-150,000
| Closed | -$5.43M |
|
1654
Service Corp International
SCI
$11.4B
| – | – |
-52,785
| Closed | -$2.23M |
|
|
SCS
1655
DELISTED
Steelcase
SCS
| – | – |
-11,156
| Closed | -$113K |
|
|
SHOE
1656
Shoe Station Group
SHOE
$420M
| – | – |
-129,304
| Closed | -$2.17M |
|
|
SF
1657
Stifel
SF
$12.2B
| – | – |
-12,301
| Closed | -$276K |
|
1658
Shake Shack
SHAK
$3.06B
| – | – |
-71,663
| Closed | -$4.62M |
|
|
1659
PUT
Shake Shack
SHAK
$3.06B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$1.61M |
|
1660
Shopify
SHOP
$192B
| – | – |
-670,410
| Closed | -$68.6M |
|
|
FIRY
1661
Firy Inc
FIRY
$160M
| – | – |
-14,590
| Closed | -$3.55M |
|
1662
SLB Ltd
SLB
$79.9B
| – | – |
-563,693
| Closed | -$8.77M |
|
1663
CALL
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.07B
| – | – |
-165,283
| Closed | -$7.42M |
|
1664
Silgan Holdings
SLGN
$4.48B
| – | – |
-18,598
| Closed | -$684K |
|
1665
SLM Corp
SLM
$4.97B
| – | – |
-104,386
| Closed | -$844K |
|
1666
VanEck Semiconductor ETF
SMH
$66.4B
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$39.6M |
|
1667
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$863M
| – | – |
-9,395
| Closed | -$419K |
|
|
SNBR
1668
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| – | – |
-284,084
| Closed | -$13.9M |
|
1669
Smith & Nephew
SNN
$12.2B
| – | – |
-30,113
| Closed | -$1.18M |
|
1670
Snowflake
SNOW
$115B
| – | – |
-188,492
| Closed | -$47.3M |
|
1671
Synopsys
SNPS
$76.2B
| – | – |
-1,069
| Closed | -$229K |
|
1672
TD Synnex
SNX
$20B
| – | – |
-901,708
| Closed | -$63.1M |
|
|
1673
PUT
TD Synnex
SNX
$20B
| – | – |
-70,000
| Closed | -$4.9M |
|
1674
Sanofi
SNY
$110B
| – | – |
-261,540
| Closed | -$13.1M |
|
1675
Spotify
SPOT
$110B
| – | – |
-57,531
| Closed | -$14M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,902 positions worth $18B, up 32% from $13.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2B of net new capital in Q4 2020, opening 657 new positions and adding to 297 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $111M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2020 buy was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Visa in Q4 2020, an estimated $173M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Activision Blizzard, cutting an estimated $111M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited lululemon athletica in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $106M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $18B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 657 new positions and closed 643 in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 32% quarter-over-quarter to $18B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.