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 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$355M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$217M |
| 3 |
Travelers Companies
TRV
|
+$173M |
| 4 |
Halliburton
HAL
|
+$170M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$160M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$292M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$157M |
| 3 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$143M |
| 4 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$130M |
| 5 |
KSU
Kansas City Southern
KSU
|
+$127M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 17.98% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.44% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10% |
| 4 | Technology | 9.09% |
| 5 | Energy | 6.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676
ePlus
PLUS
$2.27B
| – | – |
-7,800
| Closed | -$263K |
|
1677
PUT
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97B
| – | – |
-40,000
| Closed | -$4.81M |
|
1678
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.83B
| – | – |
-6,442
| Closed | -$769K |
|
1679
PPG Industries
PPG
$25.3B
| – | – |
-12,685
| Closed | -$1.33M |
|
|
PPL
1680
PPL Corp
PPL
$25.9B
| – | – |
-30,928
| Closed | -$1.16M |
|
|
PRA
1681
DELISTED
ProAssurance
PRA
| – | – |
-7,395
| Closed | -$446K |
|
1682
PUT
PTC
PTC
$16.8B
| – | – |
-30,000
| Closed | -$1.58M |
|
1683
PUT
PVH
PVH
$3.62B
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$7.76M |
|
1684
CALL
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
| – | – |
-290,000
| Closed | -$12.5M |
|
1685
CALL
Papa John's
PZZA
$788M
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$8M |
|
|
1686
Papa John's
PZZA
$788M
| – | – |
-102,385
| Closed | -$8.2M |
|
1687
CALL
Qualcomm
QCOM
$169B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$5.73M |
|
1688
CALL
Qiagen
QGEN
$9.1B
| – | – |
-94,306
| Closed | -$2.9M |
|
|
RDUS
1689
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
| – | – |
-111,910
| Closed | -$2.31M |
|
1690
CALL
Regions Financial
RF
$25.9B
| – | – |
-1,000,000
| Closed | -$14.5M |
|
1691
Rio Tinto
RIO
$171B
| – | – |
-17,700
| Closed | -$720K |
|
1692
The RMR Group
RMR
$342M
| – | – |
-4,701
| Closed | -$233K |
|
1693
Red Robin
RRGB
$189M
| – | – |
-44,940
| Closed | -$2.63M |
|
1694
RTX Corp
RTX
$283B
| – | – |
-11,441
| Closed | -$808K |
|
1695
Sunrun
RUN
$2.21B
| – | – |
-21,168
| Closed | -$114K |
|
1696
Royal Bank of Canada
RY
$285B
| – | – |
-12,300
| Closed | -$897K |
|
|
RYZ
1697
Ryerson Holding Corp
RYZ
$1.31B
| – | – |
-11,900
| Closed | -$150K |
|
1698
Rayonier
RYN
$6.31B
| – | – |
-593,366
| Closed | -$15.3M |
|
1699
Sabre
SABR
$848M
| – | – |
-61,998
| Closed | -$1.41M |
|
|
SAGE
1700
PUT
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| – | – |
-221,400
| Closed | -$15.7M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,985 positions worth $24.2B, up 13% from $21.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2.45B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 429 new positions and adding to 509 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Expedia Group: 724,683 shares worth $108M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 18% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $157M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2017 buy was Expedia Group: 724,683 shares worth $108M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Bank of America in Q2 2017, an estimated $355M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $157M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Baidu in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $292M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $24.2B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 429 new positions and closed 555 in Q2 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $24.2B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.