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 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$175M |
| 2 |
Parker-Hannifin
PH
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$138M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Express
AXP
|
+$253M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$193M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 20.85% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.98% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 6.88% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.66% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1676
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$14.3B
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
3,200
+1,228
| +62% | +$134K |
|
|
OPLN
1677
Openlane
OPLN
$4.16B
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
18,298
-34,761
| -66% | -$644K |
|
|
MGI
1678
DELISTED
MoneyGram International, Inc. New
MGI
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
26,575
-43,177
| -62% | -$630K |
|
|
CPE
1679
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
| $349K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,870
| New | +$318K |
|
1680
KBR
KBR
$4.75B
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,404
| New | +$329K |
|
|
ATSG
1681
DELISTED
Air Transport Services Group
ATSG
| $345K | ﹤0.01% |
14,913
+6,094
| +69% | +$146K |
|
1682
Entravision Communication
EVC
$748M
| $344K | ﹤0.01% |
48,168
+7,811
| +19% | +$49K |
|
1683
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.37B
| $344K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,768
| New | +$318K |
|
1684
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$6.03B
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
14,918
+4,513
| +43% | +$88.8K |
|
|
PFC
1685
DELISTED
Premier Financial Corp. Common Stock
PFC
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
13,200
+3,000
| +29% | +$80.5K |
|
|
ALOG
1686
DELISTED
Analogic Corp
ALOG
| $343K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,101
| New | +$339K |
|
1687
Flowserve
FLS
$10.2B
| $342K | ﹤0.01% |
8,120
-7,655
| -49% | -$320K |
|
1688
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$40.4B
| $342K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,184
| New | +$364K |
|
|
FNGN
1689
DELISTED
Financial Engines, Inc.
FNGN
| $342K | ﹤0.01% |
11,300
+2,700
| +31% | +$84.8K |
|
1690
SL Green Realty
SLG
$4.15B
| $341K | ﹤0.01% |
+3,493
| New | +$340K |
|
|
DOOR
1691
DELISTED
MASONITE INTERNATIONAL CORP
DOOR
| $341K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,601
| New | +$321K |
|
1692
American Vanguard Corp
AVD
$64M
| $340K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,298
| New | +$358K |
|
|
ELLI
1693
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
| $340K | ﹤0.01% |
3,803
-37,977
| -91% | -$3.36M |
|
|
NXTM
1694
DELISTED
NxStage Medical Inc.
NXTM
| $340K | ﹤0.01% |
14,036
+4,807
| +52% | +$127K |
|
1695
Medifast
MED
$134M
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,862
| New | +$323K |
|
|
TWNK
1696
DELISTED
Hostess Brands, Inc. Class A Common Stock
TWNK
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,916
| New | +$302K |
|
|
YELL
1697
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
| $339K | ﹤0.01% |
23,586
+7,186
| +44% | +$94.7K |
|
1698
NetApp
NTAP
$36.7B
| $337K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,100
| New | +$306K |
|
1699
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.36B
| $337K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,096
| New | +$362K |
|
|
ATRI
1700
DELISTED
Atrion Corp
ATRI
| $337K | ﹤0.01% |
+534
| New | +$349K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,554 positions worth $32B, up 25% from $25.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $4.77B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 720 new positions and adding to 686 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was American Express, an estimated $253M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2017 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Aetna Inc in Q4 2017, an estimated $175M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was American Express, cutting an estimated $253M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Range Resources in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $104M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $32B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 720 new positions and closed 529 in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 25% quarter-over-quarter to $32B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.