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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1701
EXL Service
EXLS
$5.71B
| $336K | ﹤0.01% |
27,830
+3,900
| +16% | +$47.6K |
|
1702
B&G Foods
BGS
$284M
| $335K | ﹤0.01% |
9,523
-638,535
| -99% | -$21.9M |
|
1703
United States Lime & Minerals
USLM
$3.47B
| $332K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,500
| New | +$371K |
|
1704
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$69B
| $331K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,317
| New | +$329K |
|
|
JONE
1705
DELISTED
Jones Energy, Inc.
JONE
| $330K | ﹤0.01% |
15,000
+5,000
| +50% | +$117K |
|
|
CCF
1706
DELISTED
Chase Corporation
CCF
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
2,730
-500
| -15% | -$59.3K |
|
|
STL
1707
DELISTED
Sterling Bancorp
STL
| $329K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,381
| New | +$331K |
|
1708
Benchmark Electronics
BHE
$2.58B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,264
| New | +$351K |
|
1709
JetBlue
JBLU
$1.87B
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
14,670
-47,678
| -76% | -$974K |
|
|
GNC
1710
DELISTED
GNC Holdings, Inc.
GNC
| $328K | ﹤0.01% |
88,846
+31,646
| +55% | +$199K |
|
1711
Caesarstone
CSTE
$118M
| $327K | ﹤0.01% |
14,843
-1,391
| -9% | -$35.7K |
|
1712
Entegris
ENTG
$21.1B
| $327K | ﹤0.01% |
10,735
+26
| +0.2% | +$797 |
|
1713
UNIFI
UFI
$142M
| $325K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,060
| New | +$328K |
|
1714
Clean Harbors
CLH
$16.6B
| $324K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,971
| New | +$323K |
|
1715
AppFolio
APPF
$7.97B
| $323K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,773
| New | +$348K |
|
1716
Clearwater Paper
CLW
$343M
| $323K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,115
| New | +$324K |
|
1717
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.2B
| $321K | ﹤0.01% |
7,337
-373,631
| -98% | -$15.4M |
|
|
JWN
1718
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| $320K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,753
| New | +$291K |
|
1719
Urban Outfitters
URBN
$6.51B
| $320K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,140
| New | +$256K |
|
1720
FormFactor
FORM
$8.43B
| $316K | ﹤0.01% |
20,210
+910
| +5% | +$15.2K |
|
1721
Duke Energy
DUK
$95.1B
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
3,737
-17,400
| -82% | -$1.52M |
|
1722
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.9B
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
1,302
-38,043
| -97% | -$9.6M |
|
1723
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.7B
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
20,970
-109,660
| -84% | -$1.41M |
|
|
ALE
1724
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
4,188
-5,600
| -57% | -$436K |
|
|
NXGN
1725
DELISTED
NextGen Healthcare, Inc. Common Stock
NXGN
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
22,922
-97
| -0.4% | -$1.39K |
|
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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.