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 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$107M |
| 2 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
|
+$91.9M |
| 4 |
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
|
+$90.9M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$86.9M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$150M |
| 2 |
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
|
+$133M |
| 3 |
Equifax
EFX
|
+$132M |
| 4 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$110M |
| 5 |
Regions Financial
RF
|
+$107M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 19.25% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.8% |
| 3 | Real Estate | 10.08% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 9.86% |
| 5 | Technology | 8.61% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
VBTX
1776
DELISTED
Veritex Holdings
VBTX
| – | – |
-26,561
| Closed | -$751K |
|
1777
Telefônica Brasil
VIV
$18.3B
| – | – |
-33,495
| Closed | -$326K |
|
1778
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
| – | – |
-14,486
| Closed | -$1.65M |
|
1779
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.8B
| – | – |
-156,532
| Closed | -$17.4M |
|
1780
Vera Bradley
VRA
$89.6M
| – | – |
-23,360
| Closed | -$356K |
|
1781
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
| – | – |
-3,353
| Closed | -$404K |
|
1782
CALL
Vishay Intertechnology
VSH
$4.85B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$2.08M |
|
1783
CALL
Vistra
VST
$45.7B
| – | – |
-1,400,000
| Closed | -$32.3M |
|
1784
Verastem
VSTM
$624M
| – | – |
-3,931
| Closed | -$342K |
|
|
VTLE
1785
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
| – | – |
-3,000
| Closed | -$490K |
|
1786
Ventas
VTR
$47.7B
| – | – |
-267,474
| Closed | -$14.5M |
|
1787
PUT
Viatris
VTRS
$18.7B
| – | – |
-262,500
| Closed | -$10M |
|
1788
Voyager Therapeutics
VYGR
$209M
| – | – |
-19,744
| Closed | -$374K |
|
1789
CALL
Verizon
VZ
$205B
| – | – |
-131,200
| Closed | -$7.02M |
|
1790
Weibo
WB
$1.73B
| – | – |
-62,543
| Closed | -$4.57M |
|
|
WBA
1791
PUT
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| – | – |
-395,000
| Closed | -$28.2M |
|
1792
Warner Bros
WBD
$71.6B
| – | – |
-33,653
| Closed | -$1.08M |
|
1793
Walker & Dunlop
WD
$1.38B
| – | – |
-5,949
| Closed | -$315K |
|
1794
Workday
WDAY
$49.4B
| – | – |
-309,036
| Closed | -$43.8M |
|
1795
PUT
Western Digital
WDC
$166B
| – | – |
-132,300
| Closed | -$5.84M |
|
1796
Welltower
WELL
$172B
| – | – |
-25,916
| Closed | -$1.67M |
|
1797
Werner Enterprises
WERN
$2.33B
| – | – |
-16,930
| Closed | -$598K |
|
|
1798
CALL
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$5.52M |
|
1799
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.34B
| – | – |
-21,372
| Closed | -$809K |
|
1800
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.2B
| – | – |
-12,813
| Closed | -$807K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,006 positions worth $13.9B, down 37% from $22B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $5.52B in Q4 2018, closing 664 positions and reducing 517 holdings. Its most notable exit was Equifax, an estimated $132M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 19% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Aflac worth $83M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2018 buy was Aflac: 1,821,849 shares worth $83M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Dollar Tree in Q4 2018, an estimated $107M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $150M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Equifax in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $13.9B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 392 new positions and closed 664 in Q4 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 37% quarter-over-quarter to $13.9B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.