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 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
Target
TGT
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
BNY
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
|
+$121M |
| 4 |
Zoetis
ZTS
|
+$109M |
| 5 |
COHR
Coherent Inc
COHR
|
+$105M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$239M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$153M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$141M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$128M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$121M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.58% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.27% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.7% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1776
Blackstone
BX
$108B
| – | – |
-293,553
| Closed | -$20.3M |
|
1777
CALL
Citigroup
C
$221B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$6.17M |
|
1778
Cable One
CABO
$129M
| – | – |
-524
| Closed | -$1.17M |
|
1779
CACI
CACI
$14.3B
| – | – |
-30,012
| Closed | -$7.48M |
|
|
CADE
1780
DELISTED
Cadence Bank
CADE
| – | – |
-53,264
| Closed | -$1.46M |
|
1781
Caleres
CAL
$457M
| – | – |
-85,161
| Closed | -$1.33M |
|
1782
Camtek
CAMT
$6.85B
| – | – |
-16,740
| Closed | -$367K |
|
1783
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
| – | – |
-104,805
| Closed | -$21.7M |
|
1784
PUT
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.29B
| – | – |
-11,500
| Closed | -$1.52M |
|
1785
Crown Castle
CCI
$32.1B
| – | – |
-137,119
| Closed | -$21.8M |
|
1786
CF Industries
CF
$19.6B
| – | – |
-685,954
| Closed | -$26.6M |
|
1787
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.3B
| – | – |
-331,197
| Closed | -$44M |
|
1788
C.H. Robinson
CHRW
$16.5B
| – | – |
-396,692
| Closed | -$37.2M |
|
1789
PUT
Chewy
CHWY
$9.83B
| – | – |
-68,800
| Closed | -$6.18M |
|
1790
Cigna
CI
$73.3B
| – | – |
-58,508
| Closed | -$12.2M |
|
1791
Ciena
CIEN
$56B
| – | – |
-455,144
| Closed | -$24.1M |
|
1792
Conduent
CNDT
$250M
| – | – |
-20,180
| Closed | -$97K |
|
1793
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25.5B
| – | – |
-173,848
| Closed | -$3.76M |
|
1794
Capital One
COF
$134B
| – | – |
-391,018
| Closed | -$46.1M |
|
|
VISN
1795
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.59B
| – | – |
-19,419
| Closed | -$260K |
|
|
COOP
1796
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
| – | – |
-37,348
| Closed | -$1.16M |
|
1797
Copart
CPRT
$31.3B
| – | – |
-60,636
| Closed | -$1.93M |
|
1798
PUT
Salesforce
CRM
$171B
| – | – |
-40,400
| Closed | -$8.99M |
|
1799
CRISPR Therapeutics
CRSP
$5.75B
| – | – |
-3,418
| Closed | -$523K |
|
1800
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$5.78B
| – | – |
-58,793
| Closed | -$4.83M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,274 positions worth $20.3B, up 13% from $18B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.2B of net new capital in Q1 2021, opening 1,012 new positions and adding to 361 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Wells Fargo: 4,853,470 shares worth $190M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, an estimated $239M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2021 buy was Wells Fargo: 4,853,470 shares worth $190M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Target in Q1 2021, an estimated $132M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, cutting an estimated $239M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited PayPal in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $141M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $20.3B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 1,012 new positions and closed 569 in Q1 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $20.3B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.