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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
First Citizens BancShares
FCNCA
$24.7B
| $241K | ﹤0.01% |
598
-700
| -54% | -$281K |
|
|
P
1827
DELISTED
Pandora Media Inc
P
| $241K | ﹤0.01% |
+49,976
| New | +$299K |
|
1828
ATN International
ATNI
$477M
| $240K | ﹤0.01% |
4,352
-1,300
| -23% | -$71.1K |
|
|
ZIXI
1829
DELISTED
Zix Corporation
ZIXI
| $240K | ﹤0.01% |
54,801
+32,254
| +143% | +$152K |
|
1830
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.25B
| $239K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,281
| New | +$257K |
|
|
GLUU
1831
DELISTED
Glu Mobile Inc.
GLUU
| $239K | ﹤0.01% |
65,773
+26,673
| +68% | +$107K |
|
1832
Hamilton Lane
HLNE
$4.56B
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
6,702
-6,749
| -50% | -$208K |
|
1833
Plug Power
PLUG
$3.03B
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
100,000
+89,300
| +835% | +$229K |
|
1834
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.42B
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,823
| New | +$235K |
|
|
EGLE
1835
DELISTED
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.
EGLE
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,529
| New | +$237K |
|
1836
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$13B
| $234K | ﹤0.01% |
11,578
-179,388
| -94% | -$3.69M |
|
1837
Brown-Forman Class A
BF.A
$13.5B
| $234K | ﹤0.01% |
4,353
-1,750
| -29% | -$83.7K |
|
1838
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$58B
| $234K | ﹤0.01% |
4,351
-970,021
| -100% | -$46.8M |
|
1839
Materion
MTRN
$4.79B
| $234K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,817
| New | +$229K |
|
|
PINC
1840
DELISTED
Premier
PINC
| $234K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,012
| New | +$247K |
|
|
DNR
1841
DELISTED
Denbury Resources, Inc.
DNR
| $233K | ﹤0.01% |
105,424
-61,376
| -37% | -$96.5K |
|
|
HIFR
1842
DELISTED
InfraREIT, Inc.
HIFR
| $233K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,558
| New | +$267K |
|
|
NWLI
1843
DELISTED
National Western Life Group, Inc. Class A
NWLI
| $232K | ﹤0.01% |
+700
| New | +$244K |
|
1844
Barrett Business Services
BBSI
$810M
| $230K | ﹤0.01% |
14,268
-9,600
| -40% | -$150K |
|
1845
Thermo Fisher Scientific
TMO
$232B
| $228K | ﹤0.01% |
1,200
-168,114
| -99% | -$32.2M |
|
|
TSC
1846
DELISTED
TriState Capital Holdings, Inc.
TSC
| $228K | ﹤0.01% |
9,893
+1,000
| +11% | +$23.2K |
|
1847
Enovis
ENOV
$1.45B
| $227K | ﹤0.01% |
3,333
-51,376
| -94% | -$3.46M |
|
|
CRCM
1848
DELISTED
CARE.COM, INC.
CRCM
| $227K | ﹤0.01% |
12,593
-7,307
| -37% | -$128K |
|
|
USG
1849
DELISTED
Usg
USG
| $226K | ﹤0.01% |
5,866
-10,307
| -64% | -$362K |
|
1850
White Mountains Insurance
WTM
$5.09B
| $225K | ﹤0.01% |
264
-3,779
| -93% | -$3.3M |
|
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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.