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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DOCU
1826
DocuSign
DOCU
$11.8B
| – | – |
-81,399
| Closed | -$18.1M |
|
1827
Dover
DOV
$27.2B
| – | – |
-118,345
| Closed | -$14.9M |
|
1828
Dow Inc
DOW
$23.4B
| – | – |
-473,267
| Closed | -$26.3M |
|
|
DQ
1829
Daqo New Energy
DQ
$919M
| – | – |
-54,288
| Closed | -$3.11M |
|
1830
Descartes Systems
DSGX
$6.7B
| – | – |
-18,470
| Closed | -$1.08M |
|
1831
DTE Energy
DTE
$28.1B
| – | – |
-39,280
| Closed | -$4.06M |
|
1832
Duke Energy
DUK
$93.4B
| – | – |
-102,913
| Closed | -$9.42M |
|
1833
Dycom Industries
DY
$11.8B
| – | – |
-17,083
| Closed | -$1.29M |
|
1834
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$260M
| – | – |
-30,697
| Closed | -$2.75M |
|
1835
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$31.2B
| – | – |
-19,717
| Closed | -$1.08M |
|
|
EFC
1836
Ellington Financial
EFC
$1.76B
| – | – |
-107,613
| Closed | -$1.6M |
|
1837
PUT
Elanco Animal Health
ELAN
$12B
| – | – |
-275,000
| Closed | -$8.43M |
|
|
ELME
1838
Elme Communities
ELME
$148M
| – | – |
-424,843
| Closed | -$9.19M |
|
1839
Elevance Health
ELV
$86.9B
| – | – |
-40,489
| Closed | -$13M |
|
1840
Element Solutions
ESI
$8.6B
| – | – |
-120,893
| Closed | -$2.14M |
|
1841
Essex Property Trust
ESS
$18.6B
| – | – |
-61,501
| Closed | -$14.6M |
|
1842
Entergy
ETR
$48.8B
| – | – |
-20,116
| Closed | -$1M |
|
1843
Etsy
ETSY
$7.44B
| – | – |
-15,727
| Closed | -$2.8M |
|
1844
EVgo
EVGO
$214M
| – | – |
-60,000
| Closed | -$643K |
|
1845
Evercore
EVR
$11.2B
| – | – |
-139,464
| Closed | -$15.3M |
|
1846
Evergy
EVRG
$18.7B
| – | – |
-45,172
| Closed | -$2.51M |
|
|
EVRI
1847
DELISTED
Everi Holdings
EVRI
| – | – |
-125,603
| Closed | -$1.74M |
|
1848
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF
EWZ
$8.04B
| – | – |
-26,679
| Closed | -$924K |
|
1849
CALL
Expedia Group
EXPE
$38.6B
| – | – |
-20,000
| Closed | -$2.65M |
|
1850
First American
FAF
$7.33B
| – | – |
-122,560
| Closed | -$6.33M |
|
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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.