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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901
Sabre
SABR
$912M
| $203K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,880
| New | +$189K |
|
|
TGI
1902
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| $203K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,480
| New | +$224K |
|
1903
Flotek Industries
FTK
$866M
| $202K | ﹤0.01% |
7,228
-99,364
| -93% | -$2.83M |
|
|
SYKE
1904
DELISTED
SYKES Enterprises Inc
SYKE
| $202K | ﹤0.01% |
6,422
-1,291
| -17% | -$38.9K |
|
1905
Mitek Systems
MITK
$806M
| $201K | ﹤0.01% |
22,424
+12,224
| +120% | +$111K |
|
1906
Texas Capital Bancshares
TCBI
$4.26B
| $201K | ﹤0.01% |
2,266
-899,609
| -100% | -$77.9M |
|
1907
Immersion
IMMR
$250M
| $199K | ﹤0.01% |
+28,217
| New | +$204K |
|
|
NSTG
1908
DELISTED
NanoString Technologies, Inc.
NSTG
| $199K | ﹤0.01% |
+26,672
| New | +$253K |
|
|
HMSY
1909
DELISTED
HMS Holdings Corp.
HMSY
| $199K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,759
| New | +$206K |
|
|
FIT
1910
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
| $198K | ﹤0.01% |
34,642
+14,052
| +68% | +$89.4K |
|
1911
J. Jill
JILL
$299M
| $197K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,023
| New | +$167K |
|
|
RVLT
1912
DELISTED
Revolution Lighting Technologies, Inc. - Class A
RVLT
| $197K | ﹤0.01% |
+60,000
| New | +$284K |
|
1913
CBIZ
CBZ
$2.96B
| $196K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,659
| New | +$199K |
|
|
NXEO
1914
DELISTED
Nexeo Solutions, Inc. Common Stock
NXEO
| $195K | ﹤0.01% |
21,461
+1,430
| +7% | +$11.3K |
|
1915
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$6.63B
| $194K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,260
| New | +$195K |
|
|
MDR
1916
DELISTED
McDermott International
MDR
| $192K | ﹤0.01% |
9,707
-1,278
| -12% | -$27K |
|
|
RSO
1917
DELISTED
Resource Capital Corp.
RSO
| $192K | ﹤0.01% |
+20,455
| New | +$205K |
|
|
IMDZ
1918
DELISTED
Immune Design Corp.
IMDZ
| $191K | ﹤0.01% |
49,012
+38,475
| +365% | +$210K |
|
1919
Freeport-McMoran
FCX
$112B
| $190K | ﹤0.01% |
10,036
-42,075
| -81% | -$635K |
|
|
TIVO
1920
DELISTED
Tivo Inc
TIVO
| $186K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,942
| New | +$207K |
|
|
ORIT
1921
DELISTED
Oritani Financial Corp. New
ORIT
| $186K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,344
| New | +$191K |
|
|
ODP
1922
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
| $184K | ﹤0.01% |
5,199
+47
| +0.9% | +$1.63K |
|
1923
Oxford Square Capital
OXSQ
$150M
| $184K | ﹤0.01% |
31,973
+1,409
| +5% | +$8.79K |
|
1924
Smith & Wesson
SWBI
$612M
| $183K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,528
| New | +$200K |
|
|
ZVO
1925
DELISTED
Zovio Inc. Common Stock
ZVO
| $183K | ﹤0.01% |
22,014
-13,000
| -37% | -$120K |
|
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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.