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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$366M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$149M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$229M |
| 2 |
Alcoa
AA
|
+$206M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
Darden Restaurants
DRI
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
NTRS
|
+$127M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 17.41% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.39% |
| 3 | Technology | 10.01% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 8.2% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.69% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1951
CALL
JD.com
JD
$39.2B
| – | – |
-180,000
| Closed | -$7.29M |
|
1952
J. Jill
JILL
$301M
| – | – |
-11,168
| Closed | -$207K |
|
1953
J&J Snack Foods
JJSF
$1.67B
| – | – |
-1,593
| Closed | -$218K |
|
1954
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$12.1B
| – | – |
-3,160
| Closed | -$382K |
|
|
JNPR
1955
DELISTED
Juniper Networks
JNPR
| – | – |
-614,919
| Closed | -$16M |
|
1956
Johnson Outdoors
JOUT
$498M
| – | – |
-5,382
| Closed | -$334K |
|
|
JWN
1957
DELISTED
Nordstrom
JWN
| – | – |
-65,616
| Closed | -$3.18M |
|
|
K
1958
DELISTED
Kellanova
K
| – | – |
-66,560
| Closed | -$4.06M |
|
1959
KALA BIO
KALA
$15.7M
| – | – |
-6
| Closed | -$233K |
|
1960
Kaiser Aluminum
KALU
$2.48B
| – | – |
-7,292
| Closed | -$736K |
|
1961
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
KBE
$1.7B
| – | – |
-269,630
| Closed | -$12.9M |
|
1962
CALL
KB Home
KBH
$3.42B
| – | – |
-470,000
| Closed | -$13.4M |
|
1963
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$587M
| – | – |
-10,241
| Closed | -$297K |
|
1964
Korea Electric Power
KEP
$14.6B
| – | – |
-17,050
| Closed | -$262K |
|
1965
Kirby Corp
KEX
$7.3B
| – | – |
-11,684
| Closed | -$899K |
|
1966
CALL
KeyCorp
KEY
$23.4B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$1.96M |
|
|
1967
KeyCorp
KEY
$23.4B
| – | – |
-42,518
| Closed | -$831K |
|
1968
CALL
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.5B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$6.23M |
|
|
1969
Kraft Heinz
KHC
$30.5B
| – | – |
-13,581
| Closed | -$846K |
|
1970
CALL
KLA
KLAC
$238B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$3.27M |
|
1971
Kinder Morgan
KMI
$68.9B
| – | – |
-211,515
| Closed | -$3.19M |
|
1972
Kemper
KMPR
$1.64B
| – | – |
-5,904
| Closed | -$337K |
|
1973
CarMax
KMX
$8.91B
| – | – |
-69,311
| Closed | -$4.29M |
|
1974
Coca-Cola
KO
$395B
| – | – |
-5,238
| Closed | -$227K |
|
1975
Koppers
KOP
$858M
| – | – |
-14,895
| Closed | -$612K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,414 positions worth $22B, down 8% from $23.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $2.72B in Q2 2018, closing 678 positions and reducing 664 holdings. Its most notable exit was Burlington, an estimated $114M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Evergy worth $156M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 2,779,050 shares worth $156M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q2 2018, an estimated $366M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $229M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Burlington in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $114M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $22B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 528 new positions and closed 678 in Q2 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 8% quarter-over-quarter to $22B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.