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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976
Enpro
NPO
$6.62B
| – | – |
-8,712
| Closed | -$658K |
|
|
NSA
1977
DELISTED
National Storage Affiliates Trust
NSA
| – | – |
-144,671
| Closed | -$5.21M |
|
1978
NetEase
NTES
$82.1B
| – | – |
-220,192
| Closed | -$21.1M |
|
1979
CALL
Nutanix
NTNX
$18.3B
| – | – |
-487,500
| Closed | -$15.5M |
|
|
1980
Nutanix
NTNX
$18.3B
| – | – |
-153,800
| Closed | -$4.9M |
|
1981
Northern Trust
NTRS
$33.6B
| – | – |
-431,002
| Closed | -$40.1M |
|
|
NTST
1982
NETSTREIT Corp
NTST
$2.07B
| – | – |
-290,369
| Closed | -$5.66M |
|
1983
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.2T
| – | – |
-6,058,640
| Closed | -$79M |
|
1984
Novartis
NVS
$302B
| – | – |
-303,004
| Closed | -$28.6M |
|
1985
nVent Electric
NVT
$24.6B
| – | – |
-1,849,494
| Closed | -$43.1M |
|
1986
NorthWestern Energy
NWE
$4.27B
| – | – |
-9,353
| Closed | -$545K |
|
1987
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$56.9B
| – | – |
-63,749
| Closed | -$10.1M |
|
1988
Nexstar Media Group
NXST
$5.73B
| – | – |
-140,377
| Closed | -$15.3M |
|
|
ADAM
1989
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$893M
| – | – |
-74,977
| Closed | -$1.11M |
|
1990
New York Times
NYT
$10.6B
| – | – |
-240,086
| Closed | -$12.4M |
|
1991
PUT
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$14.1B
| – | – |
-110,000
| Closed | -$4M |
|
1992
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
| – | – |
-139,978
| Closed | -$4.24M |
|
1993
Omnicom Group
OMC
$24B
| – | – |
-198,747
| Closed | -$12.4M |
|
1994
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.62B
| – | – |
-14,673
| Closed | -$1.76M |
|
1995
OppFi
OPFI
$595M
| – | – |
-68,266
| Closed | -$695K |
|
|
ORC
1996
Orchid Island Capital
ORC
$1.33B
| – | – |
-4,973
| Closed | -$130K |
|
1997
Ormat Technologies
ORA
$6.67B
| – | – |
-17,344
| Closed | -$1.57M |
|
1998
CALL
Oracle
ORCL
$422B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.23M |
|
1999
Otis Worldwide
OTIS
$27.2B
| – | – |
-117,803
| Closed | -$7.96M |
|
2000
Penske Automotive Group
PAG
$14.2B
| – | – |
-25,083
| Closed | -$1.49M |
|
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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.