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
|
+$537M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$200M |
| 3 |
Intuit
INTU
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$149M |
| 5 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$141M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PFPT
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
WORK
Slack Technologies, Inc.
WORK
|
+$169M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$158M |
| 4 |
MXIM
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
ALXN
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
|
+$142M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.54% |
| 2 | Financials | 12.61% |
| 3 | Industrials | 10.64% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.75% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.56% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.67B
| – | – |
-22,191
| Closed | -$865K |
|
|
CVAC
2002
PUT
DELISTED
CureVac
CVAC
| – | – |
-156,000
| Closed | -$11.5M |
|
|
CVGW
2003
DELISTED
Calavo Growers
CVGW
| – | – |
-6,291
| Closed | -$399K |
|
2004
Carvana
CVNA
$79.5B
| – | – |
-174,815
| Closed | -$10.6M |
|
2005
CALL
CVS Health
CVS
$120B
| – | – |
-8,900
| Closed | -$743K |
|
|
2006
PUT
CVS Health
CVS
$120B
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$834K |
|
2007
CVRx
CVRX
$83.9M
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$700K |
|
2008
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$22.7B
| – | – |
-1,813
| Closed | -$215K |
|
2009
Casella Waste Systems
CWST
$6.03B
| – | – |
-22,612
| Closed | -$1.43M |
|
2010
Sprinklr
CXM
$1.74B
| – | – |
-125,000
| Closed | -$2.57M |
|
2011
Crane NXT
CXT
$2.87B
| – | – |
-100,060
| Closed | -$3.21M |
|
|
CYBR
2012
DELISTED
CyberArk
CYBR
| – | – |
-153,328
| Closed | -$20M |
|
2013
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$54.2B
| – | – |
-402,373
| Closed | -$17.4M |
|
2014
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$9.83B
| – | – |
-307,415
| Closed | -$20.8M |
|
2015
DoorDash
DASH
$99.3B
| – | – |
-57,224
| Closed | -$10.2M |
|
2016
Deutsche Bank
DB
$72.2B
| – | – |
-206,444
| Closed | -$2.7M |
|
2017
Dropbox
DBX
$7.58B
| – | – |
-346,436
| Closed | -$10.5M |
|
2018
CALL
Datadog
DDOG
$81.1B
| – | – |
-20,000
| Closed | -$2.08M |
|
2019
CALL
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| – | – |
-5,000
| Closed | -$1.76M |
|
|
2020
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| – | – |
-48,217
| Closed | -$17M |
|
2021
Deckers Outdoor
DECK
$12.5B
| – | – |
-84,090
| Closed | -$5.38M |
|
2022
Diageo
DEO
$53.4B
| – | – |
-1,864
| Closed | -$357K |
|
2023
Donnelley Financial Solutions
DFIN
$1.17B
| – | – |
-8,201
| Closed | -$271K |
|
|
DFS
2024
DELISTED
Discover Financial Services
DFS
| – | – |
-313,100
| Closed | -$37M |
|
2025
CALL
Dollar General
DG
$27.6B
| – | – |
-2,600
| Closed | -$563K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,691 positions worth $24B, up 14% from $21.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2.75B of net new capital in Q3 2021, opening 770 new positions and adding to 420 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Salesforce: 556,949 shares worth $151M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Fortive, an estimated $138M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q3 2021 buy was Salesforce: 556,949 shares worth $151M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q3 2021, an estimated $537M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Fortive, cutting an estimated $138M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Proofpoint, Inc. in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $172M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $24B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 770 new positions and closed 817 in Q3 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $24B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.