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 |
NUAN
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
|
+$244M |
| 2 |
PFPT
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
|
+$160M |
| 3 |
Fortive
FTV
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
KSU
Kansas City Southern
KSU
|
+$131M |
| 5 |
Truist Financial
TFC
|
+$118M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$169M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
MS
|
+$151M |
| 3 |
BNY
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
|
+$143M |
| 4 |
RP
RealPage, Inc.
RP
|
+$138M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$136M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.06% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.29% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.14% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.97% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026
Canadian Solar
CSIQ
$988M
| – | – |
-71,538
| Closed | -$3.55M |
|
2027
Carlisle Companies
CSL
$14.6B
| – | – |
-4,961
| Closed | -$816K |
|
|
CSR
2028
Centerspace
CSR
$906M
| – | – |
-16,274
| Closed | -$1.11M |
|
|
CTLP
2029
DELISTED
Cantaloupe
CTLP
| – | – |
-19,753
| Closed | -$232K |
|
2030
Citi Trends
CTRN
$597M
| – | – |
-2,912
| Closed | -$244K |
|
2031
CALL
Cognizant
CTSH
$27.9B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.91M |
|
|
2032
Cognizant
CTSH
$27.9B
| – | – |
-171,036
| Closed | -$13.4M |
|
|
2033
PUT
Cognizant
CTSH
$27.9B
| – | – |
-81,200
| Closed | -$6.34M |
|
2034
CALL
Cemex
CX
$16B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$697K |
|
2035
PUT
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.06B
| – | – |
-75,000
| Closed | -$6.56M |
|
2036
Dominion Energy
D
$58.6B
| – | – |
-72,972
| Closed | -$5.54M |
|
2037
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.79B
| – | – |
-7,379
| Closed | -$222K |
|
|
DENN
2038
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
| – | – |
-134,794
| Closed | -$2.44M |
|
2039
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| – | – |
-186,831
| Closed | -$34.5M |
|
2040
CALL
DraftKings
DKNG
$13B
| – | – |
-346,200
| Closed | -$21.2M |
|
|
2041
PUT
DraftKings
DKNG
$13B
| – | – |
-70,000
| Closed | -$4.29M |
|
2042
DigitalOcean
DOCN
$13.6B
| – | – |
-147,281
| Closed | -$6.21M |
|
2043
Domo
DOMO
$179M
| – | – |
-310,296
| Closed | -$17.5M |
|
2044
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.2B
| – | – |
-9,211
| Closed | -$1.31M |
|
2045
Design Therapeutics
DSGN
$938M
| – | – |
-43,250
| Closed | -$1.29M |
|
2046
Precision BioSciences
DTIL
$244M
| – | – |
-5,499
| Closed | -$1.71M |
|
2047
DaVita
DVA
$11.1B
| – | – |
-61,339
| Closed | -$6.61M |
|
2048
Devon Energy
DVN
$54B
| – | – |
-1,097,077
| Closed | -$24M |
|
2049
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$23.9B
| – | – |
-15,991
| Closed | -$1.82M |
|
2050
Brinker International
EAT
$10.6B
| – | – |
-64,885
| Closed | -$4.61M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,666 positions worth $21.1B, up 4.1% from $20.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2021 filing shows 960 new, 418 increased, 406 reduced and 754 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Nuance Communications, Inc.: 4,636,095 shares worth $252M. The largest sale was Bank of America, an estimated $169M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2021 buy was Nuance Communications, Inc.: 4,636,095 shares worth $252M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to QTS REALTY TRUST, INC. in Q2 2021, an estimated $91.6M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $151M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Bank of America in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $169M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $21.1B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 960 new positions and closed 754 in Q2 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 4.1% quarter-over-quarter to $21.1B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.