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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2051
Old Republic International
ORI
$10.2B
| – | – |
-498,719
| Closed | -$10.7M |
|
2052
Oshkosh
OSK
$9.7B
| – | – |
-17,356
| Closed | -$1.34M |
|
2053
PUT
Oxford Industries
OXM
$553M
| – | – |
-30,000
| Closed | -$2.24M |
|
2054
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$398M
| – | – |
-19,958
| Closed | -$41K |
|
2055
CALL
Paycom
PAYC
$10.4B
| – | – |
-40,000
| Closed | -$4.3M |
|
2056
CALL
Paychex
PAYX
$45.1B
| – | – |
-155,000
| Closed | -$9.55M |
|
|
2057
PUT
Paychex
PAYX
$45.1B
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$15.4M |
|
2058
Pembina Pipeline
PBA
$28B
| – | – |
-23,950
| Closed | -$748K |
|
2059
Pitney Bowes
PBI
$2.28B
| – | – |
-68,536
| Closed | -$746K |
|
2060
CALL
Petrobras
PBR
$119B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$4.24M |
|
2061
PACCAR
PCAR
$69.1B
| – | – |
-96,545
| Closed | -$4.26M |
|
2062
CALL
Pegasystems
PEGA
$5.5B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$6.07M |
|
2063
Provident Financial Services
PFS
$3.1B
| – | – |
-10,755
| Closed | -$275K |
|
2064
PennyMac Financial
PFSI
$3.92B
| – | – |
-18,900
| Closed | -$428K |
|
2065
PJT Partners
PJT
$4.51B
| – | – |
-11,795
| Closed | -$591K |
|
2066
Pool Corp
POOL
$6.85B
| – | – |
-1,597
| Closed | -$234K |
|
2067
Power Integrations
POWI
$2.9B
| – | – |
-8,146
| Closed | -$278K |
|
2068
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.72B
| – | – |
-803,819
| Closed | -$19.8M |
|
2069
Primoris Services
PRIM
$4.05B
| – | – |
-38,004
| Closed | -$949K |
|
|
P
2070
Everpure Inc
P
$34.1B
| – | – |
-131,747
| Closed | -$2.63M |
|
2071
CALL
PTC
PTC
$16.8B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$7.8M |
|
|
2072
PTC
PTC
$16.8B
| – | – |
-135,313
| Closed | -$10.6M |
|
2073
PUT
PVH
PVH
$3.59B
| – | – |
-250,000
| Closed | -$37.9M |
|
2074
Quanta Services
PWR
$92.9B
| – | – |
-77,728
| Closed | -$2.67M |
|
2075
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$991M
| – | – |
-4,043
| Closed | -$209K |
|
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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.