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 |
AET
Aetna Inc
AET
|
+$175M |
| 2 |
Parker-Hannifin
PH
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$138M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$135M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
American Express
AXP
|
+$253M |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$193M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$193M |
| 4 |
CME Group
CME
|
+$179M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$179M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 20.85% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.98% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 6.88% |
| 5 | Industrials | 6.66% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2151
HEICO Corp
HEI
$49.6B
| – | – |
-6,820
| Closed | -$314K |
|
2152
Hecla Mining
HL
$13.9B
| – | – |
-51,644
| Closed | -$259K |
|
2153
Houlihan Lokey
HLI
$9.02B
| – | – |
-5,600
| Closed | -$219K |
|
2154
Harmony Gold Mining
HMY
$14.7B
| – | – |
-22,097
| Closed | -$40K |
|
2155
PUT
Harley-Davidson
HOG
$2.93B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$9.64M |
|
|
HOLX
2156
PUT
DELISTED
Hologic
HOLX
| – | – |
-475,000
| Closed | -$17.4M |
|
2157
Hovnanian Enterprises
HOV
$770M
| – | – |
-2,160
| Closed | -$104K |
|
2158
Hercules Capital
HTGC
$3.21B
| – | – |
-15,142
| Closed | -$195K |
|
2159
Huron Consulting
HURN
$2.57B
| – | – |
-12,500
| Closed | -$429K |
|
2160
Howmet Aerospace
HWM
$108B
| – | – |
-267,583
| Closed | -$5.11M |
|
2161
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling
HY
$622M
| – | – |
-5,434
| Closed | -$415K |
|
2162
IAMGOLD
IAG
$12.1B
| – | – |
-267,828
| Closed | -$1.63M |
|
2163
Icon
ICLR
$13.3B
| – | – |
-67,508
| Closed | -$7.69M |
|
2164
ICU Medical
ICUI
$4.57B
| – | – |
-7,457
| Closed | -$1.39M |
|
2165
IDEX
IEX
$17.3B
| – | – |
-68,057
| Closed | -$8.27M |
|
2166
InterContinental Hotels
IHG
$23.6B
| – | – |
-26,896
| Closed | -$1.5M |
|
2167
CALL
Infosys
INFY
$48.4B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$1.46M |
|
|
2168
Infosys
INFY
$48.4B
| – | – |
-21,698
| Closed | -$158K |
|
2169
Inogen
INGN
$149M
| – | – |
-2,700
| Closed | -$257K |
|
2170
International Seaways
INSW
$4.93B
| – | – |
-11,983
| Closed | -$236K |
|
2171
CALL
Intuit
INTU
$100B
| – | – |
-47,300
| Closed | -$6.72M |
|
2172
Innoviva
INVA
$1.52B
| – | – |
-16,681
| Closed | -$236K |
|
2173
Interparfums
IPAR
$3.7B
| – | – |
-7,410
| Closed | -$306K |
|
2174
ITT
ITT
$18.6B
| – | – |
-16,581
| Closed | -$734K |
|
2175
Itron
ITRI
$4.38B
| – | – |
-2,912
| Closed | -$226K |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,554 positions worth $32B, up 25% from $25.5B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $4.77B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 720 new positions and adding to 686 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 21% of assets, up from 20% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was American Express, an estimated $253M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2017 buy was iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF: 1,700,000 shares worth $148M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Aetna Inc in Q4 2017, an estimated $175M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was American Express, cutting an estimated $253M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Range Resources in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $104M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $32B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 720 new positions and closed 529 in Q4 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 25% quarter-over-quarter to $32B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 14 Feb 2018.