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 |
Visa
V
|
+$173M |
| 2 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$161M |
| 3 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$147M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Coca-Cola
KO
|
+$126M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$111M |
| 2 |
lululemon athletica
LULU
|
+$106M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$101M |
| 4 |
Target
TGT
|
+$96.1M |
| 5 |
SCHW
Charles Schwab
SCHW
|
+$86.7M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.68% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.33% |
| 3 | Financials | 11.31% |
| 4 | Industrials | 9.9% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.33% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
201
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.98B
| $25M | 0.14% |
+890,719
| New | +$19.8M |
|
202
CALL
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
| $24.8M | 0.14% |
94,000
+34,000
| +57% | +$7.57M |
|
203
Gartner
IT
$12.4B
| $24.6M | 0.14% |
+153,635
| New | +$22.1M |
|
204
Guardant Health
GH
$22.9B
| $24.5M | 0.14% |
190,022
+150,734
| +384% | +$17.3M |
|
205
Northrop Grumman
NOC
$78.3B
| $24.4M | 0.14% |
80,024
+61,654
| +336% | +$18.9M |
|
206
KB Home
KBH
$3.39B
| $24.4M | 0.14% |
726,977
-75,802
| -9% | -$2.72M |
|
207
Phillips 66
PSX
$96.9B
| $24.3M | 0.14% |
348,097
+228,084
| +190% | +$13.4M |
|
208
Ciena
CIEN
$56B
| $24.1M | 0.13% |
+455,144
| New | +$20.2M |
|
209
Texas Instruments
TXN
$241B
| $23.7M | 0.13% |
144,386
+56,311
| +64% | +$8.76M |
|
210
Donaldson
DCI
$10.8B
| $23.7M | 0.13% |
423,648
-30,303
| -7% | -$1.6M |
|
211
Sabre
SABR
$848M
| $23.7M | 0.13% |
1,969,105
+1,576,764
| +402% | +$14.6M |
|
212
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
$1.4T
| $23.5M | 0.13% |
86,332
-134,592
| -61% | -$36.9M |
|
213
Kimco Realty
KIM
$16.1B
| $23.5M | 0.13% |
1,562,547
-302,667
| -16% | -$4M |
|
214
CALL
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.98B
| $23.4M | 0.13% |
+137,500
| New | +$20.4M |
|
215
VF Corp
VFC
$5.65B
| $23.4M | 0.13% |
+274,060
| New | +$21.9M |
|
216
PUT
State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLK
$120B
| $23.4M | 0.13% |
+360,000
| New | +$21.9M |
|
|
MGP
217
DELISTED
MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A common shares representing limited liability company interests
MGP
| $23.4M | 0.13% |
747,652
+392,234
| +110% | +$11.7M |
|
|
FITB
218
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.7B
| $23.1M | 0.13% |
838,263
-941,787
| -53% | -$23.8M |
|
|
RDS.A
219
DELISTED
Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Class A
RDS.A
| $23.1M | 0.13% |
657,096
+243,337
| +59% | +$7.6M |
|
220
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
| $22.7M | 0.13% |
+178,011
| New | +$20.3M |
|
221
Ralph Lauren
RL
$22.2B
| $22.6M | 0.13% |
217,983
+180,998
| +489% | +$15.2M |
|
222
Woodward
WWD
$20.3B
| $22.5M | 0.13% |
185,525
+56,646
| +44% | +$5.75M |
|
|
GTM
223
ZoomInfo Technologies
GTM
$1.16B
| $22.5M | 0.13% |
+467,132
| New | +$20.1M |
|
|
PDM
224
Piedmont Realty Trust
PDM
$1.21B
| $22.4M | 0.12% |
1,382,664
+685,561
| +98% | +$10.1M |
|
225
Dana Inc
DAN
$3.41B
| $22.4M | 0.12% |
1,148,367
-211,510
| -16% | -$3.54M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2020, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,902 positions worth $18B, up 32% from $13.6B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2B of net new capital in Q4 2020, opening 657 new positions and adding to 297 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $111M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2020 buy was Microsoft: 747,808 shares worth $166M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Visa in Q4 2020, an estimated $173M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2020 reduction was Activision Blizzard, cutting an estimated $111M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited lululemon athletica in Q4 2020, selling an estimated $106M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $18B portfolio in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 657 new positions and closed 643 in Q4 2020.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 32% quarter-over-quarter to $18B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2020, filed 16 Feb 2021.