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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2276
SiriusXM
SIRI
$9.67B
| – | – |
-4,701
| Closed | -$260K |
|
|
HTO
2277
H2O America
HTO
$2.66B
| – | – |
-3,800
| Closed | -$215K |
|
2278
SLR Investment Corp
SLRC
$689M
| – | – |
-20,050
| Closed | -$434K |
|
2279
SM Energy
SM
$8.85B
| – | – |
-41,865
| Closed | -$743K |
|
|
2280
PUT
SM Energy
SM
$8.85B
| – | – |
-2,500,000
| Closed | -$44.4M |
|
2281
Standard Motor Products
SMP
$863M
| – | – |
-4,499
| Closed | -$217K |
|
2282
CALL
Snap
SNAP
$8.86B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$1.45M |
|
|
2283
Snap
SNAP
$8.86B
| – | – |
-370,000
| Closed | -$5.38M |
|
|
SNBR
2284
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| – | – |
-10,558
| Closed | -$328K |
|
|
SNBR
2285
PUT
DELISTED
Sleep Number
SNBR
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$138K |
|
2286
Smart Sand
SND
$206M
| – | – |
-13,696
| Closed | -$93K |
|
2287
StoneX
SNEX
$8.26B
| – | – |
-58,685
| Closed | -$444K |
|
2288
CALL
Southern Company
SO
$102B
| – | – |
-1,000,000
| Closed | -$49.1M |
|
|
SOHU
2289
Sohu.com
SOHU
$372M
| – | – |
-30,760
| Closed | -$1.68M |
|
2290
Sony
SONY
$140B
| – | – |
-60,570
| Closed | -$452K |
|
2291
CALL
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$75.4M |
|
2292
Stoneridge
SRI
$205M
| – | – |
-15,444
| Closed | -$306K |
|
2293
Stratasys
SSYS
$692M
| – | – |
-11,700
| Closed | -$271K |
|
2294
Stewart Information Services
STC
$2.11B
| – | – |
-21,332
| Closed | -$805K |
|
2295
Stagwell
STGW
$2.13B
| – | – |
-17,600
| Closed | -$194K |
|
2296
Seagate
STX
$193B
| – | – |
-17,771
| Closed | -$679K |
|
2297
PUT
Starwood Property Trust
STWD
$6.06B
| – | – |
-400,000
| Closed | -$8.69M |
|
2298
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.67B
| – | – |
-145,625
| Closed | -$5.83M |
|
2299
Southwest Gas
SWX
$6.44B
| – | – |
-151,670
| Closed | -$11.8M |
|
2300
PUT
Synchrony
SYF
$25.9B
| – | – |
-200,000
| Closed | -$6.21M |
|
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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.