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 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$191M |
| 2 |
Dominion Energy
D
|
+$178M |
| 3 |
Capital One
COF
|
+$166M |
| 4 |
Range Resources
RRC
|
+$100M |
| 5 |
Nabors Industries
NBR
|
+$92.4M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Travelers Companies
TRV
|
+$342M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$319M |
| 3 |
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
|
+$283M |
| 4 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$211M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$206M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 18.54% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 14.77% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10.49% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 8.06% |
| 5 | Technology | 7.43% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2301
CALL
Teva Pharmaceuticals
TEVA
$43B
| – | – |
-700,000
| Closed | -$13.3M |
|
2302
TFS Financial
TFSL
$4.95B
| – | – |
-38,673
| Closed | -$578K |
|
|
TGI
2303
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| – | – |
-7,480
| Closed | -$203K |
|
2304
CALL
Target
TGT
$77.2B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$6.53M |
|
|
2305
Target
TGT
$77.2B
| – | – |
-7,494
| Closed | -$489K |
|
|
2306
PUT
Target
TGT
$77.2B
| – | – |
-125,000
| Closed | -$8.16M |
|
2307
Thor Industries
THO
$4.13B
| – | – |
-27,089
| Closed | -$4.08M |
|
2308
CALL
TJX Companies
TJX
$155B
| – | – |
-540,000
| Closed | -$20.6M |
|
2309
ProShares UltraPro QQQ
TQQQ
$34.7B
| – | – |
-4,800,000
| Closed | -$27.7M |
|
2310
Trex
TREX
$4.82B
| – | – |
-9,540
| Closed | -$259K |
|
2311
Trinity Industries
TRN
$2.37B
| – | – |
-12,768
| Closed | -$344K |
|
2312
Terreno Realty
TRNO
$7.51B
| – | – |
-44,931
| Closed | -$1.57M |
|
2313
T. Rowe Price
TROW
$24B
| – | – |
-800,988
| Closed | -$84M |
|
2314
TC Energy
TRP
$64.7B
| – | – |
-63,207
| Closed | -$3.07M |
|
|
2315
Travelers Companies
TRV
$77.3B
| – | – |
-2,518,790
| Closed | -$342M |
|
|
TRVG
2316
CALL
trivago
TRVG
$394M
| – | – |
-20,000
| Closed | -$684K |
|
|
TRVG
2317
trivago
TRVG
$394M
| – | – |
-17,497
| Closed | -$598K |
|
2318
CALL
Tesla
TSLA
$1.38T
| – | – |
-750,000
| Closed | -$15.6M |
|
|
2319
Tesla
TSLA
$1.38T
| – | – |
-3,830,985
| Closed | -$79.5M |
|
2320
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.4B
| – | – |
-23,104
| Closed | -$1.87M |
|
2321
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.24B
| – | – |
-63,480
| Closed | -$290K |
|
|
TTSH
2322
DELISTED
Tile Shop Holdings
TTSH
| – | – |
-12,866
| Closed | -$124K |
|
2323
CALL
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$43.7B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$11M |
|
2324
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$14.6B
| – | – |
-6,468
| Closed | -$1.15M |
|
2325
Under Armour
UAA
$2.31B
| – | – |
-158,573
| Closed | -$2.48M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2018, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,587 positions worth $23.9B, down 25% from $32B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $7.84B in Q1 2018, closing 702 positions and reducing 627 holdings. Its most notable exit was Travelers Companies, an estimated $342M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 19% of assets, down from 21% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Range Resources worth $97.4M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2018 buy was Range Resources: 6,699,750 shares worth $97.4M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Walt Disney in Q1 2018, an estimated $191M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2018 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $319M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Travelers Companies in Q1 2018, selling an estimated $342M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $23.9B portfolio in Q1 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 563 new positions and closed 702 in Q1 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 25% quarter-over-quarter to $23.9B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2018, filed 15 May 2018.