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
|
+$537M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$200M |
| 3 |
Intuit
INTU
|
+$149M |
| 4 |
ExxonMobil
XOM
|
+$149M |
| 5 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$141M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PFPT
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
WORK
Slack Technologies, Inc.
WORK
|
+$169M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$158M |
| 4 |
MXIM
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
|
+$155M |
| 5 |
ALXN
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
|
+$142M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.54% |
| 2 | Financials | 12.61% |
| 3 | Industrials | 10.64% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 9.75% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 9.56% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2301
PUT
Pfizer
PFE
$160B
| – | – |
-931,600
| Closed | -$36.5M |
|
2302
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$126B
| – | – |
-16,227
| Closed | -$4.98M |
|
2303
Invesco Water Resources ETF
PHO
$2.05B
| – | – |
-5,719
| Closed | -$306K |
|
2304
PUT
Pinterest
PINS
$13.3B
| – | – |
-175,000
| Closed | -$13.8M |
|
2305
Piper Sandler
PIPR
$5.3B
| – | – |
-52,816
| Closed | -$1.71M |
|
2306
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
$22.5B
| – | – |
-223,894
| Closed | -$30.3M |
|
2307
Children's Place
PLCE
$55.4M
| – | – |
-46,609
| Closed | -$4.34M |
|
2308
ePlus
PLUS
$2.27B
| – | – |
-16,640
| Closed | -$721K |
|
2309
PUT
PNC Financial Services
PNC
$97B
| – | – |
-46,500
| Closed | -$8.87M |
|
2310
Portland General Electric
POR
$5.83B
| – | – |
-8,399
| Closed | -$387K |
|
2311
Pilgrim's Pride
PPC
$7.68B
| – | – |
-215,315
| Closed | -$4.78M |
|
2312
PROG Holdings
PRG
$1.54B
| – | – |
-10,804
| Closed | -$520K |
|
2313
Park National Corp
PRK
$3.65B
| – | – |
-1,900
| Closed | -$223K |
|
2314
ProQR Therapeutics
PRQR
$330M
| – | – |
-130,000
| Closed | -$876K |
|
2315
CarParts.com
PRTS
$50.6M
| – | – |
-4,309
| Closed | -$877K |
|
2316
Paysafe
PSFE
$359M
| – | – |
-1,036
| Closed | -$151K |
|
2317
CALL
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
| – | – |
-1,500
| Closed | -$437K |
|
|
2318
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
| – | – |
-267,633
| Closed | -$78M |
|
|
2319
PUT
PayPal
PYPL
$52.7B
| – | – |
-1,400
| Closed | -$408K |
|
2320
CALL
Qualcomm
QCOM
$169B
| – | – |
-7,000
| Closed | -$1M |
|
|
2321
Qualcomm
QCOM
$169B
| – | – |
-39,474
| Closed | -$5.6M |
|
2322
CALL
Quantum Corp
QMCO
$877M
| – | – |
-16,500
| Closed | -$2.27M |
|
|
2323
Quantum Corp
QMCO
$877M
| – | – |
-13,888
| Closed | -$1.91M |
|
2324
CALL
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.43B
| – | – |
-5,500
| Closed | -$1.08M |
|
|
2325
PUT
Qorvo
QRVO
$8.43B
| – | – |
-6,000
| Closed | -$1.17M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q3 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2021, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,691 positions worth $24B, up 14% from $21.1B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2.75B of net new capital in Q3 2021, opening 770 new positions and adding to 420 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Salesforce: 556,949 shares worth $151M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 17% of assets, up from 16% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Fortive, an estimated $138M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q3 2021 buy was Salesforce: 556,949 shares worth $151M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q3 2021, an estimated $537M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q3 2021 reduction was Fortive, cutting an estimated $138M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Proofpoint, Inc. in Q3 2021, selling an estimated $172M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $24B portfolio in Q3 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 770 new positions and closed 817 in Q3 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 14% quarter-over-quarter to $24B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2021, filed 15 Nov 2021.