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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2326
CALL
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.6B
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$7.04M |
|
2327
TETRA Technologies
TTI
$1.06B
| – | – |
-11,900
| Closed | -$34K |
|
2328
Ternium
TX
$10.9B
| – | – |
-75,399
| Closed | -$2.33M |
|
2329
CALL
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$14.4B
| – | – |
-10,000
| Closed | -$1.74M |
|
2330
United Fire Group
UFCS
$1.36B
| – | – |
-12,631
| Closed | -$579K |
|
2331
UFP Industries
UFPI
$4.9B
| – | – |
-28,611
| Closed | -$936K |
|
2332
Ubiquiti
UI
$33.8B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$16.8M |
|
2333
UMB Financial
UMBF
$11B
| – | – |
-73,971
| Closed | -$5.51M |
|
2334
Upland Software
UPLD
$14.4M
| – | – |
-1,268
| Closed | -$268K |
|
|
AD
2335
Array Digital Infrastructure
AD
$3.08B
| – | – |
-6,831
| Closed | -$242K |
|
2336
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$250M
| – | – |
-5,250
| Closed | -$303K |
|
2337
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$22B
| – | – |
-3,200
| Closed | -$375K |
|
2338
Marriott Vacations Worldwide
VAC
$3.87B
| – | – |
-84,010
| Closed | -$10.5M |
|
2339
PUT
Veeva Systems
VEEV
$40.3B
| – | – |
-25,000
| Closed | -$1.41M |
|
2340
PUT
VF Corp
VFC
$5.65B
| – | – |
-106,200
| Closed | -$6.36M |
|
2341
PUT
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
| – | – |
-1,396,400
| Closed | -$107M |
|
2342
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$4.74B
| – | – |
-24,951
| Closed | -$348K |
|
|
VRNT
2343
DELISTED
Verint Systems
VRNT
| – | – |
-40,242
| Closed | -$858K |
|
2344
Vistra
VST
$45.7B
| – | – |
-157,474
| Closed | -$2.94M |
|
2345
PUT
Viatris
VTRS
$18.7B
| – | – |
-300,000
| Closed | -$9.41M |
|
2346
Vuzix
VUZI
$248M
| – | – |
-100,000
| Closed | -$545K |
|
2347
Verizon
VZ
$205B
| – | – |
-59,617
| Closed | -$2.93M |
|
2348
CALL
Wayfair
W
$13.9B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.37M |
|
2349
Warner Bros
WBD
$71.6B
| – | – |
-219,922
| Closed | -$4.68M |
|
2350
Wingstop
WING
$3.14B
| – | – |
-324,771
| Closed | -$10.8M |
|
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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.