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 |
NUAN
Nuance Communications, Inc.
NUAN
|
+$244M |
| 2 |
PFPT
Proofpoint, Inc.
PFPT
|
+$160M |
| 3 |
Fortive
FTV
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
KSU
Kansas City Southern
KSU
|
+$131M |
| 5 |
Truist Financial
TFC
|
+$118M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$169M |
| 2 |
Morgan Stanley
MS
|
+$151M |
| 3 |
BNY
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
|
+$143M |
| 4 |
RP
RealPage, Inc.
RP
|
+$138M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$136M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 16.06% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.29% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.62% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.14% |
| 5 | Industrials | 10.97% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2376
Vicor
VICR
$9.25B
| – | – |
-19,786
| Closed | -$1.68M |
|
2377
CALL
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.98B
| – | – |
-350,000
| Closed | -$10.5M |
|
|
2378
Vipshop
VIPS
$6.98B
| – | – |
-1,583,141
| Closed | -$47.3M |
|
2379
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$6B
| – | – |
-193,418
| Closed | -$5.75M |
|
2380
CALL
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
| – | – |
-50,000
| Closed | -$3.58M |
|
|
2381
Valero Energy
VLO
$100B
| – | – |
-476,905
| Closed | -$34.1M |
|
2382
Valley National Bancorp
VLY
$7.82B
| – | – |
-357,376
| Closed | -$4.91M |
|
2383
Vera Bradley
VRA
$89.6M
| – | – |
-51,772
| Closed | -$523K |
|
2384
Varex Imaging
VREX
$780M
| – | – |
-13,525
| Closed | -$277K |
|
2385
CALL
Vroom Inc
VRM
$53.8M
| – | – |
-81
| Closed | -$253K |
|
|
2386
Vroom Inc
VRM
$53.8M
| – | – |
-5,213
| Closed | -$16.3M |
|
2387
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$24.4B
| – | – |
-69,446
| Closed | -$12.3M |
|
2388
Vertiv
VRT
$101B
| – | – |
-1,168,293
| Closed | -$23.4M |
|
2389
Viatris
VTRS
$18.7B
| – | – |
-817,211
| Closed | -$11.4M |
|
2390
Vuzix
VUZI
$248M
| – | – |
-8,182
| Closed | -$208K |
|
2391
CALL
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN
VXX
$137M
| – | – |
-7,813
| Closed | -$5.7M |
|
2392
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.35B
| – | – |
-8,621
| Closed | -$541K |
|
2393
PUT
Western Alliance Bancorporation
WAL
$8.69B
| – | – |
-87,500
| Closed | -$8.26M |
|
2394
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$898M
| – | – |
-10,085
| Closed | -$774K |
|
2395
Whirlpool
WHR
$2.63B
| – | – |
-14,220
| Closed | -$3.13M |
|
2396
Wipro
WIT
$18.7B
| – | – |
-28,046
| Closed | -$89K |
|
2397
Workiva
WK
$4.07B
| – | – |
-50,173
| Closed | -$4.43M |
|
2398
World Kinect Corp
WKC
$1.84B
| – | – |
-9,996
| Closed | -$352K |
|
2399
PUT
Workhorse Group
WKHS
$35.3M
| – | – |
-88
| Closed | -$3.62M |
|
2400
Wolfspeed
WOLF
$1.34B
| – | – |
-15,714
| Closed | -$1.7M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,666 positions worth $21.1B, up 4.1% from $20.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2021 filing shows 960 new, 418 increased, 406 reduced and 754 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Nuance Communications, Inc.: 4,636,095 shares worth $252M. The largest sale was Bank of America, an estimated $169M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 16% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2021 buy was Nuance Communications, Inc.: 4,636,095 shares worth $252M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to QTS REALTY TRUST, INC. in Q2 2021, an estimated $91.6M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Morgan Stanley, cutting an estimated $151M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Bank of America in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $169M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $21.1B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 960 new positions and closed 754 in Q2 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 4.1% quarter-over-quarter to $21.1B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.