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 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$355M |
| 2 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$217M |
| 3 |
Travelers Companies
TRV
|
+$173M |
| 4 |
Halliburton
HAL
|
+$170M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$160M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baidu
BIDU
|
+$292M |
| 2 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$157M |
| 3 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$143M |
| 4 |
eBay
EBAY
|
+$130M |
| 5 |
KSU
Kansas City Southern
KSU
|
+$127M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 17.98% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.44% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 10% |
| 4 | Technology | 9.09% |
| 5 | Energy | 6.81% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
| $379M | 1.56% |
15,617,608
+15,217,887
| +3,807% | +$355M |
|
|
2
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $281M | 1.16% |
7,809,732
+4,318,252
| +124% | +$160M |
|
3
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| $256M | 1.06% |
1,060,000
-465,000
| -30% | -$111M |
|
4
Alcoa
AA
$13.7B
| $256M | 1.06% |
7,848,750
+708,488
| +10% | +$23M |
|
5
Olin
OLN
$2.1B
| $245M | 1.01% |
8,085,969
+165,655
| +2% | +$5.07M |
|
|
6
Goldman Sachs
GS
$303B
| $230M | 0.95% |
1,034,680
+975,690
| +1,654% | +$217M |
|
|
7
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| $229M | 0.94% |
946,421
+338,134
| +56% | +$81M |
|
8
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $200M | 0.83% |
4,312,340
+2,153,080
| +100% | +$101M |
|
9
Alibaba
BABA
$286B
| $199M | 0.82% |
1,413,398
+347,682
| +33% | +$42.9M |
|
10
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $188M | 0.78% |
1,230,612
+19,954
| +2% | +$2.88M |
|
|
11
Travelers Companies
TRV
$75.8B
| $186M | 0.77% |
1,471,130
+1,409,121
| +2,272% | +$173M |
|
12
CALL
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
REGN
$85.9B
| $179M | 0.74% |
+365,000
| New | +$160M |
|
13
Microsoft
MSFT
$3.59T
| $179M | 0.74% |
2,596,436
+1,472,672
| +131% | +$101M |
|
14
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $166M | 0.69% |
3,002,158
+2,955,267
| +6,302% | +$158M |
|
|
15
Halliburton
HAL
$29.4B
| $160M | 0.66% |
3,750,668
+3,700,084
| +7,315% | +$170M |
|
16
British American Tobacco
BTI
$121B
| $160M | 0.66% |
2,330,151
+2,076,034
| +817% | +$144M |
|
17
Cemex
CX
$16B
| $157M | 0.65% |
16,635,663
+635,508
| +4% | +$5.6M |
|
18
Energy Transfer Partners
ET
$73B
| $155M | 0.64% |
8,650,000
+7,595,679
| +720% | +$135M |
|
19
Regions Financial
RF
$25.9B
| $149M | 0.61% |
10,144,306
+8,444,982
| +497% | +$119M |
|
20
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.9B
| $148M | 0.61% |
2,822,781
-639,907
| -18% | -$31.7M |
|
|
AET
21
DELISTED
Aetna Inc
AET
| $148M | 0.61% |
972,731
+206,768
| +27% | +$29.2M |
|
22
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$35.8B
| $147M | 0.61% |
1,159,786
-426,368
| -27% | -$53.5M |
|
|
23
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
$4.18T
| $145M | 0.6% |
3,201,700
+3,195,700
| +53,262% | +$146M |
|
|
CMA
24
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $142M | 0.59% |
1,939,574
-88,572
| -4% | -$6.22M |
|
25
Zions Bancorporation
ZION
$9.95B
| $140M | 0.58% |
3,186,472
+2,791,044
| +706% | +$115M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2017, Dmitry Balyasny held 1,985 positions worth $24.2B, up 13% from $21.4B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $2.45B of net new capital in Q2 2017, opening 429 new positions and adding to 509 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Expedia Group: 724,683 shares worth $108M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 18% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Walmart Inc, an estimated $157M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2017 buy was Expedia Group: 724,683 shares worth $108M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Bank of America in Q2 2017, an estimated $355M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2017 reduction was Walmart Inc, cutting an estimated $157M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Baidu in Q2 2017, selling an estimated $292M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $24.2B portfolio in Q2 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 429 new positions and closed 555 in Q2 2017.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $24.2B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2017, filed 14 Aug 2017.