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
|
+$366M |
| 2 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$158M |
| 3 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$157M |
| 4 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$151M |
| 5 |
Evergy
EVRG
|
+$149M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$229M |
| 2 |
Alcoa
AA
|
+$206M |
| 3 |
Visa
V
|
+$130M |
| 4 |
Darden Restaurants
DRI
|
+$127M |
| 5 |
Northern Trust
NTRS
|
+$127M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 17.41% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 13.39% |
| 3 | Technology | 10.01% |
| 4 | Real Estate | 8.2% |
| 5 | Industrials | 7.69% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| $474M | 2.15% |
1,746,000
-746,500
| -30% | -$202M |
|
|
2
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| $417M | 1.9% |
1,538,817
+1,354,167
| +733% | +$366M |
|
|
3
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $248M | 1.13% |
4,472,965
+2,948,968
| +194% | +$158M |
|
4
Capital One
COF
$134B
| $238M | 1.08% |
2,593,717
+504,229
| +24% | +$47.7M |
|
5
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.9B
| $191M | 0.87% |
3,731,434
+60,861
| +2% | +$3.19M |
|
6
Allstate
ALL
$64.2B
| $171M | 0.78% |
1,878,569
-783,268
| -29% | -$74.4M |
|
7
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
| $161M | 0.73% |
946,299
+178,028
| +23% | +$31.9M |
|
|
CMA
8
DELISTED
Comerica
CMA
| $160M | 0.73% |
1,757,829
+191,704
| +12% | +$18.4M |
|
|
9
Evergy
EVRG
$18.7B
| $156M | 0.71% |
+2,779,050
| New | +$149M |
|
10
International Paper
IP
$22B
| $156M | 0.71% |
3,155,876
-186,361
| -6% | -$9.52M |
|
11
Regions Financial
RF
$25.9B
| $154M | 0.7% |
8,666,352
-1,599,227
| -16% | -$29.9M |
|
|
STI
12
DELISTED
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
| $154M | 0.7% |
2,332,631
+2,308,616
| +9,613% | +$157M |
|
13
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $146M | 0.66% |
1,717,000
+637,020
| +59% | +$50.6M |
|
14
DuPont de Nemours
DD
$18.7B
| $144M | 0.65% |
862,350
+781,691
| +969% | +$131M |
|
|
15
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
| $141M | 0.64% |
1,654,588
+1,632,311
| +7,327% | +$151M |
|
16
Lennar Class A
LEN
$21B
| $140M | 0.64% |
2,756,870
+222,014
| +9% | +$11.6M |
|
17
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.5B
| $138M | 0.63% |
2,105,049
-68,326
| -3% | -$4.49M |
|
18
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
| $133M | 0.6% |
2,720,397
+1,834,923
| +207% | +$104M |
|
19
Bread Financial
BFH
$4.07B
| $127M | 0.58% |
681,187
+673,229
| +8,460% | +$115M |
|
20
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.8B
| $125M | 0.57% |
822,926
+260,910
| +46% | +$39.7M |
|
|
WP
21
DELISTED
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
| $121M | 0.55% |
1,476,441
+1,257,336
| +574% | +$103M |
|
22
CME Group
CME
$98.9B
| $117M | 0.53% |
715,498
+628,565
| +723% | +$103M |
|
23
Churchill Downs
CHDN
$6.53B
| $114M | 0.52% |
2,303,802
-141,090
| -6% | -$6.6M |
|
|
ETFC
24
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
| $109M | 0.5% |
1,784,639
-1,841,067
| -51% | -$114M |
|
25
US Foods
USFD
$23.7B
| $106M | 0.48% |
2,815,118
-82,001
| -3% | -$2.9M |
|
Similar funds
Dmitry Balyasny's Q2 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2018, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,414 positions worth $22B, down 8% from $23.9B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $2.72B in Q2 2018, closing 678 positions and reducing 664 holdings. Its most notable exit was Burlington, an estimated $114M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 17% of assets, down from 19% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Evergy worth $156M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q2 2018 buy was Evergy: 2,779,050 shares worth $156M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q2 2018, an estimated $366M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q2 2018 reduction was Walt Disney, cutting an estimated $229M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Burlington in Q2 2018, selling an estimated $114M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $22B portfolio in Q2 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 528 new positions and closed 678 in Q2 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 8% quarter-over-quarter to $22B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q2 2018, filed 14 Aug 2018.