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 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$168M |
| 2 |
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
|
+$151M |
| 3 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$132M |
| 4 |
Equifax
EFX
|
+$132M |
| 5 |
Sempra
SRE
|
+$122M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$335M |
| 2 |
STI
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
STI
|
+$166M |
| 3 |
CMA
Comerica
CMA
|
+$164M |
| 4 |
DuPont de Nemours
DD
|
+$144M |
| 5 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$142M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 15.25% |
| 2 | Technology | 11.65% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 10.55% |
| 4 | Industrials | 8.5% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 8.02% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
CALL
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $482M | 2.19% |
8,542,000
+6,832,400
| +400% | +$356M |
|
2
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $388M | 1.76% |
6,600,000
+5,600,000
| +560% | +$339M |
|
|
3
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $198M | 0.9% |
1,690,382
+1,511,642
| +846% | +$168M |
|
4
CALL
Starbucks
SBUX
$122B
| $197M | 0.89% |
3,550,000
+3,000,000
| +545% | +$159M |
|
|
5
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
$809B
| $190M | 0.86% |
655,000
-1,091,000
| -62% | -$311M |
|
6
PUT
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $186M | 0.84% |
1,858,000
+1,158,000
| +165% | +$109M |
|
7
RTX Corp
RTX
$283B
| $178M | 0.81% |
2,027,516
+788,662
| +64% | +$66.2M |
|
8
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.9B
| $178M | 0.81% |
3,555,565
-175,869
| -5% | -$9.04M |
|
9
M&T Bank
MTB
$34.7B
| $171M | 0.78% |
1,040,904
+94,605
| +10% | +$16.4M |
|
10
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $157M | 0.71% |
2,977,766
-1,495,199
| -33% | -$85.4M |
|
|
11
PUT
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $153M | 0.69% |
2,711,200
+1,889,600
| +230% | +$98.4M |
|
12
Capital One
COF
$134B
| $152M | 0.69% |
1,600,200
-993,517
| -38% | -$96.6M |
|
|
13
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$25.5B
| $150M | 0.68% |
5,423,528
+5,404,567
| +28,504% | +$151M |
|
14
Visa
V
$693B
| $147M | 0.67% |
977,764
+668,688
| +216% | +$95.1M |
|
15
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.8B
| $146M | 0.66% |
1,032,636
+209,710
| +25% | +$31.7M |
|
|
16
Netflix
NFLX
$331B
| $138M | 0.63% |
3,689,190
+3,638,150
| +7,128% | +$132M |
|
|
17
Equifax
EFX
$22.6B
| $132M | 0.6% |
+1,013,016
| New | +$132M |
|
18
Regions Financial
RF
$25.9B
| $124M | 0.56% |
6,769,302
-1,897,050
| -22% | -$35.7M |
|
19
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.5B
| $122M | 0.55% |
1,892,058
-212,991
| -10% | -$14.1M |
|
|
TSS
20
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
| $121M | 0.55% |
1,221,648
+849,592
| +228% | +$79.9M |
|
|
21
Sempra
SRE
$54.2B
| $120M | 0.55% |
2,116,998
+2,101,536
| +13,592% | +$122M |
|
22
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
| $108M | 0.49% |
1,099,793
+58,278
| +6% | +$5.39M |
|
23
PUT
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
EEM
$30.7B
| $108M | 0.49% |
2,535,000
+2,470,000
| +3,800% | +$107M |
|
24
State Street
STT
$51.4B
| $108M | 0.49% |
1,285,852
+1,118,535
| +669% | +$98.3M |
|
25
Trane Technologies
TT
$99.8B
| $107M | 0.49% |
1,049,443
+909,281
| +649% | +$88.9M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q3 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2018, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,302 positions worth $22B, up 0% from $22B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 11% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $916M in Q3 2018, closing 688 positions and reducing 537 holdings. Its most notable exit was DuPont de Nemours, an estimated $144M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 15% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Technology and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Equifax worth $132M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q3 2018 buy was Equifax: 1,013,016 shares worth $132M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Walt Disney in Q3 2018, an estimated $168M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q3 2018 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $335M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited DuPont de Nemours in Q3 2018, selling an estimated $144M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 11% of its $22B portfolio in Q3 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 567 new positions and closed 688 in Q3 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 0% quarter-over-quarter to $22B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q3 2018, filed 14 Nov 2018.