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 |
Dollar Tree
DLTR
|
+$107M |
| 2 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$107M |
| 3 |
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
|
+$91.9M |
| 4 |
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
|
+$90.9M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$86.9M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$150M |
| 2 |
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
|
+$133M |
| 3 |
Equifax
EFX
|
+$132M |
| 4 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$110M |
| 5 |
Regions Financial
RF
|
+$107M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 19.25% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 12.8% |
| 3 | Real Estate | 10.08% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 9.86% |
| 5 | Technology | 8.61% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1
Visa
V
$693B
| $211M | 1.52% |
1,601,055
+623,291
| +64% | +$86.1M |
|
2
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$31.8B
| $170M | 1.22% |
1,116,608
+83,972
| +8% | +$12.6M |
|
|
3
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $151M | 1.08% |
2,004,100
+1,045,540
| +109% | +$86.9M |
|
|
TSS
4
DELISTED
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
| $140M | 1.01% |
1,722,031
+500,383
| +41% | +$44.3M |
|
5
Cigna
CI
$73.3B
| $129M | 0.93% |
679,775
+408,131
| +150% | +$85.1M |
|
6
Exelon
EXC
$45.1B
| $128M | 0.92% |
3,970,157
+2,524,426
| +175% | +$80.7M |
|
7
CALL
Apple
AAPL
$4.51T
| $127M | 0.92% |
3,223,600
-5,318,400
| -62% | -$258M |
|
8
CALL
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
$4.22T
| $120M | 0.87% |
2,300,000
-4,300,000
| -65% | -$232M |
|
|
9
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25.3B
| $117M | 0.85% |
1,300,401
+1,265,577
| +3,634% | +$107M |
|
10
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$36.9B
| $117M | 0.84% |
2,631,833
-923,732
| -26% | -$41.6M |
|
11
Deere & Co
DE
$175B
| $115M | 0.83% |
768,635
+171,144
| +29% | +$25.1M |
|
12
US Bancorp
USB
$96.7B
| $110M | 0.79% |
2,406,192
+1,260,608
| +110% | +$64.9M |
|
|
13
Chubb
CB
$132B
| $110M | 0.79% |
848,405
+825,301
| +3,572% | +$107M |
|
14
PUT
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
$651B
| $103M | 0.74% |
799,000
+704,000
| +741% | +$98.2M |
|
|
15
Healthpeak Properties
DOC
$14.8B
| $101M | 0.73% |
3,626,279
+3,282,905
| +956% | +$90.9M |
|
16
Medtronic
MDT
$119B
| $99.4M | 0.72% |
1,092,664
-7,129
| -0.6% | -$666K |
|
17
Walt Disney
DIS
$186B
| $97.5M | 0.7% |
889,345
-801,037
| -47% | -$91.1M |
|
18
AutoZone
AZO
$48.3B
| $97.3M | 0.7% |
116,116
+50,353
| +77% | +$40.4M |
|
19
LPL Financial
LPLA
$28.5B
| $94M | 0.68% |
1,539,619
-352,439
| -19% | -$21.5M |
|
20
Capital One
COF
$134B
| $91.7M | 0.66% |
1,213,762
-386,438
| -24% | -$33.5M |
|
21
Entergy
ETR
$48.8B
| $90.7M | 0.65% |
2,106,640
-179,502
| -8% | -$7.64M |
|
22
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$36.2B
| $87.8M | 0.63% |
1,687,083
+703,719
| +72% | +$37.9M |
|
|
FITB
23
Fifth Third Bancorp
FITB
$49.7B
| $87.5M | 0.63% |
3,720,395
+3,492,181
| +1,530% | +$91.9M |
|
24
Caterpillar
CAT
$381B
| $84.4M | 0.61% |
663,837
-16,338
| -2% | -$2.13M |
|
25
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.2B
| $83.7M | 0.6% |
5,014,285
+1,663,840
| +50% | +$29.8M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q4 2018 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2018, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,006 positions worth $13.9B, down 37% from $22B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 10% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny withdrew a net $5.52B in Q4 2018, closing 664 positions and reducing 517 holdings. Its most notable exit was Equifax, an estimated $132M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 19% of assets, up from 15% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate.
Against the trend, Dmitry Balyasny opened a new position in Aflac worth $83M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q4 2018 buy was Aflac: 1,821,849 shares worth $83M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Dollar Tree in Q4 2018, an estimated $107M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q4 2018 reduction was Wells Fargo, cutting an estimated $150M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited Equifax in Q4 2018, selling an estimated $132M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 10% of its $13.9B portfolio in Q4 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 392 new positions and closed 664 in Q4 2018.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value fell 37% quarter-over-quarter to $13.9B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q4 2018, filed 14 Feb 2019.