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 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$172M |
| 2 |
Target
TGT
|
+$132M |
| 3 |
BNY
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
|
+$121M |
| 4 |
Zoetis
ZTS
|
+$109M |
| 5 |
COHR
Coherent Inc
COHR
|
+$105M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$239M |
| 2 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$153M |
| 3 |
PayPal
PYPL
|
+$141M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$128M |
| 5 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$121M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 14.58% |
| 2 | Financials | 13.64% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 11.27% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 11.16% |
| 5 | Industrials | 9.7% |
| 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
| $408M | 2.01% |
1,028,500
+229,000
| +29% | +$88.3M |
|
2
PUT
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$80B
| $401M | 1.98% |
5,290,000
+4,770,000
| +917% | +$359M |
|
3
PUT
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM
$81.9B
| $342M | 1.69% |
1,549,300
-197,700
| -11% | -$43.2M |
|
|
MXIM
4
DELISTED
Maxim Integrated Products
MXIM
| $214M | 1.06% |
2,343,176
+429,431
| +22% | +$39.4M |
|
|
5
Wells Fargo
WFC
$254B
| $190M | 0.93% |
+4,853,470
| New | +$172M |
|
|
6
Bank of America
BAC
$431B
| $169M | 0.83% |
4,358,300
-3,499,844
| -45% | -$121M |
|
|
BNY
7
Bank of New York Mellon
BNY
$108B
| $168M | 0.83% |
3,561,961
+2,744,559
| +336% | +$121M |
|
|
8
Target
TGT
$75.1B
| $162M | 0.8% |
818,551
+704,066
| +615% | +$132M |
|
9
Morgan Stanley
MS
$336B
| $157M | 0.77% |
2,019,670
+1,021,351
| +102% | +$78.3M |
|
|
RP
10
DELISTED
RealPage, Inc.
RP
| $138M | 0.68% |
1,582,990
+482,684
| +44% | +$42M |
|
|
XLNX
11
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
| $133M | 0.65% |
1,072,151
+308,729
| +40% | +$41.2M |
|
12
CALL
iShares China Large-Cap ETF
FXI
$4.28B
| $132M | 0.65% |
2,831,100
+2,670,900
| +1,667% | +$133M |
|
13
McDonald's
MCD
$192B
| $131M | 0.65% |
585,438
+248,228
| +74% | +$53.1M |
|
14
PUT
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$33.1B
| $130M | 0.64% |
+1,000,000
| New | +$133M |
|
|
INFO
15
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
| $129M | 0.63% |
1,327,957
+693,042
| +109% | +$63.4M |
|
|
ALXN
16
DELISTED
Alexion Pharmaceuticals
ALXN
| $122M | 0.6% |
800,344
+470,542
| +143% | +$72.8M |
|
|
COHR
17
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
| $119M | 0.59% |
+471,599
| New | +$105M |
|
|
WORK
18
DELISTED
Slack Technologies, Inc.
WORK
| $119M | 0.58% |
2,919,941
-754,704
| -21% | -$31.6M |
|
19
Visa
V
$693B
| $115M | 0.57% |
543,548
-374,158
| -41% | -$78.8M |
|
20
Amazon
AMZN
$2.79T
| $113M | 0.56% |
732,000
+604,880
| +476% | +$95.9M |
|
|
21
Zoetis
ZTS
$32.1B
| $113M | 0.55% |
714,993
+685,877
| +2,356% | +$109M |
|
22
Intel
INTC
$476B
| $110M | 0.54% |
+1,717,575
| New | +$102M |
|
23
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$78.5B
| $109M | 0.54% |
939,343
+676,363
| +257% | +$75.1M |
|
24
Mastercard
MA
$509B
| $107M | 0.53% |
299,171
+238,908
| +396% | +$83.4M |
|
25
Align Technology
ALGN
$11.5B
| $102M | 0.5% |
188,255
+148,785
| +377% | +$82.2M |
|
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Dmitry Balyasny's Q1 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2021, Dmitry Balyasny held 2,274 positions worth $20.3B, up 13% from $18B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 12% of the portfolio.
Dmitry Balyasny deployed $1.2B of net new capital in Q1 2021, opening 1,012 new positions and adding to 361 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Wells Fargo: 4,853,470 shares worth $190M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 15% of assets, down from 17% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, an estimated $239M trimmed.
- Dmitry Balyasny's largest Q1 2021 buy was Wells Fargo: 4,853,470 shares worth $190M.
- Dmitry Balyasny added most to Target in Q1 2021, an estimated $132M increase.
- Dmitry Balyasny's biggest Q1 2021 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class A, cutting an estimated $239M.
- Dmitry Balyasny fully exited PayPal in Q1 2021, selling an estimated $141M.
- Dmitry Balyasny's ten largest holdings make up 12% of its $20.3B portfolio in Q1 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny opened 1,012 new positions and closed 569 in Q1 2021.
- Dmitry Balyasny's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $20.3B.
Based on Balyasny Asset Management's 13F filing for Q1 2021, filed 17 May 2021.