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Balyasny Asset Management LLC

The positions Balyasny Asset Management LLC reported on its Form 13F for Q2 2026, the quarter ending 30 Jun 2026, filed on 14 Aug 2026. Every figure below is the filing’s own: US-listed long equity, valued at the quarter end, with the change measured against the same manager’s previous filing.

Reported book
$80.2bn
+$3.1bn on Q1 2026
Positions
2,950
18 new, 100 sold out
Top ten weight
14%
Spread across the book
Quarter
Q2 2026
Filed 14 Aug 2026
Read the Q2 2026 filing on sec.gov CIK 0001218710 · Multistrategy · IL
Reported book by quarter
$0$40.1bn$80.2bnQ3 24: $61.3bn$61.3bnQ3 24Q4 24: $67.1bn$67.1bnQ4 24Q1 25: $60.5bn$60.5bnQ1 25Q2 25: $66.4bn$66.4bnQ2 25Q3 25: $78.9bn$78.9bnQ3 25Q4 25: $78.8bn$78.8bnQ4 25Q1 26: $77.1bn$77.1bnQ1 26Q2 26: $80.2bn$80.2bnQ2 26
Largest positions, share of the book
Invesco QQQ TR: 2.4%Invesco QQQ TR2.4%State STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T: 2.1%State STR SPDR S&P 500 …2.1%iShares TR: 1.8%iShares TR1.8%Amazon Com Inc (AMZN): 1.4%Amazon Com Inc (AMZN)1.4%Apple Inc (AAPL): 1.3%Apple Inc (AAPL)1.3%Select Sector SPDR TR: 1.1%Select Sector SPDR TR1.1%Nvidia Corporation (NVDA): 0.9%Nvidia Corporation (NVD…0.9%Amazon Com Inc (AMZN): 0.9%Amazon Com Inc (AMZN)0.9%Vaneck ETF Trust: 0.8%Vaneck ETF Trust0.8%Meta Platforms Inc (META): 0.8%Meta Platforms Inc (MET…0.8%

Opened this quarter

A new position is the clearest thing a filing says. Somebody argued for it recently, and it is the easiest question to be ready for.

  • Select Sector SPDR TR$861m · 1.1%
  • Space Exploration Techn Corp$581m · 0.7%
  • iShares TR$532m · 0.7%
  • Select Sector SPDR TR$382m · 0.5%
  • SPDR Series Trust$364m · 0.5%
  • US Bancorp$268m · 0.3%
  • Cerebras Systems Inc (CBRS)$248m · 0.3%
  • Select Sector SPDR TR$213m · 0.3%
  • Select Sector SPDR TR$203m · 0.3%
  • Pinterest Inc (PINS)$180m · 0.2%
  • Select Sector SPDR TR$178m · 0.2%
  • Nuvalent Inc$128m · 0.2%
  • and 6 more, in the table below.

Sold out of this quarter

Exits are valued at what the position was worth in the previous filing, because by this one it is gone.

  • Select Sector SPDR TR$683m held before
  • Lumentum HLDGS Inc$547m held before
  • Hologic Inc$357m held before
  • Clearwater Analytics HLDGS I$321m held before
  • Coterra Energy Inc$320m held before
  • Lumentum HLDGS Inc$315m held before
  • Johnson Controls Internation$303m held before
  • Select Sector SPDR TR$298m held before
  • Terns Pharmaceuticals Inc$205m held before
  • Sealed Air Corp New$195m held before
  • Honeywell Intl Inc$168m held before
  • Masimo Corp$152m held before
  • and 88 more.

Every reported position, Q2 2026

200 positions, sorted by weight · page 2 of 2

PositionWeight ↑ValueSharesChange on the quarterAction
American Intl Group Inc
COM NEW · CUSIP 026874784
0.2%$173m2,323,760
+$22m
+313,210 shares
Added
Invesco QQQ TR
UNIT SER 1 · CUSIP 46090E103
0.2%$177m240,941
+$115m
+132,271 shares
Added
Select Sector SPDR TR
ST STR FINL ETF CALL · CUSIP 81369Y605
0.2%$178m3,316,000No earlier filingNew
Pinterest Inc (PINS)
CL A · CUSIP 72352L106
0.2%$180m8,560,019No earlier filingNew
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)
COM CALL · CUSIP 007903107
0.2%$180m310,500
+$109m
-39,800 shares
Trimmed
Caesars Entertainment Inc Ne
COM · CUSIP 12769G100
0.2%$180m5,979,100
+$138m
+4,379,172 shares
Added
Eli Lilly & Co (LLY)
COM · CUSIP 532457108
0.2%$182m151,950
+$166m
+134,115 shares
Added
Tesla Inc (TSLA)
COM · CUSIP 88160R101
0.2%$182m433,284
+$46m
+66,246 shares
Added
Ciena Corp (CIEN)
COM NEW · CUSIP 171779309
0.2%$183m372,449
+$57m
+49,030 shares
Added
Constellation Brands Inc (STZ)
CL A · CUSIP 21036P108
0.2%$185m1,331,412
-$129m
-762,434 shares
Trimmed
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)
COM PUT · CUSIP 007903107
0.2%$186m320,500
+$12m
-537,400 shares
Trimmed
PPL Corp
COM · CUSIP 69351T106
0.2%$187m5,138,433
+$93m
+2,680,385 shares
Added
Nvidia Corporation (NVDA)
COM CALL · CUSIP 67066G104
0.2%$189m943,500
+$30m
+35,600 shares
Added
JPMorgan Chase & Co
COM · CUSIP 46625H100
0.2%$189m578,090
+$165m
+496,865 shares
Added
Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT)
COM · CUSIP 539830109
0.2%$189m371,607
+$6.1m
+68,458 shares
Added
Idex Corp
COM · CUSIP 45167R104
0.2%$192m846,581
+$37m
+30,444 shares
Added
Vaneck ETF Trust
SEMICONDUCTR ETF · CUSIP 92189F676
0.2%$193m293,759
+$184m
+271,028 shares
Added
Amazon Com Inc (AMZN)
COM CALL · CUSIP 023135106
0.2%$194m813,900
+$42m
+85,300 shares
Added
Unitedhealth Group Inc (UNH)
COM · CUSIP 91324P102
0.2%$196m471,529
+$86m
+64,693 shares
Added
Home Depot Inc (HD)
COM · CUSIP 437076102
0.2%$198m560,174
+$114m
+306,257 shares
Added
Toast Inc (TOST)
CL A · CUSIP 888787108
0.2%$198m7,126,975
+$139m
+4,905,300 shares
Added
Exxon Mobil Corp
COM · CUSIP 30231G102
0.2%$199m1,452,201
+$84m
+776,523 shares
Added
Hilton Worldwide HLDGS Inc
COM · CUSIP 43300A203
0.2%$199m601,118
+$198m
+597,696 shares
Added
Nvent Elec PLC
SHS · CUSIP G6700G107
0.2%$199m1,173,238
-$11m
-601,824 shares
Trimmed
SanDisk Corp (SNDK)
COM · CUSIP 80004C200
0.2%$200m87,932
+$182m
+59,595 shares
Added
Warner Bros Discovery Inc (WBD)
COM SER A PUT · CUSIP 934423104
0.3%$201m7,524,600
+$123m
+4,700,000 shares
Added
Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM)
COM · CUSIP 443201108
0.3%$201m747,448
+$54m
+109,267 shares
Added
Heico Corp New
COM · CUSIP 422806109
0.3%$201m565,119
+$121m
+270,618 shares
Added
Sherwin Williams Co (SHW)
COM · CUSIP 824348106
0.3%$202m586,345
+$53m
+122,978 shares
Added
Etsy Inc (ETSY)
COM · CUSIP 29786A106
0.3%$203m2,690,173
-$25m
-1,868,027 shares
Trimmed
Digital Rlty TR Inc
COM · CUSIP 253868103
0.3%$203m1,128,409
+$202m
+1,123,589 shares
Added
Select Sector SPDR TR
ST STR FINL ETF · CUSIP 81369Y605
0.3%$203m3,781,389No earlier filingNew
RTX Corporation (RTX)
COM · CUSIP 75513E101
0.3%$204m1,072,575
-$224m
-1,144,966 shares
Trimmed
Chart Inds Inc
COM · CUSIP 16115Q308
0.3%$204m978,287
-$5.9m
-39,117 shares
Trimmed
Micron Technology Inc (MU)
COM CALL · CUSIP 595112103
0.3%$205m177,300
+$98m
-137,300 shares
Trimmed
Take-two Interactive Softwar
COM · CUSIP 874054109
0.3%$206m824,862
+$25m
-93,988 shares
Trimmed
Snowflake Inc (SNOW)
COM SHS · CUSIP 833445109
0.3%$211m827,138
+$151m
+433,865 shares
Added
Select Sector SPDR TR
ST STR UTIL ETF PUT · CUSIP 81369Y886
0.3%$213m4,689,000No earlier filingNew
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Del
CL B NEW · CUSIP 084670702
0.3%$213m424,841
+$2.0m
-14,555 shares
Trimmed
Parker-hannifin Corp (PH)
COM · CUSIP 701094104
0.3%$218m222,389
-$72m
-101,062 shares
Trimmed
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufac
SPONSORED ADS · CUSIP 874039100
0.3%$220m459,643
+$138m
+217,323 shares
Added
Servicenow Inc (NOW)
COM · CUSIP 81762P102
0.3%$221m2,223,764
+$219m
+2,208,152 shares
Added
Apogee Therapeutics Inc (APGE)
COM · CUSIP 03770N101
0.3%$221m1,665,102
+$184m
+1,226,448 shares
Added
Microsoft Corp (MSFT)
COM · CUSIP 594918104
0.3%$224m599,967
+$107m
+282,971 shares
Added
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO)
COM · CUSIP 883556102
0.3%$225m449,628
-$48m
-105,845 shares
Trimmed
Ecolab Inc (ECL)
COM · CUSIP 278865100
0.3%$226m810,128
+$197m
+701,627 shares
Added
Datadog Inc (DDOG)
CL A COM · CUSIP 23804L103
0.3%$237m911,351
+$63m
-563,101 shares
Trimmed
Asml HLDG NV
N Y REGISTRY SHS · CUSIP N07059210
0.3%$241m121,216
+$139m
+43,630 shares
Added
Alphabet Inc
CAP STK CL C · CUSIP 02079K107
0.3%$242m685,166
+$44m
-4,732 shares
Trimmed
Spotify Technology S A (SPOT)
SHS · CUSIP L8681T102
0.3%$243m529,501
+$84m
+200,798 shares
Added
Airbnb Inc (ABNB)
COM CL A · CUSIP 009066101
0.3%$243m1,700,524
+$30m
+14,521 shares
Added
Seagate Technology Hldngs PL
ORD SHS · CUSIP G7997R103
0.3%$247m256,151
+$92m
-139,985 shares
Trimmed
Cerebras Systems Inc (CBRS)
COM CL A · CUSIP 15675D103
0.3%$248m1,120,356No earlier filingNew
Ametek Inc (AME)
COM · CUSIP 031100100
0.3%$255m1,052,669
+$91m
+289,254 shares
Added
State STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T
TR UNIT CALL · CUSIP 78462F103
0.3%$255m341,600
+$129m
+148,300 shares
Added
Amphenol Corp
CL A · CUSIP 032095101
0.3%$257m1,455,963
+$254m
+1,436,568 shares
Added
Tesla Inc (TSLA)
COM PUT · CUSIP 88160R101
0.3%$260m618,300
+$29m
-2,800 shares
Trimmed
Huntington Bancshares Inc
COM · CUSIP 446150104
0.3%$261m14,690,984
+$175m
+9,199,878 shares
Added
Electronic Arts Inc
COM · CUSIP 285512109
0.3%$266m1,296,189
+$213m
+1,039,402 shares
Added
US Bancorp
COM NEW · CUSIP 902973304
0.3%$268m4,434,891No earlier filingNew
United Airls HLDGS Inc
COM · CUSIP 910047109
0.3%$269m1,979,070
+$88m
+6,813 shares
Added
Oreilly Automotive Inc
COM · CUSIP 67103H107
0.3%$276m2,996,975
+$17m
+188,708 shares
Added
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
COM · CUSIP 22160K105
0.4%$284m304,003
+$140m
+158,880 shares
Added
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD)
COM · CUSIP 007903107
0.4%$294m506,708
+$221m
+144,944 shares
Added
Trane Technologies PLC (TT)
SHS · CUSIP G8994E103
0.4%$312m635,750
+$171m
+296,408 shares
Added
Microsoft Corp (MSFT)
COM PUT · CUSIP 594918104
0.4%$320m858,300
-$53m
-149,900 shares
Trimmed
Blackrock Inc (BLK)
COM · CUSIP 09290D101
0.4%$322m334,979
+$120m
+124,675 shares
Added
Vaneck ETF Trust
GOLD MINERS ETF PUT · CUSIP 92189F106
0.4%$331m4,390,900
-$88m
-181,400 shares
Trimmed
Silicon Laboratories Inc (SLAB)
COM · CUSIP 826919102
0.4%$341m1,559,676
+$84m
+325,783 shares
Added
Mondelez Intl Inc
CL A · CUSIP 609207105
0.4%$342m5,904,415
+$141m
+2,416,268 shares
Added
Penumbra Inc (PEN)
COM · CUSIP 70975L107
0.4%$344m1,090,163
+$94m
+328,067 shares
Added
Norfolk Southn Corp
COM · CUSIP 655844108
0.4%$350m1,111,173
-$35m
-227,544 shares
Trimmed
Meta Platforms Inc (META)
CL A · CUSIP 30303M102
0.4%$356m632,687
-$311m
-533,152 shares
Trimmed
SPDR Series Trust
ST STR SP REGBNK PUT · CUSIP 78464A698
0.5%$364m4,866,500No earlier filingNew
3M Co (MMM)
COM · CUSIP 88579Y101
0.5%$374m2,306,941
+$372m
+2,299,080 shares
Added
Kenvue Inc (KVUE)
COM · CUSIP 49177J102
0.5%$380m19,860,108
-$44m
-4,704,184 shares
Trimmed
Select Sector SPDR TR
ST STR ENERG ETF PUT · CUSIP 81369Y506
0.5%$382m7,185,300No earlier filingNew
Apple Inc (AAPL)
COM · CUSIP 037833100
0.5%$390m1,346,688
-$203m
-988,060 shares
Trimmed
TXNM Energy Inc (TXNM)
COM · CUSIP 69349H107
0.5%$404m7,113,061
-$13m
-20,482 shares
Trimmed
Alphabet Inc
CAP STK CL A · CUSIP 02079K305
0.5%$422m1,181,741
-$28m
-385,117 shares
Trimmed
Alphabet Inc
CAP STK CL A PUT · CUSIP 02079K305
0.5%$431m1,206,500
+$70m
-49,300 shares
Trimmed
Roku Inc (ROKU)
COM CL A · CUSIP 77543R102
0.5%$435m3,147,789
+$413m
+2,919,202 shares
Added
Warner Bros Discovery Inc (WBD)
COM SER A · CUSIP 934423104
0.5%$440m16,512,606
-$249m
-8,602,408 shares
Trimmed
Texas Instrs Inc
COM · CUSIP 882508104
0.6%$449m1,506,041
+$445m
+1,487,343 shares
Added
Invesco QQQ TR
UNIT SER 1 CALL · CUSIP 46090E103
0.6%$497m674,500
+$25m
-142,600 shares
Trimmed
Aes Corp (AES)
COM · CUSIP 00130H105
0.6%$508m34,633,491
+$350m
+23,450,130 shares
Added
iShares TR
CORE S&P500 ETF · CUSIP 464287200
0.7%$532m710,479No earlier filingNew
Space Exploration Techn Corp
CLASS A COM STK · CUSIP 84615Q103
0.7%$581m3,397,642No earlier filingNew
State STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T
TR UNIT · CUSIP 78462F103
0.8%$644m861,737
+$566m
+741,815 shares
Added
Nvidia Corporation (NVDA)
COM · CUSIP 67066G104
0.8%$648m3,237,337
-$87m
-974,940 shares
Trimmed
Meta Platforms Inc (META)
CL A PUT · CUSIP 30303M102
0.8%$671m1,190,400
-$89m
-137,200 shares
Trimmed
Vaneck ETF Trust
SEMICONDUCTR ETF PUT · CUSIP 92189F676
0.8%$673m1,025,900
+$624m
+897,700 shares
Added
Amazon Com Inc (AMZN)
COM PUT · CUSIP 023135106
0.9%$705m2,958,900
+$167m
+373,600 shares
Added
Nvidia Corporation (NVDA)
COM PUT · CUSIP 67066G104
0.9%$708m3,538,200
+$148m
+327,700 shares
Added
Select Sector SPDR TR
ST STR FINL ETF PUT · CUSIP 81369Y605
1.1%$861m16,061,000No earlier filingNew
Apple Inc (AAPL)
COM PUT · CUSIP 037833100
1.3%$1.1bn3,658,000
+$307m
+695,100 shares
Added
Amazon Com Inc (AMZN)
COM · CUSIP 023135106
1.4%$1.1bn4,770,545
+$233m
+427,510 shares
Added
iShares TR
RUSSELL 2000 ETF PUT · CUSIP 464287655
1.8%$1.4bn4,713,900
-$399m
-2,606,500 shares
Trimmed
State STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T
TR UNIT PUT · CUSIP 78462F103
2.1%$1.7bn2,283,900
-$2.1bn
-3,547,700 shares
Trimmed
Invesco QQQ TR
UNIT SER 1 PUT · CUSIP 46090E103
2.4%$2.0bn2,650,300
-$253m
-1,170,200 shares
Trimmed

Every filing on file

QuarterPeriod endFiledBookPositionsTop 10Filing
Q2 202630 Jun 202614 Aug 2026$80.2bn2,95014%13F-HR
Q1 202631 Mar 202615 May 2026$77.1bn2,80517%13F-HR
Q4 202531 Dec 202517 Feb 2026$78.8bn3,02615%13F-HR
Q3 202530 Sept 202514 Nov 2025$78.9bn2,84315%13F-HR
Q2 202530 Jun 202514 Aug 2025$66.4bn2,74013%13F-HR
Q1 202531 Mar 202515 May 2025$60.5bn2,72713%13F-HR
Q4 202431 Dec 202414 Feb 2025$67.1bn2,66614%13F-HR
Q3 202430 Sept 202414 Nov 2024$61.3bn2,67914%13F-HR

Taking this into the room

Pick one name from the top of the book and one from the new positions, and know both properly: what the company earns, what it is priced at, and what has to be true for the position to work. That is a conversation. Reciting the whole table is not, and the interviewer wrote it.

A position sold out of is worth as much preparation as one opened. Ask what changed rather than asserting the fund was wrong, and be ready for the answer that the thesis played out and the money went somewhere better.

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What this filing leaves out

A 13F covers US-listed long equity at one moment in time. Shorts, bonds, cash, private positions and non-US listings never appear, and options are reported in a form that will mislead you if you read them as a position. A long/short manager showing $8bn here may run a book several times that size.

The lag matters too. Positions are as at the quarter end and the filing arrives up to forty-five days later, so what you are reading is at least six weeks old and possibly four months. Phrase it as what the filing showed, not what the fund holds today.

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