Citadel Advisors Portfolio holdings
Citadel Advisors, founded in 1990 by Kenneth C. Griffin as Citadel LLC and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, is one of the world’s most prominent hedge funds, managing tens of billions in assets through sophisticated quantitative trading strategies. The firm excels in market-making and high-frequency trading across asset classes like equities, fixed income, options, and commodities, leveraging cutting-edge technology and data analysis to generate returns. Citadel operates two main arms: its hedge fund business, which serves institutional and high-net-worth investors, and Citadel Securities, a leading market maker that facilitates a significant portion of U.S. equity and options trades. Known for its secretive, high-performance culture, Citadel has grown into a financial titan under Griffin’s leadership, influencing global markets with its scale and innovation.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$400M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$360M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$347M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$344M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$397M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$355M |
| 3 |
TSS
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
ULTI
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Autodesk
ADSK
|
+$313M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.61% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.93% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 4% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.82% |
| 5 | Industrials | 3.59% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4051
PUT
First Majestic Silver
AG
$9.49B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
298,200
+400
| +0.1% | +$2.53K |
|
|
FTCH
4052
CALL
DELISTED
Farfetch Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
FTCH
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
113,200
+45,500
| +67% | +$1.05M |
|
|
LM
4053
PUT
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
61,500
-48,300
| -44% | -$1.67M |
|
4054
CALL
Revolve Group
RVLV
$1.68B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+68,200
| New | +$2.58M |
|
4055
CALL
Pinduoduo
PDD
$121B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
114,000
+44,600
| +64% | +$966K |
|
|
TTM
4056
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
201,280
+55,854
| +38% | +$759K |
|
4057
CALL
Henry Schein
HSIC
$10B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
33,600
+19,400
| +137% | +$1.28M |
|
|
AXDX
4058
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
10,263
+8,814
| +608% | +$1.72M |
|
|
AXNX
4059
DELISTED
Axonics, Inc. Common Stock
AXNX
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
57,314
+46,612
| +436% | +$1.31M |
|
4060
PUT
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
SCO
$594M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
1,714
-1
| -0.1% | -$1.34K |
|
4061
iShares US Insurance ETF
IAK
$539M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
33,178
-9,046
| -21% | -$616K |
|
|
DO
4062
CALL
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
264,400
+123,100
| +87% | +$1.18M |
|
4063
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IVOV
$1.38B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
38,150
+32,130
| +534% | +$1.95M |
|
4064
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$10.9B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,506
| New | +$2.42M |
|
4065
Avnet
AVT
$7.86B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
51,750
+12,688
| +32% | +$567K |
|
4066
CALL
Teradata
TDC
$2.57B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
65,300
+17,800
| +37% | +$694K |
|
4067
CALL
Corteva
CTVA
$51.2B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+79,100
| New | +$2.13M |
|
|
AQUA
4068
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
164,233
-25,909
| -14% | -$337K |
|
4069
Garrett Motion
GTX
$5.41B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
152,159
+136,779
| +889% | +$2.32M |
|
4070
FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF
$2.28B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
52,050
+22,906
| +79% | +$1.03M |
|
4071
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.91B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
15,368
-155,342
| -91% | -$18.9M |
|
|
QVCGA
4072
PUT
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
3,881
+2,616
| +207% | +$1.86M |
|
4073
CALL
Red Robin
RRGB
$192M
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
76,300
+69,200
| +975% | +$2.12M |
|
|
4074
CALL
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$10.9B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
17,400
+4,400
| +34% | +$608K |
|
4075
CALL
Insulet
PODD
$9.94B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
19,500
+1,800
| +10% | +$185K |
|
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Citadel Advisors's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Citadel Advisors held 10,425 positions worth $218B, up 8.5% from $201B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Citadel Advisors deployed $6.68B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 1,217 new positions and adding to 3,775 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.6% of assets, down from 6% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Eli Lilly, an estimated $397M trimmed.
- Citadel Advisors's largest Q2 2019 buy was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
- Citadel Advisors added most to Netflix in Q2 2019, an estimated $400M increase.
- Citadel Advisors's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $397M.
- Citadel Advisors fully exited Ultimate Software Group Inc in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $349M.
- Citadel Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $218B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Citadel Advisors opened 1,217 new positions and closed 1,335 in Q2 2019.
- Citadel Advisors's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $218B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.