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 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$415M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$402M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$384M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$379M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$304M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.98B |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$596M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$460M |
| 4 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$398M |
| 5 |
Honeywell
HON
|
+$342M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.53% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.78% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 3.89% |
| 4 | Industrials | 3.6% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.37% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2301
PUT
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.12B
| $7.4M | ﹤0.01% |
146,200
-15,400
| -10% | -$767K |
|
2302
PUT
Ecolab
ECL
$78B
| $7.4M | ﹤0.01% |
41,900
-21,100
| -33% | -$3.43M |
|
2303
CALL
Visteon
VC
$2.73B
| $7.39M | ﹤0.01% |
109,700
+72,700
| +196% | +$5.47M |
|
2304
PUT
Invesco
IVZ
$13.9B
| $7.38M | ﹤0.01% |
382,100
+98,800
| +35% | +$1.85M |
|
2305
CALL
Aptiv
APTV
$10.2B
| $7.38M | ﹤0.01% |
92,800
-70,300
| -43% | -$5.4M |
|
2306
PUT
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$12.9B
| $7.37M | ﹤0.01% |
146,920
-21,700
| -13% | -$1.06M |
|
2307
PUT
Snap-on
SNA
$21.2B
| $7.36M | ﹤0.01% |
47,000
+12,300
| +35% | +$1.95M |
|
2308
Arbor Realty Trust
ABR
$974M
| $7.35M | ﹤0.01% |
566,871
+47,673
| +9% | +$579K |
|
2309
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$79B
| $7.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+113,374
| New | +$7.14M |
|
|
FIT
2310
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
| $7.34M | ﹤0.01% |
1,239,863
+843,170
| +213% | +$5.12M |
|
|
DHC
2311
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$2.04B
| $7.34M | ﹤0.01% |
623,088
+232,229
| +59% | +$2.97M |
|
2312
Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF
PSCH
$164M
| $7.34M | ﹤0.01% |
190,578
+94,332
| +98% | +$3.67M |
|
2313
PUT
BHP
BHP
$221B
| $7.33M | ﹤0.01% |
150,214
-250,544
| -63% | -$11.4M |
|
|
WDR
2314
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
423,620
+310,635
| +275% | +$5.47M |
|
|
ATVI
2315
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
160,823
+140,243
| +681% | +$6.34M |
|
2316
CALL
KLA
KLAC
$251B
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
613,000
+38,000
| +7% | +$409K |
|
2317
GoPro
GPRO
$130M
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
1,126,013
-328,872
| -23% | -$1.84M |
|
2318
PUT
DexCom
DXCM
$32.9B
| $7.31M | ﹤0.01% |
245,600
+162,400
| +195% | +$5.71M |
|
2319
iShares MSCI Spain ETF
EWP
$2.15B
| $7.31M | ﹤0.01% |
255,379
+168,384
| +194% | +$4.8M |
|
2320
CALL
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
JNUG
$405M
| $7.31M | ﹤0.01% |
14,894
+982
| +7% | +$512K |
|
2321
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.99B
| $7.3M | ﹤0.01% |
329,421
-613,076
| -65% | -$12.6M |
|
2322
CALL
Belden
BDC
$4.89B
| $7.3M | ﹤0.01% |
135,900
+129,600
| +2,057% | +$7.1M |
|
2323
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$24.4B
| $7.3M | ﹤0.01% |
119,733
+79,861
| +200% | +$4.95M |
|
|
CHK
2324
PUT
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
| $7.3M | ﹤0.01% |
11,771
-623
| -5% | -$349K |
|
2325
CALL
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$17.1B
| $7.29M | ﹤0.01% |
373,000
-288,500
| -44% | -$5.25M |
|
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Citadel Advisors's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Citadel Advisors held 10,449 positions worth $201B, up 10% from $183B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Citadel Advisors withdrew a net $12.7B in Q1 2019, closing 1,252 positions and reducing 3,810 holdings. Its most notable exit was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, an estimated $223M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.5% of assets, up from 4.5% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Citadel Advisors opened a new position in Elanco Animal Health worth $251M.
- Citadel Advisors's largest Q1 2019 buy was Elanco Animal Health: 7,832,197 shares worth $251M.
- Citadel Advisors added most to Walt Disney in Q1 2019, an estimated $415M increase.
- Citadel Advisors's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $1.98B.
- Citadel Advisors fully exited Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $223M.
- Citadel Advisors's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $201B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Citadel Advisors opened 1,430 new positions and closed 1,252 in Q1 2019.
- Citadel Advisors's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $201B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.