Ken Griffin Citadel Advisors
Ken Griffin founded Citadel, one of the world’s largest and most successful hedge funds. Starting his trading career from his Harvard dorm room at a young age, Griffin quickly developed a keen sense for markets and built Citadel into a global powerhouse with billions in assets under management. Known for his quantitative and technology-driven strategies, Griffin has also made headlines for significant philanthropic contributions, supporting causes in education, the arts, and public institutions. Over the years, he has earned recognition as one of the preeminent figures in modern finance.
Top Buys
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chubb
CB
|
+$457M |
| 2 |
Ameriprise Financial
AMP
|
+$406M |
| 3 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$299M |
| 4 |
TWC
TIME WARNER CABLE INC NEW COM STK
TWC
|
+$291M |
| 5 |
Halliburton
HAL
|
+$285M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dollar General
DG
|
+$323M |
| 2 |
PARA
Paramount Global Class B
PARA
|
+$294M |
| 3 |
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
|
+$280M |
| 4 |
TRW
TRW AUTOMOTIVE HOLDINGS CORP
TRW
|
+$269M |
| 5 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$230M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 8% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.85% |
| 3 | Industrials | 7.53% |
| 4 | Energy | 7.35% |
| 5 | Technology | 6.64% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
USG
2726
PUT
DELISTED
Usg
USG
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
85,700
-30,800
| -26% | -$845K |
|
|
KATE
2727
PUT
DELISTED
Kate Spade & Company
KATE
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
110,600
+81,300
| +277% | +$2.35M |
|
2728
CALL
Equity Residential
EQR
$24.7B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
33,900
+9,900
| +41% | +$735K |
|
2729
State Street SPDR S&P China ETF
GXC
$470M
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
26,700
+24,020
| +896% | +$2.28M |
|
|
AVID
2730
DELISTED
Avid Technology Inc
AVID
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
178,038
-109,732
| -38% | -$1.75M |
|
|
JOY
2731
CALL
DELISTED
Joy Global Inc
JOY
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
65,600
-27,500
| -30% | -$1.11M |
|
2732
PUT
Factset
FDS
$10.1B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
14,600
+7,200
| +97% | +$1.17M |
|
2733
First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund
FXH
$1.11B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
34,455
-14,991
| -30% | -$1.01M |
|
|
MIC
2734
CALL
DELISTED
Macquarie Infrastructure Holdings, LLC
MIC
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
28,700
+13,100
| +84% | +$1.11M |
|
2735
CALL
MannKind Corp
MNKD
$1.24B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
83,300
+11,140
| +15% | +$285K |
|
2736
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
SKYY
$3.31B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
80,279
+7,846
| +11% | +$238K |
|
2737
PUT
Advanced Micro Devices
AMD
$840B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
985,000
+467,900
| +90% | +$1.13M |
|
2738
Morningstar
MORN
$7.78B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
29,719
-18,584
| -38% | -$1.42M |
|
2739
CALL
XPO
XPO
$24.7B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
151,220
-89,922
| -37% | -$1.46M |
|
2740
CNX Resources
CNX
$5.28B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
130,393
+127,488
| +4,389% | +$3.05M |
|
2741
PUT
Murphy Oil
MUR
$4.96B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
56,800
+28,900
| +104% | +$1.32M |
|
2742
PUT
NRG Energy
NRG
$26.5B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
103,000
+47,200
| +85% | +$1.18M |
|
2743
CALL
Take-Two Interactive
TTWO
$46.2B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
85,500
-900
| -1% | -$23.7K |
|
2744
CALL
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.98B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
17,204
-4,825
| -22% | -$686K |
|
2745
CALL
Visteon
VC
$2.89B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
22,400
+14,200
| +173% | +$1.5M |
|
2746
PUT
Western Union
WU
$2.32B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
115,600
+46,600
| +68% | +$992K |
|
|
JCP
2747
CALL
DELISTED
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
JCP
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
277,500
-50,200
| -15% | -$433K |
|
2748
Simmons First National
SFNC
$3.48B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
100,668
+25,482
| +34% | +$566K |
|
|
NYRT
2749
DELISTED
New York REIT, Inc.
NYRT
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
23,595
+2,988
| +14% | +$292K |
|
2750
CVS Health
CVS
$124B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
22,379
-375,916
| -94% | -$38.4M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2015, Ken Griffin held 9,571 positions worth $115B, up 9.3% from $106B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $5.11B of net new capital in Q2 2015, opening 1,066 new positions and adding to 4,008 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Macy's: 3,207,474 shares worth $216M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 8% of assets, up from 7.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Dollar General, an estimated $323M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2015 buy was Macy's: 3,207,474 shares worth $216M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Chubb in Q2 2015, an estimated $457M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2015 reduction was Dollar General, cutting an estimated $323M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Citizens Financial Group in Q2 2015, selling an estimated $280M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $115B portfolio in Q2 2015.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,066 new positions and closed 872 in Q2 2015.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 9.3% quarter-over-quarter to $115B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2015, filed 14 Aug 2015.