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 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$768M |
| 2 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$625M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$427M |
| 4 |
McKesson
MCK
|
+$427M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$427M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$503M |
| 2 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$457M |
| 3 |
Global Payments
GPN
|
+$441M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$388M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$355M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 4.18% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 4.07% |
| 3 | Financials | 2.86% |
| 4 | Industrials | 2.85% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2951
CALL
Aecom
ACM
$8.12B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
125,800
+100,900
| +405% | +$4.32M |
|
2952
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$841M
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
33,931
+27,556
| +432% | +$2.78M |
|
2953
CALL
TG Therapeutics
TGTX
$7.46B
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
381,300
+163,900
| +75% | +$2.07M |
|
|
CLDR
2954
CALL
DELISTED
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
| $3.75M | ﹤0.01% |
476,700
-171,400
| -26% | -$1.67M |
|
|
TRPA
2955
Hartford AAA CLO ETF
TRPA
$111M
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
97,784
+91,941
| +1,574% | +$3.71M |
|
2956
United Parks & Resorts
PRKS
$2.04B
| $3.74M | ﹤0.01% |
339,141
+138,043
| +69% | +$3.78M |
|
2957
PUT
TotalEnergies
TTE
$196B
| $3.73M | ﹤0.01% |
100,100
+59,500
| +147% | +$2.68M |
|
2958
CALL
Leidos
LDOS
$18B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
40,600
+12,200
| +43% | +$1.23M |
|
2959
CALL
Fastly Inc
FSLY
$4.77B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
196,000
+63,000
| +47% | +$1.3M |
|
|
AUY
2960
PUT
DELISTED
Yamana Gold, Inc.
AUY
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
1,352,900
+318,000
| +31% | +$1.2M |
|
|
INFO
2961
CALL
DELISTED
IHS Markit Ltd. Common Shares
INFO
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
62,000
+33,900
| +121% | +$2.44M |
|
2962
Golub Capital BDC
GBDC
$3.44B
| $3.72M | ﹤0.01% |
302,253
-115,222
| -28% | -$1.89M |
|
|
COOP
2963
DELISTED
Mr. Cooper
COOP
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
506,464
-33,230
| -6% | -$385K |
|
2964
Mueller Water Products
MWA
$3.99B
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
463,234
-57,768
| -11% | -$635K |
|
2965
CALL
Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW
SIL
$4.79B
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
155,500
+103,400
| +198% | +$3M |
|
2966
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
KBE
$1.76B
| $3.71M | ﹤0.01% |
137,428
+68,189
| +98% | +$2.73M |
|
2967
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
CURE
$187M
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
92,787
-27,291
| -23% | -$1.72M |
|
2968
PUT
Wingstop
WING
$3.44B
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
46,400
+6,500
| +16% | +$557K |
|
2969
CALL
iShares US Aerospace & Defense ETF
ITA
$15.1B
| $3.7M | ﹤0.01% |
51,400
+35,200
| +217% | +$3.6M |
|
|
MLPI
2970
DELISTED
UBS E-TRACS Alerian MLP Infrastructure ETN
MLPI
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
453,907
+185,346
| +69% | +$2.85M |
|
|
ALE
2971
DELISTED
Allete
ALE
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
60,822
-5,862
| -9% | -$443K |
|
|
BAND
2972
Bandwidth Inc
BAND
$1.74B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
54,832
+32,961
| +151% | +$2.25M |
|
2973
First Trust Dow Jones Global Select Dividend Index Fund
FGD
$1.61B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
231,773
+174,169
| +302% | +$3.84M |
|
|
XLRN
2974
DELISTED
Acceleron Pharma
XLRN
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
41,064
-652,319
| -94% | -$50.7M |
|
2975
RLJ Lodging Trust
RLJ
$1.67B
| $3.69M | ﹤0.01% |
477,759
-1,740,279
| -78% | -$23.4M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2020, Ken Griffin held 10,687 positions worth $222B, down 3.5% from $230B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 32% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $36.9B of net new capital in Q1 2020, opening 1,649 new positions and adding to 4,224 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Invesco QQQ Trust: 2,950,335 shares worth $562M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 4.2% of assets, down from 5.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Uber, an estimated $503M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q1 2020 buy was Invesco QQQ Trust: 2,950,335 shares worth $562M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Charter Communications in Q1 2020, an estimated $768M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Uber, cutting an estimated $503M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $280M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 32% of its $222B portfolio in Q1 2020.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,649 new positions and closed 1,165 in Q1 2020.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 3.5% quarter-over-quarter to $222B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 15 May 2020.