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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$742M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$363M |
| 4 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$310M |
| 5 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$281M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$869M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$693M |
| 3 |
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
|
+$488M |
| 4 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$409M |
| 5 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$370M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.04% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 2.79% |
| 3 | Financials | 2.32% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.15% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3051
Verisk Analytics
VRSK
$23.6B
| $4.9M | ﹤0.01% |
26,454
-39,948
| -60% | -$7.31M |
|
3052
CALL
Wabtec
WAB
$50.5B
| $4.9M | ﹤0.01% |
79,200
-8,600
| -10% | -$552K |
|
|
ICPT
3053
CALL
DELISTED
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
ICPT
| $4.9M | ﹤0.01% |
118,100
-48,500
| -29% | -$2.23M |
|
3054
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$41.7B
| $4.89M | ﹤0.01% |
404,916
-155,072
| -28% | -$1.93M |
|
3055
CALL
State Street
STT
$52.7B
| $4.89M | ﹤0.01% |
82,400
-28,400
| -26% | -$1.84M |
|
|
DOYU
3056
DouYu International Holdings
DOYU
$142M
| $4.88M | ﹤0.01% |
36,971
+12,516
| +51% | +$1.8M |
|
3057
Coherus Oncology
CHRS
$185M
| $4.88M | ﹤0.01% |
266,266
+91,608
| +52% | +$1.7M |
|
|
SDC
3058
PUT
DELISTED
SmileDirectClub, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SDC
| $4.88M | ﹤0.01% |
417,900
+119,100
| +40% | +$1.09M |
|
3059
CALL
CF Industries
CF
$17.9B
| $4.88M | ﹤0.01% |
158,900
-42,200
| -21% | -$1.35M |
|
3060
First Trust Low Duration Strategic Focus ETF
LDSF
$163M
| $4.88M | ﹤0.01% |
239,491
+63,777
| +36% | +$1.3M |
|
3061
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$84B
| $4.88M | ﹤0.01% |
308,894
+124,317
| +67% | +$2.18M |
|
3062
CALL
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
VIG
$114B
| $4.88M | ﹤0.01% |
37,900
+14,100
| +59% | +$1.77M |
|
3063
CALL
ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
DXD
$42.7M
| $4.87M | ﹤0.01% |
62,140
+37,880
| +156% | +$3.13M |
|
3064
PUT
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.8B
| $4.87M | ﹤0.01% |
132,000
+41,200
| +45% | +$1.64M |
|
3065
CALL
B&G Foods
BGS
$294M
| $4.87M | ﹤0.01% |
175,200
+64,300
| +58% | +$1.8M |
|
|
RETA
3066
CALL
DELISTED
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class A Common Stock
RETA
| $4.86M | ﹤0.01% |
49,900
+13,000
| +35% | +$1.62M |
|
|
ONEM
3067
DELISTED
1Life Healthcare
ONEM
| $4.86M | ﹤0.01% |
171,424
-15,693
| -8% | -$496K |
|
|
WDR
3068
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $4.86M | ﹤0.01% |
327,390
-178,287
| -35% | -$2.72M |
|
3069
CALL
M&T Bank
MTB
$36.7B
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
52,700
+11,100
| +27% | +$1.13M |
|
3070
PUT
Pool Corp
POOL
$7.08B
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
14,500
-3,200
| -18% | -$990K |
|
|
MAG
3071
CALL
DELISTED
MAG Silver
MAG
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
298,100
+62,400
| +26% | +$1,000K |
|
3072
Progressive
PGR
$122B
| $4.85M | ﹤0.01% |
+51,195
| New | +$4.6M |
|
|
GES
3073
DELISTED
Guess Inc
GES
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
417,018
+351,834
| +540% | +$4.05M |
|
|
ISDX
3074
DELISTED
Invesco Exchange-Traded Self-Indexed Fund Trust Invesco RAFI Strategic Developed ex-US ETF
ISDX
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
215,542
-81,799
| -28% | -$1.87M |
|
3075
iShares ESG Optimized MSCI USA ETF
SUSA
$4.19B
| $4.84M | ﹤0.01% |
65,808
+45,752
| +228% | +$3.3M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, Ken Griffin held 11,253 positions worth $353B, up 26% from $280B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $24.6B of net new capital in Q3 2020, opening 1,597 new positions and adding to 4,071 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 4,016,602 shares worth $256M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3% of assets, down from 3.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $869M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q3 2020 buy was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 4,016,602 shares worth $256M.
- Ken Griffin added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q3 2020, an estimated $1.04B increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $869M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Intel in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $249M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $353B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,597 new positions and closed 1,263 in Q3 2020.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $353B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.