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Ken Griffin

Ken Griffin Citadel Advisors

AUM $875B
1-Year Est. Return 40.91%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.61%
1 Year Est. Return
+40.91%
3 Year Est. Return
+115.85%
5 Year Est. Return
+132.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+518.81%
AUM
$91.6B
AUM Growth
-$13.7B
Cap. Flow
-$23.5B
Cap. Flow %
-25.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.39%
Holding
9,881
New
1,019
Increased
3,092
Reduced
4,312
Closed
1,198

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$596M
2
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$400M
3
LOW icon
Lowe's Companies
LOW
+$340M
4
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$281M
5
HES
Hess
HES
+$223M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$545M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$416M
3
WDC icon
Western Digital
WDC
+$385M
4
ITW icon
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
+$327M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$311M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 7.75%
2 Consumer Discretionary 7.19%
3 Technology 6.93%
4 Energy 6.67%
5 Healthcare 5.64%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
RSPF icon
3076
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF
RSPF
$312M
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
44,421
-15,312
-26% -$465K
CAA
3077
PUT
DELISTED
CalAtlantic Group, Inc.
CAA
$1.34M ﹤0.01%
35,300
+32,040
+983% +$1.28M
MZTI
3078
The Marzetti Company
MZTI
$3.18B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
11,547
-14,596
-56% -$1.6M
TFCF
3079
PUT
DELISTED
Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class B
TFCF
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
49,000
-6,200
-11% -$182K
ANAC
3080
CALL
DELISTED
ANACOR PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM
ANAC
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
11,800
-11,200
-49% -$1.23M
EIX icon
3081
CALL
Edison International
EIX
$27.5B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
22,500
-24,000
-52% -$1.47M
RMTI icon
3082
CALL
Rockwell Medical
RMTI
$29.2M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
1,182
+433
+58% +$504K
RFV icon
3083
Invesco S&P MidCap 400 Pure Value ETF
RFV
$343M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
27,907
-9,286
-25% -$467K
GPOR
3084
PUT
DELISTED
Gulfport Energy Corp.
GPOR
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
54,100
+23,900
+79% +$672K
ZG icon
3085
CALL
Zillow
ZG
$7.91B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
51,000
-42,200
-45% -$1.2M
IBLN
3086
DELISTED
Direxion iBillionaire Index ETF
IBLN
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
54,546
-1,232
-2% -$29.8K
ALLY icon
3087
CALL
Ally Financial
ALLY
$13.7B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
71,200
-800
-1% -$15.8K
PIZ icon
3088
Invesco Dorsey Wright Developed Markets Momentum ETF
PIZ
$747M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
55,783
-49,702
-47% -$1.17M
SH icon
3089
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$841M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
7,947
+4,895
+160% +$820K
VONV icon
3090
Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF
VONV
$22B
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
30,964
+26,030
+528% +$1.13M
MTUS icon
3091
Metallus
MTUS
$904M
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
158,208
-17,474
-10% -$187K
CAMP
3092
DELISTED
CalAmp Corp.
CAMP
$1.33M ﹤0.01%
2,892
-244
-8% -$108K
LOPE icon
3093
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.76B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
33,004
+28,120
+576% +$1.11M
KRA
3094
DELISTED
Kraton Corporation
KRA
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
+79,704
New +$1.63M
PRN icon
3095
Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF
PRN
$450M
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
29,730
-11,399
-28% -$510K
QLYS icon
3096
Qualys
QLYS
$6.44B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
+39,852
New +$1.41M
ADRD
3097
DELISTED
Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund
ADRD
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
+62,993
New +$1.36M
LNT icon
3098
Alliant Energy
LNT
$18.3B
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
42,176
-168,300
-80% -$5.06M
JXI icon
3099
iShares Global Utilities ETF
JXI
$308M
$1.32M ﹤0.01%
29,888
+6
+0% +$269
HA
3100
PUT
DELISTED
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.
HA
$1.31M ﹤0.01%
37,200
+21,300
+134% +$736K
122 123
124
125 126

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Ken Griffin's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Ken Griffin held 9,881 positions worth $91.6B, down 13% from $105B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

Ken Griffin withdrew a net $23.5B in Q4 2015, closing 1,198 positions and reducing 4,312 holdings. Its most notable exit was HP, an estimated $182M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 7.8% of assets, down from 8.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $627M.

  • Ken Griffin's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 16,114,160 shares worth $627M.
  • Ken Griffin added most to Honeywell in Q4 2015, an estimated $400M increase.
  • Ken Griffin's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $545M.
  • Ken Griffin fully exited HP in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $182M.
  • Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $91.6B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Ken Griffin opened 1,019 new positions and closed 1,198 in Q4 2015.
  • Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $91.6B.

Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.