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
|
+$1.38B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$732M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$606M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$559M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$466M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$1.41B |
| 2 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$658M |
| 3 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$650M |
| 4 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$642M |
| 5 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$577M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.81% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 2.95% |
| 3 | Financials | 2.19% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.15% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3126
CALL
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLRE
$8.71B
| $7.66M | ﹤0.01% |
191,100
+53,600
| +39% | +$1.92M |
|
3127
PUT
Brinker International
EAT
$10.2B
| $7.64M | ﹤0.01% |
177,000
-5,300
| -3% | -$191K |
|
3128
CALL
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$19.7B
| $7.64M | ﹤0.01% |
467,990
+103,375
| +28% | +$1.55M |
|
3129
CALL
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$31.5B
| $7.64M | ﹤0.01% |
230,600
-51,900
| -18% | -$1.43M |
|
3130
NCR Voyix
VYX
$1.13B
| $7.64M | ﹤0.01% |
451,792
+385,456
| +581% | +$6.15M |
|
3131
CALL
Wendy's
WEN
$1.65B
| $7.64M | ﹤0.01% |
392,100
+100,100
| +34% | +$1.93M |
|
3132
PUT
Direxion Daily Energy Bull 2X ETF
ERX
$251M
| $7.64M | ﹤0.01% |
135,000
+34,600
| +34% | +$2.05M |
|
3133
CALL
Invesco
IVZ
$14.4B
| $7.62M | ﹤0.01% |
427,200
+81,100
| +23% | +$1.17M |
|
3134
CALL
ChargePoint
CHPT
$160M
| $7.61M | ﹤0.01% |
162,670
-39,890
| -20% | -$2.23M |
|
3135
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.76B
| $7.61M | ﹤0.01% |
58,990
-38,649
| -40% | -$4.6M |
|
3136
Construction Partners
ROAD
$6.9B
| $7.61M | ﹤0.01% |
174,920
-4,619
| -3% | -$189K |
|
3137
PUT
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$299M
| $7.61M | ﹤0.01% |
362,400
+103,400
| +40% | +$3.02M |
|
3138
PUT
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
SKYY
$3.31B
| $7.6M | ﹤0.01% |
86,700
+39,100
| +82% | +$3.11M |
|
3139
Goldman Sachs Access Treasury 0-1 Year ETF
GBIL
$7.59B
| $7.59M | ﹤0.01% |
76,146
+71,361
| +1,491% | +$7.13M |
|
3140
Customers Bancorp
CUBI
$2.82B
| $7.59M | ﹤0.01% |
131,639
+92,896
| +240% | +$4.03M |
|
|
SEI
3141
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$4.17B
| $7.58M | ﹤0.01% |
952,308
+916,210
| +2,538% | +$8.28M |
|
3142
CALL
Knife River
KNF
$3.77B
| $7.57M | ﹤0.01% |
114,400
+106,350
| +1,321% | +$6.05M |
|
3143
CALL
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings
WSC
$4.31B
| $7.54M | ﹤0.01% |
169,500
+92,900
| +121% | +$3.75M |
|
3144
PUT
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF
IJR
$114B
| $7.53M | ﹤0.01% |
69,600
+9,000
| +15% | +$867K |
|
3145
PUT
Weyerhaeuser
WY
$17.7B
| $7.52M | ﹤0.01% |
216,300
-8,100
| -4% | -$252K |
|
|
NVMI
3146
Nova
NVMI
$13.3B
| $7.52M | ﹤0.01% |
54,703
-13,455
| -20% | -$1.55M |
|
3147
Direxion Daily S&P Oil & Gas Exp. & Prod. Bull 2X ETF
GUSH
$252M
| $7.51M | ﹤0.01% |
229,789
+50,130
| +28% | +$1.75M |
|
3148
PUT
Array Technologies
ARRY
$778M
| $7.51M | ﹤0.01% |
446,800
+289,700
| +184% | +$5M |
|
3149
Maravai LifeSciences
MRVI
$849M
| $7.5M | ﹤0.01% |
1,145,682
-616,448
| -35% | -$3.98M |
|
3150
CALL
Chemours
CC
$2.39B
| $7.5M | ﹤0.01% |
237,900
-59,900
| -20% | -$1.63M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q4 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2023, Ken Griffin held 15,795 positions worth $500B, up 7.2% from $467B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $25.4B in Q4 2023, closing 1,624 positions and reducing 6,315 holdings. Its most notable exit was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $1.41B position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3.8% of assets, down from 3.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF worth $129M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q4 2023 buy was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: 1,167,658 shares worth $129M.
- Ken Griffin added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2023, an estimated $1.38B increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q4 2023 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $658M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Activision Blizzard in Q4 2023, selling an estimated $1.41B.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $500B portfolio in Q4 2023.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,585 new positions and closed 1,624 in Q4 2023.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 7.2% quarter-over-quarter to $500B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2023, filed 14 Feb 2024.