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
|
+$1.16B |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$855M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$620M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$505M |
| 5 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$486M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$441M |
| 2 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$300M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$286M |
| 4 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
|
+$244M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 6.22% |
| 2 | Financials | 6.16% |
| 3 | Industrials | 5.09% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 4.89% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 4.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3351
Global X Silver Miners ETF NEW
SIL
$4.79B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,420
| New | +$2.16M |
|
3352
PUT
American Water Works
AWK
$27.1B
| $2.2M | ﹤0.01% |
24,000
+17,100
| +248% | +$1.51M |
|
|
HAPN
3353
PUT
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.26B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
106,180
+63,380
| +148% | +$1.58M |
|
3354
CALL
Huntington Ingalls Industries
HII
$12.9B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
9,300
-4,900
| -35% | -$1.16M |
|
3355
PUT
HubSpot
HUBS
$11.2B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
24,800
+5,000
| +25% | +$420K |
|
3356
CALL
Editas Medicine
EDIT
$433M
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
71,300
+41,500
| +139% | +$1.05M |
|
3357
PUT
Unilever
UL
$134B
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
35,200
+20,267
| +136% | +$1.28M |
|
|
UPL
3358
DELISTED
Ultra Petroleum Corp. Common Stock
UPL
| $2.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+241,566
| New | +$2.11M |
|
3359
Cohu
COHU
$2.81B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
99,473
-5,039
| -5% | -$120K |
|
3360
CALL
PTC
PTC
$16.2B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
35,900
-34,600
| -49% | -$2.15M |
|
|
PE
3361
PUT
DELISTED
PARSLEY ENERGY INC
PE
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
74,100
+53,900
| +267% | +$1.44M |
|
3362
HCI Group
HCI
$2.29B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
72,944
+61,598
| +543% | +$2.05M |
|
3363
PUT
PBF Energy
PBF
$8.52B
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
61,500
+43,700
| +246% | +$1.35M |
|
|
DVAX
3364
CALL
DELISTED
Dynavax Technologies
DVAX
| $2.18M | ﹤0.01% |
116,400
-55,000
| -32% | -$1.1M |
|
3365
CALL
Canadian Pacific Kansas City
CP
$82.2B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
59,500
-96,500
| -62% | -$3.36M |
|
|
ZJPN
3366
DELISTED
SPDR Solactive Japan ETF
ZJPN
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+27,657
| New | +$2.15M |
|
|
BSFT
3367
CALL
DELISTED
BroadSoft, Inc.
BSFT
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
39,600
+35,200
| +800% | +$1.92M |
|
3368
New York Times
NYT
$10.4B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
117,469
-10,114
| -8% | -$188K |
|
3369
Corning
GLW
$143B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
67,905
+20,895
| +44% | +$658K |
|
3370
CALL
FirstEnergy
FE
$27.4B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
70,900
-34,600
| -33% | -$1.12M |
|
3371
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
DBA
$1.24B
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
115,634
+614
| +0.5% | +$11.6K |
|
|
CY
3372
CALL
DELISTED
Cypress Semiconductor
CY
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
142,300
-158,400
| -53% | -$2.52M |
|
|
SGEN
3373
PUT
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
40,500
+13,700
| +51% | +$800K |
|
|
CLDR
3374
PUT
DELISTED
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
| $2.17M | ﹤0.01% |
131,200
+97,000
| +284% | +$1.56M |
|
3375
PUT
MSCI
MSCI
$41.4B
| $2.16M | ﹤0.01% |
17,100
+10,300
| +151% | +$1.29M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Ken Griffin held 8,908 positions worth $164B, up 26% from $130B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $21.1B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 1,440 new positions and adding to 3,569 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Celgene Corp: 3,708,916 shares worth $387M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 6.2% of assets, down from 7.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $441M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q4 2017 buy was Celgene Corp: 3,708,916 shares worth $387M.
- Ken Griffin added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2017, an estimated $1.16B increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $441M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited CR Bard Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $209M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $164B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,440 new positions and closed 988 in Q4 2017.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $164B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 9 Feb 2018.