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 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$415M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$402M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$384M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$379M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$304M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.98B |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$596M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$460M |
| 4 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$398M |
| 5 |
Honeywell
HON
|
+$342M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.97% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.82% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 4.18% |
| 4 | Industrials | 3.64% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3476
CALL
Ashland
ASH
$3.38B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
41,300
-25,900
| -39% | -$2M |
|
3477
Interactive Brokers
IBKR
$41.7B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
248,776
-22,608
| -8% | -$297K |
|
|
EGOV
3478
DELISTED
NIC Inc
EGOV
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
188,767
-326,661
| -63% | -$5.18M |
|
3479
PUT
WEX
WEX
$6.54B
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
16,800
+8,800
| +110% | +$1.49M |
|
|
ZUO
3480
PUT
DELISTED
Zuora, Inc.
ZUO
| $3.23M | ﹤0.01% |
161,000
+70,500
| +78% | +$1.52M |
|
|
RESI
3481
DELISTED
Front Yard Residential Corporation Common Stock
RESI
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
347,677
+26,807
| +8% | +$280K |
|
|
MASI
3482
PUT
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
23,300
+11,400
| +96% | +$1.43M |
|
3483
BlackRock Short Maturity Municipal Bond ETF
MEAR
$1.37B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
+64,379
| New | +$3.22M |
|
|
SRCL
3484
CALL
DELISTED
Stericycle Inc
SRCL
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
59,200
-2,700
| -4% | -$122K |
|
3485
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
SGOL
$7.47B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
258,430
-34,670
| -12% | -$436K |
|
3486
PUT
DTE Energy
DTE
$29.3B
| $3.22M | ﹤0.01% |
30,315
+22,677
| +297% | +$2.29M |
|
|
AKS
3487
DELISTED
AK Steel Holding Corp
AKS
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
1,167,796
+154,894
| +15% | +$439K |
|
|
MDSO
3488
DELISTED
Medidata Solutions, Inc.
MDSO
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
43,848
+20,652
| +89% | +$1.49M |
|
3489
Pinnacle West Capital
PNW
$12.3B
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
33,581
+9,363
| +39% | +$845K |
|
|
BGG
3490
DELISTED
Briggs & Stratton Corp.
BGG
| $3.21M | ﹤0.01% |
271,062
+61,097
| +29% | +$795K |
|
|
TLND
3491
DELISTED
Talend S.A. American Depositary Shares
TLND
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
63,243
+50,162
| +383% | +$2.14M |
|
|
AVX
3492
DELISTED
AVX Corporation
AVX
| $3.2M | ﹤0.01% |
184,340
-22,189
| -11% | -$388K |
|
3493
CALL
Grand Canyon Education
LOPE
$3.76B
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
27,900
+1,900
| +7% | +$196K |
|
|
EB
3494
DELISTED
Eventbrite
EB
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
166,358
+151,441
| +1,015% | +$4.27M |
|
3495
CALL
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$169M
| $3.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+101,600
| New | +$2.52M |
|
3496
PUT
ProShares Short S&P500
SH
$841M
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
28,750
+21,275
| +285% | +$2.46M |
|
|
KDNY
3497
DELISTED
Chinook Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
KDNY
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
159,792
-336,353
| -68% | -$5.87M |
|
3498
The Ensign Group
ENSG
$10.6B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
66,375
-155,531
| -70% | -$6.8M |
|
3499
iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF
ICF
$2.12B
| $3.18M | ﹤0.01% |
+57,134
| New | +$3.01M |
|
3500
PUT
Entergy
ETR
$50.3B
| $3.17M | ﹤0.01% |
66,400
+24,800
| +60% | +$1.12M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,449 positions worth $201B, up 10% from $183B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $13B in Q1 2019, closing 1,251 positions and reducing 3,810 holdings. Its most notable exit was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, an estimated $223M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 6% of assets, up from 4.8% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Elanco Animal Health worth $251M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q1 2019 buy was Elanco Animal Health: 7,832,197 shares worth $251M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Walt Disney in Q1 2019, an estimated $415M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $1.98B.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $223M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $201B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,429 new positions and closed 1,251 in Q1 2019.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $201B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.