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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SEE
3676
PUT
DELISTED
Sealed Air
SEE
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
62,300
-16,400
| -21% | -$681K |
|
3677
Dianthus Therapeutics
DNTH
$6.49B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
10,889
+9,546
| +711% | +$1.65M |
|
|
RUSL
3678
PUT
DELISTED
Direxion Daily Russia Bull 2X Shares
RUSL
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
76,900
+56,000
| +268% | +$2.15M |
|
3679
SiteOne Landscape Supply
SITE
$4.3B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
50,156
-24,273
| -33% | -$1.33M |
|
3680
CALL
Trex
TREX
$5.06B
| $2.87M | ﹤0.01% |
93,200
+25,800
| +38% | +$902K |
|
|
ENV
3681
CALL
DELISTED
ENVESTNET, INC.
ENV
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
43,800
+6,600
| +18% | +$380K |
|
3682
CALL
GATX Corp
GATX
$6.38B
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
37,500
+25,900
| +223% | +$1.94M |
|
|
BEAT
3683
CALL
DELISTED
BioTelemetry, Inc.
BEAT
| $2.86M | ﹤0.01% |
45,700
+3,700
| +9% | +$254K |
|
3684
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$20.3B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
92,425
-14,329
| -13% | -$421K |
|
3685
CALL
SM Energy
SM
$8.03B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
163,100
-21,200
| -12% | -$377K |
|
3686
PUT
YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS
YPF
$19.6B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
203,600
-32,700
| -14% | -$479K |
|
3687
Horace Mann Educators
HMN
$2.13B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
80,936
+6,564
| +9% | +$254K |
|
3688
CALL
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$13.4B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
19,600
+3,800
| +24% | +$499K |
|
3689
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
USHY
$29.2B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
70,024
+64,018
| +1,066% | +$2.55M |
|
3690
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$12.7B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
232,603
-26,729
| -10% | -$403K |
|
3691
Teekay
TK
$1.09B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
723,743
+528,791
| +271% | +$2.01M |
|
3692
Intrepid Potash
IPI
$493M
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
74,823
-41,813
| -36% | -$1.45M |
|
3693
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3x ETF
TNA
$1.52B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
46,396
-252,327
| -84% | -$14.8M |
|
3694
PUT
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF
EWU
$4.13B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
85,800
+25,800
| +43% | +$822K |
|
3695
PUT
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$36.7B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
80,300
-13,500
| -14% | -$480K |
|
|
AXON
3696
PUT
Axon Enterprise
AXON
$49.8B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
52,000
-42,100
| -45% | -$2.16M |
|
|
PYX
3697
CALL
DELISTED
Pyxus International, Inc.
PYX
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
118,400
+54,900
| +86% | +$1.14M |
|
3698
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.52B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
104,042
+68,479
| +193% | +$1.89M |
|
3699
CALL
State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLRE
$8.71B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
78,000
-100,600
| -56% | -$3.43M |
|
3700
DXP Enterprises
DXPE
$3.12B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
72,540
+27,508
| +61% | +$957K |
|
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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.