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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3776
John Hancock Multifactor Emerging Markets ETF
JHEM
$1.03B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
106,260
+36,194
| +52% | +$905K |
|
3777
Regal Rexnord
RRX
$11.7B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,156
| New | +$2.62M |
|
|
CLDR
3778
PUT
DELISTED
Cloudera, Inc.
CLDR
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
248,000
+171,000
| +222% | +$2.2M |
|
3779
Central Garden & Pet Co
CENT
$2.74B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
132,601
+112,798
| +570% | +$3.01M |
|
3780
CALL
GoPro
GPRO
$110M
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
417,000
-122,700
| -23% | -$686K |
|
3781
CALL
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.5B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
24,800
+21,300
| +609% | +$2.19M |
|
3782
CALL
Molina Healthcare
MOH
$11.1B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
19,100
+2,300
| +14% | +$311K |
|
3783
PUT
Voya Financial
VOYA
$9.2B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
54,200
+14,400
| +36% | +$683K |
|
3784
PUT
NovoCure
NVCR
$1.97B
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
56,200
+33,700
| +150% | +$1.62M |
|
3785
PUT
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bear 3x ETF
TZA
$196M
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
687
-295
| -30% | -$1.26M |
|
|
USCR
3786
PUT
DELISTED
U S Concrete, Inc.
USCR
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
65,300
+20,400
| +45% | +$783K |
|
|
NBL
3787
CALL
DELISTED
Noble Energy, Inc.
NBL
| $2.71M | ﹤0.01% |
109,400
-57,900
| -35% | -$1.31M |
|
3788
EnerSys
ENS
$7.34B
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
41,455
+16,699
| +67% | +$1.26M |
|
3789
CALL
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$31.1B
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
50,300
-85,900
| -63% | -$4.49M |
|
|
CNR
3790
DELISTED
Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc.
CNR
| $2.7M | ﹤0.01% |
437,631
+217,648
| +99% | +$1.6M |
|
|
KL
3791
PUT
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
88,600
+25,500
| +40% | +$808K |
|
|
NBLX
3792
DELISTED
Noble Midstream Partners LP
NBLX
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
74,822
+56,791
| +315% | +$1.94M |
|
3793
CALL
iShares US Financials ETF
IYF
$4.43B
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
45,600
-800
| -2% | -$46.5K |
|
3794
CALL
LGI Homes
LGIH
$1.39B
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
44,700
+19,400
| +77% | +$1.12M |
|
|
CCMP
3795
PUT
DELISTED
CMC Materials, Inc. Common Stock
CCMP
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
24,000
+7,700
| +47% | +$797K |
|
3796
CALL
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.11B
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
49,400
+36,700
| +289% | +$1.86M |
|
3797
iShares US Insurance ETF
IAK
$539M
| $2.69M | ﹤0.01% |
42,224
+36,345
| +618% | +$2.27M |
|
3798
ACI Worldwide
ACIW
$5.4B
| $2.68M | ﹤0.01% |
81,643
-25,038
| -23% | -$763K |
|
3799
BrightView Holdings
BV
$1.09B
| $2.68M | ﹤0.01% |
186,330
-742,585
| -80% | -$10.3M |
|
3800
Replimune Group
REPL
$1.4B
| $2.68M | ﹤0.01% |
176,272
-56,483
| -24% | -$704K |
|
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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.