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Ken Griffin

Ken Griffin Citadel Advisors

AUM $875B
1-Year Est. Return 40.91%
 

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.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+4.21%
1 Year Est. Return
+40.91%
3 Year Est. Return
+115.85%
5 Year Est. Return
+132.1%
10 Year Est. Return
+518.81%
AUM
$106B
AUM Growth
+$3.78B
Cap. Flow
-$4.02B
Cap. Flow %
-3.81%
Top 10 Hldgs %
13.1%
Holding
9,393
New
920
Increased
3,842
Reduced
3,506
Closed
891

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DG icon
Dollar General
DG
+$335M
2
WLL
Whiting Petroleum Corporation
WLL
+$313M
3
MS icon
Morgan Stanley
MS
+$304M
4
V icon
Visa
V
+$301M
5
TGT icon
Target
TGT
+$300M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$1.14B
2
QQQ icon
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
+$293M
3
TJX icon
TJX Companies
TJX
+$286M
4
META icon
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
+$266M
5
WHR icon
Whirlpool
WHR
+$257M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Consumer Discretionary 9.16%
2 Financials 7.92%
3 Industrials 7.3%
4 Energy 7.27%
5 Technology 6.39%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
PWRD
3826
DELISTED
PERFECT WORLD CO LTD SPONSORED ADR REPSTG CL B (CAYMAN ISL)
PWRD
$977K ﹤0.01%
52,592
-20,519
-28% -$387K
GCO icon
3827
PUT
Genesco
GCO
$391M
$976K ﹤0.01%
13,700
+10,500
+328% +$762K
OXSQ icon
3828
Oxford Square Capital
OXSQ
$157M
$976K ﹤0.01%
141,088
+36,671
+35% +$271K
VWTR
3829
DELISTED
Vidler Water Resouces, Inc. Common Stock
VWTR
$976K ﹤0.01%
60,232
+27,651
+85% +$460K
CHD icon
3830
CALL
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24B
$974K ﹤0.01%
22,800
+7,200
+46% +$300K
DBA icon
3831
PUT
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
DBA
$1.24B
$974K ﹤0.01%
44,000
-37,400
-46% -$870K
RPM icon
3832
CALL
RPM International
RPM
$14.5B
$974K ﹤0.01%
20,300
+10,000
+97% +$484K
LQD icon
3833
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
LQD
$32.7B
$973K ﹤0.01%
+7,992
New +$969K
NVO
3834
Novo Nordisk
NVO
$201B
$973K ﹤0.01%
36,456
-504,366
-93% -$11.6M
IPHI
3835
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$973K ﹤0.01%
54,579
-140,947
-72% -$2.65M
KANG
3836
DELISTED
iKang Healthcare Group, Inc.
KANG
$973K ﹤0.01%
59,979
+19,143
+47% +$319K
JAH
3837
CALL
DELISTED
JARDEN CORPORATION
JAH
$973K ﹤0.01%
18,400
+4,750
+35% +$240K
PCL
3838
PUT
DELISTED
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO (REIT)
PCL
$973K ﹤0.01%
22,400
-21,600
-49% -$942K
WGO icon
3839
CALL
Winnebago Industries
WGO
$892M
$972K ﹤0.01%
45,700
+31,400
+220% +$677K
SAFM
3840
PUT
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$972K ﹤0.01%
12,200
-610,000
-98% -$49.5M
RJF icon
3841
PUT
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$34.8B
$971K ﹤0.01%
25,650
+22,200
+643% +$829K
TRUE
3842
CALL
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
$971K ﹤0.01%
54,400
-17,600
-24% -$328K
UPRO icon
3843
ProShares UltraPro S&P 500
UPRO
$5.82B
$971K ﹤0.01%
+87,264
New +$968K
BZH icon
3844
CALL
Beazer Homes USA
BZH
$872M
$969K ﹤0.01%
54,700
+4,400
+9% +$74.9K
BCE icon
3845
PUT
BCE
BCE
$21.9B
$966K ﹤0.01%
22,800
+11,100
+95% +$495K
SFLY
3846
CALL
DELISTED
Shutterfly, Inc.
SFLY
$964K ﹤0.01%
21,300
-13,500
-39% -$613K
PTEN icon
3847
PUT
Patterson-UTI
PTEN
$4.34B
$963K ﹤0.01%
51,300
-39,500
-44% -$677K
IGE icon
3848
iShares North American Natural Resources ETF
IGE
$792M
$961K ﹤0.01%
+25,590
New +$965K
SSE
3849
DELISTED
SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY INC COM
SSE
$961K ﹤0.01%
231,550
+223,543
+2,792% +$993K
FARO
3850
CALL
DELISTED
Faro Technologies
FARO
$957K ﹤0.01%
15,400
+4,700
+44% +$269K
152 153
154
155 156

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Ken Griffin's Q1 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2015, Ken Griffin held 9,393 positions worth $106B, up 3.7% from $102B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 13% of the portfolio.

Ken Griffin withdrew a net $4.02B in Q1 2015, closing 891 positions and reducing 3,506 holdings. Its most notable exit was CAREFUSION CORPORATION, an estimated $208M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Consumer Discretionary at 9.2% of assets, up from 8.8% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in United Parcel Service worth $163M.

  • Ken Griffin's largest Q1 2015 buy was United Parcel Service: 1,684,674 shares worth $163M.
  • Ken Griffin added most to Dollar General in Q1 2015, an estimated $335M increase.
  • Ken Griffin's biggest Q1 2015 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, cutting an estimated $1.14B.
  • Ken Griffin fully exited CAREFUSION CORPORATION in Q1 2015, selling an estimated $208M.
  • Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 13% of its $106B portfolio in Q1 2015.
  • Ken Griffin opened 920 new positions and closed 891 in Q1 2015.
  • Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 3.7% quarter-over-quarter to $106B.

Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2015, filed 15 May 2015.