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
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$742M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$363M |
| 4 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$310M |
| 5 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$281M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$869M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$693M |
| 3 |
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
|
+$488M |
| 4 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$409M |
| 5 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$370M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.04% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 2.79% |
| 3 | Financials | 2.32% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.15% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3876
CALL
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital
HASI
$5.41B
| $2.95M | ﹤0.01% |
69,800
+12,300
| +21% | +$459K |
|
|
VNE
3877
DELISTED
Veoneer, Inc.
VNE
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
200,069
+17,348
| +9% | +$209K |
|
3878
CALL
Sensata Technologies
ST
$6.73B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
68,100
+53,500
| +366% | +$2.18M |
|
|
XIFR
3879
CALL
XPLR Infrastructure LP
XIFR
$1.11B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
49,000
-65,300
| -57% | -$3.86M |
|
3880
PUT
Monolithic Power Systems
MPWR
$68.9B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
10,500
-6,900
| -40% | -$1.8M |
|
3881
PUT
Penumbra
PEN
$12.9B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
15,100
| – | – |
|
3882
PUT
Trupanion
TRUP
$1.34B
| $2.94M | ﹤0.01% |
37,200
-15,200
| -29% | -$912K |
|
3883
CALL
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$37.9B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
53,400
-1,900
| -3% | -$101K |
|
3884
McKesson
MCK
$101B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
19,677
-850,231
| -98% | -$129M |
|
3885
CALL
Principal Financial Group
PFG
$24.4B
| $2.93M | ﹤0.01% |
72,700
+5,200
| +8% | +$222K |
|
3886
CALL
Paylocity
PCTY
$7.87B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
18,100
-4,600
| -20% | -$648K |
|
3887
CALL
PagerDuty
PD
$918M
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
107,800
-74,300
| -41% | -$2.09M |
|
3888
CALL
Bank OZK
OZK
$5.72B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
137,000
+84,500
| +161% | +$1.97M |
|
3889
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF
LIT
$1.61B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
+72,911
| New | +$2.74M |
|
3890
PUT
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.3B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
126,900
+68,600
| +118% | +$1.72M |
|
3891
CALL
Hecla Mining
HL
$12.3B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
574,100
+19,600
| +4% | +$104K |
|
3892
PUT
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$2.93B
| $2.92M | ﹤0.01% |
196,100
+103,500
| +112% | +$1.96M |
|
3893
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.11B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
181,572
-11,979
| -6% | -$192K |
|
3894
CALL
Hilton Grand Vacations
HGV
$3.57B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
138,700
-167,900
| -55% | -$3.58M |
|
3895
CALL
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$13.2B
| $2.91M | ﹤0.01% |
145,600
+111,300
| +324% | +$2.58M |
|
3896
CALL
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
44,300
-1,200
| -3% | -$80K |
|
3897
CALL
AeroVironment
AVAV
$9.76B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
48,300
-6,100
| -11% | -$453K |
|
3898
State Street
STT
$52.7B
| $2.9M | ﹤0.01% |
48,842
-5,004
| -9% | -$325K |
|
3899
Entegris
ENTG
$24.7B
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
38,874
-24,480
| -39% | -$1.64M |
|
3900
PUT
Knight Transportation
KNX
$11.8B
| $2.89M | ﹤0.01% |
71,000
-31,300
| -31% | -$1.37M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, Ken Griffin held 11,253 positions worth $353B, up 26% from $280B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $24.6B of net new capital in Q3 2020, opening 1,597 new positions and adding to 4,071 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 4,016,602 shares worth $256M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3% of assets, down from 3.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $869M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q3 2020 buy was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 4,016,602 shares worth $256M.
- Ken Griffin added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q3 2020, an estimated $1.04B increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $869M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Intel in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $249M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $353B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,597 new positions and closed 1,263 in Q3 2020.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $353B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.