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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$640M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$501M |
| 3 |
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
|
+$438M |
| 4 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$437M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$420M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$545M |
| 2 |
DexCom
DXCM
|
+$457M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$431M |
| 4 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$394M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.03% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 2.92% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.99% |
| 4 | Financials | 1.93% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AAN
3901
DELISTED
The Aaron's Company Inc
AAN
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
285,892
-357,755
| -56% | -$4.42M |
|
3902
CALL
iShares S&P 100 ETF
OEF
$20.5B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
19,500
+12,900
| +195% | +$2.51M |
|
3903
abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF
SGOL
$7.47B
| $4.04M | ﹤0.01% |
219,795
+216,639
| +6,864% | +$4.1M |
|
3904
Rayonier Advanced Materials
RYAM
$570M
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
942,444
+133,319
| +16% | +$631K |
|
3905
PUT
Expeditors International
EXPD
$24.2B
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
33,300
-18,000
| -35% | -$2.05M |
|
3906
ACM Research
ACMR
$5.6B
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
308,127
-552,802
| -64% | -$5.82M |
|
3907
Essential Properties Realty Trust
EPRT
$6.72B
| $4.03M | ﹤0.01% |
171,043
-2,313,934
| -93% | -$56.3M |
|
3908
PUT
Middleby
MIDD
$5.33B
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
27,200
+4,900
| +22% | +$691K |
|
3909
PUT
AES
AES
$10.5B
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
193,900
-5,300
| -3% | -$117K |
|
3910
PUT
Dolby
DLB
$5.84B
| $4.02M | ﹤0.01% |
48,000
+9,600
| +25% | +$802K |
|
3911
CALL
Applied Digital
APLD
$8.98B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+429,100
| New | +$2.56M |
|
3912
PUT
Sprott Uranium Miners ETF
URNM
$2B
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
119,500
-25,600
| -18% | -$810K |
|
3913
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas
BOIL
$397M
| $4.01M | ﹤0.01% |
5,810
-2,512
| -30% | -$1.57M |
|
|
JBGS
3914
JBG SMITH
JBGS
$672M
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
266,282
-322,169
| -55% | -$4.7M |
|
3915
TaskUs
TASK
$688M
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
353,652
+37,668
| +12% | +$458K |
|
|
VISN
3916
PUT
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.66B
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
710,800
+490,000
| +222% | +$2.34M |
|
|
SBOW
3917
PUT
DELISTED
SilverBow Resources, Inc.
SBOW
| $4M | ﹤0.01% |
137,300
-6,900
| -5% | -$171K |
|
3918
PUT
Cirrus Logic
CRUS
$6.07B
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
49,300
+1,900
| +4% | +$157K |
|
3919
HCI Group
HCI
$2.29B
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
64,571
-101,424
| -61% | -$5.57M |
|
3920
CALL
Warrior Met Coal
HCC
$5.19B
| $3.99M | ﹤0.01% |
102,400
+48,500
| +90% | +$1.76M |
|
3921
PUT
BlackBerry
BB
$5.22B
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
720,600
-123,400
| -15% | -$598K |
|
3922
PUT
Amplify Junior Silver Miners ETF
SILJ
$3.95B
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
424,600
+103,700
| +32% | +$1.08M |
|
|
WRK
3923
PUT
DELISTED
WestRock Company
WRK
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
136,900
+49,900
| +57% | +$1.45M |
|
3924
PUT
Trex
TREX
$5.06B
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
60,700
+16,300
| +37% | +$909K |
|
3925
Tootsie Roll Industries
TR
$3.08B
| $3.98M | ﹤0.01% |
122,712
+35,022
| +40% | +$1.28M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, Ken Griffin held 15,826 positions worth $484B, up 6.4% from $455B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $16.6B in Q2 2023, closing 1,562 positions and reducing 7,223 holdings. Its most notable exit was State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF, an estimated $192M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3% of assets, down from 3.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in BILL Holdings worth $222M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2023 buy was BILL Holdings: 1,901,064 shares worth $222M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Microsoft in Q2 2023, an estimated $640M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $545M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $192M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $484B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,205 new positions and closed 1,562 in Q2 2023.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $484B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.