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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
+4.61%
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
$91.6B
AUM Growth
-$13.7B
Cap. Flow
-$23.5B
Cap. Flow %
-25.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.39%
Holding
9,881
New
1,019
Increased
3,092
Reduced
4,312
Closed
1,198

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$596M
2
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$400M
3
LOW icon
Lowe's Companies
LOW
+$340M
4
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$281M
5
HES
Hess
HES
+$223M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$545M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$416M
3
WDC icon
Western Digital
WDC
+$385M
4
ITW icon
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
+$327M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$311M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 7.75%
2 Consumer Discretionary 7.19%
3 Technology 6.93%
4 Energy 6.67%
5 Healthcare 5.64%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
WBD icon
3926
PUT
Warner Bros
WBD
$70.2B
$678K ﹤0.01%
25,400
-14,200
-36% -$410K
CMP icon
3927
CALL
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.11B
$677K ﹤0.01%
9,000
-200
-2% -$16.3K
SHLM
3928
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
$677K ﹤0.01%
22,088
-73,585
-77% -$2.48M
HHH icon
3929
Howard Hughes
HHH
$3.98B
$676K ﹤0.01%
6,268
-11,488
-65% -$1.32M
SGEN
3930
PUT
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
$673K ﹤0.01%
15,000
-10,000
-40% -$416K
QEP
3931
CALL
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$673K ﹤0.01%
50,200
-15,300
-23% -$223K
ALLE icon
3932
CALL
Allegion
ALLE
$14B
$672K ﹤0.01%
10,200
+8,700
+580% +$557K
IYC icon
3933
iShares US Consumer Discretionary ETF
IYC
$1.22B
$672K ﹤0.01%
18,572
-64,784
-78% -$2.36M
MAA icon
3934
PUT
Mid-America Apartment Communities
MAA
$15.5B
$672K ﹤0.01%
7,400
-2,500
-25% -$217K
OIL
3935
CALL
DELISTED
Barclays Bank PLC iPath Exchange Traded Notes Linked to Goldman Sachs Crude Oil Total Return In
OIL
$672K ﹤0.01%
107,800
+62,100
+136% +$480K
LCII icon
3936
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.58B
$671K ﹤0.01%
11,026
+5,843
+113% +$347K
GIII icon
3937
CALL
G-III Apparel Group
GIII
$1.43B
$668K ﹤0.01%
15,100
-8,200
-35% -$428K
SHLX
3938
PUT
DELISTED
Shell Midstream Partners, L.P.
SHLX
$668K ﹤0.01%
16,100
-6,000
-27% -$210K
TOO
3939
DELISTED
Teekay Offshore Partners L.P.
TOO
$668K ﹤0.01%
+103,144
New +$1.3M
AMRI
3940
DELISTED
Albany Molecular Research Inc
AMRI
$668K ﹤0.01%
33,651
+17,097
+103% +$325K
ALB icon
3941
CALL
Albemarle
ALB
$16.1B
$667K ﹤0.01%
11,900
-17,400
-59% -$896K
XL
3942
PUT
DELISTED
XL Group Ltd.
XL
$666K ﹤0.01%
17,000
-12,300
-42% -$467K
HUSE
3943
DELISTED
Strategy Shares US Market Rotation Strategy ETF
HUSE
$665K ﹤0.01%
17,547
+6,741
+62% +$259K
SMCI icon
3944
CALL
Super Micro Computer
SMCI
$25.8B
$664K ﹤0.01%
271,000
-37,000
-12% -$96.6K
COLM icon
3945
PUT
Columbia Sportswear
COLM
$2.94B
$663K ﹤0.01%
13,600
-2,200
-14% -$113K
SO icon
3946
Southern Company
SO
$107B
$663K ﹤0.01%
14,160
-146,877
-91% -$6.66M
DBA icon
3947
PUT
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund
DBA
$1.24B
$662K ﹤0.01%
32,100
-5,600
-15% -$116K
SEM
3948
DELISTED
Select Medical
SEM
$662K ﹤0.01%
103,129
+20,628
+25% +$129K
NVRO
3949
CALL
DELISTED
NEVRO CORP.
NVRO
$662K ﹤0.01%
9,800
+6,800
+227% +$364K
LCI
3950
PUT
DELISTED
Lannett Company, Inc.
LCI
$662K ﹤0.01%
4,125
+700
+20% +$115K
156 157
158
159 160

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Ken Griffin's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Ken Griffin held 9,881 positions worth $91.6B, down 13% from $105B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

Ken Griffin withdrew a net $23.5B in Q4 2015, closing 1,198 positions and reducing 4,312 holdings. Its most notable exit was HP, an estimated $182M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 7.8% of assets, down from 8.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $627M.

  • Ken Griffin's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 16,114,160 shares worth $627M.
  • Ken Griffin added most to Honeywell in Q4 2015, an estimated $400M increase.
  • Ken Griffin's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $545M.
  • Ken Griffin fully exited HP in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $182M.
  • Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $91.6B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Ken Griffin opened 1,019 new positions and closed 1,198 in Q4 2015.
  • Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $91.6B.

Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.