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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3926
PUT
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF
VGK
$31.1B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
54,400
+7,800
| +17% | +$417K |
|
|
BBT
3927
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.69B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
281,940
-44,700
| -14% | -$440K |
|
|
BLUE
3928
CALL
DELISTED
bluebird bio
BLUE
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
4,076
-2,586
| -39% | -$2.02M |
|
3929
PUT
United Therapeutics
UTHR
$21.4B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
28,200
+5,500
| +24% | +$603K |
|
3930
CALL
Hain Celestial
HAIN
$52.4M
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
83,000
-7,400
| -8% | -$245K |
|
3931
PUT
HEICO Corp
HEI
$52.4B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
27,200
-12,100
| -31% | -$1.25M |
|
3932
CALL
Progyny
PGNY
$2.02B
| $2.85M | ﹤0.01% |
96,700
+27,000
| +39% | +$744K |
|
3933
Celestica
CLS
$42.3B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
411,949
+75,009
| +22% | +$564K |
|
3934
Royalty Pharma
RPRX
$26.1B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
67,549
-856,056
| -93% | -$36.7M |
|
3935
PUT
Sun Communities
SUI
$15B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
20,200
-51,100
| -72% | -$7.33M |
|
3936
Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF
KBWP
$267M
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
50,282
+38,817
| +339% | +$2.26M |
|
3937
PUT
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF
MGK
$33.9B
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
+76,500
| New | +$2.76M |
|
|
PBCT
3938
DELISTED
People's United Financial Inc
PBCT
| $2.84M | ﹤0.01% |
275,172
-416,551
| -60% | -$4.53M |
|
3939
CALL
CareDx
CDNA
$2.34B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
74,700
+67,600
| +952% | +$2.28M |
|
|
ENLC
3940
DELISTED
ENLINK MIDSTREAM, LLC
ENLC
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
1,206,109
-498,790
| -29% | -$1.32M |
|
3941
PUT
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.7B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
26,600
+3,300
| +14% | +$331K |
|
3942
CALL
MasTec
MTZ
$23.9B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
67,100
-3,600
| -5% | -$155K |
|
3943
NeoGenomics
NEO
$2.05B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
+76,735
| New | +$2.85M |
|
3944
CALL
LKQ Corp
LKQ
$6.43B
| $2.83M | ﹤0.01% |
102,000
-46,300
| -31% | -$1.37M |
|
3945
CALL
Levi Strauss
LEVI
$8.68B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
210,700
+47,000
| +29% | +$596K |
|
3946
CALL
Emergent Biosolutions
EBS
$235M
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
27,300
-9,700
| -26% | -$1.05M |
|
3947
Liberty Latin America Class C
LILAK
$1.66B
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
380,589
-206,316
| -35% | -$1.65M |
|
|
AFIB
3948
DELISTED
Acutus Medical Inc
AFIB
| $2.82M | ﹤0.01% |
+94,502
| New | +$2.87M |
|
|
CRON
3949
CALL
Cronos Group
CRON
$1.16B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
561,800
-28,200
| -5% | -$165K |
|
3950
CALL
W.P. Carey
WPC
$16.3B
| $2.81M | ﹤0.01% |
44,005
-7,760
| -15% | -$523K |
|
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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.