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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
+15.45%
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
$201B
AUM Growth
+$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$13B
Cap. Flow %
-6.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.23%
Holding
10,449
New
1,429
Increased
3,737
Reduced
3,810
Closed
1,251

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$415M
2
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$402M
3
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$384M
4
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$379M
5
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$304M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$1.98B
2
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$596M
3
T icon
AT&T
T
+$460M
4
SYF icon
Synchrony
SYF
+$398M
5
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$342M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 5.97%
2 Financials 4.82%
3 Healthcare 4.18%
4 Industrials 3.64%
5 Consumer Discretionary 3.4%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ESPR
4001
PUT
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
59,300
-24,200
-29% -$1.09M
CAKE icon
4002
PUT
Cheesecake Factory
CAKE
$5.64B
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
48,600
-41,300
-46% -$1.9M
HOUS
4003
CALL
DELISTED
Anywhere Real Estate
HOUS
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
208,400
-96,000
-32% -$1.48M
VIXY icon
4004
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
VIXY
$188M
$2.38M ﹤0.01%
1,236
+736
+147% +$1.67M
CALM icon
4005
Cal-Maine
CALM
$3.8B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
53,200
-22,979
-30% -$1M
TUR icon
4006
CALL
iShares MSCI Turkey ETF
TUR
$222M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
97,800
-134,100
-58% -$3.58M
ARCH
4007
CALL
DELISTED
Arch Resources, Inc.
ARCH
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
26,000
+5,900
+29% +$520K
SSYS icon
4008
PUT
Stratasys
SSYS
$781M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
99,600
+38,100
+62% +$917K
IJS icon
4009
iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF
IJS
$8.45B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
32,142
-26,866
-46% -$1.98M
PBR.A icon
4010
Petrobras Class A
PBR.A
$104B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
+165,773
New +$2.32M
LIND icon
4011
Lindblad Expeditions
LIND
$2.2B
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
155,348
+117,193
+307% +$1.59M
CATO icon
4012
Cato Corp
CATO
$67.9M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
158,023
-127,315
-45% -$1.88M
KYNB
4013
Kyntra Bio
KYNB
$28.5M
$2.37M ﹤0.01%
1,741
-504
-22% -$684K
JDST icon
4014
PUT
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF
JDST
$19.8M
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
12
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XLC icon
4015
CALL
State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLC
$22.9B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
50,500
-85,200
-63% -$3.88M
LABD icon
4016
CALL
Direxion Daily S&P Biotech Bear 3X ETF
LABD
$39.8M
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
642
+360
+128% +$1.74M
SYNH
4017
DELISTED
Syneos Health, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SYNH
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
45,622
-26,657
-37% -$1.29M
GGAL icon
4018
CALL
Galicia Financial Group
GGAL
$6.97B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
92,400
-56,300
-38% -$1.76M
IEP icon
4019
PUT
Icahn Enterprises
IEP
$5.27B
$2.36M ﹤0.01%
32,500
+10,100
+45% +$705K
DGT icon
4020
State Street SPDR Global Dow ETF
DGT
$630M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
28,301
+17,823
+170% +$1.45M
CNI icon
4021
CALL
Canadian National Railway
CNI
$76.7B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
26,300
-1,100
-4% -$92.3K
EQC
4022
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
+71,946
New +$2.31M
TYL icon
4023
PUT
Tyler Technologies
TYL
$13.5B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
11,500
+1,600
+16% +$317K
OGIG icon
4024
ALPS O'Shares Global Internet Giants ETF
OGIG
$113M
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
97,419
+35,318
+57% +$793K
IRTC icon
4025
PUT
iRhythm Holdings
IRTC
$4.17B
$2.35M ﹤0.01%
+31,300
New +$2.68M
159 160
161
162 163

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Ken Griffin's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q1 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,449 positions worth $201B, up 10% from $183B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.

Ken Griffin withdrew a net $13B in Q1 2019, closing 1,251 positions and reducing 3,810 holdings. Its most notable exit was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, an estimated $223M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 6% of assets, up from 4.8% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.

Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Elanco Animal Health worth $251M.

  • Ken Griffin's largest Q1 2019 buy was Elanco Animal Health: 7,832,197 shares worth $251M.
  • Ken Griffin added most to Walt Disney in Q1 2019, an estimated $415M increase.
  • Ken Griffin's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $1.98B.
  • Ken Griffin fully exited Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $223M.
  • Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $201B portfolio in Q1 2019.
  • Ken Griffin opened 1,429 new positions and closed 1,251 in Q1 2019.
  • Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $201B.

Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.