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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$400M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$360M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$347M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$344M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$397M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$355M |
| 3 |
TSS
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
ULTI
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Autodesk
ADSK
|
+$313M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.61% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.93% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 4% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.82% |
| 5 | Industrials | 3.59% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4026
PUT
Hartford Financial Services
HIG
$37.8B
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
42,900
-9,000
| -17% | -$475K |
|
4027
Hartford Multifactor Small Cap ETF
ROSC
$62.2M
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
81,946
+68,107
| +492% | +$1.99M |
|
4028
PUT
Sonos
SONO
$1.93B
| $2.39M | ﹤0.01% |
210,400
-187,800
| -47% | -$2.06M |
|
4029
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.74B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
65,480
-25,551
| -28% | -$935K |
|
4030
Cato Corp
CATO
$67.9M
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
193,580
+35,557
| +23% | +$484K |
|
4031
Liberty Latin America Class A
LILA
$1.69B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
216,040
-280,504
| -56% | -$3.43M |
|
4032
State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
XHB
$1.59B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
57,200
-44,850
| -44% | -$1.81M |
|
4033
PUT
ProShares UltraPro Dow 30
UDOW
$924M
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
92,800
-110,000
| -54% | -$2.69M |
|
4034
Ducommun
DCO
$3.13B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
52,838
+40,337
| +323% | +$1.81M |
|
|
ZUO
4035
PUT
DELISTED
Zuora, Inc.
ZUO
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
155,400
-5,600
| -3% | -$106K |
|
|
HDS
4036
DELISTED
HD Supply Holdings, Inc.
HDS
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
59,109
-231,385
| -80% | -$9.93M |
|
4037
Aaon
AAON
$7.24B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
71,042
-1,392
| -2% | -$44.2K |
|
4038
PUT
Baker Hughes
BKR
$64.3B
| $2.38M | ﹤0.01% |
96,500
+30,600
| +46% | +$738K |
|
|
MCHB
4039
Mechanics Bancorp
MCHB
$3.78B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
80,036
+45,790
| +134% | +$1.32M |
|
|
LK
4040
CALL
DELISTED
Luckin Coffee Inc. American Depositary Shares
LK
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
+121,700
| New | +$2.25M |
|
4041
CALL
iShares Select Dividend ETF
DVY
$24.1B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
23,800
-22,800
| -49% | -$2.25M |
|
4042
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
BIP
$18.3B
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
92,739
+35,431
| +62% | +$883K |
|
4043
PUT
MBIA
MBI
$264M
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
254,300
+61,400
| +32% | +$573K |
|
|
KEM
4044
PUT
DELISTED
KEMET Corporation
KEM
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
125,900
-80,700
| -39% | -$1.41M |
|
|
FDC
4045
CALL
DELISTED
First Data Corporation
FDC
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
87,400
-82,200
| -48% | -$2.14M |
|
4046
PUT
Xerox
XRX
$407M
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
66,800
-263,400
| -80% | -$8.8M |
|
|
TBRG
4047
CALL
DELISTED
TruBridge
TBRG
| $2.37M | ﹤0.01% |
85,100
-800
| -0.9% | -$22.4K |
|
4048
Innospec
IOSP
$2.31B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
25,889
+15,248
| +143% | +$1.28M |
|
4049
PUT
Celanese
CE
$5.01B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
21,900
+7,800
| +55% | +$808K |
|
4050
PUT
CBRE Group
CBRE
$44.3B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
46,000
+6,200
| +16% | +$308K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,425 positions worth $218B, up 8.5% from $201B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $6.68B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 1,217 new positions and adding to 3,775 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.6% of assets, down from 6% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Eli Lilly, an estimated $397M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2019 buy was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Netflix in Q2 2019, an estimated $400M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $397M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Ultimate Software Group Inc in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $349M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $218B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,217 new positions and closed 1,335 in Q2 2019.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $218B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.