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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4051
PUT
First Majestic Silver
AG
$9.49B
| $2.36M | ﹤0.01% |
298,200
+400
| +0.1% | +$2.53K |
|
|
FTCH
4052
CALL
DELISTED
Farfetch Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
FTCH
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
113,200
+45,500
| +67% | +$1.05M |
|
|
LM
4053
PUT
DELISTED
Legg Mason, Inc.
LM
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
61,500
-48,300
| -44% | -$1.67M |
|
4054
CALL
Revolve Group
RVLV
$1.68B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+68,200
| New | +$2.58M |
|
4055
CALL
Pinduoduo
PDD
$121B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
114,000
+44,600
| +64% | +$966K |
|
|
TTM
4056
DELISTED
Tata Motors Limited
TTM
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
201,280
+55,854
| +38% | +$759K |
|
4057
CALL
Henry Schein
HSIC
$10B
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
33,600
+19,400
| +137% | +$1.28M |
|
|
AXDX
4058
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
10,263
+8,814
| +608% | +$1.72M |
|
|
AXNX
4059
DELISTED
Axonics, Inc. Common Stock
AXNX
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
57,314
+46,612
| +436% | +$1.31M |
|
4060
PUT
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
SCO
$594M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
1,714
-1
| -0.1% | -$1.34K |
|
4061
iShares US Insurance ETF
IAK
$539M
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
33,178
-9,046
| -21% | -$616K |
|
|
DO
4062
CALL
DELISTED
Diamond Offshore Drilling
DO
| $2.35M | ﹤0.01% |
264,400
+123,100
| +87% | +$1.18M |
|
4063
Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF
IVOV
$1.38B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
38,150
+32,130
| +534% | +$1.95M |
|
4064
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$10.9B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+17,506
| New | +$2.42M |
|
4065
Avnet
AVT
$7.86B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
51,750
+12,688
| +32% | +$567K |
|
4066
CALL
Teradata
TDC
$2.57B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
65,300
+17,800
| +37% | +$694K |
|
4067
CALL
Corteva
CTVA
$51.2B
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
+79,100
| New | +$2.13M |
|
|
AQUA
4068
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
| $2.34M | ﹤0.01% |
164,233
-25,909
| -14% | -$337K |
|
4069
Garrett Motion
GTX
$5.41B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
152,159
+136,779
| +889% | +$2.32M |
|
4070
FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund
QDF
$2.28B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
52,050
+22,906
| +79% | +$1.03M |
|
4071
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.91B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
15,368
-155,342
| -91% | -$18.9M |
|
|
QVCGA
4072
PUT
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
3,881
+2,616
| +207% | +$1.86M |
|
4073
CALL
Red Robin
RRGB
$192M
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
76,300
+69,200
| +975% | +$2.12M |
|
|
4074
CALL
Jack Henry & Associates
JKHY
$10.9B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
17,400
+4,400
| +34% | +$608K |
|
4075
CALL
Insulet
PODD
$9.94B
| $2.33M | ﹤0.01% |
19,500
+1,800
| +10% | +$185K |
|
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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.