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
|
+$1.16B |
| 2 |
Bank of America
BAC
|
+$855M |
| 3 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$620M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$505M |
| 5 |
Micron Technology
MU
|
+$486M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$441M |
| 2 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$300M |
| 3 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$286M |
| 4 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$285M |
| 5 |
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
|
+$244M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 6.22% |
| 2 | Financials | 6.16% |
| 3 | Industrials | 5.09% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 4.89% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 4.54% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4126
PUT
ATI
ATI
$31.1B
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
53,400
-5,400
| -9% | -$129K |
|
|
FTR
4127
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $1.29M | ﹤0.01% |
190,394
+80,949
| +74% | +$755K |
|
4128
PUT
Etsy
ETSY
$7.33B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
62,800
+13,000
| +26% | +$229K |
|
|
CVRR
4129
PUT
DELISTED
CVR Refining, LP
CVRR
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
77,600
+50,800
| +190% | +$627K |
|
4130
PUT
Navient
NAVI
$860M
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
96,300
+37,800
| +65% | +$478K |
|
|
SF
4131
CALL
Stifel
SF
$12.9B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
48,375
+22,725
| +89% | +$556K |
|
4132
Darling Ingredients
DAR
$10.6B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
70,580
-40,346
| -36% | -$697K |
|
4133
First Bancorp
FBNC
$2.74B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+36,225
| New | +$1.31M |
|
4134
CALL
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$917M
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
28,000
-3,200
| -10% | -$127K |
|
|
PTLA
4135
DELISTED
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PTLA
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
26,250
-1,022,536
| -97% | -$51.7M |
|
|
BEL
4136
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
104,337
+94,166
| +926% | +$1.21M |
|
|
UN
4137
PUT
DELISTED
Unilever NV New York Registry Shares
UN
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
22,700
+13,000
| +134% | +$749K |
|
4138
CALL
ProShares UltraPro Short S&P 500
SPXU
$380M
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
281
-28
| -9% | -$140K |
|
|
WAGE
4139
CALL
DELISTED
WageWorks, Inc.
WAGE
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
+20,600
| New | +$1.29M |
|
4140
CALL
Lazard
LAZ
$4.35B
| $1.28M | ﹤0.01% |
24,300
-6,200
| -20% | -$297K |
|
|
MIME
4141
DELISTED
Mimecast Limited
MIME
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
44,424
-16,816
| -27% | -$502K |
|
4142
Toronto Dominion Bank
TD
$205B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+21,671
| New | +$1.24M |
|
4143
CALL
MarketAxess Holdings
MKTX
$5.72B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
+6,300
| New | +$1.19M |
|
4144
CALL
Stratasys
SSYS
$781M
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
63,700
+5,500
| +9% | +$120K |
|
|
ZAYO
4145
PUT
DELISTED
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.
ZAYO
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
34,500
+4,300
| +14% | +$152K |
|
|
SHLM
4146
DELISTED
Schulman (A.) Inc
SHLM
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
34,106
+4,010
| +13% | +$149K |
|
4147
iShares US Telecommunications ETF
IYZ
$1.23B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
43,134
+2,593
| +6% | +$76.9K |
|
4148
CALL
Logitech
LOGI
$14.8B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
37,700
+13,000
| +53% | +$455K |
|
|
NOAH
4149
CALL
Noah Holdings
NOAH
$592M
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
27,400
+12,900
| +89% | +$531K |
|
4150
Magnite
MGNI
$3.55B
| $1.27M | ﹤0.01% |
677,651
-257,699
| -28% | -$644K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q4 2017 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2017, Ken Griffin held 8,908 positions worth $164B, up 26% from $130B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 19% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $21.1B of net new capital in Q4 2017, opening 1,440 new positions and adding to 3,569 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Celgene Corp: 3,708,916 shares worth $387M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 6.2% of assets, down from 7.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $441M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q4 2017 buy was Celgene Corp: 3,708,916 shares worth $387M.
- Ken Griffin added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2017, an estimated $1.16B increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q4 2017 reduction was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $441M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited CR Bard Inc. in Q4 2017, selling an estimated $209M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 19% of its $164B portfolio in Q4 2017.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,440 new positions and closed 988 in Q4 2017.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $164B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2017, filed 9 Feb 2018.