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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
CBRE icon
4326
PUT
CBRE Group
CBRE
$44.3B
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
+39,800
New +$1.87M
WES icon
4327
CALL
Western Midstream Partners
WES
$20.2B
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
+62,700
New +$1.99M
PLXS icon
4328
Plexus
PLXS
$7.13B
$1.97M ﹤0.01%
32,237
-111,308
-78% -$6.43M
MDY icon
4329
State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust
MDY
$27.4B
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
5,681
-190,039
-97% -$63.9M
PTLA
4330
PUT
DELISTED
Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
PTLA
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
56,500
+18,900
+50% +$545K
AG icon
4331
PUT
First Majestic Silver
AG
$9.49B
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
297,800
-226,900
-43% -$1.42M
GBT
4332
PUT
DELISTED
Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc.
GBT
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
37,000
-52,800
-59% -$2.59M
MFGP
4333
CALL
DELISTED
Micro Focus International plc. American Depositary Shares, each representing One Ordinary Share
MFGP
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
62,727
+19,504
+45% +$519K
FCFS icon
4334
CALL
FirstCash
FCFS
$9.31B
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
+22,600
New +$1.89M
QEP
4335
DELISTED
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
QEP
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
250,901
-1,853,403
-88% -$14.8M
PEI
4336
DELISTED
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
PEI
$1.96M ﹤0.01%
20,729
+6,390
+45% +$632K
CHD icon
4337
PUT
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
27,400
-31,800
-54% -$2.09M
SAVE
4338
PUT
DELISTED
Spirit Airlines, Inc.
SAVE
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
36,900
-11,700
-24% -$673K
QUAL icon
4339
iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
QUAL
$48.1B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
22,025
-44,205
-67% -$3.72M
HYMB icon
4340
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.36B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
+67,824
New +$1.91M
SLAB icon
4341
CALL
Silicon Laboratories
SLAB
$7.29B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
24,100
+7,500
+45% +$624K
FULT icon
4342
Fulton Financial
FULT
$4.72B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
125,859
+37,514
+42% +$613K
EVTC icon
4343
Evertec
EVTC
$1.89B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
70,026
+2,133
+3% +$60.3K
PWR icon
4344
CALL
Quanta Services
PWR
$103B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
51,600
-64,500
-56% -$2.25M
CNP icon
4345
PUT
CenterPoint Energy
CNP
$26.9B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
63,400
+38,100
+151% +$1.15M
IRDM icon
4346
CALL
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.32B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
73,600
-48,200
-40% -$1.04M
R icon
4347
PUT
Ryder
R
$10.1B
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
31,400
-1,300
-4% -$76.1K
DISCK
4348
CALL
DELISTED
Discovery, Inc. Series C Common Stock
DISCK
$1.95M ﹤0.01%
76,500
+31,400
+70% +$821K
UHS icon
4349
PUT
Universal Health Services
UHS
$10B
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
14,500
-8,500
-37% -$1.12M
NS
4350
CALL
DELISTED
NuStar Energy L.P.
NS
$1.94M ﹤0.01%
72,100
+49,300
+216% +$1.28M
172 173
174
175 176

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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.