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 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$361M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 3 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$299M |
| 4 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$269M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$223M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$332M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
Intuit
INTU
|
+$241M |
| 4 |
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
|
+$200M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$197M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 6.78% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 5.49% |
| 3 | Financials | 5% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 4.89% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.42% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4376
SiriusPoint
SPNT
$2.76B
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
40,377
+28,494
| +240% | +$324K |
|
4377
CALL
Visteon
VC
$2.89B
| $474K | ﹤0.01% |
7,200
-5,200
| -42% | -$389K |
|
4378
PUT
Green Plains
GPRE
$1.09B
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
24,000
-10,800
| -31% | -$190K |
|
|
ODP
4379
CALL
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
14,300
-4,850
| -25% | -$237K |
|
4380
CALL
abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF
SIVR
$4.49B
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
25,700
+12,100
| +89% | +$199K |
|
4381
Vince Holding Corp
VNCE
$80.9M
| $473K | ﹤0.01% |
8,626
-12,909
| -60% | -$753K |
|
4382
CALL
Fomento Económico Mexicano
FMX
$40.3B
| $472K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,100
| New | +$466K |
|
4383
CALL
Louisiana-Pacific
LPX
$5.17B
| $472K | ﹤0.01% |
27,200
-82,200
| -75% | -$1.45M |
|
4384
CALL
National Fuel Gas
NFG
$7.79B
| $472K | ﹤0.01% |
8,300
-14,100
| -63% | -$761K |
|
|
SF
4385
CALL
Stifel
SF
$12.9B
| $472K | ﹤0.01% |
33,750
-675
| -2% | -$10K |
|
|
PPS
4386
DELISTED
Post Properties
PPS
| $472K | ﹤0.01% |
7,734
-233,361
| -97% | -$13.8M |
|
4387
PUT
Apollo Global Management
APO
$83.1B
| $471K | ﹤0.01% |
31,100
-8,900
| -22% | -$146K |
|
4388
Liberty Global Class C
LBTYK
$3.49B
| $471K | ﹤0.01% |
16,424
-1,132,297
| -99% | -$35.7M |
|
4389
VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF
PPH
$985M
| $471K | ﹤0.01% |
8,045
+1,914
| +31% | +$112K |
|
|
MENT
4390
DELISTED
Mentor Graphics Corp
MENT
| $471K | ﹤0.01% |
22,175
-28,509
| -56% | -$593K |
|
4391
PLDT
PHI
$4.17B
| $470K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,555
| New | +$421K |
|
|
SAGE
4392
PUT
DELISTED
Sage Therapeutics
SAGE
| $470K | ﹤0.01% |
+15,600
| New | +$520K |
|
|
SHYF
4393
DELISTED
The Shyft Group
SHYF
| $470K | ﹤0.01% |
+75,032
| New | +$417K |
|
|
LOGM
4394
CALL
DELISTED
LogMein, Inc.
LOGM
| $469K | ﹤0.01% |
7,400
-7,200
| -49% | -$416K |
|
|
RBS.PRX
4395
PUT
DELISTED
ROYAL BK SCOTLAND GRP"XCAPS"-A
RBS.PRX
| $469K | ﹤0.01% |
+99,800
| New | +$469K |
|
|
BBT
4396
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.69B
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,389
| New | +$467K |
|
4397
Central Pacific Financial
CPF
$996M
| $468K | ﹤0.01% |
19,815
-34,206
| -63% | -$780K |
|
|
EUHY
4398
iShares Euro High Yield Corporate Bond USD Hedged ETF
EUHY
$246M
| $467K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,057
| New | +$478K |
|
4399
Protolabs
PRLB
$2.2B
| $467K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,118
| New | +$542K |
|
4400
FreightCar America
RAIL
$240M
| $467K | ﹤0.01% |
33,209
+21,579
| +186% | +$321K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Ken Griffin held 8,070 positions worth $89.7B, up 13% from $79.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $5.02B of net new capital in Q2 2016, opening 1,409 new positions and adding to 2,466 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was United Airlines: 4,297,394 shares worth $176M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 6.8% of assets, up from 5.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Home Depot, an estimated $332M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2016 buy was United Airlines: 4,297,394 shares worth $176M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Fidelity National Information Services in Q2 2016, an estimated $361M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Home Depot, cutting an estimated $332M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $289M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $89.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,409 new positions and closed 1,304 in Q2 2016.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $89.7B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 12 Aug 2016.