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 |
AT&T
T
|
+$877M |
| 2 |
Booking.com
BKNG
|
+$370M |
| 3 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$329M |
| 4 |
Boeing
BA
|
+$303M |
| 5 |
Walmart Inc
WMT
|
+$291M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$544M |
| 2 |
iShares MBS ETF
MBB
|
+$461M |
| 3 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$452M |
| 4 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$426M |
| 5 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$408M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.15% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 3.06% |
| 3 | Financials | 2.35% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.28% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.93% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4401
PUT
Lightspeed Commerce
LSPD
$1.38B
| $4.79M | ﹤0.01% |
57,300
-7,100
| -11% | -$499K |
|
4402
CALL
ProShares Ultra NASDAQ Biotechnology
BIB
$86.6M
| $4.79M | ﹤0.01% |
48,600
+25,700
| +112% | +$2.24M |
|
4403
CALL
NOV
NOV
$7.54B
| $4.79M | ﹤0.01% |
312,500
+173,100
| +124% | +$2.69M |
|
|
RDUS
4404
PUT
DELISTED
Radius Recycling
RDUS
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
97,500
+80,000
| +457% | +$3.98M |
|
4405
CALL
Madison Square Garden
MSGS
$9.8B
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
27,700
-4,400
| -14% | -$795K |
|
4406
PUT
Synaptics
SYNA
$4.25B
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
30,700
+7,700
| +33% | +$1.04M |
|
|
LITS
4407
Lite Strategy Inc
LITS
$30.2M
| $4.78M | ﹤0.01% |
83,771
-33,341
| -28% | -$2.14M |
|
4408
PUT
Charles River Laboratories
CRL
$13.4B
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
12,900
-8,700
| -40% | -$2.91M |
|
4409
CALL
Bloomin' Brands
BLMN
$903M
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
175,800
+31,100
| +21% | +$880K |
|
4410
CALL
Sundial Growers
SNDL
$313M
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
502,780
+191,530
| +62% | +$1.75M |
|
4411
CALL
Advanced Energy
AEIS
$13.2B
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
42,300
+1,400
| +3% | +$148K |
|
4412
Liberty Media Series A
FWONA
$23.9B
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
116,817
-2,406
| -2% | -$93.2K |
|
4413
CALL
Rithm Capital
RITM
$5.79B
| $4.77M | ﹤0.01% |
450,100
-35,000
| -7% | -$372K |
|
|
TMPMU
4414
DELISTED
Turmeric Acquisition Corp. Unit
TMPMU
| $4.76M | ﹤0.01% |
459,420
+444
| +0.1% | +$4.46K |
|
|
EPAY
4415
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
| $4.76M | ﹤0.01% |
128,509
+7,060
| +6% | +$291K |
|
|
COHR
4416
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
| $4.76M | ﹤0.01% |
18,024
+1,003
| +6% | +$264K |
|
4417
CALL
Iridium Communications
IRDM
$5.32B
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
118,900
-12,700
| -10% | -$493K |
|
4418
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$262M
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
149,106
-58,927
| -28% | -$1.84M |
|
4419
Pacira BioSciences
PCRX
$917M
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
78,314
+32,964
| +73% | +$2.09M |
|
4420
VanEck Pharmaceutical ETF
PPH
$985M
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
65,028
+7,279
| +13% | +$519K |
|
|
THS
4421
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
106,683
+88,131
| +475% | +$4.35M |
|
|
TWNI.U
4422
DELISTED
Tailwind International Acquisition Corp. Units, each consisting of one Class A ordinary share and one-third of one redeemable warrant
TWNI.U
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
475,000
-659,620
| -58% | -$6.58M |
|
|
4423
Sundial Growers
SNDL
$313M
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
500,449
+156,432
| +45% | +$1.43M |
|
4424
PUT
Hydrofarm Holdings
HYFM
$7M
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
8,030
+3,660
| +84% | +$2.15M |
|
4425
PUT
Inseego
INSG
$77M
| $4.75M | ﹤0.01% |
47,050
-19,690
| -30% | -$1.8M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2021 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2021, Ken Griffin held 15,073 positions worth $447B, up 9.6% from $408B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 27% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin's Q2 2021 filing shows 1,965 new, 5,545 increased, 5,814 reduced and 1,500 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Coinbase: 1,010,057 shares worth $256M. The largest sale was Microsoft, an estimated $544M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3.2% of assets, down from 3.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2021 buy was Coinbase: 1,010,057 shares worth $256M.
- Ken Griffin added most to AT&T in Q2 2021, an estimated $877M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2021 reduction was Microsoft, cutting an estimated $544M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Varian Medical Systems, Inc. in Q2 2021, selling an estimated $197M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 27% of its $447B portfolio in Q2 2021.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,965 new positions and closed 1,500 in Q2 2021.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 9.6% quarter-over-quarter to $447B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2021, filed 16 Aug 2021.