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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
+4.61%
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
$91.6B
AUM Growth
-$13.7B
Cap. Flow
-$23.5B
Cap. Flow %
-25.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.39%
Holding
9,881
New
1,019
Increased
3,092
Reduced
4,312
Closed
1,198

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$596M
2
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$400M
3
LOW icon
Lowe's Companies
LOW
+$340M
4
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$281M
5
HES
Hess
HES
+$223M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$545M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$416M
3
WDC icon
Western Digital
WDC
+$385M
4
ITW icon
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
+$327M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$311M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 7.75%
2 Consumer Discretionary 7.19%
3 Technology 6.93%
4 Energy 6.67%
5 Healthcare 5.64%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
THRM icon
4726
PUT
Gentherm
THRM
$1.35B
$374K ﹤0.01%
7,900
-5,600
-41% -$269K
NEOS
4727
DELISTED
Neos Therapeutics, Inc
NEOS
$374K ﹤0.01%
+26,087
New +$393K
OPB
4728
DELISTED
Opus Bank Common Stock
OPB
$374K ﹤0.01%
10,140
-16,180
-61% -$609K
PZI
4729
DELISTED
Invesco Zacks Micro Cap ETF
PZI
$374K ﹤0.01%
24,147
+12,960
+116% +$201K
ILG
4730
DELISTED
ILG, Inc Common Stock
ILG
$374K ﹤0.01%
24,007
+143
+0.6% +$2.43K
FOR icon
4731
Forestar Group
FOR
$1.5B
$373K ﹤0.01%
34,118
+31,231
+1,082% +$408K
SWKS icon
4732
Skyworks Solutions
SWKS
$10.5B
$373K ﹤0.01%
4,851
-312,098
-98% -$25M
VSI
4733
CALL
DELISTED
Vitamin Shoppe Inc.
VSI
$373K ﹤0.01%
11,400
+2,300
+25% +$72.9K
AMC icon
4734
PUT
AMC Entertainment Holdings
AMC
$2.23B
$372K ﹤0.01%
1,550
+310
+25% +$79.2K
SFM icon
4735
PUT
Sprouts Farmers Market
SFM
$7.69B
$372K ﹤0.01%
14,000
-18,100
-56% -$428K
STRP
4736
PUT
DELISTED
Straight Path Communications Inc.
STRP
$372K ﹤0.01%
21,700
-7,800
-26% -$184K
AVNS
4737
PUT
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$371K ﹤0.01%
11,100
-3,200
-22% -$99.5K
DNP icon
4738
DNP Select Income Fund
DNP
$4.14B
$371K ﹤0.01%
+41,439
New +$390K
FTI icon
4739
PUT
TechnipFMC
FTI
$30.8B
$371K ﹤0.01%
17,203
-11,155
-39% -$269K
SQBG
4740
DELISTED
Sequential Brands Group, Inc.
SQBG
$371K ﹤0.01%
+1,175
New +$506K
OCSI
4741
DELISTED
Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation
OCSI
$371K ﹤0.01%
43,261
+32,276
+294% +$276K
BMS
4742
PUT
DELISTED
Bemis
BMS
$371K ﹤0.01%
8,300
-2,800
-25% -$125K
AWK icon
4743
PUT
American Water Works
AWK
$27.1B
$370K ﹤0.01%
6,200
+2,300
+59% +$133K
IMOS
4744
PUT
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
IMOS
$2.03B
$370K ﹤0.01%
16,971
-5,354
-24% -$109K
RNG icon
4745
PUT
RingCentral
RNG
$5.39B
$370K ﹤0.01%
15,700
-3,500
-18% -$75.3K
UNFI icon
4746
CALL
United Natural Foods
UNFI
$2.93B
$370K ﹤0.01%
9,400
-500
-5% -$23.4K
WPX
4747
PUT
DELISTED
WPX Energy, Inc.
WPX
$370K ﹤0.01%
64,500
+7,300
+13% +$54.3K
MGRC icon
4748
McGrath RentCorp
MGRC
$2.99B
$369K ﹤0.01%
+14,607
New +$404K
NLY icon
4749
PUT
Annaly Capital Management
NLY
$17.6B
$369K ﹤0.01%
9,825
-39,450
-80% -$1.54M
UPGD icon
4750
Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Improvers ETF
UPGD
$122M
$369K ﹤0.01%
11,318
-76,995
-87% -$2.59M
188 189
190
191 192

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Ken Griffin's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Ken Griffin held 9,881 positions worth $91.6B, down 13% from $105B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

Ken Griffin withdrew a net $23.5B in Q4 2015, closing 1,198 positions and reducing 4,312 holdings. Its most notable exit was HP, an estimated $182M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 7.8% of assets, down from 8.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $627M.

  • Ken Griffin's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 16,114,160 shares worth $627M.
  • Ken Griffin added most to Honeywell in Q4 2015, an estimated $400M increase.
  • Ken Griffin's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $545M.
  • Ken Griffin fully exited HP in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $182M.
  • Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $91.6B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Ken Griffin opened 1,019 new positions and closed 1,198 in Q4 2015.
  • Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $91.6B.

Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.