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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
NGD
4826
PUT
DELISTED
New Gold Inc
NGD
$353K ﹤0.01%
152,000
+14,900
+11% +$36.8K
NI icon
4827
CALL
NiSource
NI
$20.4B
$353K ﹤0.01%
18,100
+10,100
+126% +$194K
HDP
4828
PUT
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
$353K ﹤0.01%
16,100
+3,400
+27% +$66.7K
AVG
4829
CALL
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$353K ﹤0.01%
17,600
+1,700
+11% +$35.8K
IEX icon
4830
CALL
IDEX
IEX
$17.6B
$352K ﹤0.01%
4,600
-3,900
-46% -$299K
URTY icon
4831
ProShares UltraPro Russell2000
URTY
$368M
$352K ﹤0.01%
9,488
-3,132
-25% -$125K
WLKP icon
4832
Westlake Chemical Partners
WLKP
$765M
$352K ﹤0.01%
+15,881
New +$287K
DBD
4833
CALL
DELISTED
Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated
DBD
$352K ﹤0.01%
11,700
+4,400
+60% +$149K
ENH
4834
CALL
DELISTED
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd
ENH
$352K ﹤0.01%
5,500
-3,500
-39% -$225K
TROX icon
4835
PUT
Tronox
TROX
$952M
$351K ﹤0.01%
89,800
+25,200
+39% +$139K
ACHC icon
4836
CALL
Acadia Healthcare
ACHC
$2.87B
$350K ﹤0.01%
5,600
-5,200
-48% -$339K
BBT
4837
Beacon Financial Corp
BBT
$2.69B
$350K ﹤0.01%
12,016
+2,769
+30% +$80.4K
VISN
4838
CALL
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.66B
$350K ﹤0.01%
13,500
-9,600
-42% -$276K
GNW icon
4839
CALL
Genworth Financial
GNW
$3.84B
$350K ﹤0.01%
94,000
-162,700
-63% -$753K
SFE
4840
DELISTED
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFE
$350K ﹤0.01%
+24,112
New +$389K
TCP
4841
DELISTED
TC Pipelines LP
TCP
$350K ﹤0.01%
+7,040
New +$349K
PMCS
4842
CALL
DELISTED
P M C SIERRA INC
PMCS
$350K ﹤0.01%
30,100
+3,700
+14% +$41.9K
CW icon
4843
CALL
Curtiss-Wright
CW
$25.8B
$349K ﹤0.01%
5,100
-8,000
-61% -$545K
DGII icon
4844
Digi International
DGII
$3.23B
$349K ﹤0.01%
30,663
-2,918
-9% -$35.8K
FUTY icon
4845
Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF
FUTY
$2.33B
$349K ﹤0.01%
+12,501
New +$347K
MYGN icon
4846
Myriad Genetics
MYGN
$290M
$349K ﹤0.01%
8,083
-2,573
-24% -$109K
QQXT icon
4847
First Trust NASDAQ 100 ex-Technology Sector Index Fund
QQXT
$161M
$349K ﹤0.01%
+8,415
New +$346K
RAMP icon
4848
CALL
LiveRamp
RAMP
$2.3B
$349K ﹤0.01%
16,700
-85,800
-84% -$1.87M
ECOM
4849
PUT
DELISTED
CHANNELADVISOR CORPORATION
ECOM
$349K ﹤0.01%
25,200
+13,500
+115% +$161K
ADPT
4850
CALL
DELISTED
Adeptus Health Inc
ADPT
$349K ﹤0.01%
6,400
-4,900
-43% -$313K
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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.