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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$400M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$360M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$347M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$344M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$397M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$355M |
| 3 |
TSS
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
ULTI
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Autodesk
ADSK
|
+$313M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.61% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.93% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 4% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.82% |
| 5 | Industrials | 3.59% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4826
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3x ETF
SPXS
$329M
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
816
+82
| +11% | +$162K |
|
4827
PUT
Rollins
ROL
$17.4B
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
+62,700
| New | +$1.62M |
|
4828
Schwab Fundamental US Broad Market Index ETF
FNDB
$1.48B
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
116,232
+6,897
| +6% | +$87.6K |
|
4829
International Bancshares
IBOC
$4.56B
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
+39,698
| New | +$1.56M |
|
|
CSML
4830
DELISTED
IndexIQ ETF Trust IQ U.S. Small Cap ETF
CSML
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
+60,223
| New | +$1.49M |
|
|
HZNP
4831
PUT
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
62,200
-31,300
| -33% | -$794K |
|
4832
PUT
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$169M
| $1.5M | ﹤0.01% |
+33,700
| New | +$1.54M |
|
4833
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.07B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
19,580
+10,510
| +116% | +$809K |
|
|
KL
4834
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
34,810
-503,975
| -94% | -$17.5M |
|
|
CIM
4835
CALL
Chimera Investment
CIM
$988M
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
26,367
-5,433
| -17% | -$308K |
|
4836
Five Point Holdings
FPH
$371M
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
198,371
+36,348
| +22% | +$289K |
|
4837
NMI Holdings
NMIH
$3.44B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
52,545
-17,810
| -25% | -$496K |
|
4838
CALL
Applied Optoelectronics
AAOI
$12.7B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
145,000
-173,400
| -54% | -$1.85M |
|
4839
CALL
Cimpress
CMPR
$2.3B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
16,400
-22,600
| -58% | -$2.03M |
|
4840
Wave Life Sciences
WVE
$1.07B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
57,120
-22,954
| -29% | -$644K |
|
|
DLPH
4841
CALL
DELISTED
Delphi Technologies PLC Ordinary Shares
DLPH
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
74,500
+35,500
| +91% | +$727K |
|
|
NVMI
4842
Nova
NVMI
$13.3B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
58,187
+45,751
| +368% | +$1.22M |
|
4843
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura
BVN
$8.57B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
+89,275
| New | +$1.42M |
|
|
NAV
4844
PUT
DELISTED
Navistar International
NAV
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
43,200
-29,200
| -40% | -$970K |
|
4845
CALL
FIVE9
FIVN
$2.47B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
29,000
-10,000
| -26% | -$508K |
|
4846
CALL
Axalta
AXTA
$7.99B
| $1.49M | ﹤0.01% |
49,900
-6,900
| -12% | -$183K |
|
|
CALY
4847
CALL
Callaway Golf Company
CALY
$2.94B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
86,500
+4,000
| +5% | +$66.1K |
|
4848
CALL
Church & Dwight Co
CHD
$24B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
20,300
+6,200
| +44% | +$461K |
|
4849
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$748M
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
30,574
+10,787
| +55% | +$505K |
|
4850
CALL
MKS Inc
MKSI
$21B
| $1.48M | ﹤0.01% |
19,000
+5,600
| +42% | +$473K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,425 positions worth $218B, up 8.5% from $201B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $6.68B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 1,217 new positions and adding to 3,775 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.6% of assets, down from 6% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Eli Lilly, an estimated $397M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2019 buy was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Netflix in Q2 2019, an estimated $400M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $397M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Ultimate Software Group Inc in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $349M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $218B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,217 new positions and closed 1,335 in Q2 2019.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $218B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.