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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$640M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$501M |
| 3 |
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
|
+$438M |
| 4 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$437M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$420M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$545M |
| 2 |
DexCom
DXCM
|
+$457M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$431M |
| 4 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$394M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.03% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 2.92% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.99% |
| 4 | Financials | 1.93% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
AVDL
5001
CALL
DELISTED
Avadel Pharmaceuticals
AVDL
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
127,100
+37,500
| +42% | +$487K |
|
5002
CALL
Ionis Pharmaceuticals
IONS
$9.51B
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
51,000
+43,700
| +599% | +$1.68M |
|
5003
First Trust Indxx NextG ETF
NXTG
$576M
| $2.09M | ﹤0.01% |
29,067
+799
| +3% | +$55.3K |
|
5004
PUT
Murphy USA
MUSA
$10.5B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
6,700
+2,000
| +43% | +$560K |
|
5005
PUT
Teucrium Corn Fund
CORN
$167M
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
93,800
+55,700
| +146% | +$1.34M |
|
|
HAPN
5006
PUT
Happen Inc
HAPN
$2.26B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
213,400
+8,300
| +4% | +$66.7K |
|
5007
PUT
Innoviz Technologies
INVZ
$107M
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
732,600
+142,700
| +24% | +$394K |
|
|
JMIA
5008
PUT
Jumia Technologies
JMIA
$772M
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
608,100
-100,000
| -14% | -$307K |
|
5009
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF
RSPS
$249M
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
62,110
+52,075
| +519% | +$1.78M |
|
5010
Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF
FENY
$2.09B
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+93,712
| New | +$2.07M |
|
5011
Kelly Services Class A
KELYA
$558M
| $2.08M | ﹤0.01% |
117,903
+65,313
| +124% | +$1.13M |
|
5012
CALL
Tronox
TROX
$952M
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
163,000
-104,500
| -39% | -$1.31M |
|
5013
PUT
Groupon
GRPN
$875M
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
350,400
+160,800
| +85% | +$712K |
|
5014
CALL
State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF
JNK
$7.32B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
22,500
-19,400
| -46% | -$1.78M |
|
5015
Invesco S&P 500 Pure Value ETF
RPV
$1.75B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
26,697
+2,474
| +10% | +$185K |
|
5016
CALL
DTE Energy
DTE
$29.3B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
18,800
-10,300
| -35% | -$1.15M |
|
5017
CALL
Iovance Biotherapeutics
IOVA
$3.16B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
293,500
-30,900
| -10% | -$221K |
|
5018
News Corp Class B
NWS
$17.9B
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
104,757
+85,932
| +456% | +$1.57M |
|
|
TSVT
5019
DELISTED
2seventy bio
TSVT
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
204,109
-2,162,130
| -91% | -$22.9M |
|
5020
CALL
America's Car Mart
CRMT
$25.7M
| $2.07M | ﹤0.01% |
20,700
+1,600
| +8% | +$139K |
|
5021
Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF
VBR
$38.3B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
12,469
-35,680
| -74% | -$5.62M |
|
5022
Schwab US TIPS ETF
SCHP
$16.3B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
78,652
+45,504
| +137% | +$1.21M |
|
5023
Trimble
TRMB
$13.4B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
38,924
-637,477
| -94% | -$31.2M |
|
|
SNV
5024
PUT
DELISTED
Synovus
SNV
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
68,100
+25,600
| +60% | +$749K |
|
5025
Granite Construction
GVA
$5.56B
| $2.06M | ﹤0.01% |
51,763
-298,991
| -85% | -$11.4M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, Ken Griffin held 15,826 positions worth $484B, up 6.4% from $455B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $16.6B in Q2 2023, closing 1,562 positions and reducing 7,223 holdings. Its most notable exit was State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF, an estimated $192M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3% of assets, down from 3.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in BILL Holdings worth $222M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2023 buy was BILL Holdings: 1,901,064 shares worth $222M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Microsoft in Q2 2023, an estimated $640M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $545M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $192M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $484B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,205 new positions and closed 1,562 in Q2 2023.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $484B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.