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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
+0.19%
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
$212B
AUM Growth
-$6.07B
Cap. Flow
-$9.1B
Cap. Flow %
-4.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.34%
Holding
10,267
New
1,180
Increased
4,000
Reduced
3,668
Closed
1,180

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$531M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$479M
3
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$431M
4
GLD icon
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
+$431M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$317M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
+$541M
2
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$381M
3
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
+$355M
4
PM icon
Philip Morris
PM
+$339M
5
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$317M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 5.41%
2 Financials 4.35%
3 Industrials 4.03%
4 Healthcare 3.98%
5 Consumer Discretionary 3.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
LMRK
5101
DELISTED
Landmark Infrastructure Partners LP Common Units
LMRK
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
65,880
+6,755
+11% +$111K
GRA
5102
PUT
DELISTED
W.R. Grace & Co.
GRA
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
17,800
+4,300
+32% +$301K
TIPZ icon
5103
PIMCO Broad US TIPS Index Exchange-Traded Fund
TIPZ
$88.3M
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
19,776
-970
-5% -$58.1K
CATH icon
5104
Global X S&P 500 Catholic Values ETF
CATH
$1.36B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
+32,471
New +$1.17M
PTC icon
5105
PUT
PTC
PTC
$16B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
17,400
-55,600
-76% -$4.06M
SKYY icon
5106
CALL
First Trust Cloud Computing ETF
SKYY
$3.31B
$1.19M ﹤0.01%
21,000
-10,600
-34% -$614K
AOR icon
5107
iShares Core 60/40 Balanced Allocation ETF
AOR
$3.77B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
+25,704
New +$1.17M
EPAY
5108
DELISTED
Bottomline Technologies Inc
EPAY
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
30,040
-64,510
-68% -$2.71M
LSTR icon
5109
PUT
Landstar System
LSTR
$6.54B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
10,500
+5,900
+128% +$650K
RDUS
5110
PUT
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
45,900
+8,400
+22% +$206K
SVC
5111
PUT
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.03B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
9,160
+1,180
+15% +$146K
CLPS icon
5112
CLPS Inc
CLPS
$26M
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
232,228
+139,408
+150% +$739K
YCS icon
5113
CALL
ProShares UltraShort Yen
YCS
$30M
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
63,200
-38,800
-38% -$710K
IBDQ
5114
DELISTED
iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF
IBDQ
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
45,539
-34,791
-43% -$894K
AXDX
5115
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
6,345
-3,918
-38% -$757K
AIFU
5116
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$187M
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
111
-226
-67% -$2.75M
ELF icon
5117
PUT
e.l.f. Beauty
ELF
$5.55B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
67,200
+43,600
+185% +$727K
HFWA icon
5118
Heritage Financial
HFWA
$1.22B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
43,680
+6,785
+18% +$187K
AFG icon
5119
PUT
American Financial Group
AFG
$12.2B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
+10,900
New +$1.13M
VRS
5120
DELISTED
Verso Corporation
VRS
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
+95,016
New +$1.3M
DDM icon
5121
CALL
ProShares Ultra Dow30
DDM
$581M
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
47,400
+13,800
+41% +$337K
MTG icon
5122
CALL
MGIC Investment
MTG
$6.39B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
93,400
-55,300
-37% -$714K
SNEX icon
5123
StoneX
SNEX
$8.25B
$1.18M ﹤0.01%
144,732
+36,724
+34% +$288K
ESPR
5124
PUT
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
32,000
+7,500
+31% +$297K
PDCO
5125
CALL
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
$1.17M ﹤0.01%
65,800
-16,000
-20% -$299K
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205
206 207

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Ken Griffin's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,267 positions worth $212B, down 2.8% from $218B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

Ken Griffin withdrew a net $9.1B in Q3 2019, closing 1,180 positions and reducing 3,668 holdings. Its most notable exit was Red Hat Inc, an estimated $541M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.4% of assets, down from 5.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in KKR & Co worth $200M.

  • Ken Griffin's largest Q3 2019 buy was KKR & Co: 7,452,706 shares worth $200M.
  • Ken Griffin added most to Verizon in Q3 2019, an estimated $531M increase.
  • Ken Griffin's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Adobe, cutting an estimated $381M.
  • Ken Griffin fully exited Red Hat Inc in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $541M.
  • Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $212B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • Ken Griffin opened 1,180 new positions and closed 1,180 in Q3 2019.
  • Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $212B.

Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.