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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
TDY icon
5251
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$31.5B
$265K ﹤0.01%
2,986
+2,689
+905% +$239K
VRTV
5252
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
$265K ﹤0.01%
+7,310
New +$290K
ZLTQ
5253
CALL
DELISTED
ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc.
ZLTQ
$265K ﹤0.01%
9,300
+800
+9% +$25.3K
TFM
5254
PUT
DELISTED
THE FRESH MARKET, INC COM STK
TFM
$265K ﹤0.01%
11,300
+2,300
+26% +$56.5K
EZCH
5255
PUT
DELISTED
EZCHIP SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED ORD SHS (IL)
EZCH
$265K ﹤0.01%
10,700
-1,500
-12% -$36.9K
TIVO
5256
CALL
DELISTED
TIVO INC
TIVO
$265K ﹤0.01%
30,700
+13,400
+77% +$121K
CB
5257
CALL
DELISTED
CHUBB CORPORATION
CB
$265K ﹤0.01%
2,000
-8,800
-81% -$1.14M
BYD icon
5258
CALL
Boyd Gaming
BYD
$6.11B
$264K ﹤0.01%
13,300
+11,600
+682% +$223K
TRMB icon
5259
PUT
Trimble
TRMB
$13.4B
$264K ﹤0.01%
12,300
-33,800
-73% -$702K
SAFM
5260
DELISTED
Sanderson Farms Inc
SAFM
$264K ﹤0.01%
3,401
-133,341
-98% -$9.6M
APAM icon
5261
CALL
Artisan Partners
APAM
$2.99B
$263K ﹤0.01%
7,300
-1,200
-14% -$44.3K
SUPN icon
5262
PUT
Supernus Pharmaceuticals
SUPN
$2.81B
$263K ﹤0.01%
19,600
-3,600
-16% -$55.7K
ENZ
5263
DELISTED
Enzo Biochem, Inc.
ENZ
$263K ﹤0.01%
58,499
+45,595
+353% +$193K
RJI
5264
DELISTED
AB Svensk Ekportkredit ELEMENTS Linked to the Rogers International Commodity Index-Total Return
RJI
$263K ﹤0.01%
+56,756
New +$282K
CUDA
5265
PUT
DELISTED
Barracuda Networks, Inc.
CUDA
$263K ﹤0.01%
14,100
-16,600
-54% -$311K
ONDK
5266
CALL
DELISTED
On Deck Capital, Inc.
ONDK
$262K ﹤0.01%
25,400
+5,500
+28% +$55.2K
AZZ icon
5267
PUT
AZZ Inc
AZZ
$4.55B
$261K ﹤0.01%
4,700
-12,700
-73% -$708K
MRVL icon
5268
CALL
Marvell Technology
MRVL
$199B
$261K ﹤0.01%
29,500
+7,700
+35% +$68.1K
SEB icon
5269
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$4.18B
$261K ﹤0.01%
+90
New +$281K
TPH
5270
DELISTED
Tri Pointe Homes
TPH
$261K ﹤0.01%
20,598
-1,665,660
-99% -$22.3M
VEA icon
5271
CALL
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
VEA
$239B
$261K ﹤0.01%
7,100
+6,300
+788% +$236K
CMD
5272
CALL
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$261K ﹤0.01%
+4,200
New +$256K
TCO
5273
CALL
DELISTED
Taubman Centers Inc.
TCO
$261K ﹤0.01%
3,400
– –
AKRX
5274
CALL
DELISTED
Akorn Inc
AKRX
$261K ﹤0.01%
7,000
-5,800
-45% -$181K
EVEP
5275
DELISTED
EV Energy Partners, L.P.
EVEP
$261K ﹤0.01%
92,889
+68,608
+283% +$304K
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211
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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.