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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$596M |
| 2 |
Honeywell
HON
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$340M |
| 4 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$281M |
| 5 |
HES
Hess
HES
|
+$223M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$545M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$416M |
| 3 |
Western Digital
WDC
|
+$385M |
| 4 |
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
|
+$327M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5401
Lifecore Biomedical
LFCR
$179M
| $238K | ﹤0.01% |
20,107
-14,421
| -42% | -$177K |
|
|
PRXL
5402
PUT
DELISTED
Parexel International Corp
PRXL
| $238K | ﹤0.01% |
3,500
-5,800
| -62% | -$377K |
|
5403
Enova International
ENVA
$6.61B
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
35,786
-19,000
| -35% | -$176K |
|
5404
Global Partners
GLP
$1.72B
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,471
| New | +$352K |
|
|
MRSH
5405
Marsh
MRSH
$89.6B
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
4,267
-17,450
| -80% | -$962K |
|
5406
PUT
Nordson
NDSN
$17.2B
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
3,700
-7,000
| -65% | -$481K |
|
5407
CALL
Ribbon Communications
RBBN
$377M
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
33,300
+900
| +3% | +$6.04K |
|
|
WCN
5408
CALL
Waste Connections
WCN
$41.8B
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
6,300
+1,500
| +31% | +$53.8K |
|
5409
CALL
Wabash National
WNC
$512M
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
20,000
-3,200
| -14% | -$37.8K |
|
|
SCU
5410
DELISTED
Sculptor Capital Management, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SCU
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
3,805
+926
| +32% | +$63.3K |
|
|
MDAS
5411
DELISTED
MEDASSETS INC COM STK (DE)
MDAS
| $237K | ﹤0.01% |
7,657
-42,687
| -85% | -$1.19M |
|
5412
Avient
AVNT
$4.25B
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
7,415
+1,466
| +25% | +$49K |
|
5413
Mercer International
MERC
$31.6M
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
26,085
+16,953
| +186% | +$173K |
|
5414
PUT
OneSpan
OSPN
$602M
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
14,100
-46,300
| -77% | -$852K |
|
5415
CALL
Tucows
TCX
$126M
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
11,200
+8,000
| +250% | +$195K |
|
5416
Zillow
ZG
$7.91B
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,041
| New | +$258K |
|
|
HCCI
5417
DELISTED
Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc.
HCCI
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,244
| New | +$236K |
|
|
RSO
5418
CALL
DELISTED
Resource Capital Corp.
RSO
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
18,500
+6,100
| +49% | +$75.8K |
|
|
EVAR
5419
DELISTED
Lombard Medical, Inc.
EVAR
| $236K | ﹤0.01% |
174,361
+13,756
| +9% | +$32.5K |
|
5420
Aspen Aerogels
ASPN
$485M
| $235K | ﹤0.01% |
+38,659
| New | +$268K |
|
5421
Center Bancorp
CNOB
$1.79B
| $235K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,571
| New | +$232K |
|
5422
State Street SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF
GWX
$931M
| $235K | ﹤0.01% |
8,315
-84,155
| -91% | -$2.42M |
|
5423
Independent Bank Corp
IBCP
$850M
| $235K | ﹤0.01% |
15,461
-16,670
| -52% | -$250K |
|
|
SSI
5424
DELISTED
Stage Stores Inc
SSI
| $235K | ﹤0.01% |
25,811
-29,160
| -53% | -$270K |
|
|
SGBK
5425
DELISTED
Stonegate Bank
SGBK
| $235K | ﹤0.01% |
7,135
-9,977
| -58% | -$324K |
|
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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.