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 | 7.63% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 6.85% |
| 3 | Technology | 6.32% |
| 4 | Energy | 5.91% |
| 5 | Industrials | 5.51% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
526
CBRE Group
CBRE
$44B
| $33.7M | 0.04% |
973,486
-150,176
| -13% | -$5.29M |
|
527
Edgewell Personal Care
EPC
$1.31B
| $33M | 0.04% |
421,623
+404,548
| +2,369% | +$32.8M |
|
528
CALL
ProShares UltraShort Health Care
RXD
$3.02M
| $32.9M | 0.04% |
271,675
-73,000
| -21% | -$14.9M |
|
|
Y
529
DELISTED
Alleghany Corp
Y
| $32.9M | 0.04% |
68,768
-39,905
| -37% | -$19.7M |
|
|
WOOF
530
DELISTED
VCA Inc.
WOOF
| $32.6M | 0.04% |
593,173
+439,689
| +286% | +$24.1M |
|
|
ZOES
531
PUT
DELISTED
Zoe's Kitchen, Inc.
ZOES
| $32.3M | 0.04% |
1,155,500
-257,600
| -18% | -$8.67M |
|
|
WBA
532
PUT
DELISTED
Walgreens Boots Alliance
WBA
| $32.3M | 0.04% |
379,400
-101,500
| -21% | -$8.62M |
|
533
PUT
Delta Air Lines
DAL
$60B
| $32.2M | 0.04% |
635,500
+50,600
| +9% | +$2.5M |
|
|
EQC
534
DELISTED
Equity Commonwealth
EQC
| $32.1M | 0.04% |
1,158,341
-680,362
| -37% | -$19.1M |
|
|
ENDP
535
DELISTED
Endo International plc
ENDP
| $32M | 0.04% |
523,224
-38,787
| -7% | -$2.36M |
|
536
Prothena Corp
PRTA
$466M
| $32M | 0.03% |
469,605
-354,845
| -43% | -$21.4M |
|
537
CALL
Coca-Cola
KO
$376B
| $32M | 0.03% |
744,200
-294,400
| -28% | -$12.5M |
|
538
PUT
Valero Energy
VLO
$98.7B
| $31.9M | 0.03% |
450,500
+96,900
| +27% | +$6.6M |
|
|
NRF
539
DELISTED
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp.
NRF
| $31.8M | 0.03% |
1,868,808
+652,404
| +54% | +$13.1M |
|
540
Cisco
CSCO
$447B
| $31.8M | 0.03% |
1,170,815
+931,988
| +390% | +$25.7M |
|
541
Darden Restaurants
DRI
$25.4B
| $31.6M | 0.03% |
497,203
+244,524
| +97% | +$14.2M |
|
|
AHL
542
DELISTED
ASPEN Insurance Holding Limited
AHL
| $31.6M | 0.03% |
654,678
-254,346
| -28% | -$12.5M |
|
|
EV
543
DELISTED
Eaton Vance Corp.
EV
| $31.5M | 0.03% |
970,853
-785,613
| -45% | -$27.5M |
|
544
Seagate
STX
$209B
| $31.5M | 0.03% |
857,998
+754,032
| +725% | +$28.7M |
|
545
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.95B
| $31.4M | 0.03% |
814,146
-103,901
| -11% | -$3.37M |
|
|
VXX
546
PUT
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXX
| $31.2M | 0.03% |
96,831
-70,694
| -42% | -$22.5M |
|
|
STJ
547
DELISTED
St Jude Medical
STJ
| $31.2M | 0.03% |
504,966
+431,197
| +585% | +$27.2M |
|
|
RDUS
548
DELISTED
Radius Health, Inc.
RDUS
| $31.2M | 0.03% |
506,429
-407,613
| -45% | -$25.7M |
|
549
Netflix
NFLX
$326B
| $31.1M | 0.03% |
+2,718,660
| New | +$31.1M |
|
|
THS
550
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $31M | 0.03% |
394,581
-709,176
| -64% | -$59.2M |
|
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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 4,313 holdings. Its most notable exit was HP, an estimated $182M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 7.6% of assets, down from 8.2% 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.