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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
TERP
5476
DELISTED
TerraForm Power, Inc
TERP
$229K ﹤0.01%
18,205
-880,059
-98% -$12.5M
CFG icon
5477
CALL
Citizens Financial Group
CFG
$31.5B
$228K ﹤0.01%
8,700
-6,300
-42% -$159K
SNPS icon
5478
CALL
Synopsys
SNPS
$80.7B
$228K ﹤0.01%
5,000
+4,600
+1,150% +$222K
UGA icon
5479
PUT
United States Gasoline Fund
UGA
$138M
$228K ﹤0.01%
7,800
-6,400
-45% -$193K
WTW icon
5480
CALL
Willis Towers Watson
WTW
$30.8B
$228K ﹤0.01%
1,774
-265
-13% -$31.4K
ARII
5481
DELISTED
American Railcar Industries, Inc.
ARII
$228K ﹤0.01%
4,908
-13,000
-73% -$647K
HNT
5482
DELISTED
HEALTH NET INC
HNT
$228K ﹤0.01%
3,324
-4,061
-55% -$260K
PKN
5483
PUT
DELISTED
POWERSHARES GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PORTFOLIO
PKN
$228K ﹤0.01%
5,900
+3,800
+181% +$147K
ATO icon
5484
CALL
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.7B
$227K ﹤0.01%
3,600
-1,300
-27% -$79.9K
CGI
5485
DELISTED
Celadon Group Inc
CGI
$227K ﹤0.01%
22,892
-31,720
-58% -$429K
AVG
5486
PUT
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$227K ﹤0.01%
11,300
-5,200
-32% -$110K
BMVP icon
5487
CALL
Invesco Bloomberg MVP Multi-factor ETF
BMVP
$107M
$226K ﹤0.01%
42,000
+26,700
+175% +$660K
IMMR icon
5488
PUT
Immersion
IMMR
$249M
$226K ﹤0.01%
19,400
+3,900
+25% +$48K
MRC
5489
DELISTED
MRC Global
MRC
$226K ﹤0.01%
+17,523
New +$231K
VNM icon
5490
VanEck Vietnam ETF
VNM
$496M
$226K ﹤0.01%
15,249
+1,692
+12% +$27.4K
IRV
5491
DELISTED
SPDR S&P International Materials Sector
IRV
$226K ﹤0.01%
+13,513
New +$235K
AME icon
5492
PUT
Ametek
AME
$58.4B
$225K ﹤0.01%
4,200
-2,200
-34% -$121K
ASPS icon
5493
CALL
Altisource Portfolio Solutions
ASPS
$64.4M
$225K ﹤0.01%
1,013
+650
+179% +$145K
CVE icon
5494
Cenovus Energy
CVE
$57.2B
$225K ﹤0.01%
17,797
-15,840
-47% -$234K
CXW icon
5495
CALL
CoreCivic
CXW
$3.25B
$225K ﹤0.01%
8,500
-12,800
-60% -$350K
BRSL
5496
PUT
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.15B
$225K ﹤0.01%
13,900
+3,700
+36% +$59.2K
NGL icon
5497
PUT
NGL Energy Partners
NGL
$2.24B
$225K ﹤0.01%
20,400
+8,700
+74% +$140K
PLAY icon
5498
CALL
Dave & Buster's
PLAY
$354M
$225K ﹤0.01%
5,400
-3,200
-37% -$125K
SPR
5499
CALL
DELISTED
Spirit AeroSystems
SPR
$225K ﹤0.01%
4,500
-100
-2% -$5.11K
TCS
5500
DELISTED
THE CONTAINER STORE GROUP, INC.
TCS
$225K ﹤0.01%
+1,830
New +$295K
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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.