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 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$415M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$402M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$384M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$379M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$304M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.98B |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$596M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$460M |
| 4 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$398M |
| 5 |
Honeywell
HON
|
+$342M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.97% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.82% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 4.18% |
| 4 | Industrials | 3.64% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5526
CALL
Insmed
INSM
$27B
| $942K | ﹤0.01% |
32,400
+13,300
| +70% | +$345K |
|
|
BVH
5527
DELISTED
Bluegreen Vacations Holding Corporation
BVH
| $942K | ﹤0.01% |
31,839
-355
| -1% | -$10.9K |
|
5528
iPath Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return ETN due 12 June 2036
DJP
$821M
| $941K | ﹤0.01% |
+41,518
| New | +$933K |
|
|
GTT
5529
PUT
DELISTED
GTT Communications, Inc.
GTT
| $940K | ﹤0.01% |
27,100
+14,500
| +115% | +$426K |
|
|
VISN
5530
CALL
Vistance Networks Inc
VISN
$2.66B
| $939K | ﹤0.01% |
43,200
+17,100
| +66% | +$359K |
|
5531
PUT
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.2B
| $937K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,200
| New | +$909K |
|
5532
CALL
USA Compression Partners
USAC
$3.86B
| $937K | ﹤0.01% |
60,000
+44,900
| +297% | +$683K |
|
5533
Cass Information Systems
CASS
$748M
| $936K | ﹤0.01% |
19,787
+14,289
| +260% | +$732K |
|
5534
CALL
Toro Company
TTC
$9.37B
| $936K | ﹤0.01% |
13,600
+500
| +4% | +$31.7K |
|
5535
CALL
AnaptysBio
ANAB
$1.73B
| $935K | ﹤0.01% |
12,800
+8,100
| +172% | +$559K |
|
|
DSKE
5536
DELISTED
Daseke, Inc. Common Stock
DSKE
| $935K | ﹤0.01% |
183,666
+127,815
| +229% | +$576K |
|
5537
PUT
Tucows
TCX
$126M
| $934K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,500
| New | +$837K |
|
5538
PUT
OneMain Financial
OMF
$7.56B
| $933K | ﹤0.01% |
29,400
+10,200
| +53% | +$316K |
|
5539
Davis Select US Equity ETF
DUSA
$1.28B
| $931K | ﹤0.01% |
41,198
-40,863
| -50% | -$899K |
|
5540
PUT
MKS Inc
MKSI
$21B
| $931K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-1,500
| -13% | -$121K |
|
|
WMGI
5541
CALL
DELISTED
Wright Medical Group Inc
WMGI
| $931K | ﹤0.01% |
29,600
+13,400
| +83% | +$407K |
|
|
5542
CALL
Eversource Energy
ES
$27.2B
| $929K | ﹤0.01% |
13,100
+900
| +7% | +$62K |
|
5543
PUT
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.64B
| $929K | ﹤0.01% |
8,800
-2,500
| -22% | -$251K |
|
5544
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate ETF
RSPR
$100M
| $929K | ﹤0.01% |
30,992
+14,341
| +86% | +$409K |
|
5545
CALL
Sonoco
SON
$5.76B
| $929K | ﹤0.01% |
15,100
+3,800
| +34% | +$219K |
|
5546
Sportsman's Warehouse
SPWH
$46.4M
| $929K | ﹤0.01% |
193,658
-10,663
| -5% | -$57.4K |
|
5547
Dime Commercial Bancshares
DCOM
$1.81B
| $928K | ﹤0.01% |
31,651
+19,874
| +169% | +$603K |
|
5548
Vanguard Russell 2000 Value ETF
VTWV
$1.38B
| $928K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,886
| New | +$922K |
|
5549
OFG Bancorp
OFG
$2.28B
| $927K | ﹤0.01% |
46,827
+15,719
| +51% | +$304K |
|
5550
PUT
BJs Wholesale Club
BJ
$11.9B
| $926K | ﹤0.01% |
33,800
-45,000
| -57% | -$1.15M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,449 positions worth $201B, up 10% from $183B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $13B in Q1 2019, closing 1,251 positions and reducing 3,810 holdings. Its most notable exit was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, an estimated $223M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 6% of assets, up from 4.8% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Elanco Animal Health worth $251M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q1 2019 buy was Elanco Animal Health: 7,832,197 shares worth $251M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Walt Disney in Q1 2019, an estimated $415M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $1.98B.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $223M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $201B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,429 new positions and closed 1,251 in Q1 2019.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $201B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.