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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$400M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$360M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$347M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$344M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$397M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$355M |
| 3 |
TSS
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
ULTI
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Autodesk
ADSK
|
+$313M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.61% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.93% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 4% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.82% |
| 5 | Industrials | 3.59% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5826
PUT
Matador Resources
MTDR
$6.64B
| $823K | ﹤0.01% |
41,400
-20,300
| -33% | -$385K |
|
5827
Seaboard Corp
SEB
$4.18B
| $823K | ﹤0.01% |
+199
| New | +$853K |
|
5828
CALL
First American
FAF
$7.54B
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
15,300
+8,600
| +128% | +$468K |
|
|
EEB
5829
DELISTED
Invesco BRIC ETF
EEB
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,127
| New | +$804K |
|
|
GRES
5830
DELISTED
IQ ARB Global Resources
GRES
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,110
| New | +$807K |
|
5831
CALL
argenx
ARGX
$53.3B
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
5,800
+2,600
| +81% | +$330K |
|
5832
PUT
CDW
CDW
$17.4B
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
7,400
+800
| +12% | +$83.9K |
|
|
VRTU
5833
DELISTED
Virtusa Corporation
VRTU
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
18,472
-8,191
| -31% | -$400K |
|
5834
CALL
AES
AES
$10.5B
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
48,900
-22,000
| -31% | -$373K |
|
5835
CALL
Ingevity
NGVT
$2.64B
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
7,800
+2,400
| +44% | +$241K |
|
|
ORAN
5836
DELISTED
Orange
ORAN
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
+52,168
| New | +$824K |
|
5837
Varonis Systems
VRNS
$5.17B
| $818K | ﹤0.01% |
39,633
-171,006
| -81% | -$3.67M |
|
|
COR
5838
PUT
DELISTED
Coresite Realty Corporation
COR
| $818K | ﹤0.01% |
7,100
-13,100
| -65% | -$1.49M |
|
|
VAR
5839
PUT
DELISTED
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
VAR
| $817K | ﹤0.01% |
6,000
-10,500
| -64% | -$1.4M |
|
5840
CALL
ProShares Ultra Dow30
DDM
$542M
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
33,600
-9,000
| -21% | -$211K |
|
5841
Westwood Holdings Group
WHG
$186M
| $815K | ﹤0.01% |
23,165
-836
| -3% | -$26.8K |
|
5842
Invesco S&P 500 High Beta ETF
SPHB
$957M
| $813K | ﹤0.01% |
+19,001
| New | +$802K |
|
5843
CALL
Columbia Financial
CLBK
$1.23B
| $812K | ﹤0.01% |
53,800
-26,800
| -33% | -$412K |
|
5844
PUT
Valmont Industries
VMI
$9.56B
| $812K | ﹤0.01% |
6,400
-3,700
| -37% | -$461K |
|
5845
PUT
Group 1 Automotive
GPI
$3.15B
| $811K | ﹤0.01% |
9,900
-6,900
| -41% | -$519K |
|
5846
iShares MSCI Israel ETF
EIS
$910M
| $810K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,859
| New | +$810K |
|
|
WBIC
5847
DELISTED
WBI BullBear Yield 2000 ETF
WBIC
| $810K | ﹤0.01% |
+42,728
| New | +$828K |
|
5848
CALL
Manulife Financial
MFC
$73.8B
| $809K | ﹤0.01% |
44,500
+13,100
| +42% | +$233K |
|
5849
PUT
Ametek
AME
$58.4B
| $808K | ﹤0.01% |
8,900
| – | – |
|
5850
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II First Trust International Equity Opportunities ETF
FPXI
$301M
| $808K | ﹤0.01% |
22,272
+12,585
| +130% | +$442K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,425 positions worth $218B, up 8.5% from $201B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $6.68B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 1,217 new positions and adding to 3,775 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.6% of assets, down from 6% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Eli Lilly, an estimated $397M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2019 buy was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Netflix in Q2 2019, an estimated $400M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $397M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Ultimate Software Group Inc in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $349M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $218B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,217 new positions and closed 1,335 in Q2 2019.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $218B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.