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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
+15.45%
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
$201B
AUM Growth
+$18.3B
Cap. Flow
-$13B
Cap. Flow %
-6.47%
Top 10 Hldgs %
24.23%
Holding
10,449
New
1,429
Increased
3,737
Reduced
3,810
Closed
1,251

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
DIS icon
Walt Disney
DIS
+$415M
2
LLY icon
Eli Lilly
LLY
+$402M
3
GS icon
Goldman Sachs
GS
+$384M
4
MCD icon
McDonald's
MCD
+$379M
5
TSLA icon
Tesla
TSLA
+$304M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$1.98B
2
SPY icon
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
+$596M
3
T icon
AT&T
T
+$460M
4
SYF icon
Synchrony
SYF
+$398M
5
HON icon
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
SPDV icon
5876
AAM S&P 500 High Dividend Value ETF
SPDV
$104M
$771K ﹤0.01%
29,748
+10,517
+55% +$267K
ACBI
5877
DELISTED
Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. Common Stock
ACBI
$771K ﹤0.01%
43,248
+18,385
+74% +$339K
AT
5878
DELISTED
Atlantic Power Corporation
AT
$771K ﹤0.01%
306,097
+166,820
+120% +$426K
CID
5879
DELISTED
VictoryShares International High Div Volatility Wtd ETF
CID
$771K ﹤0.01%
+23,710
New +$756K
CSB icon
5880
VictoryShares US Small Cap High Div Volatility Wtd ETF
CSB
$270M
$770K ﹤0.01%
+17,608
New +$768K
MSB
5881
CALL
Mesabi Trust
MSB
$301M
$770K ﹤0.01%
26,300
+16,500
+168% +$472K
WLH
5882
DELISTED
WILLIAM LYON HOMES
WLH
$770K ﹤0.01%
50,090
-101,168
-67% -$1.4M
CWEN icon
5883
CALL
Clearway Energy Class C
CWEN
$7.01B
$769K ﹤0.01%
50,900
+25,700
+102% +$386K
AVNS
5884
CALL
DELISTED
Avanos Medical
AVNS
$768K ﹤0.01%
+18,000
New +$806K
EQR icon
5885
PUT
Equity Residential
EQR
$24.7B
$768K ﹤0.01%
10,200
+1,500
+17% +$108K
KZR
5886
DELISTED
Kezar Life Sciences
KZR
$768K ﹤0.01%
+4,325
New +$852K
CFA icon
5887
VictoryShares US 500 Volatility Wtd ETF
CFA
$556M
$767K ﹤0.01%
+15,271
New +$739K
HAS icon
5888
Hasbro
HAS
$13.6B
$767K ﹤0.01%
9,022
-22,464
-71% -$1.96M
HEDJ icon
5889
CALL
WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund
HEDJ
$1.88B
$767K ﹤0.01%
24,000
-65,200
-73% -$2M
MTW icon
5890
CALL
Manitowoc
MTW
$746M
$766K ﹤0.01%
46,700
+22,000
+89% +$366K
OEC icon
5891
Orion
OEC
$364M
$766K ﹤0.01%
+40,336
New +$1.01M
RUN icon
5892
PUT
Sunrun
RUN
$2.45B
$766K ﹤0.01%
54,500
-52,900
-49% -$728K
EMTL
5893
DELISTED
State Street DoubleLine Emerging Markets Fixed Income ETF
EMTL
$765K ﹤0.01%
+15,390
New +$752K
NSLR
5894
PUT
Neostellar Capital Corp
NSLR
$278M
$765K ﹤0.01%
+120,200
New +$628K
OPI
5895
CALL
DELISTED
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
$763K ﹤0.01%
+27,600
New +$836K
KOP icon
5896
Koppers
KOP
$891M
$762K ﹤0.01%
29,326
-114,951
-80% -$2.7M
SCSC icon
5897
Scansource
SCSC
$1.08B
$761K ﹤0.01%
21,268
+2,846
+15% +$106K
FIX icon
5898
PUT
Comfort Systems
FIX
$62.4B
$760K ﹤0.01%
14,500
+2,000
+16% +$99.8K
RYAAY icon
5899
Ryanair
RYAAY
$30.5B
$760K ﹤0.01%
25,355
-35,298
-58% -$1.02M
TGTX icon
5900
PUT
TG Therapeutics
TGTX
$7.46B
$760K ﹤0.01%
94,500
-70,200
-43% -$379K
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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.