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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
DTLK
6001
DELISTED
Datalink Corp
DTLK
$156K ﹤0.01%
22,881
-7,139
-24% -$50.7K
AVG
6002
DELISTED
AVG Technologies N.V.
AVG
$156K ﹤0.01%
7,787
-31,199
-80% -$658K
ALEX
6003
PUT
DELISTED
Alexander & Baldwin
ALEX
$155K ﹤0.01%
+4,400
New +$162K
CNO icon
6004
CALL
CNO Financial Group
CNO
$5.11B
$155K ﹤0.01%
8,100
-15,600
-66% -$303K
EL icon
6005
Estee Lauder
EL
$31.2B
$155K ﹤0.01%
+1,755
New +$149K
ESPR
6006
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
$155K ﹤0.01%
6,949
-166,165
-96% -$4.19M
MDRX
6007
PUT
DELISTED
Veradigm Inc. Common Stock
MDRX
$155K ﹤0.01%
10,100
-1,100
-10% -$15.8K
CHMT
6008
PUT
DELISTED
Chemtura Corporation
CHMT
$155K ﹤0.01%
5,700
+1,200
+27% +$35.7K
REGI
6009
DELISTED
Renewable Energy Group, Inc.
REGI
$155K ﹤0.01%
16,667
-9,456
-36% -$79.5K
EEHB
6010
DELISTED
POWERSHARES S&P EMERGING MARKETS HIGH BETA PORTFOLIO
EEHB
$155K ﹤0.01%
10,859
-110
-1% -$1.72K
CPT icon
6011
PUT
Camden Property Trust
CPT
$11.1B
$154K ﹤0.01%
2,000
-300
-13% -$22.9K
NUGT icon
6012
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
NUGT
$1.21B
$154K ﹤0.01%
1,591
-2,169
-58% -$274K
WABC icon
6013
CALL
Westamerica Bancorp
WABC
$1.38B
$154K ﹤0.01%
3,300
+600
+22% +$27.8K
BEL
6014
DELISTED
Belmond Ltd.
BEL
$154K ﹤0.01%
16,178
-25,234
-61% -$255K
ATI icon
6015
CALL
ATI
ATI
$31.1B
$153K ﹤0.01%
13,600
-22,800
-63% -$314K
GLPI icon
6016
PUT
Gaming and Leisure Properties
GLPI
$12.7B
$153K ﹤0.01%
5,500
+4,000
+267% +$114K
SLQD icon
6017
PUT
iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
SLQD
$2.38B
$153K ﹤0.01%
9,500
+7,000
+280% +$352K
WING icon
6018
PUT
Wingstop
WING
$3.44B
$153K ﹤0.01%
6,700
+5,600
+509% +$131K
CTLT
6019
DELISTED
CATALENT, INC.
CTLT
$153K ﹤0.01%
+6,110
New +$161K
TGH
6020
DELISTED
Textainer Group Holdings limited
TGH
$153K ﹤0.01%
+10,877
New +$176K
VXZ
6021
CALL
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXZ
$153K ﹤0.01%
3,425
-1,275
-27% -$57.6K
BGC
6022
CALL
DELISTED
General Cable Corporation
BGC
$153K ﹤0.01%
11,400
-48,700
-81% -$697K
CCP
6023
CALL
DELISTED
Care Capital Properties, Inc.
CCP
$153K ﹤0.01%
5,000
-1,800
-26% -$57.3K
NCIT
6024
DELISTED
NCI, Inc.
NCIT
$153K ﹤0.01%
+11,227
New +$167K
GSIG
6025
DELISTED
GSI GROUP INC COM STK (CDA)
GSIG
$153K ﹤0.01%
11,250
+35
+0.3% +$480
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241
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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.