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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TRHC
6001
CALL
DELISTED
Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. Common Stock
TRHC
| $717K | ﹤0.01% |
12,700
+1,700
| +15% | +$101K |
|
6002
PUT
AGCO
AGCO
$7.1B
| $716K | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
-20,000
| -66% | -$1.29M |
|
6003
WisdomTree US Multifactor Fund
USMF
$305M
| $716K | ﹤0.01% |
24,711
-11,016
| -31% | -$311K |
|
6004
Genesis Energy
GEL
$1.93B
| $715K | ﹤0.01% |
+30,707
| New | +$664K |
|
6005
PUT
Gerdau
GGB
$9.3B
| $715K | ﹤0.01% |
232,344
+28,350
| +14% | +$91.9K |
|
6006
PUT
Ameren
AEE
$30.4B
| $713K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,700
| New | +$676K |
|
|
ERF
6007
CALL
DELISTED
Enerplus Corporation
ERF
| $713K | ﹤0.01% |
84,800
-700
| -0.8% | -$6.02K |
|
|
RFP
6008
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
| $713K | ﹤0.01% |
90,323
-63,220
| -41% | -$530K |
|
|
LHCG
6009
DELISTED
LHC Group LLC
LHCG
| $713K | ﹤0.01% |
6,432
+1,084
| +20% | +$116K |
|
|
CNCR
6010
DELISTED
ETF Series Solutions Trust Range Cancer Therapeutics ETF
CNCR
| $712K | ﹤0.01% |
+33,864
| New | +$711K |
|
|
ADAM
6011
Adamas Trust
ADAM
$910M
| $712K | ﹤0.01% |
29,229
+23,279
| +391% | +$572K |
|
6012
CALL
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.8B
| $711K | ﹤0.01% |
53,300
-9,200
| -15% | -$121K |
|
|
ECHO
6013
CALL
EchoStar
ECHO
$26.7B
| $711K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,063
| New | +$758K |
|
|
TGI
6014
CALL
DELISTED
Triumph Group
TGI
| $711K | ﹤0.01% |
37,300
+19,600
| +111% | +$369K |
|
6015
PUT
Ezcorp Inc
EZPW
$1.81B
| $710K | ﹤0.01% |
76,200
+51,500
| +209% | +$486K |
|
|
NGD
6016
DELISTED
New Gold Inc
NGD
| $710K | ﹤0.01% |
825,120
+59,105
| +8% | +$57.9K |
|
6017
Allient
ALNT
$1.89B
| $709K | ﹤0.01% |
30,930
+4,831
| +19% | +$134K |
|
6018
PUT
Deluxe
DLX
$1.1B
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
16,200
+9,600
| +145% | +$431K |
|
6019
OR Royalties Inc
OR
$6.25B
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
63,014
-225,173
| -78% | -$2.32M |
|
6020
Principal Exchange-Traded Funds Principal US Mega-Cap ETF
USMC
$3.7B
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
+25,199
| New | +$679K |
|
|
INEQ
6021
Columbia International Equity Income ETF
INEQ
$104M
| $708K | ﹤0.01% |
+27,984
| New | +$707K |
|
6022
CALL
CONMED
CNMD
$1.51B
| $707K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,500
| New | +$618K |
|
6023
Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index ETF
ONEQ
$10.9B
| $707K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,370
| New | +$673K |
|
6024
American Tower
AMT
$81.8B
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
3,583
-142,038
| -98% | -$24.9M |
|
6025
PUT
Herc Holdings
HRI
$5.8B
| $706K | ﹤0.01% |
18,100
+7,800
| +76% | +$295K |
|
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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.