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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
SVC
6051
PUT
Service Properties Trust
SVC
$1.05B
$697K ﹤0.01%
5,300
+3,300
+165% +$436K
ADRD
6052
DELISTED
Invesco BLDRS Developed Markets 100 ADR Index Fund
ADRD
$697K ﹤0.01%
32,444
-19,200
-37% -$402K
GBX icon
6053
PUT
The Greenbrier Companies
GBX
$1.41B
$696K ﹤0.01%
21,600
+10,800
+100% +$430K
GMS
6054
CALL
DELISTED
GMS Inc
GMS
$696K ﹤0.01%
+46,000
New +$831K
TNL icon
6055
CALL
Travel + Leisure Co
TNL
$4.63B
$696K ﹤0.01%
17,200
+6,600
+62% +$278K
VIIX
6056
DELISTED
VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN
VIIX
$696K ﹤0.01%
11,266
+1,917
+21% +$140K
SSTK icon
6057
PUT
Shutterstock
SSTK
$210M
$695K ﹤0.01%
14,900
+8,900
+148% +$375K
XSMO icon
6058
Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF
XSMO
$3.14B
$695K ﹤0.01%
19,090
-123,206
-87% -$4.33M
NBLX
6059
CALL
DELISTED
Noble Midstream Partners LP
NBLX
$695K ﹤0.01%
19,300
-18,600
-49% -$635K
GGG icon
6060
CALL
Graco
GGG
$13.3B
$693K ﹤0.01%
14,000
+2,600
+23% +$118K
GLOB icon
6061
PUT
Globant
GLOB
$1.61B
$693K ﹤0.01%
9,700
+1,600
+20% +$108K
FPI
6062
Farmland Partners
FPI
$433M
$692K ﹤0.01%
108,004
+40,953
+61% +$232K
SOXX icon
6063
iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
$46.5B
$692K ﹤0.01%
+10,956
New +$647K
CORR
6064
DELISTED
CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust, Inc.
CORR
$692K ﹤0.01%
18,827
+6,013
+47% +$216K
KBAL
6065
DELISTED
Kimball International
KBAL
$692K ﹤0.01%
48,939
-12,189
-20% -$183K
CHCO icon
6066
City Holding Co
CHCO
$2.07B
$691K ﹤0.01%
9,070
-353
-4% -$26.2K
LCII icon
6067
PUT
LCI Industries
LCII
$2.58B
$691K ﹤0.01%
9,000
+2,400
+36% +$190K
IPHI
6068
PUT
DELISTED
INPHI CORPORATION
IPHI
$691K ﹤0.01%
15,800
+3,800
+32% +$151K
AGQ icon
6069
CALL
ProShares Ultra Silver
AGQ
$1.43B
$690K ﹤0.01%
28,200
-32,000
-53% -$842K
MMS icon
6070
CALL
Maximus
MMS
$2.89B
$689K ﹤0.01%
9,700
+4,300
+80% +$301K
VIXM icon
6071
CALL
ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF
VIXM
$94.3M
$689K ﹤0.01%
31,900
-11,900
-27% -$274K
TAST
6072
DELISTED
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc.
TAST
$689K ﹤0.01%
69,133
-6,948
-9% -$67.8K
EMIF icon
6073
iShares Emerging Markets Infrastructure ETF
EMIF
$12.6M
$688K ﹤0.01%
23,875
-19,595
-45% -$575K
XEL icon
6074
Xcel Energy
XEL
$49.5B
$688K ﹤0.01%
12,235
-52,879
-81% -$2.81M
XSD icon
6075
State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF
XSD
$2.93B
$688K ﹤0.01%
8,761
-9,726
-53% -$722K
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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.