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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
RYAAY icon
6676
PUT
Ryanair
RYAAY
$30.5B
$480K ﹤0.01%
16,000
-3,000
-16% -$87K
ATR icon
6677
PUT
AptarGroup
ATR
$8.4B
$479K ﹤0.01%
4,500
-2,300
-34% -$230K
CCS icon
6678
PUT
Century Communities
CCS
$2.01B
$479K ﹤0.01%
20,000
+6,100
+44% +$139K
JEF icon
6679
CALL
Jefferies Financial Group
JEF
$12.7B
$479K ﹤0.01%
28,487
-59,319
-68% -$1.05M
UDIV icon
6680
Franklin US Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF
UDIV
$147M
$479K ﹤0.01%
17,012
-12,512
-42% -$343K
AGM icon
6681
PUT
Federal Agricultural Mortgage
AGM
$2.53B
$478K ﹤0.01%
6,600
+500
+8% +$36.5K
BLDR icon
6682
PUT
Builders FirstSource
BLDR
$7.8B
$478K ﹤0.01%
35,800
-31,900
-47% -$419K
CURE icon
6683
PUT
Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X ETF
CURE
$187M
$478K ﹤0.01%
8,600
-6,500
-43% -$346K
FHN icon
6684
CALL
First Horizon
FHN
$12.4B
$478K ﹤0.01%
34,200
+5,600
+20% +$82.7K
EXPR
6685
CALL
DELISTED
Express, Inc.
EXPR
$478K ﹤0.01%
5,585
+1,010
+22% +$102K
CLMT icon
6686
CALL
Calumet Specialty Products
CLMT
$4.19B
$477K ﹤0.01%
133,900
-87,600
-40% -$291K
DIG icon
6687
CALL
ProShares Ultra Energy
DIG
$85.6M
$477K ﹤0.01%
12,320
+800
+7% +$29.2K
HABT
6688
PUT
DELISTED
The Habit Restaurants, Inc. - Class A
HABT
$477K ﹤0.01%
44,100
+29,700
+206% +$327K
WBIA
6689
DELISTED
WBI BullBear Rising Income 2000 ETF
WBIA
$477K ﹤0.01%
22,162
+7,167
+48% +$155K
CRAY
6690
CALL
DELISTED
Cray, Inc.
CRAY
$477K ﹤0.01%
18,300
+900
+5% +$20.9K
BSCP
6691
DELISTED
Invesco BulletShares 2025 Corporate Bond ETF
BSCP
$476K ﹤0.01%
23,135
-15,445
-40% -$311K
HTGC icon
6692
PUT
Hercules Capital
HTGC
$3.13B
$476K ﹤0.01%
37,600
+19,300
+105% +$246K
AVYA
6693
PUT
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
$476K ﹤0.01%
+28,300
New +$444K
DON icon
6694
WisdomTree US MidCap Dividend Fund
DON
$4.13B
$475K ﹤0.01%
+13,263
New +$463K
WPP icon
6695
PUT
WPP
WPP
$5.8B
$475K ﹤0.01%
9,000
+500
+6% +$27.9K
SIEN
6696
PUT
DELISTED
Sientra, Inc.
SIEN
$475K ﹤0.01%
5,540
+1,940
+54% +$217K
FRAK
6697
DELISTED
VanEck Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF
FRAK
$475K ﹤0.01%
3,724
-6,787
-65% -$840K
WBID
6698
DELISTED
WBI BullBear Quality 2000 ETF
WBID
$475K ﹤0.01%
22,944
+7,585
+49% +$161K
AXSM icon
6699
Axsome Therapeutics
AXSM
$11.2B
$474K ﹤0.01%
+33,276
New +$309K
EDOG icon
6700
ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF
EDOG
$29.6M
$474K ﹤0.01%
22,059
-30,064
-58% -$661K
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268
269 270

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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.