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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$640M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$501M |
| 3 |
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
|
+$438M |
| 4 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$437M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$420M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$545M |
| 2 |
DexCom
DXCM
|
+$457M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$431M |
| 4 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$394M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.03% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 2.92% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.99% |
| 4 | Financials | 1.93% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6776
PUT
Green Brick Partners
GRBK
$2.98B
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
14,600
-23,800
| -62% | -$1.11M |
|
|
CTO
6777
CTO Realty Growth
CTO
$819M
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
48,369
+35,073
| +264% | +$579K |
|
|
VRTV
6778
CALL
DELISTED
VERITIV CORPORATION
VRTV
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
6,600
-2,700
| -29% | -$316K |
|
6779
PUT
Neogen
NEOG
$2.52B
| $829K | ﹤0.01% |
38,100
+9,500
| +33% | +$172K |
|
|
GLOP
6780
PUT
DELISTED
GASLOG PARTNERS LP
GLOP
| $828K | ﹤0.01% |
96,100
-12,100
| -11% | -$103K |
|
6781
PUT
Sunoco
SUN
$14.5B
| $828K | ﹤0.01% |
19,000
-11,300
| -37% | -$500K |
|
6782
CALL
Blue Bird Corp
BLBD
$1.95B
| $827K | ﹤0.01% |
36,800
+13,500
| +58% | +$289K |
|
6783
CALL
Yext
YEXT
$602M
| $827K | ﹤0.01% |
73,100
+10,500
| +17% | +$99.8K |
|
6784
CALL
Aemetis
AMTX
$134M
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
112,600
+60,700
| +117% | +$231K |
|
6785
Direxion Daily 7-10 Year Treasury Bull 3X ETF
TYD
$31.8M
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
28,405
+760
| +3% | +$23.7K |
|
6786
PUT
Vita Coco
COCO
$3.68B
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
30,700
+16,300
| +113% | +$397K |
|
6787
CALL
OSI Systems
OSIS
$3.61B
| $825K | ﹤0.01% |
7,000
-2,000
| -22% | -$229K |
|
6788
PUT
ProShares UltraPro Russell2000
URTY
$346M
| $824K | ﹤0.01% |
19,800
+2,100
| +12% | +$77.5K |
|
6789
CALL
Universal Corp
UVV
$1.11B
| $824K | ﹤0.01% |
16,500
-2,600
| -14% | -$137K |
|
6790
PUT
Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap Growth ETF
MGK
$33.3B
| $824K | ﹤0.01% |
17,500
-7,500
| -30% | -$323K |
|
6791
CALL
VOC Energy
VOC
$55.8M
| $823K | ﹤0.01% |
103,900
-6,100
| -6% | -$49.9K |
|
6792
CALL
Cabot Corp
CBT
$4.35B
| $823K | ﹤0.01% |
12,300
-5,600
| -31% | -$399K |
|
6793
CALL
Wolverine World Wide
WWW
$1.64B
| $823K | ﹤0.01% |
56,000
-6,000
| -10% | -$91.7K |
|
|
ESEB
6794
DELISTED
Xtrackers J.P. Morgan ESG Emerging Markets Sovereign ETF
ESEB
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
+49,055
| New | +$814K |
|
6795
Gentex
GNTX
$4.99B
| $822K | ﹤0.01% |
28,081
-462,168
| -94% | -$12.7M |
|
|
LSI
6796
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $821K | ﹤0.01% |
6,176
-1,022,267
| -99% | -$136M |
|
6797
PUT
Kodiak Sciences
KOD
$2.55B
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
118,900
+115,000
| +2,949% | +$703K |
|
6798
PUT
Century Communities
CCS
$1.97B
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
10,700
-15,500
| -59% | -$1.04M |
|
6799
CALL
Liberty Energy
LBRT
$3.47B
| $820K | ﹤0.01% |
61,300
-9,800
| -14% | -$127K |
|
6800
CALL
HUB Group
HUBG
$2.43B
| $819K | ﹤0.01% |
20,400
-6,200
| -23% | -$240K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, Ken Griffin held 15,826 positions worth $484B, up 6.4% from $455B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $16.6B in Q2 2023, closing 1,562 positions and reducing 7,223 holdings. Its most notable exit was State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF, an estimated $192M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3% of assets, down from 3.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in BILL Holdings worth $222M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2023 buy was BILL Holdings: 1,901,064 shares worth $222M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Microsoft in Q2 2023, an estimated $640M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $545M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $192M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $484B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,205 new positions and closed 1,562 in Q2 2023.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $484B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.