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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$400M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$360M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$347M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$344M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$397M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$355M |
| 3 |
TSS
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
ULTI
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Autodesk
ADSK
|
+$313M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.61% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.93% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 4% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.82% |
| 5 | Industrials | 3.59% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
TSE
7151
CALL
DELISTED
Trinseo
TSE
| $351K | ﹤0.01% |
8,300
-1,000
| -11% | -$42.9K |
|
7152
PUT
Cactus
WHD
$5.88B
| $351K | ﹤0.01% |
10,600
-300
| -3% | -$10.4K |
|
|
AIFU
7153
PUT
AIFU Inc
AIFU
$215M
| $351K | ﹤0.01% |
26
-30
| -54% | -$342K |
|
|
LTHM
7154
DELISTED
Livent Corporation
LTHM
| $351K | ﹤0.01% |
50,763
+18,290
| +56% | +$164K |
|
|
CLCT
7155
DELISTED
Collectors Universe
CLCT
| $351K | ﹤0.01% |
+16,453
| New | +$314K |
|
|
LN
7156
DELISTED
LINE Corporation
LN
| $351K | ﹤0.01% |
+12,464
| New | +$392K |
|
|
FTR
7157
PUT
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $351K | ﹤0.01% |
200,400
-136,700
| -41% | -$279K |
|
7158
ProShares Trust UltraShort MSCI Emerging Markets
EEV
$2.79M
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
4,254
-1,371
| -24% | -$118K |
|
7159
PUT
iShares MSCI South Africa ETF
EZA
$560M
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
6,400
-3,000
| -32% | -$164K |
|
7160
CALL
JELD-WEN Holding
JELD
$167M
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
16,500
+2,200
| +15% | +$44.4K |
|
7161
Pampa Energía
PAM
$4.23B
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
10,104
-3,866
| -28% | -$101K |
|
7162
Perrigo
PRGO
$1.81B
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
7,347
-215,907
| -97% | -$10.3M |
|
|
PENG
7163
Penguin Solutions Inc
PENG
$3.27B
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
30,492
-357,458
| -92% | -$3.61M |
|
|
AVDR
7164
DELISTED
Avedro, Inc Common Stock
AVDR
| $350K | ﹤0.01% |
17,802
-23,438
| -57% | -$376K |
|
7165
PUT
Brink's
BCO
$4.71B
| $349K | ﹤0.01% |
4,300
-16,800
| -80% | -$1.34M |
|
7166
CALL
Equitable Holdings
EQH
$14.5B
| $349K | ﹤0.01% |
16,700
+900
| +6% | +$19.4K |
|
|
OPI
7167
CALL
DELISTED
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
| $349K | ﹤0.01% |
13,300
-14,300
| -52% | -$376K |
|
7168
United States Brent Oil Fund
BNO
$785M
| $348K | ﹤0.01% |
+18,340
| New | +$360K |
|
7169
PUT
Fabrinet
FN
$20.4B
| $348K | ﹤0.01% |
7,000
-8,300
| -54% | -$438K |
|
7170
Helen of Troy
HELE
$704M
| $348K | ﹤0.01% |
2,668
-58,704
| -96% | -$7.68M |
|
|
BPT
7171
PUT
DELISTED
BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust
BPT
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
22,400
-62,100
| -73% | -$1.22M |
|
7172
PUT
Globus Medical
GMED
$11.5B
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
8,200
-1,200
| -13% | -$52.1K |
|
7173
CALL
Morningstar
MORN
$7.78B
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
2,400
-51,500
| -96% | -$7.11M |
|
7174
PUT
Public Service Enterprise Group
PEG
$37.9B
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
5,900
-10,200
| -63% | -$608K |
|
7175
ProShares Short Financials
SEF
$12.9M
| $347K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,067
| New | +$355K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,425 positions worth $218B, up 8.5% from $201B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $6.68B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 1,217 new positions and adding to 3,775 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.6% of assets, down from 6% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Eli Lilly, an estimated $397M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2019 buy was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Netflix in Q2 2019, an estimated $400M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $397M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Ultimate Software Group Inc in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $349M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $218B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,217 new positions and closed 1,335 in Q2 2019.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $218B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.