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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$742M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$363M |
| 4 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$310M |
| 5 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$281M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$869M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$693M |
| 3 |
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
|
+$488M |
| 4 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$409M |
| 5 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$370M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.04% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 2.79% |
| 3 | Financials | 2.32% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.15% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7201
PUT
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
RDY
$10.2B
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
35,000
+14,000
| +67% | +$167K |
|
|
ORAN
7202
PUT
DELISTED
Orange
ORAN
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
+46,900
| New | +$543K |
|
|
SWCH
7203
PUT
DELISTED
Switch, Inc. Class A Common Stock
SWCH
| $487K | ﹤0.01% |
31,200
+19,200
| +160% | +$327K |
|
7204
OneSpaWorld
OSW
$2.73B
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
74,748
+60,778
| +435% | +$370K |
|
|
THS
7205
CALL
DELISTED
Treehouse Foods
THS
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
12,000
+400
| +3% | +$17K |
|
|
AMRS
7206
DELISTED
Amyris Inc.
AMRS
| $486K | ﹤0.01% |
166,474
-5,488
| -3% | -$20.1K |
|
7207
AudioCodes
AUDC
$250M
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
15,432
-29,092
| -65% | -$985K |
|
7208
PUT
Essent Group
ESNT
$6.25B
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
13,100
-15,500
| -54% | -$554K |
|
7209
BRC Group Holdings
RILY
$299M
| $485K | ﹤0.01% |
19,345
-15,958
| -45% | -$401K |
|
7210
PUT
ARK Genomic Revolution ETF
ARKG
$1.74B
| $484K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,600
| New | +$445K |
|
7211
IMAX
IMAX
$2.9B
| $484K | ﹤0.01% |
40,436
+8,872
| +28% | +$115K |
|
7212
PUT
Rush Street Interactive
RSI
$2.96B
| $484K | ﹤0.01% |
+37,900
| New | +$431K |
|
|
AY
7213
PUT
DELISTED
Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc Ordinary Shares
AY
| $484K | ﹤0.01% |
16,900
-9,600
| -36% | -$281K |
|
|
OPI
7214
DELISTED
Office Properties Income Trust
OPI
| $483K | ﹤0.01% |
23,287
+4,561
| +24% | +$110K |
|
7215
Procure Space ETF
UFO
$634M
| $483K | ﹤0.01% |
+23,015
| New | +$488K |
|
|
ZYXI
7216
CALL
DELISTED
Zynex
ZYXI
| $483K | ﹤0.01% |
30,470
-41,690
| -58% | -$704K |
|
7217
AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF
AADR
$39.1M
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
8,722
-8,346
| -49% | -$470K |
|
|
AHRT
7218
PUT
AH Realty Trust
AHRT
$506M
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
+52,100
| New | +$513K |
|
7219
CDW
CDW
$17.4B
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
4,030
-259,170
| -98% | -$29.6M |
|
7220
State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF
NZAC
$199M
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
19,188
-213,544
| -92% | -$5.31M |
|
|
ODP
7221
CALL
DELISTED
ODP
ODP
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
24,800
-1,390
| -5% | -$29.7K |
|
7222
CALL
Stoke Therapeutics
STOK
$2.02B
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
+14,400
| New | +$411K |
|
|
SEI
7223
Solaris Energy Infrastructure
SEI
$4.17B
| $482K | ﹤0.01% |
76,098
-293,885
| -79% | -$2.16M |
|
|
DENN
7224
CALL
DELISTED
Denny's
DENN
| $481K | ﹤0.01% |
48,100
-2,100
| -4% | -$21K |
|
7225
UroGen Pharma
URGN
$2.36B
| $481K | ﹤0.01% |
24,959
+3,966
| +19% | +$89.8K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, Ken Griffin held 11,253 positions worth $353B, up 26% from $280B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $24.6B of net new capital in Q3 2020, opening 1,597 new positions and adding to 4,071 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 4,016,602 shares worth $256M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3% of assets, down from 3.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $869M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q3 2020 buy was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 4,016,602 shares worth $256M.
- Ken Griffin added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q3 2020, an estimated $1.04B increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $869M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Intel in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $249M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $353B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,597 new positions and closed 1,263 in Q3 2020.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $353B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.