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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
+4.61%
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
$91.6B
AUM Growth
-$13.7B
Cap. Flow
-$23.5B
Cap. Flow %
-25.65%
Top 10 Hldgs %
15.39%
Holding
9,881
New
1,019
Increased
3,092
Reduced
4,312
Closed
1,198

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$596M
2
HON icon
Honeywell
HON
+$400M
3
LOW icon
Lowe's Companies
LOW
+$340M
4
BABA icon
Alibaba
BABA
+$281M
5
HES
Hess
HES
+$223M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
GOOG icon
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
+$545M
2
AMZN icon
Amazon
AMZN
+$416M
3
WDC icon
Western Digital
WDC
+$385M
4
ITW icon
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
+$327M
5
EW icon
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
+$311M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Financials 7.75%
2 Consumer Discretionary 7.19%
3 Technology 6.93%
4 Energy 6.67%
5 Healthcare 5.64%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
ARP
7351
CALL
DELISTED
ATLAS RESOURCE PARTNERS L P COM UIT REPSTG LTD PTNRS
ARP
$39K ﹤0.01%
38,300
-10,800
-22% -$22.1K
ATO icon
7352
PUT
Atmos Energy
ATO
$28.7B
$38K ﹤0.01%
600
-5,100
-89% -$313K
IBRX icon
7353
PUT
ImmunityBio
IBRX
$8.02B
$38K ﹤0.01%
2,200
-600
-21% -$8.9K
LEG icon
7354
PUT
Leggett & Platt
LEG
$1.32B
$38K ﹤0.01%
900
-1,900
-68% -$84.3K
MFIC icon
7355
CALL
MidCap Financial Investment
MFIC
$803M
$38K ﹤0.01%
2,400
+1,867
+350% +$31.9K
REFR icon
7356
Research Frontiers
REFR
$15.3M
$38K ﹤0.01%
+7,225
New +$36.3K
NBSE
7357
CALL
DELISTED
NeuBase Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
NBSE
$38K ﹤0.01%
16
+3
+23% +$4.61K
STAY
7358
CALL
DELISTED
Extended Stay America, Inc. Paired Share Unit
STAY
$38K ﹤0.01%
2,400
– –
CORV
7359
CALL
DELISTED
Correvio Pharma Corp. Ordinary Shares (Canada)
CORV
$38K ﹤0.01%
4,700
-3,200
-41% -$26.7K
VXZ
7360
PUT
DELISTED
iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN due 1/30/2019
VXZ
$38K ﹤0.01%
850
-5,025
-86% -$227K
BOJA
7361
PUT
DELISTED
Bojangles', Inc. Common Stock
BOJA
$38K ﹤0.01%
2,400
-3,500
-59% -$58.1K
SCMP
7362
PUT
DELISTED
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
SCMP
$38K ﹤0.01%
2,200
-7,300
-77% -$131K
RXII
7363
CALL
DELISTED
GALENA BIOPHARMA INC COM
RXII
$38K ﹤0.01%
25,700
-3,700
-13% -$5.47K
CVSL
7364
DELISTED
CVSL INC. COMMON STOCK
CVSL
$38K ﹤0.01%
38,702
+18,169
+88% +$25.5K
AZTA icon
7365
CALL
Azenta
AZTA
$1.46B
$37K ﹤0.01%
3,500
+500
+17% +$5.66K
BLDP
7366
CALL
Ballard Power Systems
BLDP
$814M
$37K ﹤0.01%
23,500
-12,600
-35% -$17.8K
CVBF icon
7367
CALL
CVB Financial
CVBF
$4.09B
$37K ﹤0.01%
2,200
-4,300
-66% -$75.3K
CYTK icon
7368
PUT
Cytokinetics
CYTK
$10.3B
$37K ﹤0.01%
3,500
-300
-8% -$2.94K
ENPH icon
7369
CALL
Enphase Energy
ENPH
$5.35B
$37K ﹤0.01%
10,500
-12,300
-54% -$38.4K
INSG icon
7370
CALL
Inseego
INSG
$77M
$37K ﹤0.01%
2,190
+1,230
+128% +$24.8K
ITGR icon
7371
PUT
Integer Holdings
ITGR
$4.26B
$37K ﹤0.01%
768
-6,363
-89% -$318K
NGVC icon
7372
PUT
Vitamin Cottage Natural Grocers
NGVC
$648M
$37K ﹤0.01%
1,800
-2,200
-55% -$48.8K
ONTO icon
7373
Onto Innovation
ONTO
$20.3B
$37K ﹤0.01%
2,443
-41,062
-94% -$599K
TRS icon
7374
PUT
TriMas Corp
TRS
$1.4B
$37K ﹤0.01%
2,000
+1,900
+1,900% +$36.8K
CMD
7375
PUT
DELISTED
Cantel Medical Corporation
CMD
$37K ﹤0.01%
+600
New +$36.6K
293 294
295
296 297

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Ken Griffin's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review

As of Q4 2015, Ken Griffin held 9,881 positions worth $91.6B, down 13% from $105B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.

Ken Griffin withdrew a net $23.5B in Q4 2015, closing 1,198 positions and reducing 4,312 holdings. Its most notable exit was HP, an estimated $182M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 7.8% of assets, down from 8.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.

Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $627M.

  • Ken Griffin's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 16,114,160 shares worth $627M.
  • Ken Griffin added most to Honeywell in Q4 2015, an estimated $400M increase.
  • Ken Griffin's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $545M.
  • Ken Griffin fully exited HP in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $182M.
  • Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $91.6B portfolio in Q4 2015.
  • Ken Griffin opened 1,019 new positions and closed 1,198 in Q4 2015.
  • Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $91.6B.

Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.