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 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$415M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$402M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$384M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$379M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$304M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.98B |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$596M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$460M |
| 4 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$398M |
| 5 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7401
YPF Sociedad Anonima ADS
YPF
$19.6B
| $309K | ﹤0.01% |
+22,074
| New | +$324K |
|
|
HEP
7402
DELISTED
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.
HEP
| $309K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,455
| New | +$333K |
|
|
CLGX
7403
CALL
DELISTED
Corelogic, Inc.
CLGX
| $309K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,300
| New | +$306K |
|
7404
HDFC Bank
HDB
$120B
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,640
| New | +$276K |
|
7405
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF
RSPF
$312M
| $308K | ﹤0.01% |
+7,649
| New | +$308K |
|
|
AHT
7406
PUT
Ashford Hospitality Trust
AHT
$20.8M
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
65
+42
| +183% | +$203K |
|
7407
CALL
Assembly Biosciences
ASMB
$671M
| $307K | ﹤0.01% |
1,300
+425
| +49% | +$108K |
|
7408
CALL
Valvoline
VVV
$4.36B
| $306K | ﹤0.01% |
16,500
+3,900
| +31% | +$77.2K |
|
7409
CALL
WPP
WPP
$5.8B
| $306K | ﹤0.01% |
5,800
-10,000
| -63% | -$557K |
|
|
HAYN
7410
DELISTED
Haynes International, Inc.
HAYN
| $306K | ﹤0.01% |
9,317
-45,087
| -83% | -$1.46M |
|
7411
CALL
IAMGOLD
IAG
$10.4B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
88,000
-15,600
| -15% | -$54.6K |
|
7412
TG Therapeutics
TGTX
$7.46B
| $305K | ﹤0.01% |
37,975
-149,713
| -80% | -$809K |
|
|
AXDX
7413
DELISTED
Accelerate Diagnostics
AXDX
| $304K | ﹤0.01% |
1,449
-5,373
| -79% | -$1.01M |
|
7414
CALL
Forward Air
FWRD
$640M
| $304K | ﹤0.01% |
+4,700
| New | +$288K |
|
7415
Great Southern Bancorp
GSBC
$889M
| $304K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,859
| New | +$311K |
|
7416
Stoneridge
SRI
$205M
| $304K | ﹤0.01% |
10,534
-65,930
| -86% | -$1.8M |
|
7417
CALL
Douglas Emmett
DEI
$1.96B
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
7,500
-1,300
| -15% | -$49.4K |
|
7418
PUT
Matsons
MATX
$6.5B
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
+8,400
| New | +$290K |
|
7419
Team
TISI
$101M
| $303K | ﹤0.01% |
1,731
-2,810
| -62% | -$445K |
|
7420
FirstService
FSV
$6.18B
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
3,378
-19,796
| -85% | -$1.63M |
|
7421
PUT
Materion
MTRN
$5.9B
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
+5,300
| New | +$276K |
|
7422
PUT
OGE Energy
OGE
$9.81B
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
7,000
-1,900
| -21% | -$78.7K |
|
|
OPRA
7423
Opera Ltd
OPRA
$1.82B
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
46,023
-3,021
| -6% | -$23.1K |
|
7424
Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF
PSCE
$106M
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
5,605
-5,126
| -48% | -$267K |
|
7425
Stellus Capital Investment Corp
SCM
$250M
| $302K | ﹤0.01% |
+21,365
| New | +$303K |
|
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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.