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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
4,313
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
AAV
8001
PUT
DELISTED
Advantage Oil & Gas Ltd
AAV
$14K ﹤0.01%
2,700
-600
-18% -$3.24K
HTM
8002
DELISTED
U.S. Geothermal Inc.
HTM
$14K ﹤0.01%
3,701
-1,308
-26% -$4.74K
BXE
8003
DELISTED
Bellatrix Exploration Ltd.
BXE
$14K ﹤0.01%
2,309
-2,819
-55% -$22.2K
IMDZ
8004
CALL
DELISTED
Immune Design Corp.
IMDZ
$14K ﹤0.01%
+700
New +$12.1K
NSU
8005
CALL
DELISTED
Nevsun Resources Ltd.
NSU
$14K ﹤0.01%
5,300
-2,200
-29% -$6.27K
CAS
8006
DELISTED
A M Castle & Co
CAS
$14K ﹤0.01%
8,669
-5,471
-39% -$13.3K
CPRX
8007
PUT
DELISTED
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$13K ﹤0.01%
5,300
+2,600
+96% +$7.45K
CWEN.A
8008
PUT
DELISTED
Clearway Energy Class A
CWEN.A
$13K ﹤0.01%
900
-15,100
-94% -$206K
EXK
8009
PUT
Endeavour Silver
EXK
$3.16B
$13K ﹤0.01%
8,900
-18,400
-67% -$28.5K
FCG icon
8010
CALL
First Trust Natural Gas ETF
FCG
$648M
$13K ﹤0.01%
600
-5,260
-90% -$151K
FSK icon
8011
CALL
FS KKR Capital
FSK
$3.42B
$13K ﹤0.01%
350
-1,175
-77% -$45.2K
LODE icon
8012
Comstock
LODE
$263M
$13K ﹤0.01%
125
+34
+37% +$4.28K
MDGL icon
8013
CALL
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
MDGL
$11.7B
$13K ﹤0.01%
1,029
+192
+23% +$5.27K
OCUL icon
8014
PUT
Ocular Therapeutix
OCUL
$2.2B
$13K ﹤0.01%
+1,400
New +$15.1K
QDEL icon
8015
CALL
QuidelOrtho
QDEL
$981M
$13K ﹤0.01%
600
-4,600
-88% -$93.4K
QUIK icon
8016
PUT
QuickLogic
QUIK
$234M
$13K ﹤0.01%
793
-486
-38% -$9.31K
SMSI icon
8017
Smith Micro Software
SMSI
$16M
$13K ﹤0.01%
+111
New +$13.6K
TAOP icon
8018
CALL
Taoping
TAOP
$8.12M
$13K ﹤0.01%
4
-2
-33% -$3.96K
TRUE
8019
PUT
DELISTED
TrueCar
TRUE
$13K ﹤0.01%
1,400
-8,300
-86% -$61.2K
VHC icon
8020
PUT
VirnetX Holding Corp
VHC
$62.8M
$13K ﹤0.01%
245
+160
+188% +$10.5K
WNC icon
8021
PUT
Wabash National
WNC
$512M
$13K ﹤0.01%
1,100
-2,600
-70% -$30.7K
ENFY
8022
DELISTED
Enlightify Inc
ENFY
$13K ﹤0.01%
693
+497
+254% +$10.3K
TVRD
8023
PUT
Tvardi Therapeutics
TVRD
$23.7M
$13K ﹤0.01%
22
-28
-56% -$15.4K
VIRX
8024
CALL
DELISTED
Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. Common Stock
VIRX
$13K ﹤0.01%
69
+18
+35% +$3.37K
CPE
8025
PUT
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
$13K ﹤0.01%
160
-550
-77% -$48.1K
319 320
321
322 323

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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 4,313 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.