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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
+0.19%
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
$212B
AUM Growth
-$6.07B
Cap. Flow
-$9.1B
Cap. Flow %
-4.29%
Top 10 Hldgs %
20.34%
Holding
10,267
New
1,181
Increased
4,000
Reduced
3,668
Closed
1,180

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
VZ icon
Verizon
VZ
+$531M
2
GOOGL icon
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
+$479M
3
CHTR icon
Charter Communications
CHTR
+$431M
4
GLD icon
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
+$431M
5
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
+$317M

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
+$541M
2
ADBE icon
Adobe
ADBE
+$381M
3
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
+$355M
4
PM icon
Philip Morris
PM
+$339M
5
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
+$317M

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Technology 5.41%
2 Financials 4.35%
3 Industrials 4.03%
4 Healthcare 3.98%
5 Consumer Discretionary 3.57%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow
UAN icon
8301
CVR Partners
UAN
$1.31B
$98K ﹤0.01%
2,518
-66
-3% -$2.44K
UGP icon
8302
Ultrapar
UGP
$6.55B
$98K ﹤0.01%
21,735
-43,135
-66% -$203K
VJET
8303
DELISTED
VOXELJET AG American Depositary Shares (each representing one Ordinary Share)
VJET
$98K ﹤0.01%
10,327
-3,719
-26% -$33.4K
RFP
8304
CALL
DELISTED
Resolute Forest Products Inc.
RFP
$98K ﹤0.01%
20,900
+8,000
+62% +$43.6K
XONE
8305
CALL
DELISTED
The ExOne Company
XONE
$98K ﹤0.01%
+11,100
New +$90.7K
PACB icon
8306
Pacific Biosciences
PACB
$357M
$97K ﹤0.01%
18,851
-4,398,454
-100% -$24.6M
PR
8307
CALL
Permian Resources
PR
$18B
$97K ﹤0.01%
21,400
-97,400
-82% -$522K
VTLE
8308
PUT
DELISTED
Vital Energy
VTLE
$97K ﹤0.01%
2,005
+135
+7% +$7.46K
CERS icon
8309
CALL
Cerus
CERS
$601M
$96K ﹤0.01%
18,600
+900
+5% +$4.83K
CPRX
8310
CALL
DELISTED
Catalyst Pharmaceutical
CPRX
$96K ﹤0.01%
+18,000
New +$95.9K
NM
8311
PUT
DELISTED
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
NM
$96K ﹤0.01%
+20,000
New +$106K
ABEO icon
8312
PUT
Abeona Therapeutics
ABEO
$341M
$95K ﹤0.01%
1,680
+508
+43% +$38K
DLTH icon
8313
CALL
Duluth Holdings
DLTH
$153M
$95K ﹤0.01%
11,200
-1,900
-15% -$20.8K
LXRX icon
8314
CALL
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
LXRX
$1.03B
$95K ﹤0.01%
31,500
+3,900
+14% +$12.1K
MFG icon
8315
Mizuho Financial
MFG
$132B
$95K ﹤0.01%
30,931
-139,616
-82% -$415K
NMRK icon
8316
PUT
Newmark Group
NMRK
$2.76B
$95K ﹤0.01%
10,500
-23,400
-69% -$217K
VSTM icon
8317
CALL
Verastem
VSTM
$596M
$95K ﹤0.01%
6,508
+525
+9% +$8.53K
QTNT
8318
CALL
DELISTED
Quotient Limited Ordinary Shares
QTNT
$95K ﹤0.01%
+305
New +$118K
GCAP
8319
CALL
DELISTED
Gain Capital Holdings, Inc.
GCAP
$95K ﹤0.01%
+18,000
New +$84.1K
VFF icon
8320
Village Farms International
VFF
$309M
$94K ﹤0.01%
+10,348
New +$115K
XIN
8321
PUT
DELISTED
Xinyuan Real Estate
XIN
$94K ﹤0.01%
2,310
+1,030
+80% +$43K
LTHM
8322
CALL
DELISTED
Livent Corporation
LTHM
$94K ﹤0.01%
+14,000
New +$94.1K
MR
8323
CALL
DELISTED
Montage Resources Corporation Common Stock
MR
$94K ﹤0.01%
24,800
+14,500
+141% +$55.6K
NVLN
8324
CALL
DELISTED
Novelion Therapeutics Inc. Common Shares
NVLN
$94K ﹤0.01%
129,700
+75,800
+141% +$54.9K
WPG
8325
CALL
DELISTED
Washington Prime Group Inc.
WPG
$94K ﹤0.01%
2,533
-323
-11% -$10.6K
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Ken Griffin's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,267 positions worth $212B, down 2.8% from $218B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.

Ken Griffin withdrew a net $9.1B in Q3 2019, closing 1,180 positions and reducing 3,668 holdings. Its most notable exit was Red Hat Inc, an estimated $541M position sold in full.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.4% of assets, down from 5.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.

Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in KKR & Co worth $200M.

  • Ken Griffin's largest Q3 2019 buy was KKR & Co: 7,452,706 shares worth $200M.
  • Ken Griffin added most to Verizon in Q3 2019, an estimated $531M increase.
  • Ken Griffin's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Adobe, cutting an estimated $381M.
  • Ken Griffin fully exited Red Hat Inc in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $541M.
  • Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $212B portfolio in Q3 2019.
  • Ken Griffin opened 1,181 new positions and closed 1,180 in Q3 2019.
  • Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $212B.

Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.