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 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$768M |
| 2 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$625M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$427M |
| 4 |
McKesson
MCK
|
+$427M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$427M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$503M |
| 2 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$457M |
| 3 |
Global Payments
GPN
|
+$441M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$388M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$355M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 4.18% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 4.07% |
| 3 | Financials | 2.86% |
| 4 | Industrials | 2.85% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8751
CALL
American Superconductor
AMSC
$1.55B
| $60K | ﹤0.01% |
11,000
-10,900
| -50% | -$74.8K |
|
8752
Babcock & Wilcox
BW
$1.53B
| $60K | ﹤0.01% |
58,204
+30,736
| +112% | +$111K |
|
8753
CALL
Diamondrock Hospitality Co
DRH
$2.53B
| $60K | ﹤0.01% |
+11,800
| New | +$102K |
|
8754
Research Frontiers
REFR
$15.3M
| $60K | ﹤0.01% |
25,519
+11,857
| +87% | +$37.9K |
|
8755
Tonix Pharmaceuticals
TNXP
$218M
| – | – |
0
| – | – |
|
8756
PUT
Televisa
TV
$1.53B
| $60K | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
-13,100
| -56% | -$128K |
|
8757
Energous
WATT
$85.6M
| $60K | ﹤0.01% |
136
+42
| +45% | +$37.5K |
|
|
NE
8758
DELISTED
Noble Corporation
NE
| $60K | ﹤0.01% |
230,712
-282,367
| -55% | -$210K |
|
|
YELL
8759
CALL
DELISTED
Yellow Corporation Common Stock
YELL
| $60K | ﹤0.01% |
36,000
+10,000
| +38% | +$21.9K |
|
|
FTR
8760
PUT
DELISTED
Frontier Communications Corp.
FTR
| $60K | ﹤0.01% |
158,300
-12,600
| -7% | -$6.74K |
|
8761
PUT
Abeona Therapeutics
ABEO
$341M
| $59K | ﹤0.01% |
1,128
-720
| -39% | -$48.1K |
|
8762
CALL
Chord Energy
CHRD
$7.51B
| $59K | ﹤0.01% |
167,700
-92,200
| -35% | -$169K |
|
8763
Genprex
GNPX
$2.18M
| $59K | ﹤0.01% |
+1
| New | +$103K |
|
8764
PUT
Solid Biosciences
SLDB
$986M
| $59K | ﹤0.01% |
1,640
-1,020
| -38% | -$50.5K |
|
|
MRNS
8765
PUT
DELISTED
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc
MRNS
| $59K | ﹤0.01% |
7,325
+225
| +3% | +$1.95K |
|
|
CPE
8766
CALL
DELISTED
Callon Petroleum Company
CPE
| $59K | ﹤0.01% |
10,750
+2,630
| +32% | +$64.8K |
|
|
PRTY
8767
CALL
DELISTED
Party City Holdco Inc.
PRTY
| $59K | ﹤0.01% |
128,000
-43,600
| -25% | -$89.6K |
|
|
AVEO
8768
DELISTED
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
AVEO
| $59K | ﹤0.01% |
16,283
+1,414
| +10% | +$7.02K |
|
|
CHU
8769
CALL
DELISTED
China Unicom (HONG KONG) Limited
CHU
| $59K | ﹤0.01% |
10,000
-2,100
| -17% | -$16.8K |
|
|
BRFS
8770
CALL
DELISTED
BRF SA
BRFS
| $58K | ﹤0.01% |
19,900
-58,700
| -75% | -$370K |
|
8771
Vaalco Energy
EGY
$608M
| $58K | ﹤0.01% |
64,622
+40,845
| +172% | +$77.3K |
|
|
IRS
8772
IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones
IRS
$1.24B
| $58K | ﹤0.01% |
16,222
-34,061
| -68% | -$182K |
|
8773
PUT
SunCoke Energy
SXC
$794M
| $58K | ﹤0.01% |
15,100
-35,400
| -70% | -$179K |
|
8774
CALL
Veru
VERU
$46.5M
| $58K | ﹤0.01% |
1,760
+690
| +64% | +$25.9K |
|
|
ALO
8775
DELISTED
Alio Gold Inc
ALO
| $58K | ﹤0.01% |
118,282
+32,416
| +38% | +$21.8K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2020, Ken Griffin held 10,687 positions worth $222B, down 3.5% from $230B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 32% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $36.9B of net new capital in Q1 2020, opening 1,650 new positions and adding to 4,224 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Invesco QQQ Trust: 2,950,335 shares worth $562M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 4.2% of assets, down from 5.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Uber, an estimated $503M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q1 2020 buy was Invesco QQQ Trust: 2,950,335 shares worth $562M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Charter Communications in Q1 2020, an estimated $768M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Uber, cutting an estimated $503M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $280M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 32% of its $222B portfolio in Q1 2020.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,650 new positions and closed 1,165 in Q1 2020.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 3.5% quarter-over-quarter to $222B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 15 May 2020.