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 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$1.38B |
| 2 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$732M |
| 3 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$606M |
| 4 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$559M |
| 5 |
AT&T
T
|
+$466M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ATVI
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
|
+$1.41B |
| 2 |
Comcast
CMCSA
|
+$658M |
| 3 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$650M |
| 4 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$642M |
| 5 |
T-Mobile US
TMUS
|
+$577M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.81% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 2.95% |
| 3 | Financials | 2.19% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.15% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.55% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8976
CALL
Digimarc Corp
DMRC
$169M
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
8,700
-700
| -7% | -$22.2K |
|
8977
PUT
FIGS
FIGS
$2.38B
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
45,200
-17,900
| -28% | -$118K |
|
8978
DoubleLine Mortgage ETF
DMBS
$704M
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
+6,346
| New | +$300K |
|
8979
CALL
Insteel Industries
IIIN
$631M
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
8,200
-8,600
| -51% | -$284K |
|
8980
PUT
Limbach Holdings
LMB
$543M
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
6,900
-2,800
| -29% | -$101K |
|
8981
CALL
Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X ETF
RETL
$25.2M
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
34,400
+7,200
| +26% | +$46.7K |
|
8982
EverCommerce
EVCM
$1.8B
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
28,442
-82,994
| -74% | -$800K |
|
8983
CALL
Safe Bulkers
SB
$825M
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
79,800
+200
| +0.3% | +$704 |
|
8984
PUT
CMS Energy
CMS
$22.3B
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
5,400
-8,400
| -61% | -$469K |
|
8985
PUT
Aviat Networks
AVNW
$287M
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
9,600
-2,800
| -23% | -$83.6K |
|
8986
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF
FPEI
$1.95B
| $314K | ﹤0.01% |
+17,584
| New | +$300K |
|
8987
Invesco S&P SmallCap Utilities & Communication Services ETF
PSCU
$17.7M
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
5,793
-5,082
| -47% | -$255K |
|
8988
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II First Trust Indxx Global Agriculture ETF
FTAG
$14.2M
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
12,256
-14,470
| -54% | -$360K |
|
8989
CALL
Opko Health
OPK
$1.02B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
207,400
+5,600
| +3% | +$8.1K |
|
8990
CALL
Direxion NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index ETF
QQQE
$1.44B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
3,700
+3,400
| +1,133% | +$263K |
|
8991
PUT
Stoneridge
SRI
$205M
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
16,000
+15,600
| +3,900% | +$271K |
|
8992
PUT
Methanex
MEOH
$4.34B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
6,600
-4,700
| -42% | -$204K |
|
8993
PUT
Dyne Therapeutics
DYN
$4.88B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
23,500
+17,700
| +305% | +$173K |
|
8994
PUT
Vertex
VERX
$2.06B
| $313K | ﹤0.01% |
11,600
+9,700
| +511% | +$249K |
|
|
CWEN.A
8995
CALL
DELISTED
Clearway Energy Class A
CWEN.A
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
12,200
+1,500
| +14% | +$32.9K |
|
8996
Invesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF
SOXQ
$3.03B
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
+9,488
| New | +$273K |
|
8997
PUT
NWPX Infrastructure Inc
NWPX
$1.12B
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
10,300
+5,400
| +110% | +$152K |
|
|
HDSN
8998
CALL
Hudson Technologies
HDSN
$259M
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
23,100
-3,000
| -11% | -$38.7K |
|
8999
Beam Therapeutics
BEAM
$2.8B
| $312K | ﹤0.01% |
11,445
-1,165,470
| -99% | -$29M |
|
9000
CVRx
CVRX
$73.3M
| $311K | ﹤0.01% |
9,879
+2,885
| +41% | +$54.1K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q4 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2023, Ken Griffin held 15,795 positions worth $500B, up 7.2% from $467B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 31% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $25.4B in Q4 2023, closing 1,624 positions and reducing 6,315 holdings. Its most notable exit was Activision Blizzard, an estimated $1.41B position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3.8% of assets, down from 3.9% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF worth $129M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q4 2023 buy was iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF: 1,167,658 shares worth $129M.
- Ken Griffin added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q4 2023, an estimated $1.38B increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q4 2023 reduction was Comcast, cutting an estimated $658M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Activision Blizzard in Q4 2023, selling an estimated $1.41B.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 31% of its $500B portfolio in Q4 2023.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,585 new positions and closed 1,624 in Q4 2023.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 7.2% quarter-over-quarter to $500B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2023, filed 14 Feb 2024.