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 |
Microsoft
MSFT
|
+$640M |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$501M |
| 3 |
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
|
+$438M |
| 4 |
Intuitive Surgical
ISRG
|
+$437M |
| 5 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$420M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
NVIDIA
NVDA
|
+$545M |
| 2 |
DexCom
DXCM
|
+$457M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$431M |
| 4 |
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
|
+$416M |
| 5 |
Humana
HUM
|
+$394M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.03% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 2.92% |
| 3 | Consumer Discretionary | 1.99% |
| 4 | Financials | 1.93% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.92% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1026
PUT
Old Dominion Freight Line
ODFL
$44.5B
| $50.6M | 0.01% |
273,600
-9,600
| -3% | -$1.55M |
|
1027
Nice
NICE
$6.19B
| $50.5M | 0.01% |
244,674
-13,868
| -5% | -$2.86M |
|
1028
Robert Half
RHI
$4.49B
| $50.5M | 0.01% |
671,648
-371,671
| -36% | -$26.5M |
|
1029
Applied Materials
AMAT
$405B
| $50.5M | 0.01% |
349,440
-585,519
| -63% | -$73.3M |
|
1030
PUT
Cadence Design Systems
CDNS
$88.7B
| $50.4M | 0.01% |
214,900
+80,500
| +60% | +$17.5M |
|
1031
PUT
Coherent
COHR
$63.4B
| $50.2M | 0.01% |
985,200
+270,100
| +38% | +$10M |
|
|
HES
1032
CALL
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $50.2M | 0.01% |
369,400
-77,500
| -17% | -$10.6M |
|
|
FTCH
1033
DELISTED
Farfetch Limited Class A Ordinary Shares
FTCH
| $50.2M | 0.01% |
8,304,422
+6,235,260
| +301% | +$30M |
|
1034
CALL
American Tower
AMT
$81.2B
| $50.1M | 0.01% |
258,500
-45,000
| -15% | -$8.8M |
|
|
MRSH
1035
Marsh
MRSH
$90B
| $50M | 0.01% |
265,925
+136,614
| +106% | +$24.2M |
|
1036
CALL
Microchip Technology
MCHP
$42.4B
| $50M | 0.01% |
558,200
+222,800
| +66% | +$17.6M |
|
1037
PUT
APA Corp
APA
$14.1B
| $50M | 0.01% |
1,463,500
+20,900
| +1% | +$729K |
|
1038
PUT
Cummins
CMI
$87.3B
| $50M | 0.01% |
203,800
+67,300
| +49% | +$15.2M |
|
|
X
1039
CALL
DELISTED
US Steel
X
| $49.8M | 0.01% |
1,992,000
-295,500
| -13% | -$6.88M |
|
1040
CALL
Peabody Energy
BTU
$3B
| $49.8M | 0.01% |
2,299,600
-1,027,200
| -31% | -$22.8M |
|
1041
CALL
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.8B
| $49.8M | 0.01% |
659,200
+56,000
| +9% | +$4.24M |
|
1042
CALL
iShares US Home Construction ETF
ITB
$2.36B
| $49.7M | 0.01% |
581,200
+303,000
| +109% | +$23M |
|
1043
DT Midstream
DTM
$13.8B
| $49.6M | 0.01% |
1,000,843
+713,736
| +249% | +$34.2M |
|
|
HES
1044
PUT
DELISTED
Hess
HES
| $49.6M | 0.01% |
364,600
+70,600
| +24% | +$9.66M |
|
|
PLGO
1045
Pelagos Insurance Capital
PLGO
$1.94B
| $49.6M | 0.01% |
+3,630,236
| New | +$48.2M |
|
1046
CALL
Live Nation Entertainment
LYV
$43.5B
| $49.5M | 0.01% |
543,800
+46,900
| +9% | +$3.66M |
|
1047
Parker-Hannifin
PH
$133B
| $49.4M | 0.01% |
126,681
+121,297
| +2,253% | +$41M |
|
1048
AXIS Capital
AXS
$7.3B
| $49.4M | 0.01% |
917,091
-112,387
| -11% | -$6.14M |
|
1049
CALL
Macy's
M
$6.17B
| $49.3M | 0.01% |
3,072,900
+790,900
| +35% | +$12.6M |
|
1050
CALL
The Mosaic Company
MOS
$6.94B
| $49.3M | 0.01% |
1,407,500
+183,000
| +15% | +$7.07M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2023 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2023, Ken Griffin held 15,826 positions worth $484B, up 6.4% from $455B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $16.6B in Q2 2023, closing 1,563 positions and reducing 7,223 holdings. Its most notable exit was State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF, an estimated $192M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3% of assets, down from 3.2% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Consumer Discretionary.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in BILL Holdings worth $222M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2023 buy was BILL Holdings: 1,901,064 shares worth $222M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Microsoft in Q2 2023, an estimated $640M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2023 reduction was NVIDIA, cutting an estimated $545M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF in Q2 2023, selling an estimated $192M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $484B portfolio in Q2 2023.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,205 new positions and closed 1,563 in Q2 2023.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 6.4% quarter-over-quarter to $484B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2023, filed 14 Aug 2023.