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 |
Fidelity National Information Services
FIS
|
+$361M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$312M |
| 3 |
Boston Scientific
BSX
|
+$299M |
| 4 |
Biogen
BIIB
|
+$269M |
| 5 |
Broadcom
AVGO
|
+$223M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Home Depot
HD
|
+$332M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$289M |
| 3 |
Intuit
INTU
|
+$241M |
| 4 |
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
|
+$200M |
| 5 |
PepsiCo
PEP
|
+$197M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 6.78% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 5.49% |
| 3 | Financials | 5% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 4.89% |
| 5 | Industrials | 4.42% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1151
PUT
Seagate
STX
$209B
| $9.79M | 0.01% |
401,700
-123,800
| -24% | -$3M |
|
1152
PUT
Archer Daniels Midland
ADM
$38.6B
| $9.77M | 0.01% |
227,700
+67,500
| +42% | +$2.69M |
|
1153
CALL
United States Natural Gas Fund
UNG
$489M
| $9.76M | 0.01% |
70,613
+37,300
| +112% | +$4.26M |
|
1154
PUT
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund
UUP
$414M
| $9.73M | 0.01% |
391,900
+31,400
| +9% | +$769K |
|
1155
CALL
Marathon Petroleum
MPC
$100B
| $9.73M | 0.01% |
256,400
+62,700
| +32% | +$2.3M |
|
1156
PUT
Sysco
SYY
$40.5B
| $9.73M | 0.01% |
191,800
+65,800
| +52% | +$3.18M |
|
|
AEL
1157
DELISTED
American Equity Investment Life Holding Company
AEL
| $9.73M | 0.01% |
682,528
-788,904
| -54% | -$11.9M |
|
1158
SS&C Technologies
SSNC
$18.8B
| $9.71M | 0.01% |
+345,777
| New | +$10.4M |
|
|
AFSI
1159
DELISTED
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
AFSI
| $9.65M | 0.01% |
393,960
+143,555
| +57% | +$3.66M |
|
1160
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$4.67B
| $9.65M | 0.01% |
251,652
+70,312
| +39% | +$2.78M |
|
1161
CALL
Truist Financial
TFC
$64.7B
| $9.65M | 0.01% |
270,900
+67,000
| +33% | +$2.34M |
|
|
STOR
1162
DELISTED
STORE Capital Corporation
STOR
| $9.63M | 0.01% |
326,863
-312,412
| -49% | -$8.23M |
|
1163
PUT
Kohl's
KSS
$2.22B
| $9.61M | 0.01% |
253,500
+112,200
| +79% | +$4.46M |
|
|
WWAV
1164
CALL
DELISTED
The WhiteWave Foods Company
WWAV
| $9.58M | 0.01% |
204,100
-50,300
| -20% | -$2.16M |
|
|
USG
1165
DELISTED
Usg
USG
| $9.57M | 0.01% |
355,125
-18,435
| -5% | -$503K |
|
1166
Gray Television
GTN
$520M
| $9.55M | 0.01% |
880,309
-1,078,590
| -55% | -$12.7M |
|
|
HDP
1167
DELISTED
Hortonworks, Inc.
HDP
| $9.53M | 0.01% |
891,567
+847,178
| +1,909% | +$9.56M |
|
|
MPSX
1168
DELISTED
Multi Packaging Solutions Intl.
MPSX
| $9.52M | 0.01% |
713,385
+362,611
| +103% | +$5.64M |
|
1169
CALL
Cencora
COR
$59.2B
| $9.52M | 0.01% |
120,000
+3,200
| +3% | +$257K |
|
1170
PUT
Stanley Black & Decker
SWK
$15.5B
| $9.5M | 0.01% |
85,400
+15,600
| +22% | +$1.73M |
|
|
KITE
1171
DELISTED
Kite Pharma, Inc.
KITE
| $9.5M | 0.01% |
189,953
-562,395
| -75% | -$27.6M |
|
1172
Wayfair
W
$13.9B
| $9.49M | 0.01% |
243,387
-725,215
| -75% | -$28.9M |
|
1173
Bruker
BRKR
$8.83B
| $9.46M | 0.01% |
415,850
+143,157
| +52% | +$3.82M |
|
|
CERN
1174
CALL
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $9.45M | 0.01% |
161,300
+47,800
| +42% | +$2.66M |
|
1175
Palo Alto Networks
PANW
$323B
| $9.41M | 0.01% |
460,410
-2,202,540
| -83% | -$51M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2016 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2016, Ken Griffin held 8,070 positions worth $89.7B, up 13% from $79.3B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $5.02B of net new capital in Q2 2016, opening 1,409 new positions and adding to 2,466 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was United Airlines: 4,297,394 shares worth $176M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 6.8% of assets, up from 5.7% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Home Depot, an estimated $332M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2016 buy was United Airlines: 4,297,394 shares worth $176M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Fidelity National Information Services in Q2 2016, an estimated $361M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2016 reduction was Home Depot, cutting an estimated $332M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Alphabet (Google) Class A in Q2 2016, selling an estimated $289M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $89.7B portfolio in Q2 2016.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,409 new positions and closed 1,304 in Q2 2016.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 13% quarter-over-quarter to $89.7B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2016, filed 12 Aug 2016.