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
|
+$1.04B |
| 2 |
Meta Platforms (Facebook)
META
|
+$742M |
| 3 |
Wells Fargo
WFC
|
+$363M |
| 4 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$310M |
| 5 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$281M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$869M |
| 2 |
Apple
AAPL
|
+$693M |
| 3 |
PPLI
People Inc
PPLI
|
+$488M |
| 4 |
Expedia Group
EXPE
|
+$409M |
| 5 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$370M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 3.04% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 2.79% |
| 3 | Financials | 2.32% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.15% |
| 5 | Industrials | 1.71% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1201
United Rentals
URI
$71.5B
| $28.1M | 0.01% |
160,903
+100,891
| +168% | +$17M |
|
1202
PUT
Dollar Tree
DLTR
$25B
| $28M | 0.01% |
306,800
+83,700
| +38% | +$7.88M |
|
|
EXAS
1203
PUT
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $28M | 0.01% |
274,600
+61,300
| +29% | +$5.29M |
|
1204
CALL
Tandem Diabetes Care
TNDM
$1.58B
| $27.9M | 0.01% |
246,200
+37,000
| +18% | +$3.89M |
|
1205
PUT
TJX Companies
TJX
$169B
| $27.9M | 0.01% |
500,700
-571,100
| -53% | -$30.8M |
|
1206
PUT
Kimberly-Clark
KMB
$36.9B
| $27.8M | 0.01% |
188,600
+19,000
| +11% | +$2.85M |
|
1207
Pliant Therapeutics
PLRX
$66.3M
| $27.8M | 0.01% |
1,229,433
-3,347
| -0.3% | -$83.6K |
|
1208
RTX Corp
RTX
$299B
| $27.8M | 0.01% |
483,298
+241,821
| +100% | +$14.7M |
|
|
ITCI
1209
DELISTED
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
ITCI
| $27.8M | 0.01% |
1,083,562
+582,002
| +116% | +$13.3M |
|
1210
PUT
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
TECL
$6.38B
| $27.8M | 0.01% |
908,000
+88,000
| +11% | +$2.54M |
|
1211
CALL
KLA
KLAC
$266B
| $27.8M | 0.01% |
1,433,000
-524,000
| -27% | -$10.4M |
|
1212
Trade Desk
TTD
$6.67B
| $27.8M | 0.01% |
535,140
-137,350
| -20% | -$6.27M |
|
1213
CALL
Truist Financial
TFC
$64.9B
| $27.7M | 0.01% |
727,100
+214,700
| +42% | +$8.09M |
|
1214
PUT
Royal Gold
RGLD
$19.6B
| $27.6M | 0.01% |
229,300
+5,300
| +2% | +$696K |
|
1215
CALL
Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF
ASHR
$1.58B
| $27.5M | 0.01% |
798,900
-660,900
| -45% | -$22.7M |
|
1216
PUT
PG&E
PCG
$38.7B
| $27.5M | 0.01% |
2,932,500
-3,214,600
| -52% | -$29.8M |
|
|
NVTA
1217
PUT
DELISTED
Invitae Corporation
NVTA
| $27.5M | 0.01% |
635,200
+110,300
| +21% | +$3.76M |
|
1218
Vertiv
VRT
$112B
| $27.5M | 0.01% |
1,588,939
+418,698
| +36% | +$6.56M |
|
1219
Booking.com
BKNG
$161B
| $27.5M | 0.01% |
402,175
+240,575
| +149% | +$16.9M |
|
1220
CALL
Sony
SONY
$142B
| $27.4M | 0.01% |
1,784,500
+310,500
| +21% | +$4.83M |
|
1221
AES
AES
$10.5B
| $27.4M | 0.01% |
1,511,983
+953,221
| +171% | +$15.9M |
|
1222
Ares Management
ARES
$32.9B
| $27.4M | 0.01% |
677,423
+512,648
| +311% | +$20.5M |
|
|
DNB
1223
DELISTED
Dun & Bradstreet
DNB
| $27.3M | 0.01% |
+1,064,389
| New | +$27M |
|
1224
CALL
Hershey
HSY
$37B
| $27.3M | 0.01% |
190,500
+78,600
| +70% | +$11.1M |
|
1225
Thor Industries
THO
$4.12B
| $27.3M | 0.01% |
286,426
-16,513
| -5% | -$1.71M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q3 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2020, Ken Griffin held 11,253 positions worth $353B, up 26% from $280B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 36% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $24.6B of net new capital in Q3 2020, opening 1,597 new positions and adding to 4,071 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 4,016,602 shares worth $256M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 3% of assets, down from 3.4% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Amazon, an estimated $869M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q3 2020 buy was iShares MSCI EAFE ETF: 4,016,602 shares worth $256M.
- Ken Griffin added most to State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust in Q3 2020, an estimated $1.04B increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q3 2020 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $869M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Intel in Q3 2020, selling an estimated $249M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 36% of its $353B portfolio in Q3 2020.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,597 new positions and closed 1,264 in Q3 2020.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 26% quarter-over-quarter to $353B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2020, filed 16 Nov 2020.