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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12251
PUT
Five Point Holdings
FPH
$371M
| $27.3K | ﹤0.01% |
8,900
+8,500
| +2,125% | +$22.3K |
|
12252
CALL
Information Services Group
III
$250M
| $27.3K | ﹤0.01% |
5,800
+3,500
| +152% | +$15.3K |
|
12253
Focus Universal
FCUV
$3.95M
| $27.2K | ﹤0.01% |
47
-16
| -25% | -$10.8K |
|
12254
CALL
Future FinTech Group
FTFT
$1.72M
| $27.2K | ﹤0.01% |
93
+4
| +4% | +$608 |
|
|
SEVN
12255
PUT
Seven Hills Realty Trust
SEVN
$176M
| $27.2K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,100
| New | +$23.7K |
|
12256
PUT
ProShares UltraShort Dow 30
DXD
$42.7M
| $27.2K | ﹤0.01% |
800
-16,700
| -95% | -$665K |
|
|
AMLI
12257
DELISTED
American Lithium Corp. Common Stock
AMLI
| $27.2K | ﹤0.01% |
+24,684
| New | +$29.1K |
|
12258
PUT
Compugen
CGEN
$228M
| $27.1K | ﹤0.01% |
13,700
+2,600
| +23% | +$2.27K |
|
12259
PUT
Equity Bancshares
EQBK
$1.06B
| $27.1K | ﹤0.01% |
+800
| New | +$21.9K |
|
|
AKTS
12260
CALL
DELISTED
Akoustis Technologies Inc
AKTS
| $27.1K | ﹤0.01% |
32,500
+29,300
| +916% | +$19.7K |
|
12261
PUT
Federated Hermes
FHI
$4.79B
| $27.1K | ﹤0.01% |
800
-14,300
| -95% | -$466K |
|
12262
Ostin Technology Group
OST
| $27.1K | ﹤0.01% |
+139
| New | +$29K |
|
12263
PUT
Kforce
KFRC
$1.04B
| $27K | ﹤0.01% |
400
-3,100
| -89% | -$198K |
|
|
CCEC
12264
PUT
Capital Clean Energy Carriers
CCEC
$1.36B
| $27K | ﹤0.01% |
1,900
-1,900
| -50% | -$26.2K |
|
|
BMTX
12265
DELISTED
BM Technologies, Inc.
BMTX
| $26.9K | ﹤0.01% |
+13,117
| New | +$34K |
|
12266
PUT
Ziff Davis
ZD
$1.9B
| $26.9K | ﹤0.01% |
400
-3,800
| -90% | -$241K |
|
|
EAR
12267
DELISTED
Eargo, Inc. Common Stock
EAR
| $26.9K | ﹤0.01% |
+10,376
| New | +$24.5K |
|
12268
CALL
Knowles
KN
$3.29B
| $26.9K | ﹤0.01% |
1,500
-1,300
| -46% | -$20.2K |
|
12269
CALL
Verastem
VSTM
$596M
| $26.9K | ﹤0.01% |
3,300
-1,228
| -27% | -$8.82K |
|
12270
Bluejay Diagnostics
BJDX
$1.09M
| $26.8K | ﹤0.01% |
+14
| New | +$75.9K |
|
12271
RB Global
RBA
$15.6B
| $26.8K | ﹤0.01% |
401
-2,325,661
| -100% | -$149M |
|
12272
Corsair Gaming
CRSR
$1.41B
| $26.8K | ﹤0.01% |
1,902
-70,700
| -97% | -$948K |
|
12273
PUT
Usana Health Sciences
USNA
$247M
| $26.8K | ﹤0.01% |
500
-1,000
| -67% | -$50.6K |
|
12274
PUT
James River Group Holdings
JRVR
$193M
| $26.8K | ﹤0.01% |
+2,900
| New | +$33.3K |
|
|
NEWP
12275
PUT
New Pacific Metals
NEWP
$1.27B
| $26.7K | ﹤0.01% |
14,000
+2,000
| +17% | +$3.45K |
|
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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.