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 |
Walt Disney
DIS
|
+$415M |
| 2 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$402M |
| 3 |
Goldman Sachs
GS
|
+$384M |
| 4 |
McDonald's
MCD
|
+$379M |
| 5 |
Tesla
TSLA
|
+$304M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$1.98B |
| 2 |
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SPY
|
+$596M |
| 3 |
AT&T
T
|
+$460M |
| 4 |
Synchrony
SYF
|
+$398M |
| 5 |
Honeywell
HON
|
+$342M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.97% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.82% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 4.18% |
| 4 | Industrials | 3.64% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.4% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1251
CALL
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x ETF
FAS
$2.49B
| $20.3M | 0.01% |
328,100
-39,600
| -11% | -$2.31M |
|
1252
Starbucks
SBUX
$124B
| $20.3M | 0.01% |
272,527
-3,674,024
| -93% | -$253M |
|
1253
PUT
Goodyear
GT
$1.78B
| $20.3M | 0.01% |
1,116,100
+45,300
| +4% | +$882K |
|
1254
Cars.com
CARS
$660M
| $20.2M | 0.01% |
884,530
+205,510
| +30% | +$4.97M |
|
|
EXAS
1255
CALL
DELISTED
Exact Sciences
EXAS
| $20.1M | 0.01% |
232,300
-63,700
| -22% | -$5.42M |
|
1256
CALL
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF
XLB
$8.6B
| $20M | 0.01% |
720,600
+214,000
| +42% | +$5.77M |
|
|
HTZ
1257
PUT
DELISTED
Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
HTZ
| $20M | 0.01% |
1,323,075
-170,578
| -11% | -$2.48M |
|
1258
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
VT
$81.9B
| $20M | 0.01% |
+272,753
| New | +$19.4M |
|
1259
CALL
Carvana
CVNA
$82.2B
| $19.9M | 0.01% |
1,715,500
+173,500
| +11% | +$1.46M |
|
1260
First Trust Smith Opportunistic Fixed Income ETF
FIXD
$3.24B
| $19.8M | 0.01% |
+391,734
| New | +$19.5M |
|
1261
Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF
FNDF
$25.9B
| $19.8M | 0.01% |
718,227
+201,923
| +39% | +$5.46M |
|
1262
Halliburton
HAL
$28.4B
| $19.8M | 0.01% |
675,185
+294,961
| +78% | +$8.91M |
|
1263
Teledyne Technologies
TDY
$31.4B
| $19.7M | 0.01% |
+83,289
| New | +$18.9M |
|
1264
CALL
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
$8.55B
| $19.7M | 0.01% |
622,100
+1,600
| +0.3% | +$51K |
|
1265
CALL
Dominion Energy
D
$60.4B
| $19.7M | 0.01% |
257,300
-5,400
| -2% | -$394K |
|
1266
CALL
Ventas
VTR
$46.7B
| $19.7M | 0.01% |
308,900
+71,900
| +30% | +$4.49M |
|
1267
Sutro Biopharma
STRO
$348M
| $19.7M | 0.01% |
172,920
+16
| +0% | +$1.66K |
|
1268
CALL
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
$82.5B
| $19.7M | 0.01% |
137,200
-2,800
| -2% | -$387K |
|
1269
EPR Properties
EPR
$4.73B
| $19.6M | 0.01% |
254,668
-134,424
| -35% | -$9.78M |
|
|
ELLI
1270
DELISTED
Ellie Mae Inc
ELLI
| $19.6M | 0.01% |
198,389
+169,910
| +597% | +$14.7M |
|
1271
New York Times
NYT
$10.5B
| $19.6M | 0.01% |
595,746
+577,753
| +3,211% | +$17.1M |
|
1272
PUT
International Paper
IP
$21.6B
| $19.6M | 0.01% |
446,477
+163,575
| +58% | +$7.09M |
|
1273
CALL
Bunge Global
BG
$21.9B
| $19.6M | 0.01% |
368,600
+131,500
| +55% | +$6.98M |
|
1274
Ferrari
RACE
$72.8B
| $19.5M | 0.01% |
146,091
+138,872
| +1,924% | +$17M |
|
1275
CALL
Bath & Body Works
BBWI
$3.88B
| $19.5M | 0.01% |
876,415
+140,276
| +19% | +$3.08M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q1 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,449 positions worth $201B, up 10% from $183B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 24% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $13B in Q1 2019, closing 1,252 positions and reducing 3,810 holdings. Its most notable exit was Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A, an estimated $223M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 6% of assets, up from 4.8% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Elanco Animal Health worth $251M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q1 2019 buy was Elanco Animal Health: 7,832,197 shares worth $251M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Walt Disney in Q1 2019, an estimated $415M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q1 2019 reduction was Amazon, cutting an estimated $1.98B.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. Class A in Q1 2019, selling an estimated $223M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 24% of its $201B portfolio in Q1 2019.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,429 new positions and closed 1,252 in Q1 2019.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 10% quarter-over-quarter to $201B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2019, filed 15 May 2019.