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 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$596M |
| 2 |
Honeywell
HON
|
+$400M |
| 3 |
Lowe's Companies
LOW
|
+$340M |
| 4 |
Alibaba
BABA
|
+$281M |
| 5 |
HES
Hess
HES
|
+$223M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Alphabet (Google) Class C
GOOG
|
+$545M |
| 2 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$416M |
| 3 |
Western Digital
WDC
|
+$385M |
| 4 |
Illinois Tool Works
ITW
|
+$327M |
| 5 |
Edwards Lifesciences
EW
|
+$311M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Financials | 7.75% |
| 2 | Consumer Discretionary | 7.19% |
| 3 | Technology | 6.93% |
| 4 | Energy | 6.67% |
| 5 | Healthcare | 5.64% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
SPLK
1376
CALL
DELISTED
Splunk Inc
SPLK
| $7.38M | 0.01% |
125,400
-8,100
| -6% | -$464K |
|
|
ABAX
1377
DELISTED
Abaxis Inc
ABAX
| $7.35M | 0.01% |
132,020
+56,849
| +76% | +$2.88M |
|
1378
PUT
Mohawk Industries
MHK
$9.42B
| $7.35M | 0.01% |
38,800
+6,400
| +20% | +$1.23M |
|
|
ROI
1379
CALL
DELISTED
WISDOMTREE LARGECAP GROWTH FUND
ROI
| $7.34M | 0.01% |
136,400
-39,300
| -22% | -$2.11M |
|
1380
PUT
Autodesk
ADSK
$53.4B
| $7.34M | 0.01% |
120,400
-42,600
| -26% | -$2.47M |
|
|
POT
1381
CALL
DELISTED
Potash Corp Of Saskatchewan
POT
| $7.32M | 0.01% |
427,700
+33,200
| +8% | +$661K |
|
|
MBLY
1382
PUT
DELISTED
Mobileye N.V.
MBLY
| $7.31M | 0.01% |
172,800
+2,500
| +1% | +$112K |
|
1383
Polaris
PII
$3.91B
| $7.29M | 0.01% |
84,789
-667,388
| -89% | -$70.7M |
|
1384
CALL
Aflac
AFL
$61B
| $7.28M | 0.01% |
243,200
-31,000
| -11% | -$965K |
|
1385
Ametek
AME
$58.7B
| $7.28M | 0.01% |
135,795
+107,667
| +383% | +$5.91M |
|
|
1386
PUT
Aflac
AFL
$61B
| $7.27M | 0.01% |
242,600
+64,400
| +36% | +$2M |
|
|
SPWR
1387
DELISTED
SunPower Corporation Common Stock
SPWR
| $7.26M | 0.01% |
369,256
+326,993
| +774% | +$5.47M |
|
1388
PUT
Elevance Health
ELV
$86.9B
| $7.25M | 0.01% |
52,000
-34,600
| -40% | -$4.77M |
|
|
SFUN
1389
DELISTED
Fang Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares (each representing ten Class A Ordinary Shares)
SFUN
| $7.22M | 0.01% |
19,542
-3,690
| -16% | -$1.31M |
|
1390
Apple
AAPL
$4.46T
| $7.22M | 0.01% |
274,308
-1,561,312
| -85% | -$44.6M |
|
|
SINA
1391
CALL
DELISTED
Sina Corp
SINA
| $7.2M | 0.01% |
145,700
-18,900
| -11% | -$909K |
|
1392
JPMorgan Chase
JPM
$965B
| $7.19M | 0.01% |
108,832
+95,800
| +735% | +$6.24M |
|
1393
CALL
Corning
GLW
$143B
| $7.18M | 0.01% |
392,800
-256,400
| -39% | -$4.65M |
|
|
LPT
1394
DELISTED
Liberty Property Trust
LPT
| $7.18M | 0.01% |
231,214
-20,159
| -8% | -$668K |
|
1395
Orion
OEC
$362M
| $7.17M | 0.01% |
568,846
-29,437
| -5% | -$387K |
|
|
PRTY
1396
DELISTED
Party City Holdco Inc.
PRTY
| $7.16M | 0.01% |
554,212
-282,526
| -34% | -$4.06M |
|
|
RAI
1397
PUT
DELISTED
Reynolds American Inc
RAI
| $7.14M | 0.01% |
154,700
-53,300
| -26% | -$2.47M |
|
1398
PUT
Signet Jewelers
SIG
$3.5B
| $7.14M | 0.01% |
57,700
+48,100
| +501% | +$6.52M |
|
1399
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF
RSP
$100B
| $7.13M | 0.01% |
93,073
+20,824
| +29% | +$1.62M |
|
1400
CALL
Cencora
COR
$59.5B
| $7.12M | 0.01% |
68,600
+7,600
| +12% | +$746K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q4 2015 Portfolio in Review
As of Q4 2015, Ken Griffin held 9,881 positions worth $91.6B, down 13% from $105B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 15% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $23.5B in Q4 2015, closing 1,198 positions and reducing 4,313 holdings. Its most notable exit was HP, an estimated $182M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Financials at 7.8% of assets, down from 8.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Consumer Discretionary and Technology.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in Alphabet (Google) Class A worth $627M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q4 2015 buy was Alphabet (Google) Class A: 16,114,160 shares worth $627M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Honeywell in Q4 2015, an estimated $400M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q4 2015 reduction was Alphabet (Google) Class C, cutting an estimated $545M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited HP in Q4 2015, selling an estimated $182M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 15% of its $91.6B portfolio in Q4 2015.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,019 new positions and closed 1,198 in Q4 2015.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 13% quarter-over-quarter to $91.6B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q4 2015, filed 12 Feb 2016.