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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1376
CALL
Sarepta Therapeutics
SRPT
$1.88B
| $38.3M | 0.01% |
396,800
-15,300
| -4% | -$1.47M |
|
1377
CALL
Sunrun
RUN
$2.43B
| $38.2M | 0.01% |
1,947,100
+735,300
| +61% | +$9.33M |
|
1378
Tyson Foods
TSN
$20.5B
| $38.1M | 0.01% |
708,523
-683,613
| -49% | -$33.2M |
|
1379
BorgWarner
BWA
$13.9B
| $38.1M | 0.01% |
1,061,551
-1,379,802
| -57% | -$49.2M |
|
1380
HEICO Corp Class A
HEI.A
$38B
| $38M | 0.01% |
266,782
-130,421
| -33% | -$17.7M |
|
1381
CALL
WIX.com
WIX
$3.13B
| $37.9M | 0.01% |
307,900
+145,800
| +90% | +$14.1M |
|
1382
PUT
Agilent Technologies
A
$41.9B
| $37.8M | 0.01% |
271,900
+65,300
| +32% | +$7.77M |
|
1383
PUT
NXP Semiconductors
NXPI
$58.7B
| $37.8M | 0.01% |
164,400
-30,700
| -16% | -$6.18M |
|
1384
CALL
Caesars Entertainment
CZR
$6.04B
| $37.7M | 0.01% |
805,000
+176,200
| +28% | +$7.82M |
|
1385
H&R Block
HRB
$6.78B
| $37.6M | 0.01% |
777,666
-1,262,349
| -62% | -$56.3M |
|
1386
CALL
Carrier Global
CARR
$51.6B
| $37.6M | 0.01% |
654,400
+61,600
| +10% | +$3.26M |
|
1387
PUT
VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF
GDXJ
$8.5B
| $37.6M | 0.01% |
991,400
-38,000
| -4% | -$1.34M |
|
1388
PUT
Apollo Global Management
APO
$84.2B
| $37.6M | 0.01% |
403,100
-206,500
| -34% | -$18.2M |
|
1389
Yum China
YUMC
$16.2B
| $37.5M | 0.01% |
883,617
+606,756
| +219% | +$28.2M |
|
1390
PUT
Cheniere Energy
LNG
$55.9B
| $37.5M | 0.01% |
219,600
-353,300
| -62% | -$60.7M |
|
1391
Williams Companies
WMB
$90.7B
| $37.5M | 0.01% |
1,075,636
-69,019
| -6% | -$2.42M |
|
1392
Stryker
SYK
$131B
| $37.4M | 0.01% |
124,966
+42,404
| +51% | +$11.9M |
|
|
FYBR
1393
CALL
DELISTED
Frontier Communications
FYBR
| $37.4M | 0.01% |
1,474,800
+456,800
| +45% | +$9.22M |
|
1394
PUT
Warner Bros
WBD
$69.5B
| $37.3M | 0.01% |
3,279,440
-14,710,116
| -82% | -$159M |
|
1395
BOK Financial
BOKF
$8.87B
| $37.3M | 0.01% |
435,390
+131,031
| +43% | +$9.88M |
|
1396
CALL
Elastic
ESTC
$8.89B
| $37.2M | 0.01% |
330,500
+26,300
| +9% | +$2.34M |
|
1397
CALL
MSCI
MSCI
$41.4B
| $37.2M | 0.01% |
65,800
+12,500
| +23% | +$6.45M |
|
1398
Sabra Healthcare REIT
SBRA
$5.16B
| $37.2M | 0.01% |
2,606,100
+1,009,747
| +63% | +$14.3M |
|
|
SWN
1399
DELISTED
Southwestern Energy Company
SWN
| $37.2M | 0.01% |
5,676,707
-284,096
| -5% | -$1.9M |
|
|
HCP
1400
DELISTED
HashiCorp, Inc. Class A Common Stock
HCP
| $37.2M | 0.01% |
1,572,205
+1,276,549
| +432% | +$27.7M |
|
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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 1,625 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 1,625 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.