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 |
Verizon
VZ
|
+$531M |
| 2 |
Alphabet (Google) Class A
GOOGL
|
+$479M |
| 3 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$431M |
| 4 |
SPDR Gold Trust
GLD
|
+$431M |
| 5 |
RTN
Raytheon Company
RTN
|
+$317M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
RHT
Red Hat Inc
RHT
|
+$541M |
| 2 |
Adobe
ADBE
|
+$381M |
| 3 |
APC
Anadarko Petroleum
APC
|
+$355M |
| 4 |
Philip Morris
PM
|
+$339M |
| 5 |
WP
Worldpay, Inc.
WP
|
+$317M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.41% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.35% |
| 3 | Industrials | 4.03% |
| 4 | Healthcare | 3.98% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.57% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1776
PUT
GDS Holdings
GDS
$6.89B
| $13.4M | 0.01% |
333,100
-183,500
| -36% | -$7.39M |
|
1777
CALL
Omnicom Group
OMC
$24B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
170,200
+59,700
| +54% | +$4.74M |
|
1778
CALL
Equifax
EFX
$21.2B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
94,600
+34,700
| +58% | +$4.89M |
|
1779
Q32 Bio
QTTB
$451M
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
40,729
+38,384
| +1,637% | +$13M |
|
1780
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
BOND
$8.47B
| $13.3M | 0.01% |
+121,803
| New | +$13.2M |
|
|
CERN
1781
PUT
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
194,200
-37,400
| -16% | -$2.65M |
|
1782
PUT
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.62B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
143,200
+57,500
| +67% | +$6.06M |
|
1783
CALL
Clorox
CLX
$12.8B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
87,000
-11,200
| -11% | -$1.77M |
|
1784
WisdomTree India Earnings Fund ETF
EPI
$2.03B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
554,018
+449,361
| +429% | +$10.8M |
|
1785
State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF
HYMB
$3.36B
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
445,088
-369,004
| -45% | -$10.9M |
|
|
PDCO
1786
DELISTED
Patterson Companies, Inc.
PDCO
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
739,484
+570,290
| +337% | +$10.6M |
|
1787
PUT
Papa John's
PZZA
$799M
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
251,600
-65,500
| -21% | -$3.09M |
|
|
ETFC
1788
CALL
DELISTED
E*Trade Financial Corporation
ETFC
| $13.2M | 0.01% |
301,200
+61,600
| +26% | +$2.73M |
|
1789
PUT
Synopsys
SNPS
$80.7B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
95,800
-8,300
| -8% | -$1.12M |
|
1790
PUT
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.7B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
168,200
+3,400
| +2% | +$273K |
|
|
PRVL
1791
DELISTED
Prevail Therapeutics Inc. Common Stock
PRVL
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
1,069,977
-116,063
| -10% | -$1.32M |
|
1792
XPO
XPO
$24.7B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
530,510
-810,822
| -60% | -$18.7M |
|
1793
CALL
Akamai
AKAM
$18B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
143,600
+30,200
| +27% | +$2.62M |
|
|
DISH
1794
DELISTED
DISH Network Corp.
DISH
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
384,634
-85,638
| -18% | -$3.07M |
|
|
CS
1795
CALL
DELISTED
Credit Suisse Group
CS
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
1,072,300
-17,700
| -2% | -$213K |
|
1796
CALL
Boston Beer
SAM
$1.91B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
35,900
+5,000
| +16% | +$1.97M |
|
1797
SLM Corp
SLM
$5.27B
| $13.1M | 0.01% |
1,480,750
-1,283,794
| -46% | -$11.6M |
|
1798
Sony
SONY
$142B
| $13M | 0.01% |
1,101,695
+213,165
| +24% | +$2.41M |
|
1799
CALL
State Street
STT
$52.7B
| $13M | 0.01% |
220,000
-62,200
| -22% | -$3.45M |
|
|
1800
PUT
Akamai
AKAM
$18B
| $13M | 0.01% |
142,400
+17,100
| +14% | +$1.48M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q3 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q3 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,267 positions worth $212B, down 2.8% from $218B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 20% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin withdrew a net $9.1B in Q3 2019, closing 1,180 positions and reducing 3,668 holdings. Its most notable exit was Red Hat Inc, an estimated $541M position sold in full.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.4% of assets, down from 5.6% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Industrials.
Against the trend, Ken Griffin opened a new position in KKR & Co worth $200M.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q3 2019 buy was KKR & Co: 7,452,706 shares worth $200M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Verizon in Q3 2019, an estimated $531M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q3 2019 reduction was Adobe, cutting an estimated $381M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Red Hat Inc in Q3 2019, selling an estimated $541M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 20% of its $212B portfolio in Q3 2019.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,181 new positions and closed 1,180 in Q3 2019.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 2.8% quarter-over-quarter to $212B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q3 2019, filed 14 Nov 2019.