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 |
Charter Communications
CHTR
|
+$768M |
| 2 |
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
|
+$625M |
| 3 |
AGN
Allergan plc
AGN
|
+$427M |
| 4 |
McKesson
MCK
|
+$427M |
| 5 |
Johnson Controls International
JCI
|
+$427M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Uber
UBER
|
+$503M |
| 2 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$457M |
| 3 |
Global Payments
GPN
|
+$441M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$388M |
| 5 |
Johnson & Johnson
JNJ
|
+$355M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 4.18% |
| 2 | Healthcare | 4.07% |
| 3 | Financials | 2.86% |
| 4 | Industrials | 2.85% |
| 5 | Consumer Discretionary | 2.48% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1826
CALL
Williams Companies
WMB
$92B
| $9.04M | ﹤0.01% |
639,200
+100,300
| +19% | +$1.94M |
|
|
MIME
1827
DELISTED
Mimecast Limited
MIME
| $9.04M | ﹤0.01% |
256,175
+209,278
| +446% | +$9.05M |
|
1828
PUT
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$13B
| $9.04M | ﹤0.01% |
854,400
+400,400
| +88% | +$6.68M |
|
|
KL
1829
CALL
DELISTED
Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd Ordinary
KL
| $9.04M | ﹤0.01% |
305,400
+20,400
| +7% | +$747K |
|
1830
CALL
Motorola Solutions
MSI
$77.2B
| $9.04M | ﹤0.01% |
68,000
-6,600
| -9% | -$1.11M |
|
1831
PUT
Axsome Therapeutics
AXSM
$11.2B
| $9.04M | ﹤0.01% |
153,600
-15,400
| -9% | -$1.25M |
|
1832
PUT
Baxter International
BAX
$13.8B
| $9.04M | ﹤0.01% |
111,300
+34,000
| +44% | +$2.93M |
|
1833
PUT
Chewy
CHWY
$9.18B
| $9.04M | ﹤0.01% |
241,000
-353,200
| -59% | -$10.4M |
|
1834
Insperity
NSP
$1.99B
| $9.03M | ﹤0.01% |
242,117
-83,258
| -26% | -$5.91M |
|
1835
PUT
Zillow
Z
$7.82B
| $9.02M | ﹤0.01% |
250,500
+120,800
| +93% | +$5.58M |
|
1836
CALL
Jabil
JBL
$38B
| $9.02M | ﹤0.01% |
367,000
-34,100
| -9% | -$1.19M |
|
1837
BorgWarner
BWA
$14B
| $9.02M | ﹤0.01% |
420,410
+290,262
| +223% | +$8.39M |
|
1838
iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF
EWH
$1.21B
| $9.02M | ﹤0.01% |
452,282
+416,565
| +1,166% | +$9.51M |
|
1839
PUT
Capri Holdings
CPRI
$1.74B
| $9.01M | ﹤0.01% |
834,700
-258,000
| -24% | -$6.77M |
|
1840
CALL
SAP
SAP
$240B
| $9.01M | ﹤0.01% |
81,500
+45,800
| +128% | +$5.78M |
|
1841
CALL
Vulcan Materials
VMC
$36.5B
| $9M | ﹤0.01% |
83,300
-2,900
| -3% | -$370K |
|
1842
ScottsMiracle-Gro
SMG
$3.55B
| $8.98M | ﹤0.01% |
87,686
-83,319
| -49% | -$9.16M |
|
|
PDLI
1843
DELISTED
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
PDLI
| $8.98M | ﹤0.01% |
3,183,678
+182,542
| +6% | +$588K |
|
1844
PUT
Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x ETF
TECL
$6.39B
| $8.97M | ﹤0.01% |
772,000
+211,000
| +38% | +$4.91M |
|
|
PS
1845
DELISTED
Pluralsight, Inc. Class A Common Stock
PS
| $8.97M | ﹤0.01% |
816,679
+720,759
| +751% | +$12M |
|
|
CERN
1846
PUT
DELISTED
Cerner Corp
CERN
| $8.96M | ﹤0.01% |
142,200
-36,400
| -20% | -$2.59M |
|
1847
CALL
Fastenal
FAST
$58.5B
| $8.95M | ﹤0.01% |
572,600
+99,600
| +21% | +$1.75M |
|
|
MASI
1848
DELISTED
Masimo
MASI
| $8.93M | ﹤0.01% |
50,399
+47,472
| +1,622% | +$8.14M |
|
|
HBI
1849
DELISTED
Hanesbrands
HBI
| $8.92M | ﹤0.01% |
1,133,984
-1,555,430
| -58% | -$19.7M |
|
1850
APA Corp
APA
$14.2B
| $8.92M | ﹤0.01% |
2,133,700
-453,707
| -18% | -$10.1M |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q1 2020 Portfolio in Review
As of Q1 2020, Ken Griffin held 10,687 positions worth $222B, down 3.5% from $230B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 32% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $36.9B of net new capital in Q1 2020, opening 1,650 new positions and adding to 4,224 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Invesco QQQ Trust: 2,950,335 shares worth $562M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 4.2% of assets, down from 5.3% a quarter earlier, followed by Healthcare and Financials.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Uber, an estimated $503M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q1 2020 buy was Invesco QQQ Trust: 2,950,335 shares worth $562M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Charter Communications in Q1 2020, an estimated $768M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q1 2020 reduction was Uber, cutting an estimated $503M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Zayo Group Holdings, Inc. in Q1 2020, selling an estimated $280M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 32% of its $222B portfolio in Q1 2020.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,650 new positions and closed 1,165 in Q1 2020.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value fell 3.5% quarter-over-quarter to $222B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q1 2020, filed 15 May 2020.