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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
DOCU
1951
PUT
DocuSign
DOCU
$11.8B
| $10M | 0.01% |
193,500
-111,200
| -36% | -$5.67M |
|
1952
CALL
Steel Dynamics
STLD
$36.7B
| $10M | 0.01% |
284,200
+46,800
| +20% | +$1.66M |
|
|
SGEN
1953
CALL
DELISTED
Seagen Inc. Common Stock
SGEN
| $10M | 0.01% |
136,800
+107,200
| +362% | +$7.63M |
|
1954
CALL
Fortinet
FTNT
$117B
| $10M | 0.01% |
596,500
-36,500
| -6% | -$582K |
|
1955
Nu Skin
NUS
$234M
| $10M | 0.01% |
208,950
+153,234
| +275% | +$9.29M |
|
1956
PUT
Molson Coors Class B
TAP
$7.97B
| $10M | 0.01% |
167,600
+33,300
| +25% | +$2.06M |
|
|
CHK
1957
CALL
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
| $9.99M | 0.01% |
16,109
-2,420
| -13% | -$1.35M |
|
1958
CALL
American Electric Power
AEP
$68.4B
| $9.97M | 0.01% |
119,100
-18,000
| -13% | -$1.43M |
|
1959
Northwest Bancshares
NWBI
$2.31B
| $9.97M | 0.01% |
587,584
-39,251
| -6% | -$696K |
|
|
BPY
1960
PUT
DELISTED
Brookfield Property Partners L.P. Limited Partnership Units
BPY
| $9.95M | ﹤0.01% |
483,800
+447,400
| +1,229% | +$8.47M |
|
1961
Halozyme
HALO
$11.2B
| $9.95M | ﹤0.01% |
618,093
+368,770
| +148% | +$5.98M |
|
1962
CALL
F5
FFIV
$22.8B
| $9.93M | ﹤0.01% |
63,300
-39,000
| -38% | -$6.28M |
|
1963
BWX Technologies
BWXT
$15.9B
| $9.93M | ﹤0.01% |
200,326
-205,486
| -51% | -$9.72M |
|
1964
WEC Energy
WEC
$36B
| $9.93M | ﹤0.01% |
125,505
+109,984
| +709% | +$8.16M |
|
|
HZNP
1965
DELISTED
Horizon Therapeutics Public Limited Company Ordinary Shares
HZNP
| $9.93M | ﹤0.01% |
375,510
+266,496
| +244% | +$6.31M |
|
1966
PUT
Atlassian
TEAM
$41.2B
| $9.92M | ﹤0.01% |
88,300
+24,900
| +39% | +$2.54M |
|
1967
CALL
Lumentum
LITE
$82.1B
| $9.92M | ﹤0.01% |
175,500
-8,200
| -4% | -$393K |
|
1968
PUT
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
PFF
$13.3B
| $9.9M | ﹤0.01% |
270,900
+142,400
| +111% | +$5.12M |
|
1969
CALL
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.1B
| $9.9M | ﹤0.01% |
21,900
+3,900
| +22% | +$1.68M |
|
1970
CALL
Exelixis
EXEL
$12.7B
| $9.88M | ﹤0.01% |
415,200
+135,800
| +49% | +$3.1M |
|
1971
Brookdale Senior Living
BKD
$3.02B
| $9.88M | ﹤0.01% |
1,501,577
+710,894
| +90% | +$5.22M |
|
|
ACB
1972
PUT
Aurora Cannabis
ACB
$228M
| $9.88M | ﹤0.01% |
9,084
+7,996
| +735% | +$7.15M |
|
|
MNTA
1973
DELISTED
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
MNTA
| $9.87M | ﹤0.01% |
679,109
+658,959
| +3,270% | +$8.42M |
|
|
SCHW
1974
CALL
Charles Schwab
SCHW
$192B
| $9.87M | ﹤0.01% |
230,700
-255,400
| -53% | -$11.5M |
|
1975
PUT
Waste Management
WM
$89.8B
| $9.86M | ﹤0.01% |
94,900
-100,100
| -51% | -$9.77M |
|
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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.