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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001
PUT
Papa John's
PZZA
$799M
| $7.79M | ﹤0.01% |
146,000
-1,100
| -0.7% | -$66.2K |
|
2002
Primerica
PRI
$9.65B
| $7.78M | ﹤0.01% |
87,967
+25,203
| +40% | +$2.88M |
|
|
ZEN
2003
PUT
DELISTED
ZENDESK INC
ZEN
| $7.78M | ﹤0.01% |
121,500
+20,800
| +21% | +$1.62M |
|
2004
CALL
Bunge Global
BG
$21.8B
| $7.78M | ﹤0.01% |
189,500
-110,000
| -37% | -$5.38M |
|
|
NBIS
2005
CALL
Nebius Group N.V.
NBIS
$75.5B
| $7.77M | ﹤0.01% |
228,300
-36,900
| -14% | -$1.52M |
|
2006
State Street SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF
SPEU
$743M
| $7.77M | ﹤0.01% |
+288,288
| New | +$9.52M |
|
2007
CALL
Cracker Barrel
CBRL
$1.29B
| $7.76M | ﹤0.01% |
93,200
-58,700
| -39% | -$8.06M |
|
2008
PUT
Zimmer Biomet
ZBH
$19.2B
| $7.75M | ﹤0.01% |
79,001
+32,239
| +69% | +$4.23M |
|
|
SAIL
2009
DELISTED
SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
SAIL
| $7.75M | ﹤0.01% |
509,130
+232,488
| +84% | +$5.28M |
|
2010
PUT
Eaton
ETN
$175B
| $7.74M | ﹤0.01% |
99,600
-19,900
| -17% | -$1.82M |
|
2011
Omnicell
OMCL
$1.7B
| $7.73M | ﹤0.01% |
117,901
+32,437
| +38% | +$2.58M |
|
|
AQUA
2012
DELISTED
Evoqua Water Technologies Corp. Common Stock
AQUA
| $7.73M | ﹤0.01% |
689,561
+609,793
| +764% | +$11.5M |
|
|
BRSL
2013
Brightstar Lottery PLC
BRSL
$2.17B
| $7.73M | ﹤0.01% |
1,299,000
+1,276,762
| +5,741% | +$14.5M |
|
2014
CALL
Post Holdings
POST
$3.67B
| $7.72M | ﹤0.01% |
142,257
-3,514
| -2% | -$228K |
|
2015
PUT
Takeda Pharmaceutical
TAK
$56.3B
| $7.72M | ﹤0.01% |
508,800
-142,200
| -22% | -$2.58M |
|
2016
CALL
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3x ETF
SPXS
$329M
| $7.72M | ﹤0.01% |
4,843
+2,574
| +113% | +$3.82M |
|
2017
Herbalife
HLF
$1.29B
| $7.72M | ﹤0.01% |
264,662
+118,571
| +81% | +$4.41M |
|
2018
PUT
ProShares Ultra S&P500
SSO
$8.47B
| $7.71M | ﹤0.01% |
693,600
-50,400
| -7% | -$852K |
|
2019
CALL
Aon
AON
$75.5B
| $7.71M | ﹤0.01% |
46,700
+33,400
| +251% | +$6.84M |
|
2020
Credit Acceptance
CACC
$6.1B
| $7.7M | ﹤0.01% |
30,122
+21,166
| +236% | +$8.54M |
|
2021
CALL
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$84B
| $7.69M | ﹤0.01% |
538,000
+96,500
| +22% | +$2.24M |
|
|
AMRN
2022
Amarin Corp
AMRN
$297M
| $7.67M | ﹤0.01% |
95,859
-35,475
| -27% | -$11.8M |
|
|
TIF
2023
PUT
DELISTED
Tiffany & Co.
TIF
| $7.65M | ﹤0.01% |
59,100
-617,500
| -91% | -$81.3M |
|
2024
Parsons
PSN
$5.12B
| $7.65M | ﹤0.01% |
239,362
+64,290
| +37% | +$2.5M |
|
2025
PUT
Emerson Electric
EMR
$91B
| $7.65M | ﹤0.01% |
160,500
+48,300
| +43% | +$3.18M |
|
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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.