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 |
Netflix
NFLX
|
+$400M |
| 2 |
Citigroup
C
|
+$395M |
| 3 |
CELG
Celgene Corp
CELG
|
+$360M |
| 4 |
Amazon
AMZN
|
+$347M |
| 5 |
RTX Corp
RTX
|
+$344M |
Top Sells
| Rank | Stock | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Eli Lilly
LLY
|
+$397M |
| 2 |
Salesforce
CRM
|
+$355M |
| 3 |
TSS
Total System Services, Inc.
TSS
|
+$354M |
| 4 |
ULTI
Ultimate Software Group Inc
ULTI
|
+$349M |
| 5 |
Autodesk
ADSK
|
+$313M |
Sector Composition
| Rank | Sector | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technology | 5.61% |
| 2 | Financials | 4.93% |
| 3 | Healthcare | 4% |
| 4 | Consumer Discretionary | 3.82% |
| 5 | Industrials | 3.59% |
| Name | Market Value | Portfolio Weight | Shares or Principal |
Change in Stake | Capital Flow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2126
PUT
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF
SVXY
$235M
| $9.26M | ﹤0.01% |
343,600
+110,400
| +47% | +$2.92M |
|
2127
PUT
State Street
STT
$52.7B
| $9.25M | ﹤0.01% |
165,000
+49,700
| +43% | +$3.09M |
|
2128
PUT
Aflac
AFL
$60.9B
| $9.22M | ﹤0.01% |
168,300
+67,200
| +66% | +$3.46M |
|
2129
Comfort Systems
FIX
$62.4B
| $9.22M | ﹤0.01% |
180,918
+5,550
| +3% | +$286K |
|
2130
PUT
DexCom
DXCM
$33.9B
| $9.21M | ﹤0.01% |
246,000
+400
| +0.2% | +$12.6K |
|
2131
PUT
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF
KBE
$1.76B
| $9.21M | ﹤0.01% |
212,300
+39,100
| +23% | +$1.7M |
|
|
CXO
2132
PUT
DELISTED
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
CXO
| $9.2M | ﹤0.01% |
89,200
-21,900
| -20% | -$2.36M |
|
2133
iShares MSCI Australia ETF
EWA
$1.45B
| $9.19M | ﹤0.01% |
+407,861
| New | +$8.93M |
|
2134
PUT
iShares Semiconductor ETF
SOXX
$46.5B
| $9.19M | ﹤0.01% |
138,900
-277,800
| -67% | -$18.2M |
|
2135
PUT
Raymond James Financial
RJF
$34.8B
| $9.18M | ﹤0.01% |
162,900
+71,400
| +78% | +$4.07M |
|
2136
Nice
NICE
$5.99B
| $9.18M | ﹤0.01% |
67,015
+62,346
| +1,335% | +$8.41M |
|
|
COHR
2137
DELISTED
Coherent Inc
COHR
| $9.17M | ﹤0.01% |
+67,263
| New | +$9.09M |
|
2138
CALL
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
HYG
$17.9B
| $9.17M | ﹤0.01% |
105,200
-62,500
| -37% | -$5.4M |
|
2139
ProShares Ultra Technology
ROM
$1.32B
| $9.17M | ﹤0.01% |
623,048
+67,472
| +12% | +$976K |
|
2140
ASML
ASML
$708B
| $9.17M | ﹤0.01% |
44,085
-83,543
| -65% | -$16.6M |
|
2141
PUT
Dropbox
DBX
$7.48B
| $9.16M | ﹤0.01% |
365,800
-301,000
| -45% | -$6.95M |
|
2142
ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ
SQQQ
$1.68B
| $9.15M | ﹤0.01% |
417
+409
| +5,113% | +$9.65M |
|
2143
Target
TGT
$70.2B
| $9.15M | ﹤0.01% |
105,647
-1,330,036
| -93% | -$107M |
|
|
AMED
2144
DELISTED
Amedisys
AMED
| $9.13M | ﹤0.01% |
75,165
-280,263
| -79% | -$33.3M |
|
|
VGR
2145
DELISTED
Vector Group Ltd.
VGR
| $9.12M | ﹤0.01% |
1,385,178
-913,178
| -40% | -$6.1M |
|
|
RCM
2146
DELISTED
R1 RCM Inc. Common Stock
RCM
| $9.12M | ﹤0.01% |
724,997
+665,215
| +1,113% | +$7.51M |
|
2147
CALL
Sysco
SYY
$39.7B
| $9.11M | ﹤0.01% |
128,800
+41,300
| +47% | +$2.94M |
|
2148
Corpay
CPAY
$27.4B
| $9.11M | ﹤0.01% |
32,416
+10,452
| +48% | +$2.74M |
|
2149
AGNC Investment
AGNC
$13B
| $9.1M | ﹤0.01% |
541,158
+325,210
| +151% | +$5.65M |
|
2150
CALL
McCormick & Company Non-Voting
MKC
$14.7B
| $9.1M | ﹤0.01% |
117,400
-9,800
| -8% | -$756K |
|
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Ken Griffin's Q2 2019 Portfolio in Review
As of Q2 2019, Ken Griffin held 10,425 positions worth $218B, up 8.5% from $201B the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 23% of the portfolio.
Ken Griffin deployed $6.68B of net new capital in Q2 2019, opening 1,217 new positions and adding to 3,775 existing holdings. Its largest new stake was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Technology at 5.6% of assets, down from 6% a quarter earlier, followed by Financials and Healthcare.
On the sell side, the largest reduction was Eli Lilly, an estimated $397M trimmed.
- Ken Griffin's largest Q2 2019 buy was Uber: 7,077,910 shares worth $328M.
- Ken Griffin added most to Netflix in Q2 2019, an estimated $400M increase.
- Ken Griffin's biggest Q2 2019 reduction was Eli Lilly, cutting an estimated $397M.
- Ken Griffin fully exited Ultimate Software Group Inc in Q2 2019, selling an estimated $349M.
- Ken Griffin's ten largest holdings make up 23% of its $218B portfolio in Q2 2019.
- Ken Griffin opened 1,217 new positions and closed 1,335 in Q2 2019.
- Ken Griffin's portfolio value rose 8.5% quarter-over-quarter to $218B.
Based on Citadel Advisors's 13F filing for Q2 2019, filed 14 Aug 2019.