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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2301
PUT
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund
DXJ
$7.53B
| $7.4M | ﹤0.01% |
146,200
-15,400
| -10% | -$767K |
|
2302
PUT
Ecolab
ECL
$77.4B
| $7.4M | ﹤0.01% |
41,900
-21,100
| -33% | -$3.43M |
|
2303
CALL
Visteon
VC
$2.89B
| $7.39M | ﹤0.01% |
109,700
+72,700
| +196% | +$5.47M |
|
2304
PUT
Invesco
IVZ
$14.4B
| $7.38M | ﹤0.01% |
382,100
+98,800
| +35% | +$1.85M |
|
2305
CALL
Aptiv
APTV
$10.3B
| $7.38M | ﹤0.01% |
92,800
-70,300
| -43% | -$5.4M |
|
2306
PUT
Alerian MLP ETF
AMLP
$13.2B
| $7.37M | ﹤0.01% |
146,920
-21,700
| -13% | -$1.06M |
|
2307
PUT
Snap-on
SNA
$20.9B
| $7.36M | ﹤0.01% |
47,000
+12,300
| +35% | +$1.95M |
|
2308
Arbor Realty Trust
ABR
$950M
| $7.35M | ﹤0.01% |
566,871
+47,673
| +9% | +$579K |
|
2309
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
EFA
$80.3B
| $7.35M | ﹤0.01% |
+113,374
| New | +$7.14M |
|
|
FIT
2310
DELISTED
Fitbit, Inc. Class A common stock
FIT
| $7.34M | ﹤0.01% |
1,239,863
+843,170
| +213% | +$5.12M |
|
|
DHC
2311
Diversified Healthcare Trust
DHC
$2.03B
| $7.34M | ﹤0.01% |
623,088
+232,229
| +59% | +$2.97M |
|
2312
Invesco S&P SmallCap Health Care ETF
PSCH
$173M
| $7.34M | ﹤0.01% |
190,578
+94,332
| +98% | +$3.67M |
|
2313
PUT
BHP
BHP
$220B
| $7.33M | ﹤0.01% |
150,214
-250,544
| -63% | -$11.4M |
|
|
WDR
2314
DELISTED
Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.
WDR
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
423,620
+310,635
| +275% | +$5.47M |
|
|
ATVI
2315
DELISTED
Activision Blizzard
ATVI
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
160,823
+140,243
| +681% | +$6.34M |
|
2316
CALL
KLA
KLAC
$266B
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
613,000
+38,000
| +7% | +$409K |
|
2317
GoPro
GPRO
$110M
| $7.32M | ﹤0.01% |
1,126,013
-328,872
| -23% | -$1.84M |
|
2318
PUT
DexCom
DXCM
$33.9B
| $7.31M | ﹤0.01% |
245,600
+162,400
| +195% | +$5.71M |
|
2319
iShares MSCI Spain ETF
EWP
$2.22B
| $7.31M | ﹤0.01% |
255,379
+168,384
| +194% | +$4.8M |
|
2320
CALL
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bull 2X ETF
JNUG
$534M
| $7.31M | ﹤0.01% |
14,894
+982
| +7% | +$512K |
|
2321
American Eagle Outfitters
AEO
$2.71B
| $7.3M | ﹤0.01% |
329,421
-613,076
| -65% | -$12.6M |
|
2322
CALL
Belden
BDC
$5.31B
| $7.3M | ﹤0.01% |
135,900
+129,600
| +2,057% | +$7.1M |
|
2323
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
EWY
$27.8B
| $7.3M | ﹤0.01% |
119,733
+79,861
| +200% | +$4.95M |
|
|
CHK
2324
PUT
DELISTED
Chesapeake Energy Corporation
CHK
| $7.3M | ﹤0.01% |
11,771
-623
| -5% | -$349K |
|
2325
CALL
Tractor Supply
TSCO
$18.7B
| $7.29M | ﹤0.01% |
373,000
-288,500
| -44% | -$5.25M |
|
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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 1,251 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 1,251 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.