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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2326
CALL
State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF
XHB
$1.59B
| $6M | ﹤0.01% |
201,400
-95,900
| -32% | -$4.09M |
|
2327
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.7B
| $6M | ﹤0.01% |
69,998
+43,247
| +162% | +$4.74M |
|
|
ESPR
2328
DELISTED
Esperion Therapeutics
ESPR
| $5.99M | ﹤0.01% |
190,067
+25,242
| +15% | +$1.33M |
|
2329
iShares MSCI France ETF
EWQ
$332M
| $5.99M | ﹤0.01% |
255,331
+55,968
| +28% | +$1.64M |
|
2330
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$2.94B
| $5.98M | ﹤0.01% |
854,640
+831,110
| +3,532% | +$13.2M |
|
2331
Cincinnati Financial
CINF
$26.6B
| $5.98M | ﹤0.01% |
79,215
-107,390
| -58% | -$10.7M |
|
2332
CALL
Welltower
WELL
$170B
| $5.97M | ﹤0.01% |
130,400
+24,400
| +23% | +$1.8M |
|
2333
Bank of Hawaii
BOH
$3.17B
| $5.97M | ﹤0.01% |
108,043
-104,223
| -49% | -$8.37M |
|
2334
CALL
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil
SCO
$594M
| $5.96M | ﹤0.01% |
1,491
-334
| -18% | -$595K |
|
2335
CVB Financial
CVBF
$4.09B
| $5.94M | ﹤0.01% |
296,389
-35,861
| -11% | -$721K |
|
2336
First Trust Nasdaq-100 Select Equal Weight ETF
QQEW
$1.87B
| $5.94M | ﹤0.01% |
+95,331
| New | +$6.81M |
|
2337
Erie Indemnity
ERIE
$13.4B
| $5.94M | ﹤0.01% |
40,083
-34,810
| -46% | -$5.61M |
|
2338
CALL
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.62B
| $5.94M | ﹤0.01% |
78,200
-600
| -0.8% | -$50.7K |
|
2339
iShares Morningstar Growth ETF
ILCG
$3.29B
| $5.92M | ﹤0.01% |
159,250
+32,545
| +26% | +$1.36M |
|
2340
PUT
J.M. Smucker
SJM
$13B
| $5.92M | ﹤0.01% |
53,300
+5,800
| +12% | +$620K |
|
|
LSI
2341
DELISTED
Life Storage, Inc.
LSI
| $5.92M | ﹤0.01% |
93,843
-7,644
| -8% | -$546K |
|
2342
PUT
Enterprise Products Partners
EPD
$84B
| $5.9M | ﹤0.01% |
412,900
+67,200
| +19% | +$1.56M |
|
2343
PUT
Pan American Silver
PAAS
$19.7B
| $5.9M | ﹤0.01% |
411,700
-260,300
| -39% | -$5.41M |
|
2344
CALL
uniQure
QURE
$3.37B
| $5.89M | ﹤0.01% |
124,100
+14,900
| +14% | +$856K |
|
|
BLU
2345
DELISTED
BELLUS Health Inc.
BLU
| $5.89M | ﹤0.01% |
592,082
-5,571
| -0.9% | -$49.7K |
|
2346
EXL Service
EXLS
$5.28B
| $5.89M | ﹤0.01% |
565,665
+309,580
| +121% | +$4.22M |
|
2347
Insight Enterprises
NSIT
$4.53B
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
139,677
+100,501
| +257% | +$5.82M |
|
2348
PUT
PG&E
PCG
$39.3B
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
653,900
+515,400
| +372% | +$6.85M |
|
2349
Direxion Daily Small Cap Bull 3x ETF
TNA
$1.52B
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
355,161
-46,696
| -12% | -$2.54M |
|
2350
WD-40
WDFC
$3.08B
| $5.88M | ﹤0.01% |
29,267
-10,567
| -27% | -$1.99M |
|
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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 1,649 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 1,649 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.