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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2401
PUT
Affiliated Managers Group
AMG
$9.89B
| $6.9M | ﹤0.01% |
64,400
+17,600
| +38% | +$1.87M |
|
2402
CALL
Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Index Bear 2X ETF
JDST
$19.8M
| $6.9M | ﹤0.01% |
35
-14
| -29% | -$2.88M |
|
|
AVYA
2403
DELISTED
Avaya Holdings Corp. Common Stock
AVYA
| $6.9M | ﹤0.01% |
409,817
+14,274
| +4% | +$224K |
|
2404
CALL
Global Payments
GPN
$24.6B
| $6.89M | ﹤0.01% |
50,500
+27,900
| +123% | +$3.39M |
|
2405
O-I Glass
OI
$1.04B
| $6.89M | ﹤0.01% |
362,857
+315,857
| +672% | +$6.12M |
|
2406
CALL
NIO
NIO
$11.3B
| $6.88M | ﹤0.01% |
1,349,700
+678,800
| +101% | +$4.81M |
|
2407
Virtu Financial
VIRT
$5.3B
| $6.88M | ﹤0.01% |
289,664
-57,519
| -17% | -$1.47M |
|
2408
PagSeguro Digital
PAGS
$2.4B
| $6.88M | ﹤0.01% |
230,383
+70,009
| +44% | +$1.75M |
|
2409
STMicroelectronics
STM
$48.5B
| $6.87M | ﹤0.01% |
462,624
-2,020,781
| -81% | -$31.3M |
|
2410
PUT
Warner Bros
WBD
$70.2B
| $6.86M | ﹤0.01% |
254,000
+112,900
| +80% | +$3.14M |
|
|
ARRY
2411
CALL
DELISTED
Array Biopharma Inc
ARRY
| $6.86M | ﹤0.01% |
281,300
+75,000
| +36% | +$1.56M |
|
2412
Tennant Co
TNC
$1.17B
| $6.85M | ﹤0.01% |
110,367
+51,308
| +87% | +$3.07M |
|
|
QVCGA
2413
DELISTED
QVC Group Inc Series A
QVCGA
| $6.85M | ﹤0.01% |
8,827
+7,364
| +503% | +$7.1M |
|
2414
Atkore
ATKR
$3.17B
| $6.84M | ﹤0.01% |
317,763
+91,265
| +40% | +$2.04M |
|
2415
CALL
Omega Healthcare
OHI
$14.1B
| $6.84M | ﹤0.01% |
179,200
+7,600
| +4% | +$282K |
|
|
MDCO
2416
CALL
DELISTED
Medicines Co
MDCO
| $6.83M | ﹤0.01% |
244,400
+23,200
| +10% | +$547K |
|
2417
CALL
Check Point Software Technologies
CHKP
$13.4B
| $6.83M | ﹤0.01% |
54,000
+27,700
| +105% | +$3.22M |
|
2418
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
CM
$113B
| $6.83M | ﹤0.01% |
172,760
+122,724
| +245% | +$5.09M |
|
|
HPP
2419
Hudson Pacific Properties
HPP
$754M
| $6.82M | ﹤0.01% |
28,310
+17,494
| +162% | +$3.97M |
|
2420
PUT
ProShares UltraShort S&P500
SDS
$366M
| $6.82M | ﹤0.01% |
8,196
-12,668
| -61% | -$11.5M |
|
2421
AGCO
AGCO
$7.1B
| $6.81M | ﹤0.01% |
97,974
-134,469
| -58% | -$8.7M |
|
2422
CSX Corp
CSX
$92.9B
| $6.81M | ﹤0.01% |
272,946
-1,101,201
| -80% | -$25.5M |
|
2423
Integra LifeSciences
IART
$1.43B
| $6.8M | ﹤0.01% |
122,085
-149,913
| -55% | -$7.64M |
|
2424
CALL
Consolidated Edison
ED
$40.2B
| $6.8M | ﹤0.01% |
80,200
-46,100
| -37% | -$3.68M |
|
2425
PUT
Edison International
EIX
$27.5B
| $6.8M | ﹤0.01% |
109,800
+13,800
| +14% | +$823K |
|
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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.