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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2451
CALL
Neurocrine Biosciences
NBIX
$15.5B
| $7.13M | ﹤0.01% |
84,400
-23,300
| -22% | -$1.91M |
|
2452
PUT
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil
UCO
$430M
| $7.12M | ﹤0.01% |
58,960
-560
| -0.9% | -$74.6K |
|
2453
CALL
Fluor
FLR
$7B
| $7.11M | ﹤0.01% |
211,000
+7,800
| +4% | +$261K |
|
2454
National Beverage
FIZZ
$2.93B
| $7.11M | ﹤0.01% |
318,394
+122,506
| +63% | +$3.15M |
|
2455
PUT
Ambarella
AMBA
$3.6B
| $7.1M | ﹤0.01% |
160,900
+39,600
| +33% | +$1.77M |
|
2456
Children's Place
PLCE
$54.3M
| $7.1M | ﹤0.01% |
74,428
-29,437
| -28% | -$3.01M |
|
2457
Compass Minerals
CMP
$1.11B
| $7.09M | ﹤0.01% |
129,060
+47,648
| +59% | +$2.63M |
|
2458
CALL
Acuity Brands
AYI
$10.7B
| $7.09M | ﹤0.01% |
51,400
+8,000
| +18% | +$1.1M |
|
|
TVRD
2459
Tvardi Therapeutics
TVRD
$25.3M
| $7.08M | ﹤0.01% |
9,148
+333
| +4% | +$234K |
|
2460
CALL
Innovative Industrial Properties
IIPR
$1.62B
| $7.08M | ﹤0.01% |
+57,300
| New | +$5.25M |
|
2461
VanEck Oil Services ETF
OIH
$2B
| $7.08M | ﹤0.01% |
23,885
+22,578
| +1,727% | +$7.04M |
|
2462
CALL
VF Corp
VFC
$5.85B
| $7.08M | ﹤0.01% |
81,000
-55,467
| -41% | -$4.78M |
|
2463
CALL
Agilent Technologies
A
$41.9B
| $7.07M | ﹤0.01% |
94,700
+44,400
| +88% | +$3.29M |
|
2464
PUT
Nutanix
NTNX
$18B
| $7.07M | ﹤0.01% |
272,500
-9,900
| -4% | -$345K |
|
2465
Welltower
WELL
$170B
| $7.07M | ﹤0.01% |
86,680
-190,571
| -69% | -$15M |
|
2466
Zebra Technologies
ZBRA
$17.8B
| $7.07M | ﹤0.01% |
33,737
-2,339
| -6% | -$472K |
|
2467
CALL
IPG Photonics
IPGP
$3.65B
| $7.07M | ﹤0.01% |
45,800
+9,200
| +25% | +$1.39M |
|
|
SPPI
2468
DELISTED
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc
SPPI
| $7.06M | ﹤0.01% |
819,612
+476,983
| +139% | +$4.27M |
|
|
CXP
2469
DELISTED
COLUMBIA PROPERTY TRUST, INC.
CXP
| $7.05M | ﹤0.01% |
339,785
-78,981
| -19% | -$1.75M |
|
2470
Alcon
ALC
$35.9B
| $7.01M | ﹤0.01% |
+113,016
| New | +$6.63M |
|
2471
Travere Therapeutics
TVTX
$5.86B
| $7.01M | ﹤0.01% |
348,897
+250,430
| +254% | +$4.94M |
|
2472
1-800-Flowers.com
FLWS
$262M
| $7M | ﹤0.01% |
370,890
+183,535
| +98% | +$3.5M |
|
2473
Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETF
FNDC
$3.18B
| $7M | ﹤0.01% |
+224,114
| New | +$6.96M |
|
|
SIX
2474
PUT
DELISTED
Six Flags Entertainment Corp.
SIX
| $6.97M | ﹤0.01% |
140,400
-25,600
| -15% | -$1.32M |
|
2475
Dropbox
DBX
$7.48B
| $6.97M | ﹤0.01% |
278,277
+98,722
| +55% | +$2.28M |
|
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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.