Citadel Investment Group - Investor Profile
Institutional Investor Background
Citadel Investment Group is a hedge fund manager that was founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin. The firm's roots can be traced to Harvard College in the late 1980s when Mr. Griffin...
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Investor Regional and/or Country Focus: Global
Founders and Key Executives of Citadel Investment Group: Kenneth Griffin; Kaveh Alamouti; Steve Weller; Jeff Runnfeldt; Brandon Haley; David Grossman; Ryan Garino; Becket Wolf; Mark Stainton; Derek Kaufman; David Hensle
Entities related to Citadel Investment Group: Citadel Alternative Asset Management; Citadel Kensington; Citadel Wellington; Citadel Equity Fund; Equiduct; New Castle Re; Sowood Capital*
Related Firms (See Investor Background for more Details): Alyeska Investment Group; | Eagle River Asset Management; | Polygon Investment Partners | *Denotes that the person or entity is no longer related to the firm.
Citadel Investment Group's Top 10 Equity Holdings (as of 2011-06-30)
|
Value |
|
|
|
| Company (Ticker) |
($MM) |
Shares |
Change |
% Out |
| E Trade Group Inc (ETFC) |
378.45 |
27,423,986 |
2,873,981 |
12.40 |
| Apple Inc (AAPL) |
268.51 |
799,916 |
-1,136,948 |
0.09 |
| Franklin Resources Inc (BEN) |
226.38 |
1,724,251 |
1,300,982 |
0.74 |
| PNC Financial Services Group Inc (PNC) |
220.06 |
3,691,577 |
21,636 |
0.70 |
| Metlife Inc Com Equity Unit (MLU) |
209.83 |
2,550,355 |
355 |
0.28 |
| Ross Stores Inc (ROST) |
200.55 |
2,503,130 |
14,798 |
2.14 |
| American Express Co (AXP) |
194.21 |
3,756,481 |
424,322 |
0.32 |
| Ebay Inc (EBAY) |
192.57 |
5,967,289 |
5,906,968 |
0.46 |
| Citigroup Inc (C) |
182.89 |
4,392,278 |
-51,227,826 |
0.15 |
| Ensco International Inc (ESV) |
182.42 |
3,422,507 |
-110,396 |
1.48 |
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