Ken Griffin’s Citadel Quietly Keeps Printing Money While S&P Throws a Tantrum
KEY POINTS
- •Ken Griffin’s Citadel reported gains across all five Wellington strategies in February 2026.
- •Asia-based funds like $6 billion Dymon Asia posted nearly 5% returns amid a down S&P 500.
- •Geopolitical tensions with strikes on Iran caused oil prices to surge and stock markets to tumble.
In the month of February 2026, Ken Griffin's Citadel, managing a nifty $66 billion, managed to get all five of its Wellington strategies — fundamental equity, quant, commodities, fixed income and macro, plus the credit and convertibles squad — up by 1.9%, as if they were playing a different game from the crumbling S&P 500. Meanwhile, Asia’s $6 billion Dymon Asia strutted a nearly 5% gain, waving goodbye to pathetic losers like Balyasny's 0.4% dip and Jain Global’s embarrassing 1.3% February nosedive. ExodusPoint, fresh off its record 2025 rodeo, crept up 0.9%, reminding us all that 'best year ever' doesn't mean you can just coast. Oh, and strikes on Iran sent oil prices surging and stocks tumbling — because of course geopolitical drama is the stock market's favorite soap opera.
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(1 of 3)Citadel and friends made gains like their spreadsheets had cheat codes, while the S&P 500 showed up to February looking like it just lost its keys again.
The S&P 500's February performance was so bad even a magic 8-ball says 'Try again later.' Meanwhile, Citadel’s funds kept cashing checks no one else got.
When your hedge fund returns 1.9% but the market dives, it’s like showing up to a party in a tuxedo and realizing it’s a Zoom call.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 3/4/2026 | Author: Bradley Saacks
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