Billionaire Ken Griffin Betting Big On These 5 Stocks

#3 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC)

 – Shares held (as of September 30): 9.0 million

 – Total Value (as of September 30): $543.79 million

Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) is a $31.60 billion exploration and production company, in which Citadel raised its stake by 2.02 million shares over the quarter. Anadarko has been hit hard by the falling crude oil prices, as the company swung to a loss of $2.24 billion in the third quarter, compared to a profit of $1.09 billion a year ago. Its revenue fell to $1.69 billion during the quarter, from $5.01 billion a year ago. Shares of the company have been on a consistent decline since May and have lost 25.89% year-to-date. Another investor betting big on Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:APC) is Boykin Curry’s Eagle Capital Management, which holds 2.98 million shares of the company as of the end of the third quarter.

#2 Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)

 – Shares held (as of September 30): 1.07 million

 – Total Value (as of September 30): $549.15 million shares

Griffin increased his position in Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by around 10% during the third quarter. Amazon reported solid financial results for the third quarter, posting profit of $79 million, or $0.17 per share, compared to a loss of $437 million, or $0.95 per share, in the same period last year. The company was able to increase sales by 23% to $25.4 billion. The performance has made a good impression on investors, who have sent Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)’s stock up by 107.28% year-to-date. Amazon is also a favorite stock of billionaire Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Management, which holds 3.19 million shares worth $1.63 billion as of the end of September.

#1 Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB)

 – Shares held (as of September 30): 8.50 million

 – Total Value (as of September 30): $586.45 million

Schlumberger Limited (NYSE:SLB) is represented as Citadel’s top holding, with the investor increasing its position in the stock by 5.04 million shares. Schlumberger, a $98.24-billion oilfield services company, reported better-than-expected results for the third quarter. The company’s profit was $989 million, or $0.78 per share, down from $1.95 billion, or $1.49 per share, in the same period last year, while revenue dropped by 33% to $8.5 billion. Shares of Schlumberger Limited. (NYSE:SLB) have declined by 10.15% year-to-date. During the third quarter, Schlumberger agreed to acquire Cameron International Corporation (NYSE:CAM) in a cash-and-stock transaction. Under the agreement, Cameron will merge with an indirect subsidiary of Schlumberger. Another investor that loves Schlumberger is John A. Zaro’s Bourgeon Capital, which increased its holding in the company by 30% to 69,325 shares in the third quarter.

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