Jim Chanos runs Kynikos / Chanos & Co, a hedge fund overseeing $3.9M in disclosed equity holdings (SEC CIK 0001446440). The latest portfolio (2023Q3) discloses 7 positions across several sectors, with the largest positions in KRE, QQQ and SHV. On a mark-to-market basis the tracked portfolio has returned 89.1% since 2018Q4. OpenStocks tracks 12 consecutive quarterly snapshots for this manager — every position change, new entry, and exit is logged below.
Jim Chanos (Kynikos / Chanos & Co) disclosed 49 option positions for the 2022Q4 quarter — 5 long-calls and 44 long-puts — totaling $594.3M of underlying-share notional value. The largest exposures are a put on DLR, a put on EQIX, a put on IBM. Notional values reflect the value of the underlying shares at the quarter-end snapshot, not the option premium paid.
| Type | Underlying | Shares | Notional | % of book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUT | DLRDIGITAL RLTY TR INC | 1.4M | $136.1M | 22.9% |
| PUT | EQIXEQUINIX INC | 131K | $85.5M | 14.4% |
| PUT | IBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | 483K | $68.0M | 11.4% |
| CALL | QQQINVESCO QQQ TR | 200K | $53.3M | 9.0% |
| CALL | IBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS | 200K | $28.2M | 4.7% |
| PUT | TSLATESLA INC | 131K | $16.2M | 2.7% |
| PUT | DBRGDIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC | 1.2M | $12.9M | 2.2% |
| PUT | PLNTPLANET FITNESS INC | 138K | $10.9M | 1.8% |
| PUT | WINGWINGSTOP INC | 77K | $10.6M | 1.8% |
| CALL | IYRISHARES TR | 121K | $10.2M | 1.7% |
| PUT | SLGSL GREEN RLTY CORP | 291K | $9.8M | 1.7% |
| PUT | RUNSUNRUN INC | 362K | $8.7M | 1.5% |
| PUT | DASHDOORDASH INC | 178K | $8.7M | 1.5% |
| PUT | WWAYFAIR INC | 246K | $8.1M | 1.4% |
| PUT | ORAORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 93K | $8.1M | 1.4% |
| PUT | VRTVERTIV HOLDINGS CO | 581K | $7.9M | 1.3% |
| PUT | XYZBLOCK INC | 119K | $7.4M | 1.3% |
| PUT | LYVLIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN | 106K | $7.4M | 1.2% |
| PUT | NKENIKE INC | 58K | $6.7M | 1.1% |
| PUT | MSTRMICROSTRATEGY INC | 48K | $6.7M | 1.1% |
| PUT | POOLPOOL CORP | 22K | $6.7M | 1.1% |
| PUT | 67181A107OAK STR HEALTH INC | 296K | $6.4M | 1.1% |
| PUT | COINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC | 178K | $6.3M | 1.1% |
| PUT | FUTUFUTU HLDGS LTD | 148K | $6.0M | 1.0% |
| PUT | HASHASBRO INC | 94K | $5.7M | 1.0% |
| PUT | GEGENERAL ELECTRIC CO | 84K | $5.5M | 0.9% |
| PUT | DJTDIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CO | 353K | $5.3M | 0.9% |
| PUT | FRPTFRESHPET INC | 98K | $5.2M | 0.9% |
| PUT | BROSDUTCH BROS INC | 182K | $5.1M | 0.9% |
| PUT | BYNDBEYOND MEAT INC | 346K | $4.3M | 0.7% |
| PUT | ENVXENOVIX CORPORATION | 342K | $4.3M | 0.7% |
| PUT | LMNDLEMONADE INC | 225K | $3.1M | 0.5% |
| PUT | LTHLIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC | 216K | $2.6M | 0.4% |
| PUT | AFRMAFFIRM HLDGS INC | 260K | $2.5M | 0.4% |
| PUT | TDGTRANSDIGM GROUP INC | 3.8K | $2.4M | 0.4% |
| PUT | EVAUSDENVIVA INC | 40K | $2.1M | 0.4% |
| PUT | NTRANATERA INC | 48K | $1.9M | 0.3% |
| PUT | ZMZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS IN | 26K | $1.8M | 0.3% |
| PUT | WDFCWD 40 CO | 9.9K | $1.6M | 0.3% |
| PUT | 00165C104AMC ENTMT HLDGS INC | 320K | $1.3M | 0.2% |
| PUT | FDXFEDEX CORP | 4.0K | $693K | 0.1% |
| PUT | SNOWSNOWFLAKE INC | 4.0K | $574K | 0.1% |
| PUT | GTLBGITLAB INC | 11K | $504K | 0.1% |
| PUT | QQQINVESCO QQQ TR | 1.1K | $293K | 0.0% |
| CALL | FRPTFRESHPET INC | 5.0K | $264K | 0.0% |
| PUT | 82837P408SILVERGATE CAP CORP | 13K | $218K | 0.0% |
| PUT | LILI AUTO INC | 10K | $204K | 0.0% |
| PUT | SGSWEETGREEN INC | 23K | $195K | 0.0% |
| CALL | FUTUFUTU HLDGS LTD | 2.5K | $102K | 0.0% |
Notional = value of the underlying shares at the quarter-end snapshot, not the option premium paid. A long PUT is a bearish bet on the underlying; a long CALL is a bullish bet. The reported value is included in the portfolio total but does not reflect actual capital at risk.