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Jim Chanos

Kynikos / Chanos & Co
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  • Hedge Fund · CIK 0001446440
  • Highly Concentrated
  • Boutique

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.

Track Jim's filingsView holdings↓
Portfolio
$3.87M
Positions
7
Quarter
2023Q3
Filings tracked
12
Since filing+89.1%Full performance →
Quarter
2023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q12018Q4

What Jim is holding in options

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.

Options & derivatives

49 positions · $594.3M notional5 CALL · $92.0M44 PUT · $502.3M
TypeUnderlyingSharesNotional% of book
PUTDLRDIGITAL RLTY TR INC1.4M$136.1M22.9%
PUTEQIXEQUINIX INC131K$85.5M14.4%
PUTIBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS483K$68.0M11.4%
CALLQQQINVESCO QQQ TR200K$53.3M9.0%
CALLIBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS200K$28.2M4.7%
PUTTSLATESLA INC131K$16.2M2.7%
PUTDBRGDIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC1.2M$12.9M2.2%
PUTPLNTPLANET FITNESS INC138K$10.9M1.8%
PUTWINGWINGSTOP INC77K$10.6M1.8%
CALLIYRISHARES TR121K$10.2M1.7%
PUTSLGSL GREEN RLTY CORP291K$9.8M1.7%
PUTRUNSUNRUN INC362K$8.7M1.5%
PUTDASHDOORDASH INC178K$8.7M1.5%
PUTWWAYFAIR INC246K$8.1M1.4%
PUTORAORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC93K$8.1M1.4%
PUTVRTVERTIV HOLDINGS CO581K$7.9M1.3%
PUTXYZBLOCK INC119K$7.4M1.3%
PUTLYVLIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN106K$7.4M1.2%
PUTNKENIKE INC58K$6.7M1.1%
PUTMSTRMICROSTRATEGY INC48K$6.7M1.1%
PUTPOOLPOOL CORP22K$6.7M1.1%
PUT67181A107OAK STR HEALTH INC296K$6.4M1.1%
PUTCOINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC178K$6.3M1.1%
PUTFUTUFUTU HLDGS LTD148K$6.0M1.0%
PUTHASHASBRO INC94K$5.7M1.0%
PUTGEGENERAL ELECTRIC CO84K$5.5M0.9%
PUTDJTDIGITAL WORLD ACQUISITION CO353K$5.3M0.9%
PUTFRPTFRESHPET INC98K$5.2M0.9%
PUTBROSDUTCH BROS INC182K$5.1M0.9%
PUTBYNDBEYOND MEAT INC346K$4.3M0.7%
PUTENVXENOVIX CORPORATION342K$4.3M0.7%
PUTLMNDLEMONADE INC225K$3.1M0.5%
PUTLTHLIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC216K$2.6M0.4%
PUTAFRMAFFIRM HLDGS INC260K$2.5M0.4%
PUTTDGTRANSDIGM GROUP INC3.8K$2.4M0.4%
PUTEVAUSDENVIVA INC40K$2.1M0.4%
PUTNTRANATERA INC48K$1.9M0.3%
PUTZMZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS IN26K$1.8M0.3%
PUTWDFCWD 40 CO9.9K$1.6M0.3%
PUT00165C104AMC ENTMT HLDGS INC320K$1.3M0.2%
PUTFDXFEDEX CORP4.0K$693K0.1%
PUTSNOWSNOWFLAKE INC4.0K$574K0.1%
PUTGTLBGITLAB INC11K$504K0.1%
PUTQQQINVESCO QQQ TR1.1K$293K0.0%
CALLFRPTFRESHPET INC5.0K$264K0.0%
PUT82837P408SILVERGATE CAP CORP13K$218K0.0%
PUTLILI AUTO INC10K$204K0.0%
PUTSGSWEETGREEN INC23K$195K0.0%
CALLFUTUFUTU HLDGS LTD2.5K$102K0.0%

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.