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Jim Chanos

Kynikos / Chanos & Co
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  • Hedge Fund · CIK 0001446440
  • Highly Concentrated
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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 53 option positions for the 2023Q2 quarter — 10 long-calls and 43 long-puts — totaling $519.8M of underlying-share notional value. The largest exposures are a put on DLR, a put on EQIX, a put on CVNA. Notional values reflect the value of the underlying shares at the quarter-end snapshot, not the option premium paid.

Options & derivatives

53 positions · $519.8M notional10 CALL · $23.7M43 PUT · $496.1M
TypeUnderlyingSharesNotional% of book
PUTDLRDIGITAL RLTY TR INC2.0M$232.4M44.7%
PUTEQIXEQUINIX INC102K$79.9M15.4%
PUTCVNACARVANA CO817K$21.2M4.1%
PUTGEGENERAL ELECTRIC CO138K$15.2M2.9%
PUTVRTVERTIV HOLDINGS CO596K$14.8M2.8%
PUTDBRGDIGITALBRIDGE GROUP INC747K$11.0M2.1%
PUTRUNSUNRUN INC576K$10.3M2.0%
PUTTSLATESLA INC35K$9.1M1.8%
PUTCOINCOINBASE GLOBAL INC118K$8.4M1.6%
PUTCRMSALESFORCE COM INC34K$7.1M1.4%
PUTLMNDLEMONADE INC385K$6.5M1.2%
PUTMSTRMICROSTRATEGY INC18K$6.3M1.2%
PUTWWAYFAIR INC94K$6.1M1.2%
PUTSLGSL GREEN RLTY CORP184K$5.5M1.1%
PUTV7780T103ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP50K$5.1M1.0%
CALLDLRDIGITAL RLTY TR INC40K$4.6M0.9%
CALLQQQINVESCO QQQ TR12K$4.5M0.9%
PUTIBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS33K$4.4M0.8%
PUTENVXENOVIX CORPORATION219K$3.9M0.8%
PUTWINGWINGSTOP INC19K$3.8M0.7%
PUTNOVAQSUNNOVA ENERGY INTL INC.205K$3.7M0.7%
PUTDASHDOORDASH INC47K$3.6M0.7%
PUTPLLPIEDMONT LITHIUM INC61K$3.5M0.7%
PUTWDFCWD 40 CO17K$3.2M0.6%
CALLWWAYFAIR INC49K$3.2M0.6%
PUTAFRMAFFIRM HLDGS INC197K$3.0M0.6%
CALLLTHLIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC128K$2.5M0.5%
CALLWYNNWYNN RESORTS LTD23K$2.4M0.5%
PUTXYZBLOCK INC35K$2.3M0.4%
PUTMARAMARATHON DIGITAL HOLDINGS IN163K$2.3M0.4%
PUTXPOFXPONENTIAL FITNESS INC125K$2.2M0.4%
PUTNVDANVIDIA CORPORATION5.0K$2.1M0.4%
PUTMDBMONGODB INC5.0K$2.1M0.4%
PUTFUTUFUTU HLDGS LTD47K$1.8M0.4%
PUTNKENIKE INC16K$1.7M0.3%
PUTLYVLIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT IN19K$1.7M0.3%
PUTLTHLIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS INC82K$1.6M0.3%
CALLEQIXEQUINIX INC2.0K$1.6M0.3%
CALLAFRMAFFIRM HLDGS INC101K$1.6M0.3%
CALLIBMINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHS11K$1.5M0.3%
PUTGDSGDS HLDGS LTD131K$1.4M0.3%
PUTPOOLPOOL CORP3.6K$1.3M0.3%
PUTUPSTUPSTART HLDGS INC38K$1.3M0.3%
PUTHASHASBRO INC19K$1.3M0.2%
PUTFRPTFRESHPET INC19K$1.2M0.2%
CALLLMNDLEMONADE INC72K$1.2M0.2%
PUTSNOWSNOWFLAKE INC5.0K$880K0.2%
CALLRUNSUNRUN INC41K$734K0.1%
PUTEVAUSDENVIVA INC62K$669K0.1%
PUTBYNDBEYOND MEAT INC48K$628K0.1%
PUTORAORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC7.0K$563K0.1%
PUTG65163100JOBY AVIATION INC47K$481K0.1%
PUTBROSDUTCH BROS INC10K$285K0.1%

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.