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Jim Chanos

Jim Chanos Chanos & Company

AUM $318M Turnover 56.06%
1-Year Est. Return 4.62%
 

Jim Chanos is the founder of Chanos & Co. (formerly Kynikos Associates) and one of the most famous short sellers in financial markets. He is known for forensic accounting research and high-profile bearish theses on companies he believes are overvalued or fundamentally flawed. Chanos’s work has influenced generations of investors focused on risk, accounting red flags, and short-side analysis.

This Fund
S&P 500
This Quarter Est. Return
+0.81%
1 Year Est. Return
-4.62%
3 Year Est. Return
–
5 Year Est. Return
–
10 Year Est. Return
–
AUM
$318M
AUM Growth
-$208M
Cap. Flow
-$2.3M
Cap. Flow %
-0.72%
Top 10 Hldgs %
96.04%
Holding
66
New
3
Increased
2
Reduced
20
Closed
34
Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.6 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity + Options
0.4 years
Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years
Top 10 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years
Top 20 Avg Time Held Equity only
0.3 years

Top Buys

Rank Stock Value
1
QQQ icon
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
+$791K
2
USAR icon
USA Rare Earth Inc
USAR
+$152K

Top Sells

Rank Stock Value
1
KRE icon
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
+$2.26M
2
EVA icon
Enviva Inc.
EVA
+$670K
3
UTAA
UTA Acquisition Corporation Class A Ordinary Shares
UTAA
+$158K
4
IPXXU icon
Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. II Unit
IPXXU
+$152K
5
ALLG.WS icon
Allego N.V. Warrants
ALLG.WS
+$5.8K

Sector Composition

Rank Sector Weight
1 Miscellaneous 99.87%
2 Materials 0.05%
3 Industrials 0.04%
4 Financials 0.04%
5 Technology 0%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Change
in Stake 		Capital Flow Held Since
DLR icon
1
PUT
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$65.3B
$181M 56.82%
1,493,700
-547,000
-27% -$67.2M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
EQIX icon
2
PUT
Equinix
EQIX
$97.3B
$90.7M 28.51%
124,900
+23,000
+23% +$17.8M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
VRT icon
3
PUT
Vertiv
VRT
$79.5B
$14.6M 4.59%
392,600
-203,700
-34% -$6.72M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
DBRG icon
4
PUT
DELISTED
DigitalBridge
DBRG
$5.73M 1.8%
326,100
-420,500
-56% -$6.94M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
DLR icon
5
CALL
Digital Realty Trust
DLR
$65.3B
$4.84M 1.52%
40,000
– –
2023 Q1
2 quarters
KRE icon
6
State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF
KRE
$3.31B
$2.08M 0.65%
49,786
-50,719
-50% -$2.26M
2023 Q2
1 quarter
QQQ icon
7
CALL
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$475B
$1.93M 0.61%
5,400
-6,700
-55% -$2.48M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
WING icon
8
PUT
Wingstop
WING
$3.59B
$1.8M 0.57%
10,000
-9,100
-48% -$1.57M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
NOVA icon
9
PUT
DELISTED
Sunnova Energy
NOVA
$1.66M 0.52%
158,600
-46,000
-22% -$719K
2023 Q2
1 quarter
EQIX icon
10
CALL
Equinix
EQIX
$97.3B
$1.45M 0.46%
2,000
– –
2023 Q1
2 quarters
RUN icon
11
PUT
Sunrun
RUN
$1.76B
$1.35M 0.42%
107,300
-468,900
-81% -$7.71M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
ENVX icon
12
PUT
Enovix
ENVX
$546M
$1.23M 0.39%
111,657
-138,286
-55% -$1.98M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
LMND icon
13
PUT
Lemonade
LMND
$3.42B
$1.09M 0.34%
94,000
-291,000
-76% -$4.67M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
TSLA icon
14
PUT
Tesla
TSLA
$1.4T
$1M 0.31%
4,000
-30,800
-89% -$7.91M
2020 Q3
12 quarters
RCL icon
15
PUT
Royal Caribbean
RCL
$74.3B
$921K 0.29%
10,000
-39,500
-80% -$3.96M
2023 Q2
1 quarter
QQQ icon
16
Invesco QQQ Trust
QQQ
$475B
$765K 0.24%
+2,134
New +$791K
2023 Q3
0 quarters
ABNB icon
17
PUT
Airbnb
ABNB
$102B
$686K 0.22%
+5,000
New +$690K
2023 Q3
0 quarters
MSTR icon
18
PUT
Strategy Inc
MSTR
$57.9B
$657K 0.21%
20,000
-163,000
-89% -$6.14M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
NVDA icon
19
PUT
NVIDIA
NVDA
$5.17T
$652K 0.21%
15,000
-35,000
-70% -$1.57M
2023 Q1
2 quarters
JOBY icon
20
PUT
Joby Aviation
JOBY
$4.64B
$566K 0.18%
87,800
+40,900
+87% +$322K
2023 Q2
1 quarter
MDB icon
21
PUT
MongoDB
MDB
$27.2B
$519K 0.16%
1,500
-3,500
-70% -$1.33M
2023 Q1
2 quarters
AFRM icon
22
PUT
Affirm
AFRM
$25B
$425K 0.13%
20,000
-176,900
-90% -$3.23M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
CVNA icon
23
PUT
Carvana
CVNA
$64.7B
$420K 0.13%
50,000
-4,033,000
-99% -$34.7M
2023 Q1
2 quarters
COIN icon
24
PUT
Coinbase
COIN
$45.7B
$375K 0.12%
5,000
-112,700
-96% -$9.5M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
SLG icon
25
PUT
SL Green Realty
SLG
$3.33B
$373K 0.12%
10,000
-173,900
-95% -$6.25M
2022 Q4
3 quarters
1
2 3

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Jim Chanos's Q3 2023 Portfolio in Review

As of Q3 2023, Jim Chanos held 66 positions worth $318M, down 39% from $526M the previous quarter. Its ten largest holdings account for 96% of the portfolio.

Jim Chanos's Q3 2023 filing shows 3 new, 2 increased, 20 reduced and 34 closed positions. Its largest new stake was Invesco QQQ Trust: 2,134 shares worth $765K. The largest sale was State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF, an estimated $2.26M.

By sector, the portfolio is most concentrated in Miscellaneous at 100% of assets, up from 100% a quarter earlier, followed by Materials and Industrials.

  • Jim Chanos's largest Q3 2023 buy was Invesco QQQ Trust: 2,134 shares worth $765K.
  • Jim Chanos's biggest Q3 2023 reduction was State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF, cutting an estimated $2.26M.
  • Jim Chanos fully exited Enviva Inc. in Q3 2023, selling an estimated $670K.
  • Jim Chanos's ten largest holdings make up 96% of its $318M portfolio in Q3 2023.
  • Jim Chanos opened 3 new positions and closed 34 in Q3 2023.
  • Jim Chanos's portfolio value fell 39% quarter-over-quarter to $318M.

Based on Chanos & Company's 13F filing for Q3 2023, filed 14 Nov 2023.