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Chanos & Co LP
CIK 0001446440 · 20 WEST 55TH ST, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, 10019 · 212-649-0200
Summary
Chanos & Co LP reported $183M in U.S.-listed holdings across 48 positions for Q4 2018.
The portfolio is heavily concentrated: IVV alone accounts for 47.9% of reported value.
Portfolio Metrics
Methodology: turnover is min(value bought, value sold) ÷ average reported value across the two quarters — value-based, so market moves inflate it slightly versus a share-based measure. Concentration and largest position are shares of the filing’s total reported value, options excluded, with multiple share classes and repeated sub-manager rows for the same issuer combined into one position — the same rule the holdings table uses by default. New/exited counts compare against the prior filed quarter. All figures derive solely from the fund’s 13F filings.
Reported Value by Quarter
Portfolio Composition
- ETP · 88.8% · $162M
- Common Stock · 9.5% · $17M
- ADR · 1.0% · $2M
- Other · 0.7% · $1M
Quarter-over-Quarter Changes full breakdown →
| Issuer | Move | Share Δ | Shares now | Value Δ | Value now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVVISHARES TR | NEW | +85.2K | 85.2K | +$21M | $21M |
| VOOVANGUARD INDEX FDS | NEW | +63.4K | 63.4K | +$15M | $15M |
| MTUMISHARES TR | NEW | +122.5K | 122.5K | +$12M | $12M |
| SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TR | NEW | +47.5K | 47.5K | +$12M | $12M |
| IJKISHARES TR | NEW | +57.0K | 57.0K | +$11M | $11M |
| IJTISHARES TR | NEW | +63.8K | 63.8K | +$10M | $10M |
| FLOTISHARES TR | NEW | +165.6K | 165.6K | +$8M | $8M |
| IJRISHARES TR | NEW | +106.8K | 106.8K | +$7M | $7M |
Value changes conflate price moves with buying and selling — share changes are the real signal. Share counts are not split-adjusted.
Holdings — Q4 2018
| # | Issuer | Class | % Portfolio | Value ↓ | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IVVISHARES TR | CORE S&P500 ETF · USA MOMENTUM FCT · S&P MC 400GR ETF · S&P SML 600 GWT · FLTG RATE NT ETF · CORE S&P SCP ETF · CORE S&P MCP ETF · CORE MSCI EAFE · MSCI UK ETF NEW · MSCI ACWI ETF | 47.91% | $88M | 876.1K |
| 2 | VOOVANGUARD INDEX FDS | S&P 500 ETF SHS · VALUE ETF | 10.60% | $19M | 112.3K |
| 3 | XLUSELECT SECTOR SPDR TR | SBI INT-UTILS · TECHNOLOGY · SBI HEALTHCARE · SBI INT-FINL · SBI CONS DISCR · COMMUNICATION · SBI INT-INDS · SBI CONS STPLS · ENERGY · RL EST SEL SEC · SBI MATERIALS | 8.19% | $15M | 292.5K |
| 4 | ACWVISHARES INC | MIN VOL GBL ETF · MSCI STH AFR ETF · MSCI CDA ETF | 5.68% | $10M | 210.0K |
| 5 | DCHAMERICAN AXLE & MFG HLDGS INhistory → | COM | 2.13% | $4M | 351.2K |
| 6 | VXUSVANGUARD STAR FDhistory → | VG TL INTL STK F | 1.84% | $3M | 71.2K |
| 7 | JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & COhistory → | COM | 1.71% | $3M | 32.1K |
| 8 | QQQINVESCO QQQ TRhistory → | UNIT SER 1 | 1.61% | $3M | 19.1K |
| 9 | GLDSPDR GOLD TRUSThistory → | GOLD SHS | 1.34% | $2M | 20.2K |
| 10 | VGKVANGUARD INTL EQUITY INDEX Fhistory → | FTSE EUROPE ETF | 1.21% | $2M | 45.4K |
| 11 | HIIHUNTINGTON INGALLS INDS INC | COM | 0.97% | $2M | 9.3K |
| 12 | AMCXAMC NETWORKS INC | CL A | 0.97% | $2M | 32.2K |
| 13 | ERICERICSSON | ADR B SEK 10 | 0.95% | $2M | 196.7K |
| 14 | AAPLAPPLE INC | COM | 0.88% | $2M | 10.2K |
| 15 | RAYTHEON CO | COM NEW | 0.88% | $2M | 10.5K |
| 16 | KRESPDR SERIES TRUST | S&P REGL BKG | 0.85% | $2M | 33.4K |
| 17 | UNITED STATES OIL FUND LP | UNITS | 0.75% | $1M | 141.5K |
| 18 | HALHALLIBURTON CO | COM | 0.71% | $1M | 48.6K |
| 19 | SLBSCHLUMBERGER LTD | COM | 0.70% | $1M | 35.3K |
| 20 | HESHESS CORP | COM | 0.55% | $1M | 24.9K |
| 21 | UNITED STATES NATL GAS FUND | UNIT PAR | 0.34% | $620,000 | 25.1K |
| 22 | SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF TR | TR UNIT | 0.13% | $233,000 | 933 |
Filing History
| Quarter | Reported Value | Positions | Filed | Type | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $318M | 32 | Nov 14, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2023 | $526M | 63 | Aug 14, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2023 | $528M | 74 | May 15, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2022 | $632M | 60 | Feb 14, 2023 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2020 | $47M | 19 | Nov 16, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2020 | $17M | 15 | Aug 14, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2020 | $44M | 14 | May 15, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2019 | $81M | 26 | Feb 14, 2020 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q3 2019 | $166M | 26 | Nov 14, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q2 2019 | $206M | 35 | Aug 14, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q1 2019 | $187M | 39 | May 15, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
| Q4 2018 | $183M | 48 | Feb 14, 2019 | 13F-HR | changes · EDGAR ↗ |
13F filings are due up to 45 days after quarter end, so holdings shown here lag the fund’s current book. Source: original SEC filing on EDGAR ↗.