Exited position

Jim Chanos’s Apple (AAPL) position

Reported position history, portfolio importance and verified filing changes from public SEC disclosures.

Kynikos Associates LPVerified through Q3 2023
Relationship snapshot

At a glance

The full verified relationship, including prior ownership episodes and exits where supported.

First reportedQ1 2013Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusExited positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares131.04KHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported22Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Kynikos Associates LP first reported Apple in Q1 2013. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. The latest verified relationship event shows that Kynikos Associates LP sold the entire position in Q3 2019, and the stock is no longer reported in the latest verified portfolio.

Verified SEC history

Position over time

See the same verified relationship through reported shares, portfolio weight or reported value.

Metric

Gaps indicate periods that cannot be safely connected or where a verified corporate action changes the raw share scale. Stock price, when available, is market context and not a transaction price.

Key filing events

What changed

Latest filing plus the most meaningful reported changes. Unchanged quarters are collapsed by default.

Q3 2019
Sold the entire position−10.22K shares · No shares reported at quarter-end
Q4 2018
Bought 18.3% more+1.58K shares · 10.22K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $157.76 · Estimated holding basis $167.46

Q3 2018
Sold 7.8% of the position−732 shares · 8.64K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $225.68 · Estimated holding basis $169.24

Q2 2018
Sold 18.4% of the position−2.11K shares · 9.37K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $185.10 · Estimated holding basis $169.24

Q1 2018
Sold 17.6% of the position−2.45K shares · 11.48K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $167.80 · Estimated holding basis $169.24

Q2 2017
Sold 40.3% of the position−12.91K shares · 19.11K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $144.02 · Estimated holding basis $109.68

Portfolio importance

How important was Apple in Kynikos Associates LP’s reported portfolio?

Relative importance is measured only within the verified primary non-option reported portfolio for each quarter.

Last reported portfolio weight0.8%Q2 2019
Last reported rank#22of 35 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight5.3%Q3 2013
Best historical rank#5Q2 2013
At peak importanceQ3 2013
AAPL
5.3%
Largest holding
6.9%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Apple?

Also reported by 7 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Warren BuffettBerkshire Hathaway
AAPL22.0% of reported portfolio
George SorosSoros Fund Management
AAPL2.0% of reported portfolio
Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
AAPL1.9% of reported portfolio
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SEC evidence & methodology

SEC filing evidence

Market context and filing-derived values are kept separate from actual transaction prices, which 13F filings do not disclose.

Latest verified stock price$336.132026-09-18

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest verified investor filingQ3 2023 · filed 2023-11-14
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Kynikos Associates LP is the filer’s former SEC name; the current SEC identity is Chanos & Co LP (CIK 0001446440). Its last located Form 13F covers Sep 30, 2023. No later 13F appears in the verified five-year SEC window through Jun 30, 2026, so this is a historical disclosure snapshot—not a claim about current positions. Options are shown separately.