Historical position

Jim Chanos’s Delta Air Lines Inc (DAL) 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 reportedQ2 2014Earliest verified positive filing snapshot
Latest statusHistorical positionBased on the latest supported relationship state
Peak shares220.93KHighest verified quarter-end share count
Quarters reported3Verified quarters with shares above zero
What happened?

Kynikos Associates LP first reported Delta Air Lines Inc in Q2 2014. The reported position was increased and reduced across later filings. Verified positive position history runs through Q4 2014. The current relationship status cannot be determined reliably from supported data.

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.

Q4 2014
Sold 21.4% of the position−47.22K shares · 173.72K shares remained
Filing context

Quarter-end price $49.19 · Estimated holding basis $38.11

Q3 2014
Bought 31.2% more+52.59K shares · 220.93K shares reported after the change
Filing context

Quarter-end price $36.15 · Estimated holding basis $38.11

Q2 2014
New position+168.34K shares · 168.34K shares reported
Filing context

Quarter-end price $38.72 · Estimated holding basis $38.72

Portfolio importance

How important was Delta Air Lines Inc 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 weight3.0%Q4 2014
Last reported rank#16of 33 reported positions
Peak portfolio weight3.1%Q3 2014
Best historical rank#16Q3 2014
At peak importanceQ3 2014
DAL
3.1%
Largest holding
6.3%
Cross-investor discovery

Who else owns Delta Air Lines Inc?

Also reported by 4 other tracked investors in their latest verified filings.

Warren BuffettBerkshire Hathaway
DAL1.8% of reported portfolio
Stanley DruckenmillerDuquesne Family Office
DAL1.3% of reported portfolio
Joel GreenblattGotham Asset Management
DAL0.2% 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$79.622026-09-18

Market context only; not an investor transaction price.

Latest filing quarter-end price$49.19Q4 2014

Derived from validated reported value and shares where supported.

Estimated holding basis$38.11Historical reference — not actual purchase price

Calculated from supported filing history.

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.