>>> Kynikos Associates (Jim Chanos) discloses updated portfolio pos

Kynikos Associates (Jim Chanos) discloses updated portfolio positions in 13F filing (not required to disclose short positions)

Highlights from 2017 Q1 filing as compared to 2016 Q4 filing:
  • New positions in: iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA ~0.12 mln shares)
  • Increased positions in: iShares S&P 600 Small (IJR to ~0.13 mln from ~0.07 mln), HAL (to ~0.09 mln from ~0.03 mln), IVV (to ~0.11 mln from ~0.05 mln), SLB (to ~0.06 mln from ~0.04 mln) MET (to ~0.07 mln from ~0.05 mln), CCK (to ~0.08 mln from ~0.07 mln)
  • Closed positions in: KR (from ~0.12 mln shares), KKR (from ~0.09 mln), OXY (from ~0.04 mln), TAP (from ~0.03 mln)
  • Decreased positions in: US Natural Gas ETF (UNG to ~0.21 mln shares from ~0.27 mln shares), KBE (to ~0.06 mln from ~0.09 mln), EZA (to ~0.08 mln from ~0.1 mln), AMCX (to ~0.06 mln from ~0.07 mln), HES (to ~0.03 mln from ~0.04 mln)