What are Hedge Funds Shorting?

Inspired by the great work by investors from r/WallStreetBets here are all the most recent Puts from our list of Hedge Funds (based on their most recent filings). A put option is technically different than a short sale, yet both make money when a security goes down in price.
A put option gives the holder the right to sell an underlying asset at a predetermined price, while a short sale involves borrowing and selling a stock with the expectation that the price will decline. In a put option, the holder incurs a cost but has limited risk, as they only sell if they choose to exercise the option. In a short sale, the potential loss is unlimited as the price of the stock could rise indefinitely. The difference between the sale and repurchase price is the profit in a short sale, while in a put option the profit is made by selling the asset at the higher strike price.
NOTE that Hedge funds may use Put options in conjunction with a Call Option or buying shares of a security to limit or, hedge, their portfolio's risk. For example, if George Soros buys $1B of Amazon stock, they may also purchase $1M in put options. Then if the stock goes down beyond a certain point, they can execute the Put and limit their losses.



Puts $ MMs
Most Short Squeezed Stocks Across HFs
Stock Link value Hedge Funds
STATE STR SPDR S&P 500 ETF T 25,230.1 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, POLAR ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
INVESCO QQQ TR 20,608.4 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, POLAR ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
TESLA INC 10,122.9 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, III Capital Management , POLAR ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
NVIDIA CORPORATION 9,798.4 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6,095.3 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
META PLATFORMS INC 5,630.3 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
ISHARES TR 5,484.2 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, STARBOARD VALUE LP, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
SPDR GOLD TR 5,316.9 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
APPLE INC 4,816.3 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
ALPHABET INC 4,562.3 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
MICROSOFT CORP 4,434.8 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
NETFLIX INC. 4,245.8 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
AMAZON COM INC 4,208.9 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, POLAR ASSET MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
ISHARES TR 3,647.0 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, GATES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC, STARBOARD VALUE LP]
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 3,469.8 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 2,981.3 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
BROADCOM INC 2,823.6 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 2,558.3 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 2,335.8 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 2,239.9 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
ALPHABET INC 2,075.2 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc]
ISHARES SILVER TR 2,019.6 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC]
SANDISK CORP 1,925.9 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
VANECK ETF TRUST 1,784.4 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC]
ELI LILLY & CO 1,775.6 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
ISHARES TR 1,624.1 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC]
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 1,608.4 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC]
ASML HLDG NV 1,579.8 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
ORACLE CORP 1,533.5 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
INTEL CORP 1,477.7 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
UNITED STS OIL FD LP 1,348.5 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC]
STRATEGY INC 1,329.6 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
WESTERN DIGITAL CORP 1,270.5 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 1,223.8 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc, TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP]
SELECT SECTOR SPDR TR 1,174.2 [CITADEL ADVISORS LLC, SOROS FUND MANAGEMENT LLC]