The real-life hero from “The Big Short,” Dr. Michael Burry, the founder of hedge fund Scion Asset Management, just filed the stocks he’s been buying and selling.
According to his fund’s 13-F for the second quarter, Burry exited his positions in Apple (AAPL), First Solar (FSLR), Tailored Brands (TLRD), and Gentherm Incorporated (THRM).
During the first quarter, Burry initiated new positions in Alphabet (GOOG) and NeoPhotonics Corporation (NPTN), the filing shows.
His largest holding is NexPoint Residential Trust (NXRT), which he’s held since the fourth quarter of 2015.
Burry first garnered attention for his investing acumen during the late 1990s from posts he wrote about stocks on the message board website Silicon Investor. In late 2000, he left the medical profession to launch his hedge fund, Scion Capital.
His story and famed bet against the housing market is chronicled in Michael Lewis’ best-selling book “The Big Short,” which was later adapted into an Oscar-winning movie. Burry was among a handful of Wall Street outsiders who made millions by betting against subprime housing by buying up credit-default swaps on mortgage bonds.
After his successful bet against subprime, Burry closed Scion Capital to focus on his own investments.
Hedge funds of a certain size are required to disclose their long equity holdings in these 13-F filings 45 days after the end of each quarter. They are not required to disclose their short bets.
Source; Yahoo Finance.
