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United States Michael Burry is an investor and hedge fund manager renowned for his prescient market predictions and value investing principles.
Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management doubled its stake in Estee Lauder, acquiring 100,000 shares in Q1 2025 to increase its total position to 200,000 shares. This move occurred as the beauty giant received a new CEO.
Burry initiated a new long position in Lululemon Athletica in Q2 2025, purchasing 50,000 shares. This stock, along with REGN and UNH, was identified as an oversold name by Burry.
Burry made UnitedHealth Group his biggest position, acquiring 20,000 shares and call options on an additional 350,000 shares in Q2 2025. This move came despite the healthcare giant experiencing challenges, with Burry reportedly seeing value in the stock's cheap valuation.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals was among the value stocks highlighted by Dr. Michael Burry in Q2 2025, alongside Lululemon Athletica and UnitedHealth Group, as potentially oversold opportunities.
Michael Burry included shares of Global Payments Inc. in his portfolio, demonstrating his investment interest in the sector.
Michael Burry added shares of Apple Inc. to his portfolio, indicating his selection of the technology giant as one of two companies from the sector for investment.
Burry initiated a new long position in Brookdale Senior Living in Q2 2025.
Michael James Burry was born on June 19, 1971, in San Jose, California. At age two, he lost his left eye to retinoblastoma and has used a prosthetic eye since. He attended Santa Teresa High School and pursued dual degrees in economics and pre-medical studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. He later earned an MD degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1997. Burry partially completed a residency in neurology at Stanford University Medical Center, maintaining his physician’s license while developing his passion for financial investing. He honed a reputation for value investing through online message boards, attracting attention from major firms like Vanguard and prominent investors such as Joel Greenblatt.
In 2000, Burry founded his hedge fund, Scion Capital, using an inheritance and family loans. The fund quickly generated significant returns for investors. A pivotal moment in his career came in 2005 when his analysis of mortgage lending practices led him to predict the collapse of the real estate bubble by 2007. He identified vulnerabilities in subprime mortgages and their associated bonds, particularly those with “teaser” rates. This insight prompted him to short the market by acquiring credit default swaps from firms like Goldman Sachs against specific subprime deals. Despite an initial investor revolt and demands for capital withdrawals, Burry’s prediction materialized, resulting in a personal profit of $100 million and over $700 million for his remaining investors.
Following this success, Burry closed Scion Capital in 2008. He later published an op-ed in The New York Times in 2010, criticizing federal regulators for their failure to heed warnings about the subprime market. In 2013, he re-launched his hedge fund as Scion Asset Management, focusing on personal investments across sectors including water, farmland, and gold. His investment philosophy is rooted in Benjamin Graham and David Dodd’s “Security Analysis,” emphasizing a “margin of safety.” Burry’s story gained wider public recognition and was dramatized in the 2015 film “The Big Short,” where he was portrayed by Christian Bale. He is known for his contrarian investment approach and his ability to identify undervalued assets and market inefficiencies.
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