Quick Info
| Profession | Investor, hedge fund manager, physician |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 19/06/1971 |
| Age | 55 years |
| Birthplace | San Jose, California |
Latest News about Michael Burry
Michael Burry launched a Substack newsletter called Cassandra Unchained after closing Scion Asset Management. The move marked a public return to commentary after the shutdown of his fund.
Reuters reported that Michael Burry had shut down Scion Asset Management, the hedge fund he founded and managed. The report noted that Burry remains known for his contrarian investing style and for profiting from bets against the U.S. housing market ahead of the 2008 financial crisis.
The Securities and Exchange Commission marked Scion Asset Management's registration status as 'terminated' on November 10, 2025, confirming the fund's deregistration. This means the fund is no longer obligated to submit reports to regulatory bodies or state authorities.
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Bio/Wiki
| Michael James Burry is an American investor, hedge fund manager, and licensed physician. | |
| He founded Scion Capital, later known as Scion Asset Management, and became widely known for predicting and profiting from the subprime mortgage crisis. | |
| He was portrayed by Christian Bale in The Big Short. | |
| Burry is a self-realized individual with Asperger syndrome and lost his left eye at age 2 due to retinoblastoma, which was replaced by a prosthesis. | |
| He currently lives in Saratoga, California. |
Physical Stats & More
| Lost left eye at age 2 due to retinoblastoma, replaced by prosthesis | |
| Self-realized Asperger syndrome |
Personal Life
| Lost left eye | Age 2, retinoblastoma, replaced by prosthesis |
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| Asperger syndrome | Self-realized |
| Current residence | Saratoga, California |
Career
| Scion Capital | Founded 2000, closed 2008, predicted subprime crisis, profited $700M+ for investors |
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| Scion Asset Management | Reopened 2013, focused on water, gold, farmland; shut down November 2025 |
| Notable bets | Short Tesla 2020, $1.6B market crash bet 2023 |
| Portrayed in | The Big Short (2015) by Christian Bale |
| Recent | Launched Cassandra Unchained Substack, 23/11/2025 |
| Net worth | Estimated $300 million as of 2025 |
Favourites
| Novel | The Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks |
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Social Media
| Substack | https://cassandraunchained.substack.com/ |
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Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. Left medicine for investing despite being licensed physician | |
| 2. Outperformed S&P 500 early, e.g., 55% return in 2001 vs -11% S&P | |
| 3. Contrarian value investor, rigorous fundamental analysis | |
| 4. Avoided dot-com bubble by shorting tech stocks | |
| 5. Self-realized Asperger syndrome | |
| 6. Lost left eye at age 2 due to retinoblastoma |