Quick Info
| Profession | Investor, hedge fund manager, physician |
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| Nationality | American |
| Date of Birth | 19/06/1971 |
| Age | 54 years |
| Birthplace | San Jose, California |
Latest News about Michael Burry
23/11/2025
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.
13/11/2025
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.
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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. |
Personal Life
| Lost left eye | Age 2, retinoblastoma, replaced by prosthesis |
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| Asperger syndrome | Self-realized |
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 |
Favourites
| Novel | The Scions of Shannara by Terry Brooks |
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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 |