「The Big Short」 Michael Burry Updates Portfolio: Exits Tesla Position, Initiates Short Position on Applied Materials, Reduces Semiconductor Sector Shorts, and Increases Nasdaq Put Options Bet

BlockBeats News, August 14th, "The Big Short" prototype figure Michael Burry disclosed his latest positions, with his long positions mainly concentrated in Adobe, MercadoLibre, Zoetis, JD.com, etc., with a single position accounting for about 8%; Lululemon, PayPal, Veeva, Flutter, Molina Healthcare, and HCA Healthcare, with single positions accounting for about 7% each. Farfetch, Faraday Future, and Sprouts each accounted for about 5%.

On the short side, Burry currently holds shorts in descending order of scale in iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), Micron Technology, Nebius, NVIDIA, Oracle, Palantir, Caterpillar, etc., while also holding put options on the Invesco QQQ Trust (accounting for about 6% of the portfolio).

Regarding portfolio adjustments, Burry has fully closed out his short positions on Tesla and Applied Materials, stating that both trades were profitable; he has also sold all SOXX put options and instead established a larger position in QQQ put options. In addition, he reduced his short position in Caterpillar, increased his short position in Micron, and raised his cash allocation to 12%.

According to his disclosed adjustments, his short focus has shifted from a pure semiconductor sector decline bet to an increased bet on a decline in the entire Nasdaq market.