Michael Burry - Scion Asset Management Investment Strategy & Portfolio Analysis
How Scion Asset Management allocates capital, manages risk, and constructs its portfolio — based on SEC 13F filings.
As of Mar 31, 2026, Michael Burry's Scion Asset Management portfolio reflects a highly concentrated, high-conviction, thematic, opportunistic approach across 3 reported 13F positions. Portfolio returns are primarily driven by a small set of high-conviction positions such as Molina Healthcare Inc, lululemon athletica inc., and SLM, with the top five holdings accounting for approximately 100% of total exposure and Molina Healthcare Inc alone contributing ~43%. Economic outcomes are highly concentrated in a narrow set of healthcare and consumer cyclical companies names. Exposure to high-growth and technology-oriented segments remains limited relative to peers, with performance instead anchored in durable, cash-generating businesses across healthcare, consumer discretionary, and financials. The portfolio shows elevated turnover, consistent with an actively managed, high-conviction trading approach. Distinctive traits include Active Trader, Highly Concentrated, Economically Concentrated.
Investment Style
Value, growth, quality, and behavioral classification from latest 13F holdings.
Primary type: Thematic Opportunist
Traits: Active Trader, Highly Concentrated, Economically Concentrated, Sector-Tilted
Turnover profile
Active
Holding horizon
Short-Term
Portfolio Construction
Concentration and position sizing in the latest filing.
Portfolio construction is highly concentrated: top three names represent 100.0% of assets, top five 100.0%, and the largest single position is 43.5%.
Top 3 weight
100.0%
Top 5 weight
100.0%
Top 10 weight
100.0%
Largest position
43.5%
Top holdings: Molina Healthcare Inc, lululemon athletica inc., SLM Corporation — view full holdings
Sector Preferences
Where capital is allocated by sector.
Capital is tilted toward Healthcare and Consumer Cyclical, with 3 sectors represented in the latest filing.
Leading sectors: Healthcare, Consumer Cyclical, Financial Services
Risk Framework
Concentration, diversification, and turnover tolerance.
This investor accepts high single-name risk (largest position 43.5%, top ten 100.0%) and low economic diversification (HHI 0.03). Turnover tolerance maps to a active profile.
Largest position
43.5%
Top 10 weight
100.0%
Max sector
43.5%
Diversification
Low
Strategy Evolution
How the strategy changed between the two most recent filing periods.
Jun 30, 2025 → Sep 30, 2025
- Position count decreased from 6 to 3 (-3 names).
- Top-five concentration rose from 88.9% to 100.0%.
- Largest holding changed from Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (T to Molina Healthcare Inc.
- Quarter-over-quarter portfolio weight turnover: 78.9%.
For trade-level changes, see the Activity page. View activity.
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