Hedge Funds

Michael Burry de-registers his hedge fund. ‘Onto much better things’ he says.

The provocative fund manager whose bets against the housing market were chronicled in The Big Short appears to be closing his hedge fund

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Michael Burry, attending the premiere of "The Big Short" at Ziegfeld Theatre, is once again shutting down a hedge fund he runs. Photo: Getty Images

Michael Burry, the provocative fund manager whose bets against the housing market were chronicled in The Big Short, appears to be closing his hedge fund, a securities filing shows.

A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows the registration of Scion Asset Management, which as of March had $154m in assets under management, was terminated on Monday. Registration is required for funds with over $100m.

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