“Big Short” Michael Burry’s semiconductor short positions yield up to ~34.7%, portfolio floating profit ~20%

According to publicly available market data, “Big Short” investor Michael Burry established short positions on June 30 in Nvidia (NVDA), Applied Materials (AMAT), and the Philadelphia Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), and began directly shorting Micron Technology in early July.

As of the close of U.S. stocks on July 28, the floating profit on the AMAT short was approximately 34.7%, SOXX around 23.3%, Micron Technology about 22.0%, and Nvidia approximately 0.5%. Without considering position weights, the simple average floating profit of the semiconductor short portfolio established from late June to early July was around 20.1%.

Additionally, based on the estimated new short positions calculated at the closing price on July 24, as of the close on July 28, the floating profit on the additional short positions in Micron Technology, Nvidia, and SOXX were approximately 10.9%, 4.8%, and 6.4% respectively, with a simple average of about 7.4%.

Due to the lack of specific information on short sizes, option structures, position addition ratios, and whether positions have been closed, the actual profit amount cannot be calculated at this time.