Though controversial for well over a year, Michael Burry’s portfolio balance appears to have been proven right in the first two months of the second Donald Trump administration.
Instead of focusing on major U.S. stocks like Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA), or Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) – equity that is, at press time, -21.37%, -39.21%, and -10.73% down respectively in 2025 – ‘The Big Short’ investor heavily favored Chinese technology giants.
At the end of the last reporting period, the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024, Burry’s three biggest positions were in Alibaba (NYSE: BABA), JD.com (NASDAQ: JD), and Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), despite him somewhat trimming down on these stocks.
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Here’s how much Michael Burry is up on his China bet
Burry’s focus on the East Asian superpower has yielded massive returns during Q1 2025. The country’s stock market stimulus package appears to be bearing fruit, and the nation demonstrated its technological competitiveness yet again with the launch of products such as DeepSeek and the Manus AI agent.
Alibaba, a company prominently involved in China’s artificial intelligence (AI) boom, has been among the biggest risers in the equity market and is 63.24% in the green in 2025 at $138.42.
Considering that Burry’s latest filing reports the ownership of 150,000 shares worth $12.7 million, his BABA stake has appreciated by $8 million to $20.7 million year-to-date (YTD).
Though not as impressive as Alibaba, both JD.com and Baidu have appreciated significantly since January 2 – the first trading session of the year. JD stock is up 16.47% to $40.38 within the time frame, and BIDU stock has risen 10.09% to $92.82.
As Burry’s most recent 13-f revealed 300,000 JD.com shares worth $10.4 million, and 125,000 Baidu shares worth $10.5 million, the two holdings have appreciated by $1.7 million and $1.06 million to $12.1 million and $11.6 million, respectively.
Chinese tech giants are carrying the Burry portfolio in 2025
The cumulative value of ‘The Big Short’ investor’s bet on Chinese stocks has risen from $32.66 million on December 31, 2024, to $44.4 million at press time on March 12, 2025 – a 35.95% surge.
As the three companies accounted for 43% of Michael Burry’s portfolio at the end of 2024, it is likely that the legendary trader managed to concoct a winning strategy for Q1 2025 despite the period featuring a severe stock market downturn.
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