By Carolina Mandl

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Michael Burry’s Scion Asset Management ended the first quarter more bullish on companies across different sectors and geographies, a securities filing showed on Thursday, after betting against Chinese companies previously as the Trump administration considered imposing tariffs.

Burry, known as the “Big Short” investor for his prescient calls ahead of the 2008 U.S. housing market crash, placed bets that benefit from a rise in share prices. The call options convey the right to buy shares at a set price in the future.

The investor bought call options on Chinese companies Alibaba and JD.com, Dutch semiconductor supplier ASML Holding and on some U.S. names, such as cosmetics company Estee Lauder, Lululemon Athletica, Meta Platforms, Regeneron Pharmaceuti

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