做空方舟創新ETF
Michael Burry, the hedge fund manager made famous by “The Big Short” movie, revealed that he has taken aim at star investor Cathie Wood.
因為電影《大賣空》而聲名大噪的對沖基金經理人Michael Burry透露，他已經盯上明星投資人Cathie Wood。
hedge fund對沖基金reveal(v.)洩露;透露take aim at…瞄準
At the end of June, Burry’s Scion Asset Management held put options against 235,500 shares of Ark Innovation ETF, Wood’s flagship exchange-traded fund, according to a regulatory filing. The new position may come as no surprise, since he has predicted the Ark Investment Management founder’s hot streak will not last.
監管申報文件顯示，到6月底為止，Burry的Scion資產管理公司持有235,500股方舟創新ETF的賣權。方舟創新ETF是Wood的旗艦指數股票型基金。這個新部位可能不令人意外，因為他曾預測，這位方舟投資管理公司創始人出色的表現不會持續太久。
regulatory filing監管申報文件put option賣權put=賣、call-買option(n.)選擇權exchange-traded fund(ETF)指數股票型基金position(n.)投資部位sth. come as no surprise不足為奇;意料之中hot streak連續獲勝;連續得分
Put options give investors the right to sell shares in the ETF at a certain price in the future.
賣權給予投資人未來以特定的價格出售ETF的權利。
Big bets on the likes of Tesla and Bitcoin lured billions of dollars to Ark Investment’s products in the past year after Wood’s thematic tech-focused ETFs trounced the market in 2020. But more recently investors have been souring on the kind of pricey shares amid accelerating inflation.
Wood繼2020年以科技主題ETF大勝市場之後，對特斯拉和比特幣等標的鉅額押注，過去一年來吸引數十億美元投資方舟的產品，但是最近由於通貨膨脹加劇，投資人對這類高價股票越來越反感。
(a) bet on…打賭;下注the likes of…和...一樣的人或物lure(n.)誘惑力;誘惑(v.)引誘;誘惑trounce(v.)徹底打敗;擊潰beat the market勝過大盤sour(v.)(adj.)變酸;酸腐(v.)令人不快;(使)不友好
Shares of Ark Innovation ETF hit a bottom in May as investors rotated from tech shares into value stocks in the first half of 2021. The ETF did end the second quarter up 9%, but it’s still down 6% year to date.
方舟創新ETF的股價5月觸底，因為投資人2021年上半年從科技股轉投價值股。這支ETF第二季確實上漲9％，但今年以來仍下跌6％。
hit a bottom觸及底部rotate(v.)旋轉;輪流;輪換
Burry has been warning retail investors about unsustainable valuations and the potential for “the mother of all crashes” in cryptocurrency and meme stocks.
Burry一直警告散戶，估值無以為繼，加密貨幣和迷因股票可能是「所有崩盤的源頭」。
retail investor散戶individual investor個別投資人;散戶unsustainable(adj.)不可持續的;無法支撐的crash(n.)(v.)崩潰;崩盤meme stocks迷因股票
Wood responded to Burry’s challenge in a tweet. “I do not believe that he understands the fundamentals that are creating explosive growth and investment opportunities in the innovation space,” she tweeted.
Wood在推特上回應Burry的挑戰。她在推特上寫道：「我認為他不了解在創新領域創造爆炸性成長和投資機會的基本面因素。」
fundamental(n.)基本面(因素)
Burry shot to fame with his billion-dollar bet against the US housing bubble during the global financial crisis, which was featured in the film “The Big Short.”
Burry在全球金融危機期間，投入十億美元做空美國房地產泡沫，聲名大噪，電影「大賣空」就是以他的故事為賣點。
shoot to fame聲名大噪;一舉成名feature(v.)以…為特色、號召