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> Burry made the unanswered point that in a sell-off large index funds will have to dump their smaller holdings at large discounts. First, I think he didn't ma
by FabHK 7y ago
> Burry made the unanswered point that in a sell-off large index funds will have to dump their smaller holdings at large discounts.
First, I think he didn't made that point very clearly. Second, why would they be sold at a larger discount than larger holdings? It is all in proportion - they own less and sell less of the smaller holdings.
(There are issues conceivable where you have a liquidity mismatch (bonds, real estate), but I haven't seen a solid elaboration of that point. It's the good old "people worry about bond market liquidity" meme that Mark Levine pokes fun at in his Bloomberg Column "Money Stuff".)
- OJFord 7y ago> why would they be sold at a larger discount than larger holdings? It is all in proportion - they own less and sell less of the smaller holdings His argument there AIUI was that the daily volume is not in proportion.
- FabHK 7y agoFair enough, so going back to a liquidity mismatch. Will be interesting to watch the next market crash.