Leopold Aschenbrenner’s hedge fund has sold its entire public equities portfolio to Ken Griffin’s (r) Citadel|@leopoldasch|X
Situational Awareness, the AI hedge fund founded two years ago by 25-year-old former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, has sold its entire public equities portfolio to Ken Griffin’s Citadel at a steep discount.
The move came after a sharp tech sell-off earlier this week, when renewed AI jitters sparked a global rout in chip stocks and left the hedge fund scrambling for cash.
The hedge fund’s portfolio had grown to $45 billion by early July. But four of Situational Awareness’s largest holdings—Nebius Group, Sandisk, Micron, and CoreWeave—have each fallen more than 35% this month.
The fresh cash infusion from Citadel may help stabilize the fund.
Situational Awareness also owns a position in Anthropic, though the fund has rejected reports that it is looking to sell the stake.
Anthropic’s expected IPO later this year could add stability to the fund.