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markets27 days ago•1 min saved

Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness resurfaces in the options market with bets on AI-linked names

Hedge fund Situational Awareness, led by AI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner, has re-entered public markets via options in AMD, Bloom Energy, CoreWeave, SK Hynix, SanDisk and the Roundhill Memory ETF, after assets collapsed from over $45B to about $10B in July. It’s unclear whether new money is coming in or if the activity uses remaining capital, and private stakes like Anthropic remain amid the AI-driven stock rout and a fire-sale unwind to Citadel.

via CNBC|

#advanced-micro-devices #ai-stocks #leopold-aschenbrenner

finance28 days ago•19 min saved

Situational Awareness eyes a comeback with fresh option bets on AI-related stocks

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness has been buying new option positions in AMD, Bloom Energy, CoreWeave, SK Hynix, and Sandisk, plus the Roundhill Memory ETF, signaling a comeback bet after a summer when the fund almost failed from AI-stock leverage and margin calls that forced asset sales to Citadel. The 13F showed Sandisk and Micron as large disclosed holdings, and regulators including the SEC have subpoenaed major banks over dealings with the fund, though no wrongdoing is alleged. The firm remains active, including a $400 million private investment after the near-collapse.

via Yahoo Finance|

#ai-stocks #finance #leopold-aschenbrenner

finance28 days ago•4 min saved

JPMorgan halts prime financing for AI-driven hedge fund after record losses

JPMorgan Chase cut off lending to Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness after its historic losses, pushing the firm to work with Clear Street for financing while rebuilding a technology-heavy portfolio with less leverage and after previously offloading most public positions to Citadel to avert collapse.

via Financial Times|

#artificial-intelligence #finance #hedge-funds

business2 months ago•20 min saved

Margin Mayhem to Capital Comeback: Silicon Valley Bets on a 25-Year-Old AI Hedge Fund Prodigy

Leopold Aschenbrenner, 25, ran the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness with up to 400% leverage on bets in Nebius, SanDisk, CoreWeave and SK Hynix, triggering margin calls that wiped out about $35 billion of investors’ money in days. Remarkably, within two weeks Silicon Valley insiders moved to back him again, though the fund is not taking new money for now. He redeployed roughly $500 million into private AI ventures and still holds private stakes like Anthropic, reinforcing a conviction-based comeback story and reigniting debate over mixing venture-style bets with margin.

via 24/7 Wall St.|

#ai-hedge-funds #anthropic #business

finance2 months ago•19 min saved

Silicon Valley AI wunderkind’s $45B hedge fund sinks days before California wedding

Twenty-four-year-old Leopold Aschenbrenner, founder of the AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness, watched his $45 billion portfolio unravel after aggressive AI bets, including a large private stake in Anthropic; he reportedly sold billions of holdings to Citadel’s Ken Griffin to stem losses, yet the firm still oversees more than $10 billion. A former FTX/OpenAI associate turned crypto-fast celebrity, Aschenbrenner has attracted major investors and media attention as he prepares for a Carmel-by-the-Sea wedding with Avital Balwit, while vowing better risk management going forward.

via Yahoo Finance|

#ai #anthropic #citadel

business2 months ago•11 min saved

AI Hedge Fund Faces 67% July Drawdown, Founder Promises Lessons and Resilience

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI-focused hedge fund Situational Awareness suffered a 67% drawdown in July as AI stocks slumped. To protect investors, the fund sold part of its public book, removed leverage, and now runs a fully paid-for public portfolio while keeping private positions. The fund, which had swelled to about $45B before the drop, is still up roughly 80% for the year and remains invested in Anthropic. Aschenbrenner promises to learn from the episode, implement risk and portfolio-management changes, and is available for 1:1 investor calls next week.

via Business Insider|

#anthropic #business #citadel

business2 months ago•12 min saved

The AI Visionary Who Met Wall Street's Reality Check

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI-driven bet for his hedge fund Situational Awareness turned costly as AI stocks plunged and leverage forced unwinds; Citadel bought much of the fund’s public stock holdings while private AI bets were retained, illustrating a perennial Wall Street lesson: a strong investment thesis can be overwhelmed by market timing and margin calls, as echoed by LTCM and Clarium.

via Business Insider|

#ai-stocks #business #citadel

financial-services2 months ago•5 min saved

AI Rout Triggers Fresh Capital Raise for Situational Awareness

Situational Awareness, a $20bn hedge fund led by former OpenAI employee Leopold Aschenbrenner, is trying to raise fresh capital after a sharp AI stock rout eroded its gains. The fund has held ad hoc talks with existing investors and lenders and even offered some investors the option to buy assets, in a bid to shore up liquidity following a period of highly leveraged, high‑volatility performance that had earlier produced outsized returns. Aschenbrenner, who left OpenAI in 2024, built a following in Silicon Valley and counts Stripe co‑founders and Jane Street among early backers. The fund’s large holdings like Oracle and AMD have fallen, underscoring the broader Tech/AI market pullback, with Anthropic’s IPO rumored as a potential catalyst for a rebound.

via Financial Times|

#ai-rout #capital-raising #financial-services