Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness fund has sold off nearly all of its public-market stock positions, leaving Anthropic as the only core holding it kept intact, according to a BlockBeats report on August 14. The fund moved to cut its equity exposure in late July, and most of the stock assets it sold were reportedly picked up by Ken Griffin's Citadel. Situational Awareness had at one point managed around $45 billion, but losses in AI infrastructure-related names forced a sharp reduction in its listed equity book. That left Anthropic as the sole position the fund did not touch.
Aschenbrenner had flagged a potential Anthropic IPO as a key catalyst in an investor letter published in July. Anthropic is among the world's most valuable private AI companies, and a future listing would give early investors a way to exit and convert their stakes into returns. Analysts see the decision to hold Anthropic through the AI infrastructure selloff as evidence that Aschenbrenner remains committed to Anthropic and to his longer-term AGI investment thesis.
Anthropic has not yet gone public, so ordinary investors cannot trade its shares directly. The main listed proxies are Amazon and Nvidia, both of which have committed significant capital to AI infrastructure.
BlockBeats reports that AI investor Leopold Aschenbrenner's Situational Awareness fund nearly cleared out its public-market stock positions in late July. The only core holding left untouched is a private equity stake in Anthropic. Citadel, the firm run by Ken Griffin, is said to have taken over most of the stock assets the fund sold.
Situational Awareness had at one point managed about $45 billion. After AI infrastructure-related stocks suffered losses, the fund sharply reduced its listed stock positions. Almost all of its public equities were eventually sold, and Anthropic became the sole core holding that remained in place.
In an investor letter published in July, Aschenbrenner had described a potential Anthropic IPO as an important catalyst. Anthropic is one of the most valuable private AI companies in the world. If it goes public in the future, early investors would get an opportunity to exit their positions and realize gains. Analysts view the decision to keep Anthropic after the sharp adjustment in AI infrastructure stocks as a sign of continued confidence in Anthropic and in Aschenbrenner's long-term AGI investment logic.
Anthropic is not listed yet, so ordinary investors cannot trade its shares directly. The main public-market proxies include Amazon and Nvidia, both of which have poured large amounts of money into AI infrastructure.
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