{"id":22980,"date":"2026-07-31T09:48:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22980"},"modified":"2026-07-31T09:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T04:48:12","slug":"ai-focused-hedge-fund-sells-all-of-its-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22980","title":{"rendered":"AI-focused hedge fund sells all of its stocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/hUButAxfcWxkm_Wr-QMEepgRhww=\/0x0:5808x3267\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/30\/1785427588980.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Situational Awareness, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/technology\/automation-and-ai\" target=\"_blank\">AI<\/a>-focused hedge fund founded by a former OpenAI researcher, has sold all of its public equities portfolio to Ken Griffin&#8217;s Citadel, a source tells Axios. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>This comes amidst a recent sell-off in AI stocks, particularly chipmakers.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>News of a sale was first reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/finance\/citadel-buys-situational-awarenesss-stock-portfolio-after-big-losses-in-ai-5117159b\" target=\"_blank\">by the WSJ<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Catch up quick: <\/strong>Former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner founded Situational Awareness after being fired from OpenAI in 2024, over an alleged information leak that he disputes. It recently reported around $20 billion in assets under management. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Early investors included Stripe cofounders Patrick and John Collison, plus former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman, and ex-Apple employee Daniel Gross.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zoom in: <\/strong>Just yesterday, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/280336bf-dbed-405f-b38e-5af644a21549\" target=\"_blank\">FT reported<\/a> that Situational Awareness &#8220;has sought to raise fresh capital from investors after suffering heavy losses during the recent rout in AI stocks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That seems to have escalated quickly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Situational Awareness, an AI-focused hedge fund founded by a former OpenAI researcher, has sold all of its public equities portfolio to Ken Griffin&#8217;s Citadel, a source tells Axios. Why it matters: This comes amidst a recent sell-off in AI stocks, particularly chipmakers. News of a sale was first reported by the WSJ. 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