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Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness Reveals Massive Micron and SanDisk Bets Before July Collapse

Quiver Data Analyst

Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Situational Awareness disclosed a dramatically reshaped public-equity portfolio for Q2 2026, building multibillion-dollar positions in Micron Technology ($MU) and SanDisk ($SNDK) while largely eliminating semiconductor options positions disclosed one quarter earlier. The June 30 filing captures the AI-focused hedge fund’s portfolio shortly before steep July losses forced a major unwind.

  • Micron surged from 17,362 common shares in Q1 to 4.83 million shares worth an est. $5.5 billion at the time of filing, while SanDisk increased from 1.14 million shares to 2.50 million, worth an est. $5.6 billion at the time of filing.
  • The fund's Q1 calls representing 1.25 million Micron shares and 611,900 SanDisk shares disappeared as its common holdings surged; the filings do not show whether the options were exercised or separately closed.
  • TSMC ($TSM) followed a similar pattern, with common holdings jumping from 22,423 to 2.65 million shares as most of its 1.05-million-share call exposure disappeared.
  • Nebius Group ($NBIS) was another major holding at 4.46 million shares worth $1.23 billion.
  • Nebius reported $1.97 million in Q2 federal lobbying, covering issues including AI energy infrastructure, export controls, national security and government procurement.
  • Situational Awareness subsequently suffered deep July losses and sold most of its public-stock portfolio to Citadel. Jane Street, a major investor in the fund, lost about $15 billion in July partly due to Situational Awareness's troubles, according to the Wall Street Journal.

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Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. This article may be updated as more details become available.

About the Author

Matthew Kerr is a data analyst at Quiver Quantitative, with a focus on single-stock research and government datasets. Prior to joining Quiver, Matthew was an analyst intern at BlackRock.

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