On Monday (Eastern Time), the first-quarter report on adjustments to the U.S. stock portfolio (13F) for the fund 'Situational Awareness LP', managed by 24-year-old Leopold Aschenbrenner, was made public. The report disclosed that the fund's market value soared from $5.52 billion in the preceding quarter to $13.7 billion, having grown from an initial amount of just $255 million less than two years prior. During the first quarter of this year, Leopold Aschenbrenner took a substantial short position in chipmakers. By the end of the quarter, the fund had secured put options with a notional value reaching up to $8.46 billion. These options targeted the stocks of numerous chipmakers and also involved establishing put option positions on companies like Broadcom and Oracle.
