Form 13F-HR · Quarterly Holdings Report SEC Accession 0002045724-26-000008

A reading of the latest 13F filing from Situational
Awareness LP

The AI-and-power fund built around Leopold Aschenbrenner’s thesis filed its Q1 2026 holdings on May 18 — revealing a $13.68B book that nearly tripled quarter-over-quarter and, for the first time, layered a $8.5 billion put-option overlay across the “big-cap” AI semiconductor complex.

Total reported value
$13.68B
+148% vs Q4 2025 ($5.52B)
Net long market value
$3.86B
28% of reported value
Put notional
$8.46B
62% · brand new hedge book
Call notional
$1.36B
10% of reported value
Position lines
42
vs 29 in Q4 2025 · +24 new, −10 exited
§ 01

The thesis, as filed.

Narrative · investment frame

Situational Awareness LP is the San Francisco hedge fund founded by Leopold Aschenbrenner, whose 2024 essay of the same name argued that scaling laws lead to AGI by 2027 and that the binding constraint on the path is not models or talent but compute, electricity, and the physical buildout to support them. The fund’s Q1 2026 13F filing reads almost like a footnote-by-footnote translation of that argument into public-market positions.

The long book is concentrated in three layers of that thesis. First, power generation and grid hardware: Bloom Energy is the single largest equity position at $878.7M (23% of the long book), joined by a constellation of smaller energy and infrastructure picks — Babcock & Wilcox, T1 Energy, Solaris Energy, Power Solutions, ProPetro. Second, memory and high-bandwidth storage: Sandisk is the second-largest long at $724.4M. Third, the GPU-cloud and crypto-miner-pivoting-to-AI complex: CoreWeave, Core Scientific, IREN, Applied Digital, Riot, CleanSpark, Bitfarms, Bitdeer, Cipher, Hut 8, and a handful of recent-IPO infrastructure plays (WhiteFiber, SharonAI).

Compute, electricity, the buildout to support them — these are the binding constraints. The fund is positioned almost surgically along that supply chain, while shorting the names the market has already priced for the AI win. — interpretation, not direct quote

The big shift in this filing is on the short side. Q4 2025 was a pure-long book of 29 names. Q1 2026 introduces a $8.46B put-option overlay against the consensus AI-semiconductor winners: SMH (the VanEck Semiconductor ETF, the biggest single put at $2.04B), NVDA, AVGO, AMD, MU, TSM, ASML, INTC, plus a notable Oracle put. It is, in effect, an “everyone agrees AI” hedge layered on top of an “but they don’t see the second-order plays” long book.

A note on size. 13F “value” for option positions is the underlying notional at quarter-end, not premium paid. So the headline $13.68B figure is gross-of-options; the long-only delta-one book is closer to $3.86B, and the fund’s actual AUM is presumably smaller still after netting puts against the corresponding cash legs.

§ 02

Portfolio architecture.

Long-vs-hedge composition · sector mix
Reported value breakdown · $13.68B total
Net long market value $3.86B · 28.2% Put options notional $8.46B · 61.9% Call options notional $1.36B · 10.0%
For options, “value” is the value of the underlying shares at quarter-end — not the premium paid for the contracts. The fund’s put book covers a far larger gross notional than its long book, but cost a fraction of that to put on.
Sector mix of the long book · % of $3.86B
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot
$1.06B
27.6%
Power / Energy
$1.04B
27.1%
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale
$963.3M
25.0%
Memory/Storage
$724.4M
18.8%
Semis (Big Cap)
$59.5M
1.5%
Optical / Networking
$718K
0.0%
§ 03

The long book.

26 positions · $3.86B
Ticker Issuer Value % of long book Shares Δ shares (Q-o-Q) Status
01 BE
Bloom Energy Corp
Power / Energy · COM CL A · CUSIP 093712107
$878,707,930 22.79% 6,485,408 −35.6% CUT
02 SNDK
SanDisk Corp
Memory/Storage · COM · CUSIP 80004C200
$724,363,205 18.79% 1,140,119 +8.2% ADDED
03 CRWV
CoreWeave Inc
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale · COM CL A · CUSIP 21873S108
$556,073,385 14.42% 7,177,919 +17.7% ADDED
04 IREN
IREN Limited
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · ORDINARY SHARES · CUSIP Q4982L109
$401,036,064 10.40% 11,698,835 +34.5% ADDED
05 CORZ
Core Scientific Inc New
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale · COM · CUSIP 21874A106
$389,086,756 10.09% 26,008,473 −9.6% CUT
06 APLD
Applied Digital Corp
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM NEW · CUSIP 038169207
$319,978,118 8.30% 13,478,438 +18.9% ADDED
07 RIOT
Riot Platforms Inc
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM · CUSIP 767292105
$142,166,413 3.69% 11,502,137 +86.5% ADDED
08 CLSK
CleanSpark Inc
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM NEW · CUSIP 18452B209
$104,469,943 2.71% 12,276,139 +648.4% ADDED
09 SEI
Solaris Energy Infrastructure Inc
Power / Energy · COM CL A · CUSIP 83418M103
$62,474,687 1.62% 1,105,551 −40.8% CUT
10 TE
T1 Energy Inc
Power / Energy · COM NEW · CUSIP 35834F104
$43,900,000 1.14% 10,000,000 NEW
11 BITF
Bitfarms Ltd
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM · CUSIP 09173B107
$38,757,888 1.01% 19,875,840 +188.2% ADDED
12 BTDR
Bitdeer Technologies Group
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · CL A ORD SHS · CUSIP G11448100
$29,751,243 0.77% 3,439,450 +92.4% ADDED
13 PSIX
Power Solutions Intl Inc
Power / Energy · COM NEW · CUSIP 73933G202
$26,318,424 0.68% 432,300 ·0.0% HELD
14 WYFI
WhiteFiber Inc
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · SHS · CUSIP G96115103
$20,933,016 0.54% 1,757,600 ·0.0% HELD
15 AMD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · COM · CUSIP 007903107
$20,167,643 0.52% 99,138 NEW
16 BW
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises
Power / Energy · COM · CUSIP 05614L209
$19,888,791 0.52% 1,353,900 ·0.0% HELD
17 SAI
SharonAI Holdings Inc
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale · COM CL A ADDED · CUSIP 778920306
$18,095,535 0.47% 796,108 NEW
18 PUMP
ProPetro Holdings Corp
Power / Energy · COM · CUSIP 74347M108
$13,117,423 0.34% 910,300 ·0.0% HELD
19 SMH
VanEck ETF Trust
Semis (Big Cap) · SEMICONDUCTR ETF · CUSIP 92189F676
$10,332,630 0.27% 26,950 NEW
20 INTC
Intel Corp
Semis (Big Cap) · COM · CUSIP 458140100
$8,929,441 0.23% 202,344 NEW
21 TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Semis (Big Cap) · SPONSORED ADS · CUSIP 874039100
$7,577,853 0.20% 22,423 NEW
22 HIVE
HIVE Digital Technologies Lt
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM NEW · CUSIP 433921103
$6,443,939 0.17% 3,391,547 NEW
23 ASML
ASML Holdings N.V. N Y Registry
Semis (Big Cap) · SHS · CUSIP N07059210
$6,119,405 0.16% 4,633 NEW
24 MU
Micron Technology Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · COM · CUSIP 595112103
$5,865,578 0.15% 17,362 NEW
25 GLW
Corning Inc
Optical / Networking · COM · CUSIP 219350105
$718,330 0.02% 5,283 NEW
26 NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
Semis (Big Cap) · COM · CUSIP 67066G104
$497,912 0.01% 2,855 NEW
§ 04

The hedge book.

11 put positions · $8.46B notional

Every put position in this section is brand new in Q1 2026. Q4 2025 carried no options other than calls. The fund layered the entire short side in a single quarter, concentrating it almost entirely against the broad big-cap semiconductor complex plus Oracle.

Ticker Underlying Underlying notional % of put book Shares underlying Δ shares (Q-o-Q)
01 SMH
VanEck ETF Trust
Semis (Big Cap) · CUSIP 92189F676
$2,042,716,860 24.15% 5,327,900 new
02 NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
Semis (Big Cap) · CUSIP 67066G104
$1,568,257,120 18.54% 8,992,300 new
03 ORCL
Oracle Corp
Software / Cloud · CUSIP 68389X105
$1,072,873,230 12.68% 7,293,000 new
04 AVGO
Broadcom Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · CUSIP 11135F101
$1,006,247,961 11.90% 3,251,100 new
05 AMD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · CUSIP 007903107
$969,160,863 11.46% 4,764,100 new
06 MU
Micron Technology Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · CUSIP 595112103
$583,686,168 6.90% 1,727,700 new
07 TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Semis (Big Cap) · CUSIP 874039100
$535,110,030 6.33% 1,583,400 new
08 ASML
ASML Holdings N.V. N Y Registry
Semis (Big Cap) · CUSIP N07059210
$494,122,503 5.84% 374,100 new
09 INTC
Intel Corp
Semis (Big Cap) · CUSIP 458140100
$159,106,302 1.88% 3,605,400 new
10 GLW
Corning Inc
Optical / Networking · CUSIP 219350105
$21,020,962 0.25% 154,600 new
11 INFY
Infosys Ltd
IT Services · CUSIP 456788108
$6,755,000 0.08% 500,000 ·0.0%
§ 05

The call book.

5 call positions · $1.36B notional
Ticker Underlying Underlying notional % of call book Shares underlying Δ shares (Q-o-Q)
01 MU
Micron Technology Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · CUSIP 595112103
$422,300,000 31.01% 1,250,000 new
02 SNDK
SanDisk Corp
Memory/Storage · CUSIP 80004C200
$388,764,546 28.55% 611,900 new
03 TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Semis (Big Cap) · CUSIP 874039100
$354,847,500 26.06% 1,050,000 new
04 CRWV
CoreWeave Inc
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale · CUSIP 21873S108
$140,569,315 10.32% 1,814,500 −83.2%
05 BE
Bloom Energy Corp
Power / Energy · CUSIP 093712107
$55,347,665 4.06% 408,500 ·0.0%
§ 06

Quarter‑over‑quarter.

What changed from 12/31/2025 to 03/31/2026

24 new positions

Did not appear on the prior 13F
Ticker Position Value Shares Change
SMH
VanEck ETF Trust PUT
Semis (Big Cap)
$2.04B 5,327,900
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation PUT
Semis (Big Cap)
$1.57B 8,992,300
ORCL
Oracle Corp PUT
Software / Cloud
$1.07B 7,293,000
AVGO
Broadcom Inc PUT
Semis (Big Cap)
$1.01B 3,251,100
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc PUT
Semis (Big Cap)
$969.2M 4,764,100
MU
Micron Technology Inc PUT
Semis (Big Cap)
$583.7M 1,727,700
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing PUT
Semis (Big Cap)
$535.1M 1,583,400
ASML
ASML Holdings N.V. N Y Registry PUT
Semis (Big Cap)
$494.1M 374,100
MU
Micron Technology Inc CALL
Semis (Big Cap)
$422.3M 1,250,000
SNDK
SanDisk Corp CALL
Memory/Storage
$388.8M 611,900
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing CALL
Semis (Big Cap)
$354.8M 1,050,000
INTC
Intel Corp PUT
Semis (Big Cap)
$159.1M 3,605,400
TE
T1 Energy Inc
Power / Energy
$43.9M 10,000,000
GLW
Corning Inc PUT
Optical / Networking
$21.0M 154,600
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
Semis (Big Cap)
$20.2M 99,138
SAI
SharonAI Holdings Inc
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale
$18.1M 796,108
SMH
VanEck ETF Trust
Semis (Big Cap)
$10.3M 26,950
INTC
Intel Corp
Semis (Big Cap)
$8.9M 202,344
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Semis (Big Cap)
$7.6M 22,423
HIVE
HIVE Digital Technologies Lt
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot
$6.4M 3,391,547
ASML
ASML Holdings N.V. N Y Registry
Semis (Big Cap)
$6.1M 4,633
MU
Micron Technology Inc
Semis (Big Cap)
$5.9M 17,362
GLW
Corning Inc
Optical / Networking
$718K 5,283
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
Semis (Big Cap)
$498K 2,855

10 positions exited

Held on 12/31/2025 · Zero on 03/31/2026
Ticker Position Value Shares Change
INTC
Intel Corp CALL
Semis (Big Cap)
$746.8M 20,237,400
LITE
Lumentum Holdings Inc
Optical / Networking
$478.6M 1,298,400
CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot
$154.5M 10,469,093
EQT
EQT Corp
Power / Energy
$133.0M 2,482,225
COHR
Coherent Corp
Optical / Networking
$88.6M 480,300
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor Ltd
Semis (Specialty)
$84.9M 723,004
KRC
Kilroy Realty Corp
Real Estate (Datacenter-adjacent)
$49.6M 1,327,700
HUT
Hut 8 Corp
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot
$39.5M 860,200
EQT
EQT Corp CALL
Power / Energy
$37.5M 700,000
LBRT
Liberty Energy Inc
Power / Energy
$10.5M 567,200

8 positions added to

Share count increased > 2%
Ticker Position Value Shares Change
SNDK
SanDisk Corp
Memory/Storage
$724.4M 1,140,119 +8% (1,054,200 → 1,140,119)
CRWV
CoreWeave Inc
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale
$556.1M 7,177,919 +18% (6,098,812 → 7,177,919)
IREN
IREN Limited
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot
$401.0M 11,698,835 +34% (8,700,621 → 11,698,835)
APLD
Applied Digital Corp
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot
$320.0M 13,478,438 +19% (11,339,060 → 13,478,438)
RIOT
Riot Platforms Inc
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot
$142.2M 11,502,137 +86% (6,167,700 → 11,502,137)
CLSK
CleanSpark Inc
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot
$104.5M 12,276,139 +648% (1,640,400 → 12,276,139)
BITF
Bitfarms Ltd
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot
$38.8M 19,875,840 +188% (6,897,100 → 19,875,840)
BTDR
Bitdeer Technologies Group
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot
$29.8M 3,439,450 +92% (1,788,000 → 3,439,450)

4 positions reduced

Share count decreased > 2%
Ticker Position Value Shares Change
BE
Bloom Energy Corp
Power / Energy
$878.7M 6,485,408 −36% (10,076,022 → 6,485,408)
CORZ
Core Scientific Inc New
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale
$389.1M 26,008,473 −10% (28,756,478 → 26,008,473)
CRWV
CoreWeave Inc CALL
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale
$140.6M 1,814,500 −83% (10,814,500 → 1,814,500)
SEI
Solaris Energy Infrastructure Inc
Power / Energy
$62.5M 1,105,551 −41% (1,866,500 → 1,105,551)
§ 07

Full position ledger.

All Q1 2026 holdings · with Q4 comparison
Ticker Issuer Type Q1 2026 value Q1 shares Q4 2025 value Q4 shares Status
SMH
VanEck ETF Trust
Semis (Big Cap) · SEMICONDUCTR ETF
PUT $2,042,716,860 5,327,900 NEW
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
PUT $1,568,257,120 8,992,300 NEW
ORCL
Oracle Corp
Software / Cloud · COM
PUT $1,072,873,230 7,293,000 NEW
AVGO
Broadcom Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
PUT $1,006,247,961 3,251,100 NEW
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
PUT $969,160,863 4,764,100 NEW
BE
Bloom Energy Corp
Power / Energy · COM CL A
LONG $878,707,930 6,485,408 $875,505,552 10,076,022 CUT
CRWV
CoreWeave Inc
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale · COM CL A
CALL $140,569,315 1,814,500 $774,426,345 10,814,500 CUT
INTC
Intel Corp
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
CALL $746,760,060 20,237,400 EXITED
SNDK
SanDisk Corp
Memory/Storage · COM
LONG $724,363,205 1,140,119 $250,245,996 1,054,200 ADDED
MU
Micron Technology Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
PUT $583,686,168 1,727,700 NEW
CRWV
CoreWeave Inc
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale · COM CL A
LONG $556,073,385 7,177,919 $436,735,927 6,098,812 ADDED
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Semis (Big Cap) · SPONSORED ADS
PUT $535,110,030 1,583,400 NEW
ASML
ASML Holdings N.V. N Y Registry
Semis (Big Cap) · SHS
PUT $494,122,503 374,100 NEW
LITE
Lumentum Holdings Inc
Optical / Networking · COM
LONG $478,577,256 1,298,400 EXITED
MU
Micron Technology Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
CALL $422,300,000 1,250,000 NEW
CORZ
Core Scientific Inc New
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale · COM
LONG $389,086,756 26,008,473 $418,694,320 28,756,478 CUT
IREN
IREN Limited
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · ORDINARY SHARES
LONG $401,036,064 11,698,835 $328,622,455 8,700,621 ADDED
SNDK
SanDisk Corp
Memory/Storage · COM
CALL $388,764,546 611,900 NEW
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Semis (Big Cap) · SPONSORED ADS
CALL $354,847,500 1,050,000 NEW
APLD
Applied Digital Corp
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM NEW
LONG $319,978,118 13,478,438 $278,033,751 11,339,060 ADDED
INTC
Intel Corp
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
PUT $159,106,302 3,605,400 NEW
CIFR
Cipher Mining Inc
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM
LONG $154,523,813 10,469,093 EXITED
RIOT
Riot Platforms Inc
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM
LONG $142,166,413 11,502,137 $78,144,759 6,167,700 ADDED
EQT
EQT Corp
Power / Energy · COM
LONG $133,047,260 2,482,225 EXITED
CLSK
CleanSpark Inc
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM NEW
LONG $104,469,943 12,276,139 $16,600,848 1,640,400 ADDED
COHR
Coherent Corp
Optical / Networking · COM
LONG $88,648,971 480,300 EXITED
SEI
Solaris Energy Infrastructure Inc
Power / Energy · COM CL A
LONG $62,474,687 1,105,551 $85,803,005 1,866,500 CUT
TSEM
Tower Semiconductor Ltd
Semis (Specialty) · SHS NEW
LONG $84,895,130 723,004 EXITED
BE
Bloom Energy Corp
Power / Energy · COM CL A
CALL $55,347,665 408,500 $35,494,565 408,500 HELD
KRC
Kilroy Realty Corp
Real Estate (Datacenter-adjacent) · COM
LONG $49,616,149 1,327,700 EXITED
TE
T1 Energy Inc
Power / Energy · COM NEW
LONG $43,900,000 10,000,000 NEW
HUT
Hut 8 Corp
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM
LONG $39,517,588 860,200 EXITED
BITF
Bitfarms Ltd
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM
LONG $38,757,888 19,875,840 $16,208,185 6,897,100 ADDED
EQT
EQT Corp
Power / Energy · COM
CALL $37,520,000 700,000 EXITED
BTDR
Bitdeer Technologies Group
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · CL A ORD SHS
LONG $29,751,243 3,439,450 $20,043,480 1,788,000 ADDED
WYFI
WhiteFiber Inc
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · SHS
LONG $20,933,016 1,757,600 $27,770,080 1,757,600 HELD
PSIX
Power Solutions Intl Inc
Power / Energy · COM NEW
LONG $26,318,424 432,300 $24,701,622 432,300 HELD
GLW
Corning Inc
Optical / Networking · COM
PUT $21,020,962 154,600 NEW
AMD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
LONG $20,167,643 99,138 NEW
BW
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises
Power / Energy · COM
LONG $19,888,791 1,353,900 $8,583,726 1,353,900 HELD
SAI
SharonAI Holdings Inc
AI Cloud / GPU Hyperscale · COM CL A ADDED
LONG $18,095,535 796,108 NEW
PUMP
ProPetro Holdings Corp
Power / Energy · COM
LONG $13,117,423 910,300 $8,656,953 910,300 HELD
LBRT
Liberty Energy Inc
Power / Energy · COM CL A
LONG $10,470,512 567,200 EXITED
SMH
VanEck ETF Trust
Semis (Big Cap) · SEMICONDUCTR ETF
LONG $10,332,630 26,950 NEW
INTC
Intel Corp
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
LONG $8,929,441 202,344 $37 1 NEW
INFY
Infosys Ltd
IT Services · SPONSORED ADR
PUT $6,755,000 500,000 $8,910,000 500,000 HELD
TSM
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Semis (Big Cap) · SPONSORED ADS
LONG $7,577,853 22,423 NEW
HIVE
HIVE Digital Technologies Lt
AI Datacenter / Crypto Pivot · COM NEW
LONG $6,443,939 3,391,547 NEW
ASML
ASML Holdings N.V. N Y Registry
Semis (Big Cap) · SHS
LONG $6,119,405 4,633 NEW
MU
Micron Technology Inc
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
LONG $5,865,578 17,362 NEW
GLW
Corning Inc
Optical / Networking · COM
LONG $718,330 5,283 NEW
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
Semis (Big Cap) · COM
LONG $497,912 2,855 NEW