# Aschenbrenner Returns With AI Options Bets

> 24-year-old hedge fund manager returns after $45B fund collapse with AI stock options.
- Title: Aschenbrenner Returns With AI Options Bets · Yahoo Finance
- Summary: 24-year-old hedge fund manager returns after $45B fund collapse with AI stock options. Leopold Aschenbrenner, who blew up $45 billion hedge fund, is back…
- Keywords: leopold aschenbrenner, situational awareness, ai options, nvda, hedge fund, nvidia, options market, ai stocks, fund collapse, stock portfolio, business, finance
- Source: Yahoo Finance — https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/options/articles/back-bigger-ever-24-old-155955118.html
- Published: 2026-09-17T15:59:55+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: leopold aschenbrenner, situational awareness, ai options, nvda, hedge fund, nvidia, options market, ai stocks, fund collapse, stock portfolio, business, finance
## Aschenbrenner's Fund Collapse
Leopold Aschenbrenner lost an estimated $35 billion in days before being forced to unwind all positions in July.

> 35 billion
## Fund Reaches $45 Billion
Aschenbrenner built Situational Awareness into an AI-focused hedge fund that reached $45 billion by age 24.

> $45 billion
## Citadel Buys Portfolio
Citadel stepped in to buy Situational Awareness's stock portfolio after the losses.

> Citadel
## Cramer's Reaction
Jim Cramer posted five words on X: 'HE's back, he's bigger than ever'.

> HE's back, he's bigger than ever
## Options Market Return
Situational Awareness is active in the options market again after the collapse.

> options market
## AI Options Focus
AI options bets orbit NVIDIA with $5.28 trillion market cap and 105% revenue growth.

> $5.28 trillion
## Key takeaway

Leopold Aschenbrenner, who blew up $45 billion hedge fund, is back with AI stock options bets after losing $35 billion.