# Situational Awareness portfolio

Type: Product

Source: Finance Intelligence Brief — https://getfinancebrief.com/entity/situational-awareness-portfolio
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## Timeline

- **2026-08-21**: Griffin discloses 80% risk unwound — Client letter obtained by CNBC says Citadel has unwound more than 80% of aggregate risk via more than 100 block trades exceeding $4 billion.
- **2026-07-30**: Forced sale reported — CNBC's David Faber reports Situational Awareness was forced to sell all of its public stock positions after facing steep losses; Citadel is later revealed as the buyer.
- **2026-07-29**: Citadel begins discussions with Situational Awareness — Ken Griffin writes that Citadel entered discussions to acquire some of the hedge fund's holdings after AI trade losses.
- **2026-07**: Wellington returns 5.94% in July — Citadel's flagship multistrategy fund posts its best monthly return since 2022, confirmed in the client letter.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Citadel Unwinds 80% of $4B Situational Awareness Risk in 100+ Trades
2026-08-21 15:26:28 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

Ken Griffin disclosed Citadel has shed more than 80% of aggregate risk from the Situational Awareness portfolio through over 100 block trades totaling more than $4 billion. The multistrategy firm's Wellington fund returned 5.94% in July, its best month since 2022.
Full story: https://getfinancebrief.com/story/citadel-unwinds-80-percent-4b-situational-awareness-risk-100-trades

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