Situational Awareness has sold off most of its publicly traded stocks, with reports of a controversial $5 billion Anthropic stake sale surfacing.

According to PolyBeats monitoring, on the prediction market Polymarket, the current probability of the new market launched today titled "Will the news of the sale of Anthropic shares by Situational Awareness be confirmed by August 31?" being "Yes" is 28%.

CNBC reported on the 30th, citing sources familiar with the matter, that Situational Awareness had presented potential buyers with holdings in private companies, including Anthropic, to raise new liquidity. The report did not disclose the size, price, or potential buyers of the shares to be sold. A Situational Awareness spokesperson later stated that the reports of the sale of Anthropic shares were inaccurate.

Situational Awareness has sold most of its public stock portfolio to Citadel, with the portfolio's assets totaling around $160 billion. Reuters reported that the fund retained about $100 billion in assets after the transaction, including investments in private companies like Anthropic. The Financial Times estimated the value of its Anthropic stake at around $50 billion.

Situational Awareness began investing in Anthropic in 2025 and participated in the company's Series H funding round completed in May 2026. The funding round amounted to $65 billion, valuing Anthropic at $965 billion post-investment. Anthropic submitted its IPO registration confidentially to the U.S. SEC on June 1. Situational Awareness listed the potential IPO as a key event in the second half of the year in its July investor letter.
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