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$6.4M โ Hive Digital $HIVE Digital Tech(HIVE.US)
$6.1M โ $ASML(ASML.US)
$5.9M โ Micron $Micron Tech(MU.US)
1. The most notable change is the substantial new/increased positions in Bitcoin mining stocks and power infrastructure stocks, including CLSK CleanSpark ($104.5M), TE T1 Energy ($43.9M), PSIX Power Solutions ($26.3M), BW Babcock & Wilcox ($19.9M), SHAZ SharonAI ($18.1M), PUMP ProPetro ($13.1M), as well as Bitfarms ($38.8M) and BTDR Bitdeer ($29.8M).
2. New or significantly increased positions were established in a number of smaller semiconductor-related holdings: AMD ($20.2M), TSM Taiwan Semi ($7.6M), ASML ($6.1M), MU Micron ($5.9M), the Semiconductor ETF SMH ($10.3M), and INTC Intel ($8.9M).
This suggests the fund is taking a more refined approach to specific segments of the AI supply chain โ such as advanced-node manufacturing, memory, and equipment. Whereas the fund may previously have held a cautious or hedged stance on semiconductors as a whole, this quarter it has shifted to a partially bullish view on select names. This looks more like a risk rebalancing move than a major directional change.
3. The portfolio is pivoting toward a more focused combination of miners + energy + data centers.
From 2024 to now, BTC spot has risen by 140%. Why has MicroStrategy (hereinafter referred to as MSTR), which relies on trading BTC for a living, risen by 236%, and has surged by 1350% from 2023 to now! The recent increase in MSTR is also far greater than COIN, MARA, RIOT, and BITI. After a significant rise of 16% on Friday, reaching a new high, it continued to rise nearly 6% in pre-market today. The reason for the surge, a leveraged game? Borrowing money and issuing bonds to buy BTC theoretically falls under "borrowing money to trade stocks." Even more extreme, some people borrow money while...