Storage media
Storage media covers HDD, NAND, and related storage suppliers. AI training and inference create enormous data flows, but the investable question is whether storage demand translates into pricing power, capacity discipline, and better mix.
This segment sits inside the physical and semiconductor supply chain that supports AI training and inference. The important question is not only whether AI demand grows, but where scarcity shows up: chips, memory, networking, power, sites, or specialized services.
For 13F analysis, the tag is meant to separate the specific bottleneck a company is exposed to from the broad AI label. That helps distinguish a direct accelerator supplier from a power-equipment company, a data center landlord, or a miner with a power portfolio that could be repurposed for HPC.
- Nearline hard drives
- NAND flash and SSDs
- Enterprise storage systems
- Controllers, substrates, and supply-chain components
- Nearline HDD pricing
- NAND supply discipline
- Cloud capex mix
- How much AI data retention drives incremental storage demand
Situational Awareness LP
Leopold Aschenbrenner · Q4 2025 filed 2026-02-11
Hard-drive, NAND, and storage-media suppliers tied to AI data retention and datacenter buildouts.
| Ticker | Name | Value | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|
| SNDK | SANDISK CORP | $250M | SH |
| Ticker | Action | Value |
|---|---|---|
| SNDK | Added | +$223M |
| WDC | Closed | -$18M |
| STX | Closed | -$11M |