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Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 6
Analog Century Fund Gains 61% on $1 Billion AI Infrastructure Bets
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 6

Analog Century Fund Gains 61% on $1 Billion AI Infrastructure Bets

1 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jul 6

Summary

  • Val Zlatev’s $1 billion Analog Century Long/Short fund rose 9.4% in June, lifting its 2026 gain to 61% in its strongest run since launching in 2018.
  • AI infrastructure trades drove the surge, with Zlatev profiting from the “picks and shovels” needed to power the artificial-intelligence buildout rather than betting on end-user winners.
  • The performance stands out as Wall Street still debates whether the billions being poured into AI will ultimately generate adequate returns.

Insights

With AI hardware stocks soaring, are we witnessing a durable infrastructure boom or a repeat of the 1999 dot-com bubble?
Could new AI models make today's expensive hardware obsolete, upending the entire 'picks and shovels' thesis?