The AI Leaders Portfolio: a former Citadel and Coatue analyst's bet on the companies that power AI, and how to follow it in your own brokerage

I'm Chris, co-founder of Autopilot. When people say they want to invest like a hedge fund analyst, they usually mean two things: they want the analyst's process, and they want to be told plainly when the analyst thinks the party is ending. The AI Leaders Portfolio gives you both in one description. Its Pilot, Brooker Belcourt, describes himself as a former analyst at Citadel and Coatue, and he wrote the bubble warning into the Portfolio's own description. Here's what the Portfolio is, who he is by his own account, and how following it works.

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1) The thesis, in his words

The AI Leaders Portfolio launched on Autopilot on November 11, 2025. Its description says: "Within the AI theme, there are Oligopolies, companies that are crucial to the buildout of AI: they supply the chips, the power, the cooling, the inspections, the distribution… this strategy seeks to find companies that dominate the markets that power AI." It's a picks-and-shovels approach: not the companies making the models, but the ones every model-maker has to buy from. And then the part I respect: "When does the bubble burst, there will be signs: an AI company will buy naming rights to a stadium," he writes, pointing to the dot-com and crypto eras, along with fear-driven acquisitions to close an AI gap. "I'll be monitoring the signs." A Pilot who tells you in advance what would make him change his mind is giving you the thing most managers won't.

2) Who he is, by his own account

His bio on the fact sheet says he is a former analyst at Citadel and Coatue, that he ran the finance vertical at Perplexity AI, and that he is "not an influencer." He writes that he thinks "that world of opaque strategies by people you've never met who won't share their process publicly is broken," and that everyone should have access to the best ideas. I'm quoting his bio rather than vouching for it, because that's the honest way to present a Pilot: his description of himself, next to a record he can't edit. He isn't an investment adviser; he's an independent Pilot who publishes the Portfolio, and Autopilot Advisers, LLC is the manager that applies it to follower accounts. How that relationship works is in How Pilots work: who they are, how they get paid, what they aren't, and how to become one.

3) What the sheet shows

The AI Leaders fact sheet shows the largest positions by weight with a timestamp, lists the rebalance cadence as not disclosed, and publishes the live record of follower accounts since November 11, 2025, gross and modeled net, with drawdown and a date on every figure. Following it requires his Pilot subscription, which covers the Portfolios he publishes here; the others are in the app. I don't put holdings or returns in articles, because both change and this page doesn't.

4) How this differs from the AI-model Portfolios

Autopilot has two very different things with "AI" in the name, and people confuse them constantly. The AI-model Portfolios are Portfolios whose picks come from a large language model; a human runs the process, but the model does the selecting. AI Leaders is the opposite: a human analyst selecting companies whose business is AI infrastructure. One is AI as the stock picker; the other is AI as the sector. The model Portfolios are in How the AI-model Portfolios are built: what GPT, Claude, Grok, and DeepSeek actually do, who runs them, and how to follow one, and the full map of the AI-themed ones is in The AI-theme Portfolios on Autopilot: who runs them, what each one is betting on, and how they differ from the AI-model Portfolios.

5) How following works

You connect the brokerage you already have, pick the Portfolio, and set how much of the account follows it. Then you give Autopilot Advisers limited authority to send orders to that account. When the Portfolio changes, we send them and your broker fills them. The money stays put. You're never trading at the same time as the Pilot, and your holdings won't match his exactly, because account size, brokerage support for fractional shares, and trade timing all change what lands in your account.

6) What to check before you follow

A sector bet by a former hedge fund analyst is still a sector bet. Read the drawdown on the sheet before the return, look at how concentrated the largest positions are, and decide whether a Portfolio built entirely around one theme fits next to whatever else you own. Then hold him to his own test: he told you what the signs of a bubble look like, so watch whether the Portfolio changes when they appear. The framework for judging any Pilot is in How to choose which investor to follow: attribution, survivorship, concentration, and when to stop.

Frequently asked questions

What is the AI Leaders Portfolio on Autopilot?

A Portfolio published by Brooker Belcourt, who describes himself as a former Citadel and Coatue analyst, and managed by Autopilot Advisers, LLC, live since November 11, 2025. Its description targets the "Oligopolies" that supply the AI buildout, chips, power, cooling, inspections, and distribution, seeking "companies that dominate the markets that power AI," and it names the signs he'd treat as a bubble warning. Its fact sheet shows the largest positions and the live follower record; following it requires his Pilot subscription.

Who is Brooker Belcourt?

By his bio on the fact sheet, a former analyst at Citadel and Coatue who later ran the finance vertical at Perplexity AI, and who says he is "not an influencer" and believes opaque strategies from managers who won't share their process are broken. On Autopilot he is an independent Pilot publishing the AI Leaders Portfolio and others; he is not an investment adviser, and Autopilot Advisers, LLC is the manager.

How do I follow an ex-Citadel analyst's portfolio in my own brokerage?

Connect your brokerage to Autopilot, subscribe to Brooker Belcourt's Pilot subscription, pick the AI Leaders Portfolio, and set how much of the account follows it. Autopilot Advisers, LLC sends orders to your broker when the Portfolio changes, your money stays at your brokerage, and you can stop following in the app at any time. Read the fact sheet's drawdown and largest positions first.

How is AI Leaders different from the AI-model Portfolios?

AI Leaders is a human analyst picking companies whose business is AI infrastructure: AI is the sector. The AI-model Portfolios are Portfolios whose stock picks come from a large language model such as GPT, Claude, Grok, or DeepSeek: AI is the stock picker. Both are followed the same way, in your own brokerage account, but they answer different questions and carry different risks.

TLDR

A former Citadel and Coatue analyst, by his own account, picking the companies that sell to the AI buildout, and telling you in the description what a bubble will look like when it comes. Live since November 11, 2025, record on the sheet, his subscription to follow. Read the drawdown, check the concentration. If one fits, choose a Portfolio and connect your brokerage. Then give Autopilot Advisers limited authority to send orders to that account. When the Portfolio changes, we send them and your broker fills them. Depending on your plan and brokerage, you may need to confirm first. The money stays put.

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