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148 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.28B invested in ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 33 funds opening new positions, 49 increasing their positions, 40 reducing their positions, and 24 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

292% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $25.1M | Put options by funds: $6.42M

38% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 33 | Existing positions closed: 24

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 40

4.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.38% → 97.19% (+4.8%)

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 143 → 148 (+5)

8% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.39B → $1.28B (-$106M)

44% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 9 → 5 (-4)

Holders
148
Holders Change
+5
Holders Change %
+3.5%
% of All Funds
1.98%
Holding in Top 10
5
Holding in Top 10 Change
-4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-44.44%
% of All Funds
0.07%
New
33
Increased
49
Reduced
40
Closed
24
Calls
$25.1M
Puts
$6.42M
Net Calls
+$18.7M
Net Calls Change
-$2.24M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$159M
2
Millennium Management
Millennium Management
New York
+$23.5M
3
SSA
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
+$18.9M
4
KC
Kaleidoscope Capital
Massachusetts
+$6.28M
5
CIA
Concurrent Investment Advisors
Florida
+$3.73M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
HI
HBK Investments
Texas
-$54M
2
GGI
Galaxy Group Investments
New York
-$49.2M
3
AIM
ARK Investment Management
Florida
-$21.4M
4
EC
Elequin Capital
New York
-$14.5M
5
VAS
Vestmark Advisory Solutions
Massachusetts
-$8.34M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
OMC
26
Old Mission Capital
Illinois
$3.16M +$3.57M +115,323 New
Citadel Advisors
27
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$2.88M +$2.12M +68,310 +186%
SB
28
Strategic Blueprint
Georgia
$2.83M +$1.06M +34,137 +49%
OCPWS
29
One Charles Private Wealth Services
Massachusetts
$2.52M +$84.6K +2,730 +3%
KAS
30
Kestra Advisory Services
Texas
$2.38M -$103K -3,333 -4%
HighTower Advisors
31
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$2.36M -$72.9K -2,352 -3%
WDL
32
Well Done LLC
Michigan
$2.36M +$2.35M +75,870 New
CRWM
33
Castle Rock Wealth Management
California
$2.3M -$368K -11,865 -13%
WAP
34
Wealthcare Advisory Partners
Pennsylvania
$2.19M +$352K +11,364 +17%
LPL Financial
35
LPL Financial
California
$1.96M -$63.4K -2,046 -3%
BTI
36
Blue Trust Inc
Georgia
$1.92M +$103K +3,327 +5%
BAM
37
Belpointe Asset Management
Nevada
$1.8M +$2.03M +65,625 New
Susquehanna International Group
38
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$1.76M -$323K -10,437 -14%
Commonwealth Equity Services
39
Commonwealth Equity Services
Massachusetts
$1.74M +$507K +16,374 +35%
Mariner
40
Mariner
Kansas
$1.56M -$20.4K -660 -1%
RL
41
RPO LLC
Connecticut
$1.52M – – –
Creative Planning
42
Creative Planning
Kansas
$1.51M +$47.3K +1,527 +3%
FFP
43
Freedom Financial Partners
Minnesota
$1.41M -$11.5K -372 -0.7%
VCM
44
Vivaldi Capital Management
Illinois
$1.33M +$42.1K +1,359 +3%
NA
45
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$1.29M +$226K +7,299 +18%
CIC
46
Chase Investment Counsel
Virginia
$1.22M – – –
VVP
47
Venture Visionary Partners
Ohio
$1.12M -$68.7K -2,217 -5%
IMC Chicago
48
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$1.12M +$1.27M +40,860 New
MSF
49
Mustard Seed Financial
Arkansas
$1.09M +$11.7K +378 +1%
AF
50
Advisornet Financial
Minnesota
$1.05M +$91.5K +2,955 +8%
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ARKB Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

148 of the 7,459 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $1.28B — down 7.7% from $1.39B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 33 funds opened new ARKB positions and 24 closed out — a net gain of 9 holders — while 49 added to existing stakes and 40 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $159M. The largest seller was HBK Investments, cutting an estimated $54M.

  • 148 institutional investors held ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) as of Q1 2025, up from 143 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $1.28B of ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 7.7% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 33 funds opened new ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 24 closed out, a net change of +9 holders.
  • The largest ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $159M added.
  • The largest ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF seller in Q1 2025 was HBK Investments, an estimated $54M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.