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ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF

161 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.59B invested in ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 29 funds opening new positions, 48 increasing their positions, 51 reducing their positions, and 16 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

81% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 16

80% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 59 (+4)

79% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $39.1M | Put options by funds: $21.8M

24% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.28B → $1.59B (+$310M)

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 148161 (+13)

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 51

4.72% less ownership

Funds ownership: 97.19%92.47% (-4.7%)

Holders
161
Holders Change
+13
Holders Change %
+8.78%
% of All Funds
2.12%
Holding in Top 10
9
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+80%
% of All Funds
0.12%
New
29
Increased
48
Reduced
51
Closed
16
Calls
$39.1M
Puts
$21.8M
Net Calls
+$17.3M
Net Calls Change
-$1.47M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Jane Street
1
Jane Street
New York
$409M -$118M -3,587,609 -24%
AIM
2
ARK Investment Management
Florida
$237M -$65.1M -1,986,411 -23%
GGI
3
Galaxy Group Investments
New York
$189M -$13.8M -421,000 -7%
Millennium Management
4
Millennium Management
New York
$151M +$3.07M +93,798 +2%
SSA
5
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors
New York
$119M +$84.4M +2,575,000 +343%
HI
6
HBK Investments
Texas
$117M +$26.7M +815,640 +33%
AMH
7
Apollo Management Holdings
New York
$45.6M -$68.3M -2,085,000 -62%
Susquehanna International Group
8
Susquehanna International Group
Pennsylvania
$35.8M +$30.6M +935,040 +1,455%
KC
9
Kaleidoscope Capital
Massachusetts
$24.1M +$9.94M +303,156 +82%
VC
10
Vestor Capital
Illinois
$17.9M +$20.3M +619,370 New
TAM
11
Titleist Asset Management
Texas
$17.1M -$112K -3,428 -0.7%
CWP
12
Cyndeo Wealth Partners
Florida
$13.8M +$235K +7,179 +2%
SOMRS
13
State of Michigan Retirement System
Michigan
$10.7M
EC
14
Elequin Capital
New York
$10.1M +$9.18M +279,936 +31,313%
MS
15
Madden Securities
Texas
$7.94M +$260K +7,920 +4%
Simplex Trading
16
Simplex Trading
Illinois
$7.19M +$605K +18,444 +10%
AC
17
Aristides Capital
Kentucky
$6.98M
Citadel Advisors
18
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$6.95M +$2.93M +89,298 +85%
VF
19
Virtu Financial
New York
$6.92M +$6.33M +193,212 New
DWM
20
Dakota Wealth Management
Florida
$6.73M
HSBC Holdings
21
HSBC Holdings
United Kingdom
$6.44M
Renaissance Technologies
22
Renaissance Technologies
New York
$5.86M +$5.37M +163,800 New
Envestnet Asset Management
23
Envestnet Asset Management
Illinois
$5.65M -$855K -26,070 -14%
BEI
24
Benjamin Edwards Inc
Missouri
$5.4M -$702K -21,407 -12%
Verition Fund Management
25
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$5.37M

ARKB Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

161 of the 7,595 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $1.59B — up 24% from $1.28B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 29 funds opened new ARKB positions and 16 closed out — a net gain of 13 holders — while 48 added to existing stakes and 51 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, adding an estimated $84.4M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $118M.

  • 161 institutional investors held ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) as of Q2 2025, up from 148 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $1.59B of ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF stock for Q2 2025, up 24% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 29 funds opened new ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF positions in Q2 2025 and 16 closed out, a net change of +13 holders.
  • The largest ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF buyer in Q2 2025 was Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, an estimated $84.4M added.
  • The largest ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF seller in Q2 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $118M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.