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175 hedge funds and large institutions have $175M invested in ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 23 funds opening new positions, 31 increasing their positions, 65 reducing their positions, and 38 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

241% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $10.2M | Put options by funds: $3M

2.66% less ownership

Funds ownership: 22.69% → 20.03% (-2.7%)

9% less funds holding

Funds holding: 193 → 175 (-18)

28% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $243M → $175M (-$67.3M)

39% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 23 | Existing positions closed: 38

52% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 31 | Existing positions reduced: 65

Holders
175
Holders Change
-18
Holders Change %
-9.33%
% of All Funds
2.35%
Holding in Top 10
1
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.01%
New
23
Increased
31
Reduced
65
Closed
38
Calls
$10.2M
Puts
$3M
Net Calls
+$7.21M
Net Calls Change
-$14.5M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
LPL Financial
LPL Financial
California
+$5.62M
2
CFS
Commonwealth Financial Services
West Virginia
+$3.93M
3
Bank of America
Bank of America
North Carolina
+$1.38M
4
SFS
Sowell Financial Services
Arkansas
+$1.17M
5
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
BNP Paribas Financial Markets
France
+$1.16M

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
FTUS
Flow Traders U.S.
New York
-$22M
2
GS
GTS Securities
New York
-$9.69M
3
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
-$7.07M
4
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
New York
-$4.68M
5
QC
Quadrature Capital
United Kingdom
-$3.39M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
HI
151
Harbour Investments
Wisconsin
$4.92K – – –
CIBC Private Wealth Group
152
CIBC Private Wealth Group
Georgia
$3.98K – – –
FFA
153
Frazier Financial Advisors
Ohio
$3.73K – – –
GIA
154
GHP Investment Advisors
Colorado
$3.33K – – –
WP
155
WealthShield Partners
North Carolina
$3.33K – – –
MSWA
156
Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors
New York
$2.36K – – –
AFG
157
Albion Financial Group
Utah
$1.86K – – –
PPA
158
Painted Porch Advisors
California
$1.66K +$1.93K +50 New
S
159
SignatureFD
Georgia
$1.33K – – –
WSFS
160
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Delaware
$1.33K – – –
CWP
161
Concord Wealth Partners
Virginia
$1.3K – – –
WCM
162
WealthTrak Capital Management
Virginia
$1.26K – – –
GC
163
Garde Capital
Washington
$1.17K +$1.35K +35 New
BBPWM
164
Blue Bell Private Wealth Management
Pennsylvania
$1.06K – – –
Bessemer Group
165
Bessemer Group
New Jersey
$1K – – –
FFA
166
Farther Finance Advisors
California
$983 -$270 -7 -19%
EWA
167
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$931 -$6.4K -166 -86%
FFO
168
Fortitude Family Office
Arizona
$832 – – –
KFI
169
Key Financial Inc
Pennsylvania
$665 – – –
VWM
170
Vermillion Wealth Management
Minnesota
$466 – – –
WAS
171
Winch Advisory Services
Wisconsin
$299 – – –
MSG
172
Main Street Group
Virginia
$34 – – –
SAM
173
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$33 -$162K -4,202 -100%
HNB
174
Huntington National Bank
Ohio
$33 – – –
GWS
175
Greykasell Wealth Strategies
California
$33 +$39 +1 New
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ARKF Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

175 of the 7,458 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $175M — down 28% from $243M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 38 funds closed out of ARKF and 23 opened new positions — a net loss of 15 holders — while 65 trimmed existing stakes and 31 added.

The largest buyer was LPL Financial, adding an estimated $5.62M. The largest seller was Flow Traders U.S., cutting an estimated $22M.

  • 175 institutional investors held ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) as of Q1 2025, down from 193 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $175M of ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF stock for Q1 2025, down 28% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 23 funds opened new ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF positions in Q1 2025 and 38 closed out, a net change of -15 holders.
  • The largest ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF buyer in Q1 2025 was LPL Financial, an estimated $5.62M added.
  • The largest ARK Blockchain & Fintech Innovation ETF seller in Q1 2025 was Flow Traders U.S., an estimated $22M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.