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ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF
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207 hedge funds and large institutions have $157M invested in ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 52 funds opening new positions, 71 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 30 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 2 (+1)

73% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 52 | Existing positions closed: 30

58% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 71 | Existing positions reduced: 45

16% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.5M | Put options by funds: $17.7M

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 190 → 207 (+17)

3.07% less ownership

Funds ownership: 12.07% → 8.99% (-3.1%)

40% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $260M → $157M (-$103M)

Holders
207
Holders Change
+17
Holders Change %
+8.95%
% of All Funds
2.53%
Holding in Top 10
2
Holding in Top 10 Change
+1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+100%
% of All Funds
0.02%
New
52
Increased
71
Reduced
45
Closed
30
Calls
$20.5M
Puts
$17.7M
Net Calls
+$2.83M
Net Calls Change
+$25.3M

Top Buyers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
AA
Acorns Advisers
California
+$16.1M
2
HF
HRT Financial
New York
+$5.36M
3
TSS
Two Sigma Securities
New York
+$1.99M
4
Simplex Trading
Simplex Trading
Illinois
+$1.23M
5
Walleye Trading
Walleye Trading
New York
+$957K

Top Sellers

Rank Fund Capital Flow
1
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$57M
2
Citadel Advisors
Citadel Advisors
Florida
-$9.95M
3
TI
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
-$4.82M
4
Renaissance Technologies
Renaissance Technologies
New York
-$3.57M
5
HighTower Advisors
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
-$3.24M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
AC
226
Avestar Capital
New York
– -$128K -10,500 Closed
CW
227
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
– -$123K -10,104 Closed
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
228
Qube Research & Technologies (QRT)
United Kingdom
– -$78.4K -6,449 Closed
SL
229
Salomon & Ludwin
Virginia
– -$13.1K -1,000 Closed
YP
230
YANKCOM Partnership
South Dakota
– -$11.1K -910 Closed
CWM
231
Cedar Wealth Management
California
– -$10.6K -868 Closed
QA
232
Quattro Advisors
Pennsylvania
– -$5.04K -415 Closed
AssetMark Inc
233
AssetMark Inc
California
– -$1.41K -116 Closed
HPWM
234
High Point Wealth Management
New Jersey
– -$1.02K -84 Closed
FIA
235
FNY Investment Advisers
New York
– -$612 -58 -45%
WAG
236
Wilkerson Advisory Group
Missouri
– -$608 -50 Closed
UFPG
237
United Financial Planning Group
New York
– -$547 -45 Closed
DT
238
DV Trading
Illinois
– -$243 -20 Closed
EWM
239
Evermay Wealth Management
Virginia
– -$61 -5 Closed
CRI
240
Commonwealth Retirement Investments
Virginia
– -$15 -1 Closed
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BITO Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2026 in Review

207 of the 8,172 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) for Q1 2026, worth a combined $157M — down 40% from $260M a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 52 funds opened new BITO positions and 30 closed out — a net gain of 22 holders — while 71 added to existing stakes and 45 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Acorns Advisers, adding an estimated $16.1M. The largest seller was Goldman Sachs, cutting an estimated $57M.

  • 207 institutional investors held ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF (BITO) as of Q1 2026, up from 190 in Q4 2025.
  • Funds reported $157M of ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF stock for Q1 2026, down 40% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 52 funds opened new ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF positions in Q1 2026 and 30 closed out, a net change of +22 holders.
  • The largest ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF buyer in Q1 2026 was Acorns Advisers, an estimated $16.1M added.
  • The largest ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF seller in Q1 2026 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $57M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2026.