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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
Fifth Third Bancorp
176
Fifth Third Bancorp
Ohio
$1.87K +$422 +40 +25%
OSAM
177
O'Shaughnessy Asset Management
Connecticut
$1.86K – – –
IAAG
178
Innovative Asset Advisors Group
Connecticut
$1.86K +$2.11K +200 New
EWA
179
EverSource Wealth Advisors
Alabama
$1.85K – – –
CWM
180
Consultiva Wealth Management
Puerto Rico
$1.63K – – –
GWM
181
Geneos Wealth Management
Colorado
$1.37K -$64.1K -6,074 -98%
SA
182
Strategic Advocates
Utah
$1.34K -$10.9K -1,028 -88%
SAM
183
Smartleaf Asset Management
Massachusetts
$1.27K -$1.54K -146 -51%
CTC
184
Central Trust Company
Missouri
$1.19K +$1.35K +128 New
TFGT
185
TS Financial Group (TSFG)
Illinois
$1K – – –
VNA
186
Valley National Advisers
Pennsylvania
$1K +$1.16K +110 New
SWIM
187
Smallwood Wealth Investment Management
New Jersey
$960 +$1.08K +102 +10,200%
WWM
188
Wolff Wiese Magana
California
$953 – – –
MEG
189
Millstone Evans Group
Colorado
$875 +$106 +10 +12%
CFD
190
Creative Financial Designs
Indiana
$868 – – –
MG
191
Mather Group
Illinois
$866 +$982 +93 New
MA
192
MCF Advisors
Kentucky
$652 +$739 +70 New
AWM
193
Abound Wealth Management
Tennessee
$521 +$581 +55 +5,500%
BC
194
Barrett & Company
Rhode Island
$466 – – –
MGI
195
Miller Global Investments
Texas
$447 – – –
CA
196
CoreCap Advisors
Michigan
$406 -$11 -1 -2%
HC
197
Hurley Capital
New York
$270 +$306 +29 New
RF
198
Rossby Financial
Florida
$150 – – –
CJ
199
Caitlin John
Michigan
$130 -$21.5K -2,039 -99%
HWA
200
Heritage Wealth Advisors
Virginia
$112 – – –
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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.