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806 hedge funds and large institutions have $20.9B invested in Cboe Global Markets in 2025 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 123 funds opening new positions, 280 increasing their positions, 288 reducing their positions, and 83 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

209% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $286M | Put options by funds: $92.4M

50% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 → 12 (+4)

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 123 | Existing positions closed: 83

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $17.6B → $20.9B (+$3.33B)

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 778 → 806 (+28)

2.38% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.8% → 88.19% (+2.4%)

3% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 280 | Existing positions reduced: 288

Holders
806
Holders Change
+28
Holders Change %
+3.6%
% of All Funds
10.81%
Holding in Top 10
12
Holding in Top 10 Change
+4
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+50%
% of All Funds
0.16%
New
123
Increased
280
Reduced
288
Closed
83
Calls
$286M
Puts
$92.4M
Net Calls
+$193M
Net Calls Change
+$22.7M

Top Buyers

1
AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
+$369M
2
UBS AM
UBS AM
Illinois
+$177M
3
Marshall Wace
Marshall Wace
United Kingdom
+$152M
4
UBS Group
UBS Group
Switzerland
+$67.9M
5
PL
Perpetual Ltd
Australia
+$61.4M

Top Sellers

1
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
-$95.1M
2
Royal Bank of Canada
Royal Bank of Canada
Ontario, Canada
-$80.4M
3
CCMG
Clark Capital Management Group
Pennsylvania
-$43.1M
4
PI
PineBridge Investments
New York
-$40.2M
5
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
-$34.1M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
QP
376
Quilter Plc
United Kingdom
$1.5M – – –
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
377
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$1.49M -$522K -2,519 -28%
HW
378
Hancock Whitney
Mississippi
$1.48M -$3.99M -19,249 -75%
PFS
379
Prospera Financial Services
Texas
$1.45M -$117K -564 -8%
HIMCH
380
Hartford Investment Management Co (HIMCO)
Connecticut
$1.45M -$13.9K -67 -1%
CFA
381
Capstone Financial Advisors
Illinois
$1.44M -$1.25K -6 -0.1%
MCM
382
Manchester Capital Management
Vermont
$1.44M +$13.3K +64 +1%
Nisa Investment Advisors
383
Nisa Investment Advisors
Missouri
$1.41M +$35.5K +171 +3%
MRI
384
Mad River Investors
Massachusetts
$1.41M +$2.07K +10 +0.2%
CL
385
CIM LLC
New York
$1.38M +$20.1K +97 +2%
US Bancorp
386
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$1.38M -$14.3K -69 -1%
MG
387
Markel Group
Virginia
$1.36M +$1.24M +6,000 New
IEFM
388
IQ EQ Fund Management
Ireland
$1.34M – – –
SCM
389
Sterling Capital Management
North Carolina
$1.33M -$80.3K -387 -6%
CI
390
CX Institutional
Indiana
$1.28M +$157K +757 +15%
LSERS
391
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$1.27M – – –
BOTPPF
392
Board of the Pension Protection Fund
United Kingdom
$1.27M +$187K +900 +19%
RWM
393
Ritholtz Wealth Management
New York
$1.27M +$9.96K +48 +0.9%
GIBU
394
Gulf International Bank (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.26M -$559K -2,696 -33%
TI
395
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$1.26M -$329K -1,584 -22%
SAM
396
Securian Asset Management
Minnesota
$1.24M -$20.7K -100 -2%
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
397
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services
Minnesota
$1.23M -$2.99M -14,434 -73%
TYCC
398
Texas Yale Capital Corp
Florida
$1.23M – – –
NB
399
Norinchukin Bank
Japan
$1.23M +$149K +719 +15%
CW
400
CreativeOne Wealth
Kansas
$1.23M +$68.9K +332 +7%
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CBOE Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2025 in Review

806 of the 7,457 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) for Q1 2025, worth a combined $20.9B — up 19% from $17.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 123 funds opened new CBOE positions and 83 closed out — a net gain of 40 holders — while 280 added to existing stakes and 288 trimmed.

The largest buyer was AllianceBernstein, adding an estimated $369M. The largest seller was Massachusetts Financial Services, cutting an estimated $95.1M.

  • 806 institutional investors held Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) as of Q1 2025, up from 778 in Q4 2024.
  • Funds reported $20.9B of Cboe Global Markets stock for Q1 2025, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 123 funds opened new Cboe Global Markets positions in Q1 2025 and 83 closed out, a net change of +40 holders.
  • The largest Cboe Global Markets buyer in Q1 2025 was AllianceBernstein, an estimated $369M added.
  • The largest Cboe Global Markets seller in Q1 2025 was Massachusetts Financial Services, an estimated $95.1M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2025.