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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

762 hedge funds and large institutions have $2.98B invested in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust in 2025 Q2 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 140 increasing their positions, 256 reducing their positions, and 48 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

241% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $166M | Put options by funds: $48.7M

127% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 48

33% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $2.24B → $2.98B (+$735M)

8% more funds holding

Funds holding: 708762 (+54)

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2222 (0)

7.58% less ownership

Funds ownership: 14.46%6.87% (-7.6%)

45% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 140 | Existing positions reduced: 256

Holders
762
Holders Change
+54
Holders Change %
+7.63%
% of All Funds
10.03%
Holding in Top 10
22
Holding in Top 10 Change
Holding in Top 10 Change %
% of All Funds
0.29%
New
109
Increased
140
Reduced
256
Closed
48
Calls
$166M
Puts
$48.7M
Net Calls
+$117M
Net Calls Change
+$68.2M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
ST
76
Smithfield Trust
Pennsylvania
$4.77M
IFG
77
Independent Financial Group
California
$4.76M -$717K -9,226 -14%
KPWS
78
Kestra Private Wealth Services
Texas
$4.76M +$12.3K +158 +0.3%
Cerity Partners
79
Cerity Partners
New York
$4.68M -$558K -7,174 -12%
BCM
80
Beck Capital Management
Texas
$4.63M -$506K -6,511 -11%
PHS
81
Pekin Hardy Strauss
Illinois
$4.56M -$58.2K -749 -1%
VCM
82
Verde Capital Management
Michigan
$4.55M -$85.1K -1,095 -2%
NA
83
NewEdge Advisors
Louisiana
$4.54M +$295K +3,795 +8%
NAM
84
NTV Asset Management
West Virginia
$4.54M
EFG
85
Ethos Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$4.51M
CF
86
Convergence Financial
Missouri
$4.38M -$304K -3,904 -7%
Brown Advisory
87
Brown Advisory
Maryland
$4.38M -$5.21K -67 -0.1%
US Bancorp
88
US Bancorp
Minnesota
$4.3M -$1.09K -14 -0%
Corient Private Wealth
89
Corient Private Wealth
Florida
$4.21M +$2.59M +33,299 +204%
PNC Financial Services Group
90
PNC Financial Services Group
Pennsylvania
$4.2M +$282K +3,621 +8%
MCM
91
Mainstay Capital Management
Michigan
$4.08M +$1.87M +24,048 +100%
Mercer Global Advisors
92
Mercer Global Advisors
Colorado
$3.98M -$18.9K -243 -0.5%
FA
93
Fagan Associates
New York
$3.91M +$145K +1,867 +4%
PAG
94
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$3.82M +$442K +5,690 +14%
PCP
95
Proficio Capital Partners
Massachusetts
$3.77M
PFG
96
Prosperity Financial Group
California
$3.72M +$31.1K +400 +0.9%
CFG
97
Certior Financial Group
Pennsylvania
$3.71M
WANY
98
Wealthspire Advisors (New York)
New York
$3.7M -$389 -5 -0%
WGC
99
Watts Gwilliam & Co
Arizona
$3.69M
CWP
100
Cyndeo Wealth Partners
Florida
$3.52M +$15.6K +200 +0.5%

GBTC Hedge Fund Activity: Q2 2025 in Review

762 of the 7,596 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) for Q2 2025, worth a combined $2.98B — up 33% from $2.24B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 109 funds opened new GBTC positions and 48 closed out — a net gain of 61 holders — while 140 added to existing stakes and 256 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Jane Street, adding an estimated $54.4M. The largest seller was DRW Securities, cutting an estimated $26.9M.

  • 762 institutional investors held Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) as of Q2 2025, up from 708 in Q1 2025.
  • Funds reported $2.98B of Grayscale Bitcoin Trust stock for Q2 2025, up 33% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 109 funds opened new Grayscale Bitcoin Trust positions in Q2 2025 and 48 closed out, a net change of +61 holders.
  • The largest Grayscale Bitcoin Trust buyer in Q2 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $54.4M added.
  • The largest Grayscale Bitcoin Trust seller in Q2 2025 was DRW Securities, an estimated $26.9M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q2 2025.