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1,111 hedge funds and large institutions have $17.8B invested in iShares Bitcoin Trust in 2024 Q4 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 491 funds opening new positions, 430 increasing their positions, 120 reducing their positions, and 45 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

991% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 491 | Existing positions closed: 45

258% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 430 | Existing positions reduced: 120

206% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.8B → $17.8B (+$12B)

65% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 51 → 84 (+33)

64% more funds holding

Funds holding: 676 → 1,111 (+435)

25% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.6B | Put options by funds: $2.87B

8.81% more ownership

Funds ownership: 25.06% → 33.87% (+8.8%)

Holders
1,111
Holders Change
+435
Holders Change %
+64.35%
% of All Funds
14.63%
Holding in Top 10
84
Holding in Top 10 Change
+33
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+64.71%
% of All Funds
1.11%
New
491
Increased
430
Reduced
120
Closed
45
Calls
$3.6B
Puts
$2.87B
Net Calls
+$730M
Net Calls Change
+$730M

Top Buyers

1
BHCM
Brevan Howard Capital Management
Jersey
+$1.21B
2
Jane Street
Jane Street
New York
+$760M
3
SI
Symmetry Investments
Jersey
+$582M
4
Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
New York
+$534M
5
AT
Avenir Tech
Hong Kong
+$504M

Top Sellers

1
IMC Chicago
IMC Chicago
Illinois
-$355M
2
AC
Aristeia Capital
Connecticut
-$318M
3
HP
Hound Partners
New York
-$89.6M
4
MC
Maplelane Capital
New York
-$71.8M
5
GCM
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
-$69.8M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Barclays
26
Barclays
United Kingdom
$131M +$117M +2,473,064 New
GCM
27
Graham Capital Management
Connecticut
$125M -$69.8M -1,479,300 -39%
PRA
28
Pine Ridge Advisers
New York
$117M +$7.22M +152,890 +7%
WAM
29
Weiss Asset Management
Massachusetts
$103M +$91.8M +1,944,105 New
NM
30
NWI Management
New York
$101M +$89.7M +1,900,000 New
PC
31
ParaFi Capital
New York
$100M +$89.1M +1,887,501 New
Bank of Montreal
32
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$99.9M +$88.9M +1,883,760 New
AFM
33
Anson Funds Management
Texas
$93.3M +$206K +4,365 +0.2%
CF
34
Cantor Fitzgerald
New York
$86.8M +$53.2M +1,127,368 +221%
JFG
35
Jefferies Financial Group
New York
$85.7M +$75.5M +1,599,554 +9,888%
NMC
36
Nine Masts Capital
Hong Kong
$80.5M +$16.4M +346,918 +30%
PAM
37
Pinpoint Asset Management
Hong Kong
$78.7M -$3.21M -67,927 -4%
IMC Chicago
38
IMC Chicago
Illinois
$76M -$355M -7,516,272 -84%
ECM
39
ExodusPoint Capital Management
New York
$75.5M +$60.2M +1,274,000 +850%
FIG
40
Fortress Investment Group
New York
$70.3M – – –
CSD
41
Clear Street Derivatives
New York
$69.1M +$30.5M +646,276 +99%
BCM
42
BlueCrest Capital Management
Jersey
$62.7M +$52.1M +1,104,027 +1,434%
CM
43
Corvex Management
New York
$62.3M +$55.5M +1,175,000 New
Verition Fund Management
44
Verition Fund Management
Connecticut
$56.7M +$41.9M +888,226 +494%
Citadel Advisors
45
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$56.4M +$49.2M +1,042,625 +5,196%
BFM
46
Boothbay Fund Management
New York
$55.9M +$16.2M +342,258 +48%
LSC
47
Logan Stone Capital
Illinois
$54.9M +$2.33M +49,393 +5%
Alyeska Investment Group
48
Alyeska Investment Group
Illinois
$48.4M +$43.1M +912,328 New
HKAM
49
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$45.8M +$2.76M +58,469 +7%
Betterment LLC
50
Betterment LLC
New York
$40.8M +$34.6M +732,774 +2,064%
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IBIT Hedge Fund Activity: Q4 2024 in Review

1,111 of the 7,592 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) for Q4 2024, worth a combined $17.8B — up 206% from $5.8B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 491 funds opened new IBIT positions and 45 closed out — a net gain of 446 holders — while 430 added to existing stakes and 120 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Brevan Howard Capital Management, opening a new position worth an estimated $1.21B. The largest seller was IMC Chicago, cutting an estimated $355M.

  • 1,111 institutional investors held iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as of Q4 2024, up from 676 in Q3 2024.
  • Funds reported $17.8B of iShares Bitcoin Trust stock for Q4 2024, up 206% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 491 funds opened new iShares Bitcoin Trust positions in Q4 2024 and 45 closed out, a net change of +446 holders.
  • The largest iShares Bitcoin Trust buyer in Q4 2024 was Brevan Howard Capital Management, an estimated $1.21B added.
  • The largest iShares Bitcoin Trust seller in Q4 2024 was IMC Chicago, an estimated $355M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q4 2024.