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iShares Bitcoin Trust

1,623 hedge funds and large institutions have $26.9B invested in iShares Bitcoin Trust in 2025 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 306 funds opening new positions, 877 increasing their positions, 243 reducing their positions, and 93 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

261% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 877 | Existing positions reduced: 243

229% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 306 | Existing positions closed: 93

46% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.6B | Put options by funds: $9.98B

19% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $22.6B → $26.9B (+$4.25B)

13% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,4331,623 (+190)

7% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 121130 (+9)

0.17% more ownership

Funds ownership: 30.59%30.76% (+0.17%)

Holders
1,623
Holders Change
+190
Holders Change %
+13.26%
% of All Funds
21.3%
Holding in Top 10
130
Holding in Top 10 Change
+9
Holding in Top 10 Change %
+7.44%
% of All Funds
1.71%
New
306
Increased
877
Reduced
243
Closed
93
Calls
$14.6B
Puts
$9.98B
Net Calls
+$4.58B
Net Calls Change
+$3.4B
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Bank of Montreal
51
Bank of Montreal
Ontario, Canada
$89.7M +$89.8M +1,379,821 New
SG
52
SCHF (GPE)
Wyoming
$86.4M +$29.8M +458,064 +53%
FIG
53
Fortress Investment Group
New York
$86.1M
Citadel Advisors
54
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$83.4M -$23.9M -367,697 -22%
WG
55
Winton Group
United Kingdom
$81.9M +$13.8M +212,335 +20%
Walleye Trading
56
Walleye Trading
New York
$77.7M +$70.4M +1,081,820 +955%
OCM
57
Ovata Capital Management
Hong Kong
$74M
Betterment LLC
58
Betterment LLC
New York
$70.6M +$13.2M +202,418 +23%
NM
59
NWI Management
New York
$65M +$65M +1,000,000 New
Cetera Investment Advisers
60
Cetera Investment Advisers
Illinois
$64.4M +$27.9M +429,323 +76%
TI
61
Tidal Investments
Wisconsin
$62.7M +$29.3M +451,019 +88%
Squarepoint
62
Squarepoint
New York
$60.5M +$33.1M +508,425 +120%
PAG
63
Private Advisor Group
New Jersey
$59.4M +$15.6M +239,698 +36%
HighTower Advisors
64
HighTower Advisors
Illinois
$58.6M +$20.5M +315,278 +54%
CHP
65
Castle Hook Partners
New York
$54.8M -$267M -4,111,700 -83%
EC
66
Elequin Capital
New York
$54.1M -$27.6M -423,999 -34%
HKAM
67
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management
New York
$53.7M -$8.78M -135,026 -14%
AIM
68
Allen Investment Management
New York
$51.7M +$43.6M +670,903 +539%
CAM
69
Cresset Asset Management
Illinois
$51.5M +$22.9M +352,147 +80%
Wealthfront Advisers
70
Wealthfront Advisers
California
$50.5M +$6.87M +105,646 +16%
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
71
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors
Iowa
$47.8M +$7.59M +116,665 +19%
HPG
72
Harvest Portfolios Group
Ontario, Canada
$47.5M +$29.1M +447,507 +158%
Mariner
73
Mariner
Kansas
$45M +$7.63M +117,266 +20%
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
74
CAPTRUST Financial Advisors
North Carolina
$45M +$25.8M +397,047 +135%
AO
75
Allen Operations
New York
$43.6M

IBIT Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2025 in Review

1,623 of the 7,619 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) for Q3 2025, worth a combined $26.9B — up 19% from $22.6B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 306 funds opened new IBIT positions and 93 closed out — a net gain of 213 holders — while 877 added to existing stakes and 243 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Goldman Sachs, adding an estimated $543M. The largest seller was Jane Street, cutting an estimated $700M.

  • 1,623 institutional investors held iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as of Q3 2025, up from 1,433 in Q2 2025.
  • Funds reported $26.9B of iShares Bitcoin Trust stock for Q3 2025, up 19% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 306 funds opened new iShares Bitcoin Trust positions in Q3 2025 and 93 closed out, a net change of +213 holders.
  • The largest iShares Bitcoin Trust buyer in Q3 2025 was Goldman Sachs, an estimated $543M added.
  • The largest iShares Bitcoin Trust seller in Q3 2025 was Jane Street, an estimated $700M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2025.