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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

GBTC

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust is a publicly traded company. As of Q3 2025, 732 institutional investors hold shares in this company, with total holdings valued at $2.9B. HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC is the largest holder with a position valued at $1.3B.

Country
United States of America

Overview

Overview of institutional ownership in GBTC as of Q3 2025

All Institutions

Institutions
732
Value Held
$2.9B
Shares Held
31.9M
Avg Position
$3.9M
Median Position
$473.1K

Hedge Funds

Hedge Funds
16
Value Held
$45.2M
Shares Held
504.2K
Avg Position
$2.8M
Median Position
$1.0M

Biggest Investors

Institutions with the largest positions in GBTC as of Q3 2025

InstitutionPosition Value
$1.3B
15.63% of portfolio
$118.7M
43.26% of portfolio
L
$91.6M
0.03% of portfolio
$56.2M
0.06% of portfolio
$33.5M
0.08% of portfolio
$32.4M
13.88% of portfolio
$30.0M
4.20% of portfolio
$28.4M
1.24% of portfolio
$27.3M
1.15% of portfolio
$26.3M
0.10% of portfolio

Net Capital Flow

Institutional buying and selling activity for GBTC in Q3 2025

Traded
$101.4M
Buyers
240
Sellers
251
Total Bought
+$105.9M
Total Sold
$207.3M
Avg Position
$3.7M

Biggest Buyers

InstitutionNet Bought
+$21.5M
+240.0K shares
+$13.1M
+-1.6K shares
+$11.6M
+129.2K shares
+$4.7M
+52.8K shares
+$3.5M
+39.0K shares
MORGAN STANLEY logo
MORGAN STANLEY
RIA/Wealth
+$3.4M
+38.3K shares
+$2.8M
+-196.0 shares
+$2.8M
+-400.0 shares
+$2.3M
+26.0K shares
+$2.1M
+23.5K shares

Biggest Sellers

InstitutionNet Sold
$69.6M
775.4K shares
$33.2M
370.0K shares
$14.0M
164.9K shares
$13.9M
154.6K shares
T
TB Alternative Assets Ltd.
Hedge FundValue
$13.4M
149.0K shares
$4.9M
54.5K shares
$4.3M
47.9K shares
$3.1M
34.7K shares
$2.2M
24.0K shares
$2.1M
23.5K shares

Entry and Exit Activity

Institutions that initiated new positions or completely exited GBTC in Q3 2025

New Positions
64
New Value
$35.1M
Exited Positions
42
Exited Value
$24.6M

New Positions

InstitutionPosition Value
$13.1M
146.4K shares
$2.8M
31.6K shares
$2.8M
30.9K shares
$2.3M
26.0K shares
$2.1M
23.5K shares
$1.7M
18.4K shares
$1.5M
17.1K shares
$549.0K
6.1K shares
$532.4K
5.9K shares
$448.9K
5.0K shares

Exited Positions

InstitutionPrevious Position
$14.0M
164.9K shares
Ballast, Inc. logo
Ballast, Inc.
RIA/Wealth
$1.9M
22.3K shares
$1.1M
12.9K shares
$698.3K
8.2K shares
$577.7K
6.8K shares
$487.5K
5.7K shares
$485.8K
5.7K shares
$481.8K
5.7K shares
SFMG, LLC logo
SFMG, LLC
Fund of Funds
$456.6K
5.4K shares
$436.5K
5.1K shares

Options Activity

Institutions with the largest Call and Put options positions in GBTC as of Q3 2025

Call Positions
12
Call Value
$198.9M
Put Positions
6
Put Value
$51.1M

Call Positions

InstitutionPosition Value
A
ALKEON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
Hedge FundLong/Short
$58.4M
6.5K contracts
$39.2M
4.4K contracts
$37.3M
4.2K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC logo
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$31.9M
3.6K contracts
$21.4M
2.4K contracts
$5.8M
642.0 contracts
$2.8M
316.0 contracts
$1.1M
128.0 contracts
$874.4K
4.2K contracts
$44.9K
5.0 contracts

Put Positions

InstitutionPosition Value
$22.0M
2.5K contracts
$12.7M
1.4K contracts
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC logo
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
Hedge FundMulti-Strategy
$11.3M
1.3K contracts
$3.6M
399.0 contracts
$942.6K
105.0 contracts
$538.6K
60.0 contracts

Most Committed Institutions

Institutions with GBTC as the highest % of their portfolio as of Q3 2025

InstitutionPortfolio Weight
43.26%
$118.7M
15.63%
$1.3B
13.88%
$32.4M
13.45%
$13.1M
8.08%
$8.8M
7.24%
$11.0M
6.89%
$26.0M
4.77%
$6.0M
4.30%
$9.3M
4.20%
$30.0M

Hedge Fund Spotlight

Discover hedge funds investing in GBTC

T
TB Alternative Assets Ltd.
Hedge FundValue
Portfolio ManagerShujun Li
Portfolio Value
$668.4M
Positions
48
Last Reported
Q3 2025
AddressGrand Cayman
Sector Allocation
Technology: 28.60%TechnologyCommunication Services: 25.00%Communication ServicesConsumer Cyclical: 6.90%Consumer CyclicalBasic Materials: 4.40%Energy: 4.40%Healthcare: 3.80%Industrials: 3.80%Utilities: 3.40%ETF: 1.30%Financial Services: 0.10%
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Position in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

Market Value
$7.7M
Shares Held
85.7K
Portfolio Weight
1.15%
Owned Since
2024-Q4
Top HoldingSectorMarket ValueWeight
Internet Content & Information
Communication Services
$77.0M11.52%
Internet Content & Information
Communication Services
$58.6M8.76%
3
Intel logo
Intel
INTC
Semiconductors
Technology
$51.3M7.67%

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