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Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF

GBTC
Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers
SEC CIK
0001588489

No open-market purchases or sales by Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF insiders were filed in the last 90 days; 605 institutions reported holding it in 13F filings for Q2 2026, worth $1.27B in total; no superinvestor holds it.

13F holders, Q4 2025

Institutional positions in Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF as of Dec 31, 2025. Investment managers with $100 million or more in US stocks report their long positions on Form 13F within 45 days after each quarter ends. How 13F works

Institutional holders
740
−29 vs. Q3 2025
Shares held
32.8M
−720.7K (−2.1%) vs. Q3 2025
Total value
$2.25B
−$759.2M (−25.2%) vs. Q3 2025
New holders
91
163 more added
Sold out
120
236 more reduced

18 institutions that held it in Q3 2025 haven't filed for Q4 2025 yet. Not filing isn't selling, so they aren't counted as sold out or in the changes above.

Compare with Q3 2025: new holders, sold out and not filed yet

Holders and value by quarter

Institutions reporting GBTC on Form 13F each quarter since Q1 2021, and the total value they reported. Values are as of each quarter end, so they also move with the share price.

Institutional holdersQ4 2025: 740 institutions
Q1 2021: 75 institutionsQ2 2021: 59 institutionsQ3 2021: 59 institutionsQ4 2021: 66 institutionsQ1 2022: 56 institutionsQ2 2022: 46 institutionsQ3 2022: 50 institutionsQ4 2022: 48 institutionsQ1 2023: 43 institutionsQ2 2023: 45 institutionsQ3 2023: 44 institutionsQ4 2023: 47 institutionsQ1 2024: 648 institutionsQ2 2024: 663 institutionsQ3 2024: 621 institutionsQ4 2024: 758 institutionsQ1 2025: 715 institutionsQ2 2025: 766 institutionsQ3 2025: 787 institutionsQ4 2025: 740 institutionsQ1 2026: 660 institutionsQ2 2026: 605 institutions
Value heldQ4 2025: $2.25B
Q1 2021: $538.7MQ2 2021: $341.2MQ3 2021: $369.9MQ4 2021: $328.8MQ1 2022: $248.1MQ2 2022: $153.6MQ3 2022: $86.4MQ4 2022: $196.5MQ1 2023: $378.0MQ2 2023: $445.7MQ3 2023: $436.3MQ4 2023: $591.8MQ1 2024: $4.28BQ2 2024: $2.68BQ3 2024: $1.82BQ4 2024: $2.61BQ1 2025: $2.25BQ2 2025: $2.99BQ3 2025: $3.02BQ4 2025: $2.25BQ1 2026: $1.67BQ2 2026: $1.27B
Institutions holding GBTC and their total value by quarter
QuarterHoldersValue
Q2 2026605$1.27B
Q1 2026660$1.67B
Q4 2025740$2.25B
Q3 2025787$3.02B
Q2 2025766$2.99B
Q1 2025715$2.25B
Q4 2024758$2.61B
Q3 2024621$1.82B
Q2 2024663$2.68B
Q1 2024648$4.28B
Q4 202347$591.8M
Q3 202344$436.3M
Q2 202345$445.7M
Q1 202343$378.0M
Q4 202248$196.5M
Q3 202250$86.4M
Q2 202246$153.6M
Q1 202256$248.1M
Q4 202166$328.8M
Q3 202159$369.9M
Q2 202159$341.2M
Q1 202175$538.7M

Institutions, Q4 2025

Shares, value and share of portfolio for each institution holding Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF; share changes are against Q3 2025.

Institutions holding GBTC in Q4 2025
InstitutionSharesValue% of portfolioChange in sharesAction
Horizon Kinetics Asset Management LLC14,113,593$964.8M13.05%−67,607−0.5%Reduced
LPL Financial LLC977,214$66.8M0.02%−42,860−4.2%Reduced
HighTower Advisors, LLC620,363$42.4M0.05%−6,065−1.0%Reduced
Greenwich Wealth Management LLC635,001$40.3M1.80%−1,896−0.3%Reduced
Susquehanna International Group, LLP521,072$35.6M0.05%+365,151+234.2%Added
MSRH, LLC422,078$28.9M32.21%+422,078New
Mad River Investors360,454$24.6M11.23%−500−0.1%Reduced
Wealthfront Advisers LLC354,702$24.2M0.05%−18,728−5.0%Reduced
EagleClaw Capital Managment, LLC332,841$22.8M3.29%−1,625−0.5%Reduced
Moors & Cabot, Inc.315,519$21.6M0.92%−382−0.1%Reduced
Multicoin Capital Management, LLC302,251$20.7M18.06%−1,019,557−77.1%Reduced
Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC283,835$19.4M0.94%−1,113−0.4%Reduced
One Charles Private Wealth Services, LLC278,603$19.0M4.92%−10,807−3.7%Reduced
Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC271,467$18.6M1.22%−2,901−1.1%Reduced
Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.259,925$17.8M0.05%−8,653−3.2%Reduced
Colony Group, LLC221,130$16.9M0.02%+20,951+10.5%Added
Cresset Asset Management, LLC243,904$16.7M0.07%−15,762−6.1%Reduced
DRW Securities, LLC232,691$15.9M1.21%+214,937+1,210.6%Added
Old Mission Capital LLC221,544$15.1M0.59%−82,865−27.2%Reduced
Commonwealth Equity Services, LLC207,463$14.2M0.02%−21,054−9.2%Reduced
Lido Advisors, LLC159,295$13.9M0.05%+14,139+9.7%Added
Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC184,647$13.3M0.02%−5,677−3.0%Reduced
Cetera Investment Advisers184,976$12.6M0.01%+132,219+250.6%Added
Mariner, LLC173,207$11.8M0.01%+2,088+1.2%Added
RBF Capital, LLC150,000$10.3M0.47%00.0%Unchanged
Atlas Wealth Partners, LLC142,712$9.76M10.72%−3,646−2.5%Reduced
Creative Planning135,990$9.30M0.01%+788+0.6%Added
Sloy Dahl & Holst, LLC134,430$9.19M1.10%−318−0.2%Reduced
Fiduciary Alliance LLC134,253$9.18M0.60%+4,221+3.2%Added
Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC127,107$8.69M0.11%−2,525−1.9%Reduced
Lakewood Capital Management, LP123,500$8.44M0.59%00.0%Unchanged
SLT Holdings LLC122,775$8.39M5.60%+173+0.1%Added
Renaissance Technologies LLC120,100$8.21M0.01%+87,900+273.0%Added
Pasadena Private Wealth, LLC119,266$8.15M1.11%−2,096−1.7%Reduced
Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC118,945$8.13M0.05%−1,156−1.0%Reduced
Ieq Capital, LLC117,106$8.01M0.02%+4,000+3.5%Added
Fielder Capital Group LLC112,760$7.71M1.64%−7,706−6.4%Reduced
Once Capital Management, LLC107,700$7.36M1.86%00.0%Unchanged
Blair William & Co107,329$7.34M0.02%−228−0.2%Reduced
Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC102,850$7.03M0.29%00.0%Unchanged
Citrine Capital LLC101,811$6.96M3.23%−1,413−1.4%Reduced
ICONIQ Capital, LLC101,575$6.94M0.10%00.0%Unchanged
Kestra Advisory Services, LLC100,737$6.89M0.03%−699−0.7%Reduced
Millennium Management LLC100,000$6.84M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Red Door Wealth Management, LLC95,690$6.54M0.68%−1,622−1.7%Reduced
Morgan Stanley93,441$6.39M0.00%+52,794+129.9%Added
Larson Financial Group LLC92,156$6.30M0.21%−7,359−7.4%Reduced
Claro Advisors LLC90,190$6.17M0.84%−264−0.3%Reduced
Raymond James Financial Inc87,523$5.98M0.00%−5,885−6.3%Reduced
Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC85,252$5.83M0.48%−3,122−3.5%Reduced
Citadel Advisors LLC83,822$5.73M0.00%+83,822New
Advisor Group Holdings, Inc.82,156$5.62M0.01%+5,980+7.9%Added
Van Hulzen Asset Management, LLC77,934$5.33M0.39%−638−0.8%Reduced
Advisory Services Network, LLC76,407$5.22M0.07%+2,734+3.7%Added
Intellectus Partners, LLC76,266$5.21M1.01%−275−0.4%Reduced
SCS Capital Management LLC75,957$5.19M0.06%00.0%Unchanged
Haven Private, LLC73,437$5.02M2.20%−112−0.2%Reduced
Mercer Global Advisors Inc72,584$4.96M0.01%+23,951+49.2%Added
Farther Finance Advisors, LLC72,070$4.93M0.05%+1,190+1.7%Added
Variant Private Wealth, LLC71,666$4.90M5.09%−25,820−26.5%Reduced
Envestnet Asset Management Inc69,568$4.76M0.00%−26,305−27.4%Reduced
WESCAP Management Group, Inc.69,176$4.73M0.96%−3,353−4.6%Reduced
Guild Investment Management, Inc.67,325$4.60M3.41%+390+0.6%Added
Palumbo Wealth Management LLC67,259$4.60M1.13%+67,259New
Ascension Capital Advisors, Inc.65,907$4.51M1.55%−2,546−3.7%Reduced
Santa Monica Partners LP64,932$4.44M2.69%00.0%Unchanged
Global Retirement Partners, LLC64,428$4.40M0.08%+1,074+1.7%Added
MONECO Advisors, LLC64,271$4.39M0.35%−5,149−7.4%Reduced
Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC64,222$4.39M0.10%+41,120+178.0%Added
Seldon Capital LP64,207$4.39M1.52%−1,900−2.9%Reduced
Cerity Partners LLC62,791$4.29M0.01%+10,923+21.1%Added
NewEdge Wealth, LLC60,855$4.16M0.05%+284+0.5%Added
Blue Square Asset Management, LLC60,217$4.12M1.83%−19,994−24.9%Reduced
Pekin Hardy Strauss, Inc.58,419$3.99M0.37%+6,881+13.4%Added
Keystone Financial Group56,312$3.85M0.28%+83+0.1%Added
Legacy Wealth Asset Management, LLC56,309$3.85M0.95%−7,524−11.8%Reduced
Smithfield Trust Co56,195$3.84M0.17%00.0%Unchanged
Virtu Financial LLC55,584$3.80M0.15%+32,573+141.6%Added
Bleakley Financial Group, LLC55,363$3.78M0.07%+65+0.1%Added
Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC55,008$3.76M0.05%00.0%Unchanged
Independent Financial Group, LLC53,929$3.69M0.08%−1,989−3.6%Reduced
NTV Asset Management LLC52,485$3.59M0.38%−20.0%Reduced
Innovative Advisory Group, LLC52,365$3.58M2.35%−889−1.7%Reduced
Brown Advisory Inc51,616$3.53M0.00%00.0%Unchanged
Convergence Financial, LLC51,460$3.52M0.51%00.0%Unchanged
Verde Capital Management51,322$3.51M0.75%−687−1.3%Reduced
Beck Capital Management, LLC49,845$3.41M0.81%−2,177−4.2%Reduced
CI Private Wealth, LLC48,585$3.32M0.00%+1,052+2.2%Added
US Bancorp47,613$3.25M0.00%−3,110−6.1%Reduced
Merit Financial Group, LLC47,418$3.24M0.03%−8,231−14.8%Reduced
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.46,863$3.20M0.00%−2,876−5.8%Reduced
EFG International AG45,050$3.08M0.06%+45,050New
Proficio Capital Partners LLC44,162$3.02M0.21%−265−0.6%Reduced
Certior Financial Group, LLC43,676$2.99M2.03%−40−0.1%Reduced
Fagan Associates, Inc.43,053$2.94M0.39%−231−0.5%Reduced
HFG Wealth Management, LLC43,020$2.94M1.62%−2,102−4.7%Reduced
GWM Advisors LLC42,652$2.92M0.01%−5,278−11.0%Reduced
Wealthspire Advisors, LLC42,395$2.90M0.02%−318−0.7%Reduced
Brookstone Capital Management40,506$2.77M0.03%−81,037−66.7%Reduced
We Are One Seven, LLC39,296$2.69M0.05%+4,384+12.6%Added