UBS, Tudor Investment Increase Bitcoin ETF Exposure in Q2

UBS, Tudor Investment Increase Bitcoin ETF Exposure in Q2 CryptoProwl Mon, August 17, 2026 at 11:23 AM EDT 2 min read UBS JPM SOL MS-PQ BTC Swiss multinational investment bank UBS (NYSE: $UBS) and Tudor Investment, a hedge fund firm founded by billionaire Paul Tudor Jones, both increased their exposure to BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF in the second quarter of the year. UBS reported calls tied to 1.95 million underlying IBIT shares as of June 30, up from 80,000 three months earlier, a more than 24-fold increase, according to a  regulatory filing on Friday. Its direct IBIT holdings also rose 12% to 407,890 shares, worth about $13.6 million at the end of the quarter. At the same time, the banking giant's put exposure fell 53% to 143,300 shares. The filing does not disclose the options' strike prices or expiration dates. More From Cryptoprowl: MEXC July TradFi Trading Shifts Toward AI Storage as SNDK Futures Volume Surges More Than 15x Times Polymarket Hires Former Uber Executive To Lead Growth Initiative Hyperliquid Turns to CFTC for Path Into U.S. Perpetual Futures Market Canadian Defense Tech Firm Jumps 92% as Government Revenue Boosts Margins MEXC's August 2026 Proof of Reserves Confirms User Assets Fully Backed as Reserve Ratios Remain Above 100% Meanwhile, Tudor Investment increased its IBIT holdings by 18.9% to 688,529 shares, worth about $22.9 million,  according to a 13F filing submitted last week. The purchase marks a reversal after the firm reduced its positio…