US EditionHarvard Now Owns Nearly Half a Billion Dollars Worth of Bitcoin, Filings Show
Harvard's $443 million Bitcoin ETF holding is now its fifth-largest investment, representing 21% of its portfolio, amid growing institutional crypto adoption.
- Harvard Management Company disclosed in a Form 13F filing it held 6.81 million shares of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust worth $442.88 million on September 30, up from around 1.9 million shares earlier this year worth $116.6 million.
- Harvard increased IBIT exposure by over 250% in the third quarter after first buying earlier this year; IBIT attracted nearly $27 billion in inflows and debuted in January 2024 as a spot crypto ETF.
- At portfolio level, IBIT comprises 21% of Harvard's investments, ranking fifth after Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc., and Edge Rankings show Momentum as IBIT's strongest category at 44.33/100.
- Harvard's move signals growing institutional acceptance with its $442 million Bitcoin stake, even as Bitcoin's price soared to nearly $126,000 last month then dropped roughly 27% to below $92,000.
- Even with a slump, IBIT's market cap remains well over $70 billion, Brown University holds roughly $14 million in crypto ETFs, and Eric Balchunas called Harvard's investment 'as good a validation as an ETF can get' on X.
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Harvard now owns nearly half a billion dollars worth of Bitcoin, filings show
Harvard is home to top intellectuals, famous alumni, and, more recently, a sizable hoard of Bitcoin. The university has more than $442 million dollars in the BlackRock-issued ETF called iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), which provides exposure to the cryptocurrency in the form of stock, according to filings released on Friday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In 2025, major companies and institutions have lined up to invest in crypto, in…
Harvard University Increased Its Bitcoin IBIT Stake By 257% In Q3: 'As Good A Validation As An ETF Can Get' - BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Harvard University significantly increased its stake in the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT), according to the latest 13F filing released on Friday. Harvard’s IBIT A ‘Good Validation’ For ETFs Harvard Management Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harvard University that manages its endowment, pension assets, and other financial assets, reported holding 6,813,612 shares of IBIT as of Sept. 30, a 257% jump from the previous quarter. IBIT…
Harvard Has Almost Half a Billion Dollars in Crypto
An anonymous reader shares a report: Harvard is ramping up its holdings in cryptocurrency. The nation's oldest university reported a $443 million investment in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust in the third quarter. The school now holds 6.8 million shares of the exchange-traded fund, up from 1.9 million in the second quarter. The digital currency amounts to a little less than 1% of the school's $57 billion endowment. Other schools are bullish o…
Harvard’s Largest Public Holding Is Now $442.8M In Bitcoin
Harvard University’s endowment has been quietly and massively increasing its Bitcoin holdings. The university bought more than 6.8 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as of September 30. The investment is valued at $442.8 million. This marks a 257% increase from Harvard’s previous holding of 1.9 million shares, worth $116.6 million. The move makes IBIT Harvard’s largest publicly disclosed position. It is also the biggest …
In recent years, Bitcoin has consolidated itself as one of the most profitable and discussed assets, attracting a growing number of institutional investors. Interest from large funds and universities has increased significantly in 2025—and one of the most striking examples comes from Harvard, considered by many to be the world's leading university. In early August, the university disclosed holdings of approximately $117 million in BlackRock's sp…
Harvard University Expands Bitcoin ETF Position to $443 Million in Third Quarter
Harvard University increased its investment in BlackRock's Bitcoin exchange-traded fund by more than 250 percent during the third quarter of 2025. According to Cointelegraph, Harvard Management Company now holds 6.8 million shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF valued at $442.8 million as of September 30. The university first entered this position in the second quarter of 2025 with approximately 1.9 million shares worth $116.6 million.The regu…
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