Harvard Reports $116M Stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF in Latest Filing

Harvard Management Company, which oversees the college’s $50 billion endowment, disclosed a $116 million place in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in its newest quarterly submitting with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

The stake, reported in a Form 13-F on Friday masking holdings as of June 30, 2025, represents one of many largest identified bitcoin allocations by a U.S. college endowment. IBIT, launched in January of final yr, is a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund that permits traders to realize publicity to the cryptocurrency with out straight holding it.

The place locations the college amongst a rising cohort of institutional traders — from hedge funds to pension techniques — including regulated bitcoin merchandise to their portfolios.

The disclosure comes as complete property throughout U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have climbed into the tens of billions of {dollars}, pushed by each retail inflows and large-scale institutional allocations. For endowments, the ETF construction affords day by day liquidity and SEC oversight, which might help meet governance and compliance necessities for various investments.

Harvard did not present additional touch upon the submitting.

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