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 protecting holdings as of June 30, 2025, represents one of many largest recognized bitcoin allocations by a U.S. college endowment. IBIT, launched in January of final 12 months, is a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund that permits buyers to realize publicity to the cryptocurrency with out immediately holding it.

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

The disclosure comes as whole belongings 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 provides every day liquidity and SEC oversight, which may help meet governance and compliance necessities for various investments.

Harvard did not present additional touch upon the submitting.

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