Harvard Endowment Takes Rare Leap Into Bitcoin With $443M Bet on BlackRock's IBIT

Harvard University’s endowment has disclosed a $443 million stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), making the fund’s largest known equity position a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund. According to the university’s latest 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the investment fund held 6.8 million shares of IBIT as of the third quarter of 2025. The position accounts for just over 20% of its reported U.S.-listed public equity holdings. Institutional investors, such as Harva ...