Harvard’s $443 Million Bitcoin Bet Signals a New Era for University Endowments — Even as BTC Slides Below $90,000
Harvard University’s endowment has nearly tripled its stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust to about $443 million, making Bitcoin its largest publicly disclosed U.S. holding. Emory University and sovereign wealth funds are also piling into Bitcoin ETFs — even as spot ETFs see billions in outflows and BTC falls under $90,000. Key Takeaways Harvard’s Bitcoin ETF Is Now Its Biggest Public Stock Holding New SEC 13F filings released in mid‑November show that Harvard Management Company (HMC), which oversees Harvard University’s roughly $57 billion endowment, has dramatically increased its exposure to Bitcoin via BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT). The Harvard Crimson+1
