- Harvard Management Company has disclosed a $116 million investment in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT).
- The position was revealed in a recent quarterly SEC filing as of June 30, 2025.
- This marks one of the largest known bitcoin ETF allocations by a U.S. university endowment.
- IBIT is a spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), enabling exposure to bitcoin without direct ownership.
- The move places Harvard among a growing group of institutional investors adding regulated bitcoin products to their portfolios.
Harvard Management Company, manager of Harvard University’s $50 billion endowment, reported a $116 million stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), according to its latest quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The position, disclosed as of June 30, 2025, is one of the largest bitcoin ETF holdings revealed by a college endowment in the United States.
The Form 13-F filing shows the size of the investment, which stands out among institutional allocations in the rapidly growing U.S. spot bitcoin ETF market. IBIT, which began trading in January last year, is designed to give investors access to Bitcoin Price movements through a regulated fund structure rather than requiring them to purchase and hold bitcoin directly.
Growing interest from endowments, hedge funds, and pension systems has fueled billions of dollars in assets flowing into spot bitcoin ETFs like IBIT. For institutional investors such as Harvard, these funds offer daily liquidity—their shares can be bought or sold anytime the market is open—and the oversight of the SEC, which supports compliance and governance needs for alternative investments.
Representatives for Harvard Management Company did not provide any further comment on the filing. The university joins other large institutions that are allocating capital to regulated cryptocurrency products as the asset class gains broader acceptance.
Spot bitcoin ETFs, such as IBIT, differ from traditional bitcoin funds because they track the actual price of bitcoin, known as the “spot” price, providing a direct link to the performance of the digital asset. According to market data, assets across all U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs have collectively reached the tens of billions of dollars, with both retail and institutional investors driving growth.
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