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Harvard Endowment Surpasses Gold With $117M BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Stake

Harvard’s Q2 Form 13F shows its Bitcoin ETF stake surpassing gold in U.S.-listed assets underlining the ETF’s emergence as a mainstream institutional instrument.

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Overview

  • The Q2 filing reports Harvard Management Company held 1.906 million shares of BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust valued at $116.7 million as of June 30.
  • The Bitcoin ETF position ranks as the endowment’s fifth-largest U.S.-listed holding, ahead of its $102 million exposure to the SPDR Gold Trust.
  • This marked shift represents a move from exploratory crypto investments to a visible, sized allocation within Harvard’s publicly reported portfolio.
  • Spot Bitcoin ETFs deliver daily liquidity and SEC oversight, offering large institutions a regulated route to cryptocurrency exposure.
  • Form 13F disclosures cover only specific U.S.-listed securities and omit private, real estate, and non-U.S. assets from the overall endowment picture.